WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

[Bill Ryan]

I respectfully note that Bill finds JR Nyquist to be a valuable commentator on the Russia-NATO war in Ukraine; but from my perspective I find him to be literally delusional, in a paranoid/ persecutory way, on the subject of Russia. .Actually, I completely agree with you! :highfive: I gave up reading (and posting about) Nyquist quite some time ago, realising that while he has some interesting historical information to share, something was very wrong with many of his real-time analyses.

[grapevine]

Russian Iskander Missile Destroyed Ukrainian Lair In Zaporozhie 11.12.2024

It turned out the large hospital facilities had an extensive network of fortified basements that was turned into important deployment point of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Given that Hamas were (supposedly) ensconsed underneath Gaza hospitals, is this a worldwide trend? St Thomas's Hospital is situated directly opposite the Houses of Parliament on the south side of River Thames.

[gini]

'Putin Listens When Tadzhuddin Speaks, Grand Mufti Says West Can't Defeat Russia' -- DQrVW4UyJXM
-- 8 min--12/12/24-- -'Talgat Safich Tadzetdinov, the Grand Mufti of Russia, delivered a powerful address during a ceremony honoring individuals across various sectors, including public, religious, and government service. Tadzetdinov, speaking in support of Russia's sovereignty, emphasized the nation's spiritual and moral values, rooted in traditional faiths, as the cornerstone of its strength. He highlighted the unity of Russian citizens, including Muslims, in defending their land and culture. Tadzetdinov also touched on global tensions, expressing confidence that Russia would persevere against any external threats, drawing parallels between Russia's resilience and the strength of its multi-ethnic, multi-confessional society. His speech concluded with a call for peace, sovereignty, and the continued growth of Russia in the new century

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🇷🇺🇺🇦Russia may attack Ukraine with the Oreshnik missile this weekend, a US National Security Council official told the Financial Times anonymously.

"As Putin has publicly stated, Russia intends to launch another experimental Oreshnik missile at Ukraine, and it is quite possible that Russia will do so in the coming days," the source said on Wednesday.

https://x.com/Intel_Slava/status/1867572632813535604

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[Ravenlocke]

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* The West is preparing Ukraine for defeat in 2025. 🌍⚡️ NATO and Ukraine's allies now have only one goal: to hold out as long as possible and not lose everything. ⏳🤝
* Russian forces have captured the largest stronghold in the Kurakhiv direction. 🛡📍 The pace of their advance will only accelerate. 🚀💥
* Erdogan has taken off the gloves and revealed his true goals in Syria. 🌏🧤 He plans to annex Syria into Turkey, but he is hindered by pro-American proxies—the Kurds—and Israel, which is actively advancing toward Damascus. 🗺🇹🇷⚔️

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Georgian parliament, not the people, to elect president – first time in history

On December 14, for the first time in Georgia's history, the president will be chosen by an electoral college in parliament, rather than by popular vote.

The only candidate is former football player and current MP Mikheil Kavelashvili, nominated by the ruling Georgian Dream party.

Opposition parties that entered parliament following the election results have refused to engage with the legislature, calling the elections fraudulent, and have not put forward any candidates.

Acting President Salome Zurabishvili has insisted that she will not step down. She reaffirmed her intention to remain in office a day before the election, also declaring herself the only legitimate representative of power in Georgia.

On Saturday, a panel of 300 parliamentarians and deputies will elect the new president for a five-year term in the Georgian parliament building. The entire process will be broadcast live on the parliament's website and on social media.

https://x.com/jaccocharite/status/1867825795466436738

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🇭🇷🇺🇦Croatian President Milanovic promised not to send Croatian troops to Ukraine.

Zoran Milanovic stated on his Facebook page that Croatian soldiers will not participate in the war in Ukraine as long as he remains head of state.

"Croatia will not implement someone else's decisions thoughtlessly and on someone else's orders," Milanovic noted, adding that the country will act cautiously and in its own interests.

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‼️🇷🇺🚀☢️ The Novosibirsk Strategic Missile Troops Formation deploys Yars mobile missile launchers on combat patrol routes.

The Strategic Missile Troops conduct tasks and practise scenarios, including intensive manoeuvring on combat patrol routes as a part of a combat alert duty.

Yars mobile land-based missile systems perform marches of up to 100 kilometres, set up field positions, organise camouflaging measures and combat outposts. Also, servicemen are to carry out tasks of countering the mock enemy's sabotage and reconnaissance groups.

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1867861729595572390
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⚡⚡️ Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled a bus in Kherson region, one person killed, two wounded

The condition of those injured in the shelling of a minibus in the Golopristansky District is assessed as moderate and moderately severe - the regional Ministry of Health

"Doctors diagnosed one of the patients with multiple shrapnel wounds to the lower extremities, hands, and a closed craniocerebral injury. Doctors diagnosed the second patient with a shrapnel wound to the thigh, a non-penetrating wound to the chest, a fracture of the collarbone, humerus, and scapula," the statement said.

Remember that Ukraine states that Kherson region is occupied by Russia, so they are deliberately killing the citizens they aim to " liberate"....

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[Mike Gorman]

I respectfully note that Bill finds JR Nyquist to be a valuable commentator on the Russia-NATO war in Ukraine; but from my perspective I find him to be literally delusional, in a paranoid/ persecutory way, on the subject of Russia. .Actually, I completely agree with you! :highfive: I gave up reading (and posting about) Nyquist quite some time ago, realising that while he has some interesting historical information to share, something was very wrong with many of his real-time analyses.

I have found that we are all susceptible of extending credibility to various analysts at different times, that is all part of the process of discovery, and critical thinking, I too have sometimes allowed interpretations to sway my thinking-my recent fall from grace re" Infowars, as one example[but even Alex Jones manages to convey some good insight at times!], but we move along and mend our ways, nobody is infallible or has the total picture, nobody can claim omniscience, an excellent point Bill.

[Vicus]

War correspondents reveal details of the first battle of North Korean special forces in the Kursk region yesterday

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Another settlement in the Kursk region has come under the control of the Russian side. A number of publics report that the village of Plekhovo in the Sudzhansky district was liberated by North Korean soldiers within 2,5 hours.

Thus, war correspondent Alexander Kotenok points out that the DPRK soldiers passed the minefield, having walked along it for about 2 km. Then there was a quick raid in Plekhovo, as a result of which a contingent of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the amount of about three hundred militants was destroyed.

"They burst into the settlement with lightning speed and destroyed the occupation contingent of the Ukrainian Wehrmacht... They took their two-hundredths and three-hundredths with them"

– wrote Kitten in the Telegram channel.

At the moment, two brigades of North Korean soldiers are vying for the laurels of victory.

"The settlement was taken exclusively by the North Korean Special Operations Forces. In 2 hours. They passed through like a hurricane, no prisoners were taken. The enemy had more than 300 servicemen go down"

– volunteer Vladimir Romanov reports in turn.

The liberation of the village by special forces of the DPRK is confirmed by former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada and businessman Oleg Tsarev. At the same time, the soldiers were armed only with light weapons.

"Our friends have once again shown themselves. Only they don't call themselves special forces, but rather razvedkat"

- Tsarev said.

On the eve, the Russian Armed Forces liberated the village of Novoivanovka in the Kursk region. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the total losses of the Ukrainian side in the Kursk direction amount to about 40 thousand militants.

Earlier, the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov noted the persistence of a difficult situation in the region, but expressed confidence in its imminent resolution. The main Kremlin spokesman said that the region is on the way to resolving the problems that have arisen.

https://en.topcor.ru/54565-voenkory-raskryli-detali-pervogo-boja-severokorejskogo-specnaza-v-kurskoj-oblasti.html

Vicus comment:

I don't know how to take this news... never saw "bull sh1t" in this page, as precaution
i takes it with a grain of salt...

[grapevine]

so sorry, wrong thread. please delete :heart:

[Tintin]

Here's some recently released/published footage of the Iskander strike on Zaporozhye which was uploaded on X 17 hours ago (https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1867702052752961677).

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1867702020867862528/pu/vid/avc1/720x720/KVsHqvEjVHiivfrl.mp4?tag=12

[Vicus]

A pair of British Challengers burned in Kursk after the arrival of fiber-optic FPV drones yesterday

Russian units have learned to effectively destroy Western tanks machinery with all available means of destruction. War correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny noted that NATO tanks lack dynamic protection. As a result, such armored vehicles are more susceptible to attacks.

Thus, a video is being distributed on the Internet about the defeat of British Challengers by Russian drones controlled via fiber optic cables. Tanks from Foggy Albion showed themselves extremely unsuccessfully during the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces last summer and did not appear on the battlefield for a long time. Their unexpected use by the enemy in the Kursk region naturally ended with their burning with the help of fiber optic FPV drones.

Rostec noted that the tanks of the Russian Armed Forces are equipped with combined armor with dynamic protection.

"Now tanks receive almost all-round dynamic protection, reinforced side screens, additional protection for the turret and fenders, and rear protection. In addition, they are equipped with anti-drone weapons – both serial “barbecues” and designs made by tank crews themselves."

Poddubny added that Russian tanks are reinforced with electronic warfare systems and special camouflage. Therefore, the equipment can withstand attacks from ATGMs, FPV drones and other flying weapons.

https://en.topcor.ru/54571-vs-rf-uspeshno-porazhajut-britanskie-chellendzhery-dronami-na-optovolokne-video.html

[Vicus]

Ukraine instructs its troops to kill civilians in front-line areas, POW testifies yesterday

Valentin Zubreichuk cited his fellow soldiers who have long been in military service in Ukraine as saying that civilians have been taken out not only in the South Donetsk region but also in the village of Kleshcheyevka and in Artyomovsk

DONETSK, December 13. /TASS/. Kiev commanders advise assault brigades to kill potential witnesses of crimes committed by Ukrainian troops in front-line neighborhoods, a Ukrainian POW told TASS.

"True, [Ukrainian troops] have been tasked with killing civilians," Valentin Zubreichuk from Ukraine’s 110th independent territorial defense brigade recalled as he referred to the killings of people who had refused to leave front-line neighborhoods.

He cited his fellow soldiers who have long been in military service in Ukraine as saying that civilians have been taken out not only in the South Donetsk region but also in the village of Kleshcheyevka and in Artyomovsk. Fighters from Ukraine’s 95th separate air assault and 3rd separate assault brigades, among other servicemen, took part in such operations, he said.

Zubreichuk and his military mates surrendered to Russia’s Battlegroup East near the settlement of Blagodatnoye two days ago. The Ukrainian soldiers who had been instructed to conduct a counterattack chose to lay down arms instead. Zubreichuk spent only one day fighting on the front line.

https://tass.com/world/1886891

[Vicus]

Pushilin reported an attempt to strike Donetsk with long-range missiles 14.12.2024

Russian air defense systems repelled an attack using long-range missiles, the head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin reported. Shell fragments fell on the territory of the Kievsky district. Windows were damaged in several apartment buildings.

The Ukrainian army attacked Donetsk at seven in the evening on December 13, Mr. Pushilin reported on Telegram . There were no civilian casualties, and “significant destruction was avoided.”

In addition, as a result of the attacks on December 13, a kindergarten in and a power line in Gorlovka were damaged. The DPR recorded six armed attacks by Ukraine using the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and 155 mm cannon artillery.

https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7380295?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

[Vicus]

Russia’s Su-57 Fighter Gets Cutting Edge Helmet Mounted Targeting System yesterday

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Russian state media has unveiled a new helmet-mounted targeting system for the Su-57 fifth generation fighter, which is expected to narrow a key performance gap the aircraft suffered compared to its Chinese and American rivals the J-20 and F-35. Much like the helmets on these competing aircraft, Su-57’s new helmet projects critical information directly onto the visor, including flight and targeting data. The helmet reportedly provides a comprehensive view of the operational environment, and pairs with the fighter’s sensors to significantly improve situational awareness.

A notable shortcoming of the Su-57’s system is that it is not paired with a distributed aperture system - a subsystem unique to the F-35 and China’s J-20 and FC-31 which allows pilots to ‘see through’ their aircraft using their helmets paired with using optical sensors, while also providing warnings of incoming threats. The Su-57 partly compensates for this with its unique suite of five active electronically scanned array radars - with some sources reporting a sixth radar deployed as well. These are dispersed across the airframe, in contrast to the J-20 and F-35 which deploy just a single radar. The fighter also remains hampered in the utility which its pilots can make of helmet mounted sights for high off boresight targeting due to a lack of comparable missiles to the Chinese PL-10 and American AIM-9X Block II, although such a missile was confirmed in 2021 to be under development.

Russian industry has invested heavily in incrementally modernising the Su-57, with the unveiling of a new helmet for the fighter occurring less than 48 hours after the first footage of a radar cross section reducing nozzle for its engines was released. Russia is expected to remain considerably behind China and the United States in developing a sixth generation fighter, which makes it critical to maximise performance of its fifth generation aircraft, particularly as Su-57s are beginning to be produced on a much larger scale. There is a significant possibility that a decision on the procurement of new helmets may have been influenced by experience operating the Su-57 in the Ukrainian theatre, with the aircraft having seen far higher intensity combat testing than any other fighter of its generation. Operations having included air defence suppression, air to air combat, and operations in heavily defended enemy airspace, as well as a range of precision strike missions. Another significant possibility is that exercises with Chinese fighter aircraft, including the fifth generation J-20, may have led the Russian Air Force to appreciate the importance of advanced helmet systems for fighter operations in the 2020s.

https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/russia-su57-cutting-edge-helmet

[Vicus]

No Good News For Kyiv. Kurakhovo Is On Brink Of Collapse And Even More today

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On December 14, a warplane of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was reportedly shot down by Russian air defense forces north of Kherson. It was first reported by the press secretary of the Kherson region governor Vasilenko. Later reports local Russian media claimed that most likely the targeted warplane was Su-25.

The air fleet of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was seriously weakened in the conflict and de-facto stopped existing as a unified combat force that inflicts the situation on the battlefield. Now, the Kyiv regime prefers to use its remaining warplanes for scattered surprise attacks for targets in Russia, including civilian infrastructure. Therefore, the loss of every warplane is a serious blow to the remaining Ukrainian air power.

This development came amid the further collapse of the defense of pro-Kyiv forces in the area of Kurakhovo. Over the past days, the Russian Armed Forces have liberated several villages southeast of the town, including Dalnee. Thus, the town of Uspenovka, which is still controlled by Kyiv, appeared to be encircled from the southern, eastern and western directions.

The situation for forces of the Kyiv regime in the town of Kurakhovo itself is also complicated. On December 14, Russian troops raised flag over the local administration building in the center of the town. The defense of the Kyiv regime is currently concentrated in the industrial part of the towns and nearby areas. In these conditions, the full liberation of the town is just the matter of time.

https://southfront.press/no-good-news-for-kyiv-kurakhovo-is-on-brink-of-collapse-and-even-more/

[Vicus]

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The Ukrainians Retreat From Uspenivka🔙 Erdogan Crosses All Red Lines 🚨🟥 Military Summary 2024.12.14📅

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Russia reacts to Donald Trump’s Ukraine comments:

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The Biden administration is working to increase the delivery of weapons to Ukraine in its final days in office.

This has prompted criticism from United States President-elect Donald Trump.

Russia’s state media has praised the incoming president as allies ponder what the relationship between the Kremlin and White House will look like going forward.

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🇪🇺🇹🇩 Romania, the first country to fall into total NATO dictatorship after an anti-war candidate won an election.

Mass arrests and persecution of supporters of the leading Presidential candidate, Călin Georgescu across the country after a Romanian court decided to annul the election because the winning candidate was anti-war in Ukraine.

Now his supporters are being arrested en masse and an attempt is being made to break his camp which ran his TikTok campaign.

This aggressive behavior towards the anti-war candidates shows that NATO is preparing Romania for a new front in Europe. Moldova will attack Transnistria and Romania will be drawn into the war.

https://x.com/Megatron_ron/status/1867933741081137226

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* 🔴 The defense in the direction of Uspenivka has completely collapsed. ⚠️ The Russians were able to bring several square kilometers under their control. 🚨 There are also said to be Ukrainian soldiers still in the encirclement who have not managed to escape due to the rapid advance of the Russians.
* 📉 Yelizavetivka, Veselyi Hai, Hannivka, Trudove, and Uspenivka have fallen.
* 🏠 Kurakhove is also about to fall. Here the Russians control over 90% of the civilian houses. ⚡️ The Ukrainians are only present at the power station and in a few houses.
* 🚀 The Russians are now advancing from Shevshenko to the north and threatening Pishchane.🔥 Two other villages south of Pokrovsk are also currently under attack by the Russians.
* 🌲 In the direction of Kursk, the Russians have managed to take control of further forest areas and parts of the fields.

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The former Russian football champion, an opponent of the "puppets of the West", the "Ukrainization of Georgia" and "drawing the country into a war with the Russian Federation", became the President of Georgia

▪️The Central Election Commission of Georgia announced the victory of the candidate from the ruling Georgian Dream party, Mikheil Kavelashvili, in the presidential elections.
▪️224 out of 300 electors voted for him. The 300-person Electoral College is half made up of deputies and half of regional representatives.
▪️Current President Salome Zurabishvili did not recognize the results of the new presidential elections in advance, stated that she will continue to consider herself "the President of Georgia" and refuses to resign.
▪️Kavelashvili is a football player who became the Russian football champion in 1995 as part of Spartak-Alania.
▪️In 2016, he became a member of parliament of the ruling Georgian Dream party, but in the summer of 2022 he left the party and founded the Power of the People organization.
▪️It was this organization that initiated the adoption of the law on foreign agents in 2023, which led to a sharp cooling of relations between the Georgian government and the West. And gave rise to talk about the beginning of Georgia's turn towards Russia.
In the last parliamentary elections in October 2024, Kavelashvili ran on the list of the ruling Georgian Dream party and became an MP.
▪️He is a harsh critic of the opposition and its actions, calling them “inspired by the West” with the aim of “Ukrainizing Georgia” and “drawing the country into a war with the Russian Federation.”

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▪️The Russian Defense Ministry has reported that the AFU suffered up to 1,375 military losses in various directions during the day;

▪️The Russian Defense Ministry reported that AFU losses in the Kursk direction during the day amounted to more than 200 military personnel, a tank and a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle were destroyed, and three AFU soldiers surrendered, according to the Russian Defense Ministry;

▪️Air defense destroyed and intercepted 50 Ukrainian drones over the Kursk, Bryansk, Belgorod, Orel and Krasnodar regions and the Sea of Azov during the day, the Russian Defense Ministry said;

▪️In the Belgorod village of Mayskiy, a 9-year-old child was killed and a woman and an infant were injured in a UAV attack on a residential building, Gladkov said;

▪️The fire at a damaged fuel infrastructure facility in the Orel region has been contained, there are no casualties from a UAV attack, Governor Klychkov said;

▪️Putin suggested expanding the "Time of Heroes" project and launching similar programmes in the regions.

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The Ukrainian government is working to hand over the remaining fragments of the economy to Western investors, writes Junge Welt. In particular, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is putting significant pressure on the country not to pay out funds for economic recovery to the oligarchs who have gained a foothold in Ukraine. EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso has defined the expulsion of the capitalist class from the country as her main focus.

Kiev facilitates this "expulsion" by forcing domestic investors to re-register their enterprises to Western "partners" through force and blackmail. Thus, several Ukrainian telecommunications companies, in which European and American investors are interested, were seized from their previous owners due to suspicions of business ties with Russia. They were given freedom only in exchange for a promise of future sale to investors from the United States .

The same applies to raw material deposits, such as titanium ore. The fact that the de facto seizure of the shares will send their value plummeting and thus offer potential investors the prospect of bargain prices is the obvious joke and purpose of the action. Incidentally, the CEO of the US company Veon, which wants to take over the mobile phone company Kyivstar together with the Blackrock fund and other investors, is the former US Secretary of Defense Mike Pompeo. It's just that nobody calls him an oligarch.

"Hold the line, we must protect the profits of Blackrock!"

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[Tintin]

"..but there is no world in which Russia has suffered greater numbers of casualties than Ukraine."

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This is a very good grounded observation in relation to casualty figures and one that many of us here can appreciate for its good sense; shared by Olga Bazova on X and written by a Lee Slusher (https://x.com/LeeBTConsulting/status/1867657357838123140) which is a very good summary in my view too:


Casualty Estimates in Ukraine (and in general)

Estimating casualties, both killed and wounded, is a legitimately difficult analytical problem to solve. Any estimate is necessarily a range based on many sources, each of varying degrees of specificity, veracity, and timeliness.

Those who confidently try to sell particular figures are like the ratings agencies in 2008 that labeled CDOs as AAA when they really contained both good debt and a bunch of slop. Here’s how this really works.

On the far ends of a range are the official numbers from the warring parties. We know these are inaccurate. Combatants have an obvious interest in concealing the true extent of their losses. Then we try to fill in the gaps with other data points:

How many vehicles were destroyed and how many occupants do these typically carry? (Here we often don’t know if the vehicles were full, if the occupants were KIA/WIA, or if they survived unharmed—we guess.)

How many replacements did units receive after engagements?

How many deaths were reported by local media outlets and government offices?

What did field commander X tell his higher headquarters on the “special phone” and did he know others were listening when he said it? (Also, we might not know what commanders Y and Z said.)

What about those “official documents” an informant sold his handler? Were they genuine? Maybe. If so, how recent and comprehensive were they?

What could we glean from the median age of soldiers, and what about those videos of civilians being press-ganged on the streets?

There are other considerations, but you get the point. It’s all over the place. It has to be a range and it has to be one in which we cannot be overconfident. Having said that, here’s my view.

Russia has overmatch in all categories, but especially in ammunition quantities and in the numbers of the most casualty-producing weapons systems. It’s not even close. Then there’s how these things are employed. The Russian army is doing what it does best—it’s an industrial-scale killing machine that patiently encircles and annihilates its enemies all while conducting deep fires throughout the entirety of its enemy's rear area. Russia will oblige its foe for as long as he is willing to feed men and materiel into a trap, and Ukraine has done this time and again (like in Bakhmut). Also, consider Ukraine’s counteroffensive last year. Russia constructed the so-called “Surovikin Line” with an eye on basic terrain analysis, as any army should. The only avenues of approach available to Ukraine were those that led directly into kill zones, each with a variety of Russian weapons systems already trained on it.

I don’t claim to have an accurate range of casualties for each side, but there is no world in which Russia has suffered greater numbers of casualties than Ukraine. At a minimum, Ukraine must have hundreds of thousands killed and many times that number wounded. Nothing else makes sense. Nothing else adds up. Support either side or none at all—it’s up to you. But this is the ghastly reality, and we should have some questions for the officials who continue to tell us otherwise.


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That summary is nearly a final word on the matter.

[Tintin]

This post will certainly overlap somewhat with the situation in Syria right now. Suffice to say, and I do believe this is probably a genuine intercept/leak - Vasily Prozorov has proven very reliable - is, should we say, another exercise in undiplomatic relations of which the Ukrainian "administration" has proven very adept.

There may be a lot of facepalming and frantic attempts at treading water happening in the Rada cesspool right now, I'd imagine.

As bloopers go, this one takes the :cake:

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Source: ukr_leaks via Zlatti on X (https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1868211332450763224)


❗️"Erdogan will not forgive us for this!" - Yermak and Zaluzhny clashed over the leak to the media of plans to blow up the Turkish Stream. Former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny proposed blowing up not only the Nord Stream, but also the Turkish Stream, but the operation failed.

🔴Der Spiegel writes about this citing "informed sources".

🔴 After training in April 2022, the plan for the operation on the Nord Streams was brought to Zaluzhny, who approved it and then proposed to expand the operation to the Turkish Stream, the attack on which "would later fail". Zaluzhny decided not to inform Zelensky, the publication notes.

🔴Against the backdrop of this publication, a video appeared online, presented as a recording of a telephone conversation between Zaluzhny and the head of Zelensky's office, Andriy Yermak, who accuses the former commander-in-chief of leaking the information. There is no confirmation of its veracity, but the dialogue is very interesting.

by PolitNavigator / @ukr_leaks_eng

https://m.politnavigator.net/ehrdogan-nam-ehtogo-ne-prostit-ermak-i-zaluzhnyjj-scepilis-iz-za-utechki-v-smi-planov-vzorvat-tureckijj-potok.html/amp?imnu=4ee92fc3a882fc5034554647f02cb73e

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https://www.sott.net/article/496633-Ukraine-conflict-updates-Russia-makes-record-gains-Kursk-encirclement-and-Donbass-push

Ukraine conflict updates: Russia makes record gains, Kursk encirclement and Donbass pus

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Ukrainian restaurateur Evgeniy Klopotenko staged a culinary show at the ancient Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Orthodox monastery, the Ukrainian publication Apostrophe reports.

Believers criticized the chef's actions on social networks. The Ukraine Orthodox Church considers the incident as disregard for religious tradition and holy places.

"The Church should remain a place for prayer", "the atheists mock the holy place", "fear God" - wrote netizens.

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At the CrossFit World Championships in Hungary, a Lithuanian contender was disqualified for her provocation towards the Russian team.

The Russophobe "sports" woman came out in a T-shirt with the words "Make small Russia again" and started filming videos with our guys in the background(see attached)

Her unsportmanlike behaviour resulted in her disqualification at first, and later the entire Lithuanian team was removed from the competition.

Our team continue to compete. There are 39 countries and 800+ participants.

We must thank the organisation, politics do not belong in sports, and they held that principle up high!

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* In the north of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukrainian units marked with a new tactical sign have been spotted. 🚩🇺🇦 There is a possibility that the Ukrainian Armed Forces may soon launch a new offensive into Russian territory. ⚔️🌍
* A new counteroffensive has begun in the Kursk direction, this time involving North Korean units. 🇰🇵💥 The Ukrainian Armed Forces are experiencing losses and are being forced to retreat. 🔄📉
* In the Pokrovsk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted a series of counterattacks, regaining some of the lost positions in Shevchenko. 🔄🇺🇦🛡
* In Syria, the United States is redeploying its forces to the Turkish border, aiming to prevent an irreversible escalation. 🇺🇸🚚⚠️ At any moment, the Turks could launch an offensive, potentially igniting a new war. 🇹🇷🔥⚔️

North Korean Troops Have Begun Their Assault⚔️The Kurds Await The Turkish Offensive⏳Military Summary And Analysis For 2024.12.15

PREMIERE 1:30 PM GMT +3

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🌏Military Summary On Other Platforms 🌏

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https://x.com/MilitarySummary/status/1868236821928223022

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[shaberon]

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The former Russian football champion, an opponent of the "puppets of the West", the "Ukrainization of Georgia" and "drawing the country into a war with the Russian Federation", became the President of Georgia

▪️The Central Election Commission of Georgia announced the victory of the candidate from the ruling Georgian Dream party, Mikheil Kavelashvili, in the presidential elections.
▪️224 out of 300 electors voted for him. The 300-person Electoral College is half made up of deputies and half of regional representatives.
▪️Current President Salome Zurabishvili did not recognize the results of the new presidential elections in advance, stated that she will continue to consider herself "the President of Georgia" and refuses to resign.
▪️Kavelashvili is a football player who became the Russian football champion in 1995 as part of Spartak-Alania.
▪️In 2016, he became a member of parliament of the ruling Georgian Dream party, but in the summer of 2022 he left the party and founded the Power of the People organization.



I would tend to have more confidence in an athlete, than, say, in a real estate agent.

Or those other wonky jobs U. S. presidents have had, none of them military. The last one that was not a blueblood, who seemed to at least have some sort of robust personal background, was, um...

My guess is that Georgia doesn't have to be Russia, but, it better not be America if it knows what's good for it.

Romania has a seasoned piece of gristle that wants to be America, so, these...communist repression tactics?...are not too surprising. By the time anyone takes office, the place may be a desert.

[Vicus]

What is the New Russian Kalinka System That Threatens to Put Starlink in Ukraine Out of Commission? yesterday

https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/107711/78/1077117893_1:0:1000:562_1280x0_80_0_0_450bcb80b0f444e661bed793d9b349a3.jpg

Kalinka is a new Russian monitoring system developed by the Center for Unmanned Systems and Technologies (CBST), designed to detect and locate signals emitted by satellite communication stations such as Elon Musk’s famous Starlink.

The new system can help quickly detect and target Starlink terminals because the basic principles of radio signal transmission have not changed since the invention of radio, says Andrey Bezrukov, chairman of the CBST board.

According to Bezrukov, not even the use of Starshield, a militarized version of Starlink, by Ukrainian troops would hide their communication terminals from Kalinka’s gaze.

Kalinka’s detection range is primarily determined by the terrain in the search area and by the use of other electronic systems by the enemy.

Regarding the time it would take to press Kalinka into mass production, Bezrukov says that it all depends on the demand from Russian forces operating in the conflict zone.

A large number of Starlink communication terminals has been provided to Ukraine’s military by the United States following the escalation of the conflict in February 2022.

Aside from coordinating their military operations, Ukrainian forces have been actively using Starlink to connect with aerial and naval drones that Kiev has been using for terrorist attacks on civilian infrastructure in Russia.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20241214/what-is-the-new-russian-kalinka-system-that-threatens-to-put-starlink-in-ukraine-out-of-commission-1121170447.html

[Vicus]

"Two battalions are stuck in the cauldron": Ukrainian war correspondents report that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have ceased resistance in Kurakhovo yesterday

The Ukrainian Armed Forces units are winding down the defense of Kurakhovo. This was reported by Ukrainian military correspondent Bogdan Miroshnikov. According to him, some armed formations of the Kyiv regime were able to break out of the encirclement, but several hundred militants remain in the "cauldron".

Let us recall that the day before, Russian fighters raised the Russian national flag over the City Council building in Kurakhovo, thereby emphasizing that all high-rise buildings in the city are under their control. The enemy units that survived the urban battles began attempting to leave Kurakhovo across the fields under fire from Russian artillery and drones several days ago.

With losses, but some of them still managed to get out of the encirclement. However, a significant part of the Kyiv regime's fighters were blocked. Judging by the fact that the Ukrainian Armed Forces command is not taking any action to unblock its encircled formations, these fighters were simply sacrificed in Kyiv.

According to Russian military estimates, there are currently up to two full-fledged battalions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces "in the cauldron". Their future fate is not that difficult to predict. There are exactly two options: surrender or destruction.

At present, the Russian Armed Forces are clearing the city territory. There is a high probability that Ukrainian soldiers may still remain in the basements of multi-story buildings, abandoned by their "brothers" due to the impossibility of evacuation.

Let us add that the armed formations of the Kyiv regime are currently experiencing serious difficulties in the Pokrovsk direction in the DPR, as well as in the South Donetsk direction, where the Russian Armed Forces have resumed their offensive on Velyka Novosyolka.

https://en.topcor.ru/54623-v-kotle-zastrjali-dva-batalona-ukrainskie-voenkory-soobschajut-o-prekraschenii-vsu-soprotivlenija-v-kurahovo.html

[Vicus]

Putin tasked the special services with finding and punishing the criminals responsible for the invasion of Kursk today

At an expanded meeting of the Defense Ministry, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the Ukrainian Armed Forces' invasion of the Kursk region a crime against the Russian people. According to him, the duty of the Russian Armed Forces is to "throw out the enemy" from there, and the task of the special services is to "find and punish the criminals."

The sacred duty of the armed forces is to drive the enemy out of our territory, the task of the military justice bodies is to record all these crimes, especially against the civilian population, and the task of the special services is to find and punish the criminals.

- stressed the head of state.

He added that from a military point of view, the attack was an adventure for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. At the same time, the Russian leader noted that the Russian Federation is not fighting the Ukrainian people, but the neo-Nazi regime in Kyiv, which seized power in 2014. According to him, the people who are in power in Ukraine commit crimes against their own people and against the Russian people every day.

The President considers the reduction of the mobilization age in Ukraine to 18 years to be possible and criminal, and such a step by Kyiv will not change the situation on the battlefield. Putin is confident that the Ukrainian authorities will reduce the mobilization age, "drive the boys to the slaughter", and then "these figures" will simply flee abroad.

https://en.topcor.ru/54673-putin-postavil-specsluzhbam-zadachu-najti-i-pokarat-prestupnikov-otvetstvennyh-za-vtorzhenie-na-kurschinu.html

[Vicus]

Kiev Gloriously Winning Ghost Of North Korean Army today

The Armed Forces of Ukraine retreat in almost all directions on the Donbass frontlines and in the Kursk region. The strategically important stronghold in Kurakhovo is falling, while the Russian troops are approaching Pokrovsk. Kiev cannot hide its defeats and turns to its favorite propaganda tactics of fake victories.

The Ukrainian army keeps fighting the North Korean troops not on the battlefields but in the headlines of Ukrainian media. There is still no viable evidence of presence of North Korean fighters on the frontlines but Ukrainians have already celebrated their victories against them, including fake deaths of some DPRK generals, strikes on North Korean bases, repelling of thier attacks etc.

Today, when the fortress of Kurakhovo is about to fall, Kiev resumed its propaganda campaign. It begins with Zelensky’s claim about the offensive of the North Korean troops in the Kursk region. Ukrainian media support his claims with unclear videos of some soldiers running in the snow.

Ukrainian propaganda is supported by the Western MSM. For example, Daily Mail published the story about two North Korean girls allegedly thrown into battles in Russia. There was no surprise that the photo of two girls was fake and it was based on an old photo:

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The trump card was the footage shared by one of the notorious Ukrainian commanders Madyar. It was aimed at assuring the public that the North Korean troops are suffering heavy losses.

https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/mad-768x511.jpg

The video was proudly shared by Ukrainian media sources which never doubt claims of Kiev’s military or political officials. Ukrainians are celebrating another fake victory, while the footage simply shows bodies some unidentified men laying on the snow.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian soldiers are still looking for North Korean fighters on the frontlines. It is not excluded that they are deployed near the Kursk frontlines but the Armed Forces of Ukraine are yet to achieve any of the declared victories.

https://southfront.press/kiev-gloriously-winning-ghost-of-north-korean-army/

[Vicus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYEt0ZYsr40

Another Cauldron🌋The Russians Entered Zelenivka🔥Unstoppable Koreans🪖 Military Summary For 2024.12.16

Attention! at 12:20 Mark the commentator speak for the first time EVER about
North Korean forces!...

[Ravenlocke]

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[Ravenlocke]

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"Russia has won this war!" - AfD Leader Declares Russia the Winner of the Ukraine War

AfD co-leader Tino Chrupalla has called on the German government to recognize Russia as the victor in the Ukraine war. "Reality has caught up with those who claim to enable Ukraine to win the war," he stated, urging the government to "finally work toward ending the war."
"Russia has won this war."

— Tino Chrupalla, AfD Co-Leader

Chrupalla also questioned the benefits of Germany's NATO membership, emphasizing that a defense alliance must "accept and respect the interests of all European countries – including those of Russia." He added, "If NATO cannot ensure this, Germany must consider to what extent this alliance remains beneficial to us."

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[Tintin]

Kiev Gloriously Winning Ghost Of North Korean Army today

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That image looks like it crawled out of 1915. Or a still capture from a 'Star Wars' film. The depths to which they sink.....

[Ravenlocke]

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The situation at the site of the explosion in Moscow, where the explosion of an IED killed Lieutenant General of the Russian Armed Forces Igor Kirillov and his assistant

As can be seen in the footage from Readovka, law enforcement officers cordoned off the area around the place where the IED detonated , killing Lieutenant General of the Russian Armed Forces Igor Kirillov and his assistant. There are two bodies in bags at the entrance - a scooter is lying nearby, to which the explosive was attached, the Investigative Committee confirmed. The IED was detonated remotely.

Law enforcement officers are working at the scene - they are waiting for a team of sappers. Eyewitnesses said that they heard one loud explosion - then glass began to fall from the windows from the 1st to the 3rd floor.

https://x.com/jaccocharite/status/1868903955507331259

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[Ravenlocke]

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KILLED GENERAL KIRILLOV – RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY

"Igor Kirillov systematically exposed Anglo-Saxon crimes for many years, presenting facts: NATO’s chemical weapon provocations in Syria, Great Britain's manipulation of banned substances and incidents in Salisbury and Amesbury, the deadly work of American biolabs in Ukraine, and much more. He worked fearlessly, never hiding behind others. He marched with his visor open. For the Motherland, for the truth," said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

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[Ravenlocke]

Kiev Gloriously Winning Ghost Of North Korean Army today

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That image looks like it crawled out of 1915. Or a still capture from a 'Star Wars' film. The depths to which they sink.....

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The Ukrainian fakemakers added the red smudges to make them “North Korean”, but they forgot to do the same in the middle of the video, when they showed the same corpses again.

There were no Koreans on the video , they were the Ukrainian corpses, as Ukrainians are abandoning their KIAs on the fields and Russians have to collect them.


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BREAKING Bild propagandist
@JulianRoepcke
hinted at Kiev’s involvement in the killing of Igor Kirillov, the head of the Russian NBC Protection Troops, and his driver.

The NATO propagandist stated that the “death sentence was carried out” just 20 hours after Ukraine accused Kirillov of allegedly using chemical weapons against the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

“A swift process,” he wrote.

Maria Zakharova responded to Röpcke: “Did we understand correctly that this is normal for German journalists? This is not a rhetorical question.”

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The second victim of the explosion on Ryazansky Prospekt was Lieutenant General Kirillov’s driver, Ilya P. He had arrived around 6 a.m. to pick up his boss and take him to work.

As they exited the building, an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated, which had been attached to the handle of a scooter. Both men died at the scene.

https://x.com/runews/status/1868910907956338989

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[Bruce G Charlton]

Thanks to Ravenlocke for this coverage.

For what it is worth (not much - just a feeling!) I think this latest assassination will be the escalatory straw that breaks the camel's back. i.e. rapidly provoking a new kind of retaliation against NATO beyond Ukr; and/or perhaps aimed at specific persons.

Such retaliation is, of course, exactly the intent behind the assassination.

It is very clear that the policy of restraint from Russia is not working from Russia's POV.

The big problem is therefore that there is no particular reason to suppose that a stepping-up of the scope of Russian retaliation will have the desired effect of deterring further provocations. So far, nothing has worked as deterrence, because (apparently) Western policy is mostly (or sufficiently) controlled by those who desire escalation - not only wrt Russia/ NATO, but also in China, the Middle East and everywhere.

Unless these (numerous) spiteful and sadistic warmongers are removed from power, then this Western policy of endless, ever more extreme, global provocations will continue, and continue to escalate (with lying pseudo-moral cover provided by the Western Mass Media) - but I see zero significant sign that any such purge is going to happen.

Indeed, overall, the opposite. Those who expect better from the incoming POTUS are already forced into the 4D chess nonsense in order to defend their hero, by arguing that appointing destructive warmongers to key positions of power, is (somehow) a "cunning plan" for neutralizing them...

[Vicus]

Koreans

"There are Koreans fighting together with Russians"...YES/NO/MAYBE/WHATEVER...

No matter what "information" from NAZIS country's come from ...Russia NEVER reveal their moves...EVER!..

Knowing their warring experiences,capacities in men and material,innovation,tactics and what not...

IF there are ,they will not be send to the front lines as cannon meat, don't pass the Russian smell test...specially in THEIR territories ,where is their Russian job, and they are angry enough...

But, Russia is smart enough to be ready for whatever new attempt from Nazis forces incursions ... and specially around their nuclear plant , where it is possible Koreans are ready as "buffer" forces...and...

Russia don't reveal where they are to protect them too ...Koreans are not like Vietnamese,they know snow and can operate adequate in that environment...

And so No need to deploy there extra Russian forces, they are for plant their banner in Ukronazia...

And so it is possible to work together because Russia got FRIENDS,NOT VASSALS ! :muscle:

[Tintin]

IGOR KIRILLOV assassination VIDEO
POTENTIAL FOR SENSITIVE CONTENT - viewer discretion advised

Blinking flip, this footage, from a parked vehicle, is extraordinary. Is this a view from someone in on this assassination? It seems to show Kirillov and Polykarpov exiting the building and approaching a vehicle and then an explosion is seen. It seems to be a legit piece of footage, I think. :flower:

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1868984496793501696/pu/vid/avc1/640x352/XWa3SfFxO9OYNSxB.mp4?tag=12

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More aftermath footage from different vantage points, here :flower:

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1868926400062750720/vid/avc1/1280x720/vzeUCPTdQaCfwk8f.mp4?tag=16

[mountain_jim]

https://x.com/kylenabecker/status/1868910716134064288

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@kylenabecker
BREAKING.🚨

Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Forces, was k*lled by an explosive planted close to a residential apartment block in Moscow.

His assistant also died in the blast.

Kirillov is infamous for publishing data that claimed “Pentagon b*olabs in Ukraine were spreading biological weapons into Russia using bats and birds.”

A Ukrainian court had sentenced Kirillov less than 24 hours before the blast for the use of banned chemical weapons during Russia’s invasion of the country.

It is unknown if Ukrainian President Zelensky gave any 'order' to assass*nate Kirillov.

President-Elect Donald Trump has pledged to work towards a peace deal with Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky.

This is a significant escalation of Russia-Ukrainian tensions ahead of Trump's return to the White House.

[Ravenlocke]

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Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and chemical (NBC) protection troops, was assassinated in Moscow: a plot conducted by the Ukrainian SBU.

Kirillov exposed Covid-19 as a man-made virus created by the US government; revealed that the US government hindered a probe into the origins of Covid; and exposed Pfizer and Moderna's involvement in US military and biological games in Ukraine.

Blowback will be quite something.

https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status/1868956660003131599


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[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/kylenabecker/status/1868910716134064288

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A Ukrainian court had sentenced Kirillov less than 24 hours before the blast for the use of banned chemical weapons during Russia’s invasion of the country.
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Except that throughout this war, the reverse has been happening, and several instances have been brought to the attentention of this thread. This is the same kind of reverse reporting as the Bucha incident.



Here is an instance from 2023,

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APU used banned chemical weapons in the Artyomovsk area

In the Artyomovsk direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine again used chemical weapons, presumably based on cyanogen chloride.

The injured military spoke about how the fighters of the Wolves unit were attacked with prohibited weapons.

📝 “Literally in 2-3 minutes I felt a pungent smell, it started with dizziness and nausea, after evacuation, ulcerative sores appeared on my body,” the fighter told Readovka.

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1677956949185314816

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[Ravenlocke]

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Maria Zakharova on Kirillov:

"Lieutenant General of the Russian Armed Forces' RBZ Igor Kirillov has been systematically exposing the crimes of the Anglo-Saxons for many years, with facts in hand: NATO provocations with chemical weapons in Syria, Britain's manipulations with prohibited chemical substances and provocations in Salisbury and Amesbury, the deadly activities of American biolabs in Ukraine and much more. He worked fearlessly. He did not hide behind people's backs."

https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status/1868959631210385630

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[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/tassagency_en/status/1869063429417250847

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Russia to raise topic of terror attack on Kirillov at UNSC meeting on December 20

"Those responsible for this crime must be duly punished and be unequivocally condemned by international community," Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyansky stressed

UNITED NATIONS, December 17. /TASS/. Russia will raise the issue of the terror attack on Russia’s nuclear defense chief Igor Kirillov at a UN Security Council meeting it has requested for December 20, Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyansky said.

"We will certainly raise the issue of the terrorist attack on Igor Kirillov at the UN Security Council meeting on December 20 that will be dedicated to Western weapons supplies to Ukraine and their impact of the prospects for a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. Those responsible for this crime must be duly punished and be unequivocally condemned by international community," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said earlier that the Kiev regime had admitted its role in plotting a terrorist attack against Chief of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.

On the morning of December 17, an explosive device planted in a scooter exploded near the entrance of a residential building on Ryazansky Avenue in Moscow, investigators revealed. Kirillov, 54, and his aide were killed in the blast. The Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on charges of murder, terrorism, and illegal possession of arms and munitions (articles 105, 205, and 222 of the Russian Criminal Code). An investigation is underway.

[shaberon]

Kiev Gloriously Winning Ghost Of North Korean Army today

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That image looks like it crawled out of 1915. Or a still capture from a 'Star Wars' film. The depths to which they sink.....



Wait...that's how the Holocaust happened...

[Ravenlocke]

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🇺🇦⚔️🇷🇺"Ukraine possesses a laser weapon called 'Trident".

"We are the fifth country in the world to claim that we have a laser. It can shoot down planes at an altitude of over 2 kilometers. It truly works; it truly exists,"— said Commander Sukharevsky of the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces.

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[grapevine]

Moscow Furious After Kirillov Killing; Promises Punishment; Kiev Pokrovsk Counterattack Fails

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWM7xqMz8LQ&ab_channel=AlexanderMercouris (1:30:11)
Still listening to this newly posted video from Alexander Mercouris and there is much about the murder of General Igor Krillov

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Russia - Agree To Be Provoked Or Fall For Lucy's Football?
December 17, 2024

Early this morning assassins from the Ukrainian Military Intelligence Service killed (https://www.politico.eu/article/notorious-russian-general-chemical-weapons-chief-killed-moscow-blast-assassination/) Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the commander of the Russian Radiological, Chemical, and Biological Defense Forces, in Moscow:
Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov, commander of the nuclear, biological and chemical forces of the Russian army, died in a blast as he was heading out of a residential block in Moscow, the Russian Investigative Committee said in a statement. An explosive device was hidden in an electric scooter parked nearby. Kirillov’s aide also died in the attack, the investigative committee said, announcing a criminal investigation. Video footage obtained by POLITICO corroborates that version of events.
Kirillov lived in a normal apartment block. His aide was picking him up for work. They were observed and someone who was watching (and filming) them pulled the trigger.

Kirillov was well known. He gave (https://www.rt.com/russia/609492-kirillov-assassination-russia-reactions/) several public presentations about secret U.S. bio-warfare experiments in Ukraine:
Writing on Kirillov’s passing, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova said that throughout his career he had repeatedly exposed the crimes of the “Anglo-Americans” such as “NATO provocations with chemical weapons in Syria, Britain’s manipulations with prohibited chemical substances and provocations in Salisbury and Amesbury, the deadly activities of American biolabs in Ukraine, and much more.” “He worked fearlessly. He did not hide behind people’s backs,” Zakharova wrote.
This is of course a provocation designed by Ukraine to make peace talks with Russia, as president-elect Donald Trump presumably favors, less possible.

The question for Russia is now how to react to it.

Should it hit back with its whole might and destroy the 'decision making centers' in Kiev who are responsible for this incident? (Note: An accurate definition of 'decision centers' would include the embassies of the U.S. and Great Britain in Kiev.)

Or should it hold back and hope that negotiations about Ukraine with Donald Trump will actually achieve some positive, if temporary, results?

It is a difficult question.

The general configuration of the incoming Trump administration is hawkish.

It is thus highly unlikely, James George Jatras writes (https://ronpaulinstitute.org/would-a-trump-putin-agreement-bring-peace-to-ukraine-or-just-set-the-stage-for-more-war/), that any agreement which could be seen as positive for Russia will be worth the paper it is written on:
[T]he Russians have made it clear that they will accept no temporary truces, no ceasefires, no more promises made to be broken like piecrusts, no pauses as cynical tricks to get the Russians to forgo their current and growing military advantage. (...) No, they insist, there must be either a genuine, definitive, binding settlement that ensures a lasting peace based on mutual security, or Russian forces will press on until their objectives – notably “demilitarization and denazification” of Ukraine – are achieved militarily. Such an outcome would mean at least replacement of the current regime in Kiev and, more likely, the end of Ukraine’s statehood. For the West, this would constitute a total debacle of Afghanistan-like proportions effectively signaling the end of US hegemony in Europe, the [Great American Empire’s] crown jewel. What can Trump offer the Russians to avoid that?
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[T]he real question for the Trump Administration becomes a political one of how much wiggle room there is in the Russians’ stated determination not to rely on more promises of the sort that have been repeatedly broken in the past. Put another way: if Trump-Lucy (https://talkingpointsmemo.com/prime/lucy-football-political-metaphor) wants to avoid utter defeat in the European theater of the worldwide confrontation between the GAE and BRICS-Eurasia, so he can get on to mixing it up with Iran and China, can he dupe Putin-Charlie Brown into taking another run at the football (https://talkingpointsmemo.com/prime/lucy-football-political-metaphor)?
I think he at least has a good shot at it.
Jatras lists several points that the U.S. could temporarily concede to Russia only to later pull the proverbial football (https://slate.com/culture/2014/10/the-history-of-lucys-pulling-the-football-away-from-charlie-brown-in-peanuts.html) on each of those items.

Russia would of course expect this. But the opening question - to fall for the provocation or to find an alternative way - can also be asked within a larger context.

In 2019 RAND, the Defense Department's think-tank, published the main policy paper that led to the war in Ukraine.

Extending Russia - Competing from Advantageous Ground
(https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR3063.html)
Its summary says:
This report examines a range of possible means to extend Russia. As the 2018 National Defense Strategy recognized, the United States is currently locked in a great-power competition with Russia. This report seeks to define areas where the United States can compete to its own advantage. Drawing on quantitative and qualitative data from Western and Russian sources, this report examines Russia's economic, political, and military vulnerabilities and anxieties. It then analyzes potential policy options to exploit them — ideologically, economically, geopolitically, and militarily (including air and space, maritime, land, and multidomain options). After describing each measure, this report assesses the associated benefits, costs, and risks, as well as the likelihood that measure could be successfully implemented and actually extend Russia. Most of the steps covered in this report are in some sense escalatory, and most would likely prompt some Russian counter-escalation.Arming Ukraine, and pushing it into provoking a Russian intervention, was seen as the most 'profitable' way to weaken the Russian Federation.

By starting the Special Military Operation in Ukraine Russia had actually fallen for the provocation RAND had planned for it. For Russia there was, at that moment, no alternative.

U.S. anti-Russia hawks will try their best to keep Russia bogged down in Ukraine.

But others see the growing danger that a prolonged conflict creates for the West. The economic damage it has caused is already substantial. It is also diverting U.S. capacities from countering China.

Trump's peace allures may thereby become a real alternative for Russia to climb out of the RAND trap.

It is either all in, take Kiev and defeat Ukraine as a state, or take the negotiation route, concede on some issues and agree to an imperfect solution which may (or more likely not) turn out to be permanent.

Russia's president Vladimir Putin, and the circles around him, will have the ponder these difficult questions.

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The first part of this recording they discuss the assassination of General Kirillov and who may be involved in the plot besides the SBU.
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⚡️ Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk hinted at the potential transfer of MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine soon after talks with Vladimir Zelensky in Lvov.

"We are expecting quick decisions from our NATO partners. Perhaps we will be ready to finalize our preparations for the transfer of certain equipment that Ukraine is waiting for from us,"
— Tusk said at a press conference broadcasted by TVP Info.

"I can’t say we are close to that decision, but I hope that we will be able to announce good news shortly,"
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⚖️ Court declares church of scientology of St. Petersburg extremist and bans it.

The prosecutor's office established that scientologists had been operating in St. Petersburg for a long time, and that their activities were aimed at "inciting hatred and enmity, humiliating the dignity of individuals identified on the basis of their membership in social groups, and calling for the refusal to comply with social rules and laws," the report says.
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🇵🇱🇺🇦Polish newspaper Wiadomosci: there are more deserters in the Ukrainian Armed Forces than wounded and killed

➖One of the Ukrainian commanders anonymously told the publication about this. According to him, only every tenth returned from the SZCh to the army. Now there are not enough people in all units, but in some the situation is critical. The shortage of people is one of the main reasons for the instability of the front.
➖One of the reasons for the mass desertion is the lack of quality training and experience among those mobilized. The commander says that they do not have time to properly train people due to lack of time. Therefore, at the first shelling, they run away.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦Vasiliy Nebenzya: No schemes to freeze the Ukrainian conflict will satisfy Russia

➖There can be no talk of NATO's role in the settlement in Ukraine, the Russian permanent representative also stated. He called Zelensky's pseudo-peace initiatives a possible "smoke screen" before another escalation, as was the case with the attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Kursk border region.
➖Kiev's unwillingness to move towards peace was manifested in the rejection of Hungary's offer of a Christmas ceasefire, Nebenzya added. The permanent representative also recalled that Zelensky, in a "boorish manner", refused to take almost 700 Ukrainian prisoners.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Chronicle of a special military operation
for December 17, 2024

Russian troops carried out drone strikes on enemy targets in the central regions of the so-called Ukraine. Ukrainian saboteurs killed the head of the NBC protection service Igor Kirillov in Moscow during a terrorist attack.

In the Kursk direction, Russian troops are conducting an offensive in the Naidenov area and in the forests southwest of Kremyanoye.

In the Vremyevsk direction, Russian Armed Forces assault aircraft are advancing north of Makarovka , and battles are underway in Blagovatnoye and Storozhyevoye.

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Trump’s NATO BOMBSHELL: Will ‘America First’ Leave Europe Behind? - The Future of America

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3Clboko6H8&ab_channel=GBNews
"Is America finally done with endless wars? Bev Turner is joined by Jason Beardsley, Green Beret and former Senior DoD Advisor, and Gerard Filitti, Senior Counsel at The Lawfare Project, to debate Trump’s bold ‘America First’ foreign policy. Will Trump’s promises to pull back from NATO and force peace talks in Ukraine reshape global pow"

Posting this compelling video on the run up to Donald Trump's inauguration in January might seem premature. As Bev Turner points out near the beginnig, many of the issues facing America right now are exactly the same as we are facing in the UK and Europe, ie. control of our borders, financing and backing the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, etc. and the discussion involves DJT's intention to pull out of Ukraine. Gerard Filitti said that (paraphrasing) America has financed and supported many projects worldwide to their own detriment and as a consequence DJT intends to scale back on this kind of support. The first half is about Ukraine and from 12:39 the discussion turns to the Middle East.

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🇺🇸☠️🇷🇺Terror attack, December 17, 2024: General Igor Kirillov, head of the Russian NBC force, and his aide were killed by a bomb in Moscow

The hidden explosive device was in a scooter outside their home. Igor Kirillov, head of the NBC force, was internationally respected for his detailed revelations. Most recently, he claimed the US used drones carrying infected mosquitoes.

Footnote: The US government's plans under Trump are again being developed by the HERITAGE Foundation, of which bioweapons developer Ken Alibek was an employee.

🚨Soviet defector Alibek, nicknamed Alibekov, headed the bioweapons company HADRON, which was privately owned by the‼️ Trump‼️ administration's chief of staff: the HERITAGE Foundation's Edwin Meese.

The bioweapons experts killed: Igor Kirillov, David Kelly (UK) and Vladimir Pasechnik (head of Alibekov) are now silent. Let's loudly support them.

🇺🇸🇬🇧☠️ 🇷🇺NATO's enemy: The deceased head of Radiological Chemical and Biological Defense Forces troops Kirillov uncovered British crimes in Ukraine and had personal sanctions imposed on him
A number of Western “partners” can be identified among those who were interested in eliminating Lieutenant General Kirillov.

Maria Zakharova spoke about Igor Kirillov, who died in Moscow as a result of an explosion:

"Lieutenant General of the Russian Armed Forces' RBZ Igor Kirillov has been systematically exposing the crimes of the Anglo-Saxons for many years, with facts in hand: NATO provocations with chemical weapons in Syria, Britain's manipulations with prohibited chemical substances and provocations in Salisbury and Amesbury, the deadly activities of American biolabs in Ukraine and much more. He worked fearlessly. He did not hide behind people's backs. He went with an open visor. For the Motherland, for the truth."

- Just over two months ago, Lieutenant General Kirillov came under British sanctions for the so-called “use of barbaric chemical weapons in Ukraine” and propaganda against “democracy”. Already 20 hours before the terrorist attack, he had been suspected by the SBU with the same wording.
- Not for the first year, Britain has had serious irritations and difficulties due to Kirillov's disclosure of information and information about secret laboratories, publicly voicing the crimes of NATO countries involved in secret experiments in Ukraine
- Kirillov also exposed London in connection with the “provocation” with the poisoning of the Russian traitor Skripal.

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This murder of the general, pretty heinous stuff, obviously this was a multiple agency project, it has the hallmark of British intelligence over it in my opinion. Provocation, they are desperate to make as much chaos and bad feeling as possible, Scott Ritter was saying that Russia has to respond in a very powerful way, and this is entirely expected: surely Putin will demand the destruction of the Ukrainian decision/intelligence bunkers/buildings/staff? But of course Putin will choose to respond in a way that maximizes Russia's position and aspirations, he is not noted for anger-driven options! We can clearly see that the values and standards of this Western/Zelensky group are abysmal -all is fair in love and war? I find myself desiring the complete destruction of this regime, they have caused so much tragic loss and heartache for the Ukrainian people, it really is time for them to be removed kinetically, completely and with righteous power. I know this is simply yet another individual assertion, I just wanted to write this down because I feel so removed and without agency. I am sure many of you feel the same way.

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Scott Ritter was saying that Russia has to respond in a very powerful way, and this is entirely expected: I'd be guessing that this may herald the second launch of an Oreshnik missile, and the target would be in Kiev.

(For the record, Here's Scott Ritter talking to Judge Napolitano yesterday. His opinion about the assassination is shared in the first few minutes of the video.)


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Tony Seruga
@TonySeruga
🚨 This is insane! This should be the biggest story on Earth! 🚨

The CIA/Ukraine just assassinated the guy leading the investigation into Russian military allegations that the US has been developing bioweapons in Ukraine, including Covid-19.

This is also what Hunter’s pardon is about!

Legacy media? Crickets



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@WarClandestine
If you were curious why Igor Kirillov was just assassinated, watch this video.

In August 2023, Kirillov outlined how the US and Big Pharma “rule the world” by “manufacturing biological crises”.

He also discussed how all of this evidence has been submitted to the UN many times, and gets vetoed every time by the US, because the US cannot refute the documentation.

Essentially, Kirillov found the paper trail proving that the US government, along with NGOs and oligarchs, created C19, and used it to generate trillions in profit for pharmaceutical companies via vaccine production, as well as advancing government overreach via emergency powers.

This is the reason they just killed him. He was trying to expose the biggest crime in human history.

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Pepe Escobar | Ukraine killing Russian General - the Middle East under Huge changes? | Dec. 18, 2024

Source: Dialogue Works youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@dialogueworks01)

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Here we go again!

The completely discredited corporate media and “fact-checkers” are once again trying to cover up the biolabs in Ukraine story.

They claim that Kirillov’s assassination is not conspicuous, and that the allegations are a conspiracy theory.

DESPERATION! 😂

— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) December 18, 2024

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In his update for today, Alexander Mercouris reports at the start of his video that two people were quickly apprehended after the assassination of General Igor Kirillov, and one of those has confessed that he was in effect a contract killer of the Ukrainian Secret Services, paid $100,000 for the assignment.


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Scott Ritter was saying that Russia has to respond in a very powerful way, and this is entirely expected: I'd be guessing that this may herald the second launch of an Oreshnik missile, and the target would be in Kiev.

(For the record, Here's Scott Ritter talking to Judge Napolitano yesterday. His opinion about the assassination is shared in the first few minutes of the video.)


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I haven't had a chance to listen to this yet but I'd remembered reading that there's a UN Security Council session on Friday - I don't remember if it was scheduled or is an emergency meeting. Russia will respond to this assassination, an absolute certainty, but I wouldn't be surprised if whatever retribution happens takes place after this meeting.

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Extracting from Maria Zakharova's weekly press briefing from the Kremlin, and specifically her statement on the murder of Igor Kirillov, and the situation in Ukraine:

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Briefing by the official representative of the Russian MFA M.V. Zakharova, Moscow, December 18, 2024

18.12.2024 13:57

Source: https://mid.ru/ru/press_service/spokesman/briefings/1988088/

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On the murder of the Chief of the Directorate of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General I.A. Kirillov


On December 17 this year, early in the morning, a terrible tragedy occurred in Moscow – a terrorist attack, as a result of which two Russian servicemen were killed. The head of the Department of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Anatolyevich Kirillov, was killed. He is our colleague, comrade and friend. His assistant also died.

The Investigative Committee of Russia has begun investigating the criminal case on the grounds of crimes under Articles 105, 205 and 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Murder", "Terrorist Act", "Illegal Arms and Ammunition Trafficking"). We express our most sincere condolences to the family and friends, colleagues of Igor Anatolyevich. We understand that we also condolences to ourselves, because he is also our comrade. He was the greatest specialist in his field. For all of us, this is an irreparable loss.

Igor Anatolyevich was a combat officer, selflessly devoted to his duty and oath. A brilliant professional, incredibly erudite, thoroughly understanding all the nuances of his service, a reliable, decent and responsible person. For many years, he systematically and convincingly exposed the criminal activities of the Anglo-Saxons and NATO members in general in the area in which they made the world an arena for yet another manipulation. This is chemical weapons, biological security.

I.A. Kirillov became an exposer of American biolabs in Ukraine, where bioagents were created, aimed at selectively defeating representatives of certain ethnic groups, including Slavs. He revealed facts of the Kyiv regime's use of chemical weapons at the front and the production of a "dirty bomb", preparation of provocations using bioagents.

His work to expose these Anglo-Saxon manipulations began much earlier. Remember when Western propaganda tried to blame Russia for the chemical attack in the Syrian city of Douma in 2018? It was I.A. Kirillov who pointed out dozens of absurd inconsistencies in this completely fabricated case. The "reporters" standing at the crater from the alleged chemical weapons explosion wearing only a gauze bandage. Remember how he talked about this? The "rescuers" from the pseudo-humanitarian organization "White Helmets" poured water on the victims, which did not wash away the chemical substance. Remember the eyewitnesses who were surprised to recognize themselves in those "horrific shots" that were staged by the Anglo-Saxons?

I.A. Kirillov gave a convincing argumentation for all this, consisting of facts. He served fearlessly, defended his Motherland. He did not hide behind people's backs. He became a real "bone in the throat" for various Russophobes in the West.

It is significant that the SBU opened a criminal case against Igor Anatolyevich without any evidence on a completely fictitious pretext - allegedly in connection with the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers. Apparently, there were various preparations for a terrorist attack under the guise of "legality". What kind? It has long been absent in Ukraine. The laws and regulations there have long been stolen and destroyed by the West. Everyone understands perfectly well that the alleged killers (they saw that the Kiev regime once again took responsibility for this terrorist attack) are the SBU "sixers", the frenzied Kiev regime - all of this is controlled by the Anglo-Saxons. They are the main "beneficiaries" of Kiev-regime terrorism. The West applauds those who deal with people who are trying with all their might to slow down the fall of the world into a new reality of post-truth. This is a "quasi-reality". If the truth is destroyed, then reality is distorted. In the same way, D.A. Dugina and V. Tatarsky were killed during the terrorist attack (with their own details and nuances of this crime). Z. Prilepin miraculously survived. Other journalists and public figures were also killed. The West was silent, did not say a word or came up with evasive phrases, as in the case of I.A. Kirillov, hiding behind the fact that he was supposedly a legitimate "target". But we know what their real goal is (former US President George Bush Jr. let it slip) - to kill as many Russians as possible. True, they also kill Ukrainians, without sparing them.

We understand perfectly well what this latest terrorist attack was aimed against. We understand its deep goals and reasons. We hear how Westerners, both at the sites of international organizations and in the open space, are beginning to talk about the need to “reanimate” the topic of chemical weapons and crimes involving their use in Syria.

We understand that it was I.A. Kirillov who prevented them from engaging in "forgery" all these years. We will not leave it like this. The Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN in New York will definitely raise the issue of the terrorist act committed during the Security Council meeting on the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine that we requested for December 20.

We are confident that all the organizers and perpetrators of the murder of I.A. Kirillov will be found and punished, whoever they may be and wherever they may be.

And to all the curators of the Kyiv regime, Russophobes of all stripes, we answer with the whole country and the people - you will not intimidate us. We defend the truth. And what I.A. Kirillov said is really the truth.


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About the Ukrainian crisis

The Ukrainian Nazis do not stop their terror against the civilian population of Russia, subjecting them to daily artillery shelling and drone attacks.

On the night of December 11 this year, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a missile attack on Taganrog - a boiler room was damaged, 14 cars were burned, no casualties. In the morning of the same day, the Ukrainian side used six American ATACMS missiles on the city's military airfield. All of them were shot down by the Pantsir air defense missile and gun crew, there are casualties from fallen fragments.

On December 14, 2018, in the Belgorod Region, Banderites deliberately attacked a residential building in the village of Maysky with a UAV, where a woman with small children was located. Unfortunately, a tragedy occurred: her 9-year-old son died, and her 7-month-old daughter and she were wounded. On December 15, 2018, in the village of Terebrino, a self-defense fighter was killed by a drone strike. A drone strike on a truck near the village of Borki wounded the driver.

On December 16 of this year, Ukrainian Nazis fired NATO-caliber cluster munitions at Gorlovka (DPR) from cannon artillery and also used a drone to drop an explosive device on a passenger car. As a result, one person was killed and four were injured.

Our fighters of the "Center" group reported that after the liberation of the settlement of Petrovka (DPR) on December 15 of this year, they found civilians, mostly elderly, locked in the basements of houses by the Ukrainian Nazis, who were subjected to abuse and deprived of food by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The victims were glad to be freed from the neo-Bandera monsters. There were recorded cases of forced removal of local children by the Ukrainian military.

The media learned that the city authorities of Kurakhovo, which was practically taken under control by Russian troops, received instructions from the local "military administration" to refuse humanitarian aid to civilians if they wrote an application in Russian. In doing so, the person's health, disability, and age were not taken into account. This is barbarity and dehumanization. Where are the humanitarian organizations? Where are all those who should be monitoring such things? They don't care. They are apparently busy with all kinds of harassment and gender self-identification. These barbaric actions are aimed at genocide of the population based on language and ethnicity.

Some captured Ukrainian Nazis admit in pure Russian that they even think in it, and at the same time tell about their "heroism" in the captured territories of the Kursk region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces fighter A. Plombirus, who surrendered to our servicemen, told how, on orders from the command, he shot civilians who did not speak Ukrainian on the spot, and also changed into a Russian military uniform in order to get close to the positions of our fighters and deal with them.

Yesterday, December 17 of this year, the International Public Tribunal for Crimes of Ukrainian Neo-Nazis presented a report prepared on the basis of collected testimonies of victims and witnesses, "Mass shooting of civilians in Selidovo by the Ukrainian Armed Forces" . It is dedicated to the massacre of defenseless citizens, carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and foreign "legionnaires" during their retreat, starting from October 22 of this year.

Footage of the aftermath of this inhuman savagery was shown by Russian media. It is impossible to read what is described in the report without shuddering – inhuman beings in the guise of Ukrainian soldiers and mercenaries went around houses and apartments in Selidovo, shooting women, men and elderly people at point-blank range. These war crimes, outrageous in their cruelty, have no statute of limitations and will be thoroughly investigated to bring all those responsible to inevitable justice.

Law enforcement agencies of Russia together with the Ministry of Defense of Russia have received irrefutable evidence of the repeated use of white phosphorus munitions dropped from drones by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in September of this year as self-igniting "filling". This fact indicates that Ukraine has chemical weapons that have not been disposed of in accordance with international regulations, as well as the possibility of synthesizing highly toxic phosphorus-containing toxic substances from List 1 of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction.

The white phosphorus-filled incendiary munitions used by the Ukrainian Nazis are indiscriminate weapons and are prohibited by Protocol III of the Geneva Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons in Populated Areas and Their Environs.

These crimes and those involved in them will inevitably be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.

Russian courts continue to convict Ukrainian neo-Nazis and mercenaries for war crimes.

Mercenaries from New Zealand J. O'Brien and Georgia T. Tiwadze have been sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison. The latter has repeatedly made Russophobic statements on social networks.

The commander of the mortar battery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yu. Pylypeyu received 24 years in prison, on whose orders the shelling of the village of Mirny in the Kalmius district of Mariupol was carried out on March 8, 2022, which resulted in the death of a civilian and the injury of his wife. By chance, their young daughter, who was not within the radius of the scattering of the striking elements, was not injured.

The commander of the separate center of special operations "West" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, A. Matvishin, was sentenced in absentia to 24 years of imprisonment. He gave his subordinates orders to use UAVs to carry out strikes on the territory of the Kursk and Bryansk regions, as a result of which at least 12 civilians were injured.

Servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine V. Panchenko and I. Dmitrakov were sentenced to 15 and 14 years of imprisonment, respectively. Both participated in the invasion of the Kursk region and, being illegally on the territory of our country, opened fire to kill on the civilian population.

For the attempted murder of a civilian in Mariupol, the Supreme Court of the DPR sentenced the platoon commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces V. Skorik to 13 years of imprisonment in a maximum security penal colony.

Russian law enforcement agencies will continue their work to hold Ukrainian Nazis and foreign mercenaries accountable for war and other crimes.

On December 13, 2018, US Secretary of State E. Blinken announced the provision of additional military aid to Kyiv from Pentagon warehouses in the amount of $500 million. This is the 73rd aid package to Kyiv from Washington. Each “aid” package from Washington to Kyiv becomes the same “black package” for the citizens of Ukraine, in which they are then packaged. It will include ammunition for the HIMARS MLRS, ammunition to repel drone attacks, 105- and 155-mm artillery ammunition, high-speed anti-radar missiles, mine-resistant vehicles, biological, chemical, radiological and nuclear protection equipment, etc. Last week, the United States allocated two military aid packages to Ukraine for $725 and $988 million. They also included ammunition for the HIMARS MLRS, drones, and artillery ammunition, which the Banderites use to commit their crimes.

Western Europe is also trying to keep up with Washington. On December 16, Norwegian Prime Minister J.G.Støre announced the government's decision to allocate $242 million to "assist" the Ukrainian Navy in order to "contain" the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Part of these funds will go to training Ukrainian sailors at a training center in Romania.

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States, O.S. Markarova, was alarmed to discover that the House of Representatives of Congress had deleted the Lend-Lease clause for Kyiv from the draft US defense budget for 2025. Washington, without waiting for D. Trump to take office, is preparing to reduce aid to its thieving Ukrainian protégés.

The Americans will obviously shift a significant burden of financial and military aid to the regime of V.A. Zelensky to Western Europe, where calls to reduce the volume of social payments in favor of increasing spending on the notorious "defense" are becoming increasingly persistent. Europe and its population for the Anglo-Saxons are traditionally expendable material or "collateral damage" in the world wars and conflicts they incite. At the same time, everything that the allies transfer to the agonizing Kyiv regime with complete combat superiority on the front of the Russian Armed Forces will, as usual, be stolen by those who usurped power in Ukraine and are ready to sell the country for a pittance to their overseas "masters".

The provocative, brazen, barbaric bacchanalia in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra continues. It is already causing shock and horrifying the citizens of Ukraine themselves, who have no sympathy for anyone except their own country. On December 15 of this year, a "folklore and musical" performance and a culinary show were staged in its temple - the Refectory Church. This is the period of the Nativity Fast for Orthodox people. There is nothing sacred left for the junta. It is not enough for them to desecrate places that are sacred to many. Now they have started clowning around (what else can you expect from a regime headed by a "bloody clown"?). All this is cynically presented as an alleged revival of national culture. Who has been preventing its revival all these years? Why hasn't it been revived all these years of Ukraine's independence? Because this is not a culture at all. This is naked, unbridled nationalism in its purest form.

The level of this pseudo-culture is evidenced by the revelations of one of the "priests" of the schismatic "Orthodox Church of Ukraine". He publicly stated that the temples of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church are intended only to "be public toilets", since the UOC, allegedly, is "an enemy of the state".

There are many different movements in Christianity, which at one time separated in a rather painful way. Today, there are many opportunities to learn about the history of Christianity and not make the mistakes that, unfortunately, were made by our ancestors. These are not just mistakes that are made, this is a deliberate destruction of ideas about Christianity in Ukraine in principle. Can a Christian, no matter what confession within Christianity he belongs to, say such a thing?

No matter how much the agonizing regime of V.A. Zelensky tries to commit sacrilege and mock the feelings of Orthodox Christians, it will not succeed in breaking their true faith.

We would like to remind you that for a real church, a temple is a place where people pray to God, and not a venue for gastronomic programs and entertainment events, and especially not at a time when humility is required.

The listed facts once again confirm the relevance of a special military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine and eliminate threats emanating from its territory. All its goals will definitely be achieved.



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Maria remarked upon this A Plombirus creature footage of which I did see on X earlier this week making the claims that she writes about here. Unfortunately, at the point of downloading it subtitles in English were absent. I'll try and source some footage that does show this chthonic cheeseball, accompanied with subtitles.

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Audio/Video of Maria's statement on Igor Kirillov:

https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/2022_Russian_invasion_%28Operation-Z%29/Igor_Kirillov_%28b.1970%20-%20d.2024%29/2024-12-18_Maria_Zakharova_comments_on_Igor_Kirillov_at_weekly_press_conference_Kremlin.mp4

[Rizotto]

The assassination of General Kirillov was no doubt meant as a major provocation against Russia. Along with the ATACMS attacks inside Russia, it shows that the deep state is obsessed about getting the world into a major conflagration. The obvious goal of the cabal pushing for major world depopulation.

But I don't see that assassinating General Kirillov was meant to shut down his investigations or destroy his findings. Surely he worked with a team who shared the investigative results, and all their records & reports have been duplicated, with copies kept in safe places. In fact, that assassination will only bring to the forefront the findings of General Kirillov on the criminal bio-weapons that the US developed in Ukrainian labs.

Kirillov's death is very tragic for his family & friends & colleagues, but the truth will prevail.

[Vicus]

Donbass Breaks Western Blockade: African Breakthrough In Donetsk People’s Republic

https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/afr-3-768x513.jpg

Western attempts to isolate Russia’s new regions and prevent them from strengthening their international ties are failing. A large Pan-African parliamentary delegation from twelve African states visited the capital of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

The parliamentarians represent Ethiopia, Malawi, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Zambia, Djibouti, Eswatini, Somalia, Mozambique. The meeting with the deputies was held by the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic Denis Pushilin and the senator of the Federation Council from Donetsk People’s Republic Alexander Voloshin. The parliamentary delegation was headed by the Vice-President of the African Union Legislative Assembly from East Africa, Gayo Ashebir.

Donbass guests expressed full solidarity with the region’s struggle for the realization of the right to self-determination. The delegates visited the Saur-Mogila memorial complex and laid flowers in memory of the soldiers who fell in the battles to liberate the world from Nazism.

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“We are happy to be here to express solidarity with the citizens of Russia and its state, because Russia is our friend. It has always supported Africa and that is why we owe you. It is time for us to stand together with Russia… Russians, you are not alone,” said the head of the delegation, Gayo Ashebir, a member of the Ethiopian House of People’s Representatives from the ruling party.

At a meeting with Denis Pushilin, Mr. Ashebir invited the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic to visit the Pan-African parliament and promised to send an official invitation.

continue:
https://southfront.press/donbass-breaks-western-blockade-african-breakthrough-in-donetsk-peoples-republic/

[Vicus]

Overview Of Russian And Ukrainian Strikes On December 19, 2024

On the night of December 19th, Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged strikes in their rear regions. The Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted massive attack on the Russian western regions.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 84 Ukrainian drones were destroyed by Russian air defense forces during the bight. 21 UAVs were destroyed in the Bryansk region. 14 UAVs were destroyed in the Belgorod region. 6 UAVs were destroyed in the Voronezh region. 3 drones were intercepted in the Kursk region and three more in the Tambov region. The last drone was destroyed in Kuban.

Most of them targeted the Rostov region. 36 Ukrainian drones were destroyed there. As a result of the attack, a fire broke out at the local Novoshakhtinsky oil refinery, which was soon eliminated.

This is reportedly the second Ukrainian attack in the Rostov region in two days. On December 18th, Russian air defense repelled Ukrainian missiles attack there. According to local reports, there were about a dozen missiles. The footage confirmed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched Storm Shadow missiles supplied by NATO.

In their turn, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a series of precision strikes in Ukraine. A combined attack was reported in the city of Krivy Rih. After drone strikes in the city, Russian missile reportedly destroyed the target.

Explosions thundered throughout the Sumy region. Ukrainian military equipment was attacked. According to local report, a series of strikes targeted the area of Yunakovka, where the main supply route of the Ukrainian group in the Kursk region passes through. More explosions thundered in the town of Romny located near the Kiev-Sumy road.

More Russian night strikes destroyed targets in the Kharkiv region. Ukrainian forces that were preparing to go towards Volchansk were destroyed in the area of the settlement of Tsirkuny. Russian kamikaze drones also struck targets in the city of Kharkiv.

https://southfront.press/overview-of-russian-and-ukrainian-strikes-on-december-19-2024/

[Vicus]

Cry me a River... :chuckle:

Hungary, Austria and Slovakia ask EU authorities to influence Ukraine to maintain Russian gas transit

Energy companies from Central Europe are demanding an extension of the contract for the transit of Russian gas, the Polish portal Onet reports. According to it, the appeal to the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen from companies from Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Italy appeared against the backdrop of the cessation of gas supplies via Ukraine at the end of December.

The countries are desperately trying to ensure continuity of supplies from Russia, but it may already be too late. Gas companies, network operators and industrial customers from Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Italy said on December 17 that ending the deal could “complicate gas supplies” and “lead to higher gas prices for European consumers.”

Slovakia's state-owned energy supplier SPP, whose representatives signed the letter, warned that the interruption of supplies would cost the country "more than 220 million euros." This refers to the cost of replacing the lost supplies.

Ukraine has already stated that it will discuss options for extending the agreement if the European Commission "officially considers" this issue in negotiations with Kiev. At the same time, the EU executive bodies have repeatedly said that the community will not have serious consequences in the event of a cessation of Russian gas supplies, and have ruled out assistance in negotiations on extending the agreement.

Amid looming problems with pipeline gas supplies, the EU has increased its purchases of LNG from Russia. Reuters reports that Gazprom has sent its first batch of liquefied natural gas from the Portovaya LNG terminal to Italy. The Cool Rover gas carrier began unloading yesterday at the FSRU Toscana terminal in the Italian port of Livorno.

https://en.topcor.ru/54747-jenergeticheskie-kompanii-prosjat-es-povlijat-na-ukrainu-dlja-sohranenija-tranzita-rossijskogo-gaza.html

[Vicus]

We started the events of 2022 without any special preparation for them – Vladimir Putin today

For more than 4 hours, the Russian president has been answering questions from journalists and Russian citizens. Among other things, Vladimir Putin was asked whether he would change his decision to start the SVO if he could return to February 2022.

The Russian leader responded by saying that the special military operation should have been launched earlier.

"If it were possible to look at the situation, I would think that such a decision, which was made at the beginning of 2022, it should have been made earlier. This is the first thing. And the second. Knowing this, it was necessary to simply start preparing for these events, including the SVO. After all, the Crimean events were spontaneous, and we began the events of 2022 without any special preparation for them."

Vladimir Putin said.

The head of state also answered the question of how he has changed since the beginning of the special military operation.

"We all change, every day, every hour. Everything flows, but these two years and more have been a special test for the whole country and for me. I will say frankly, I began to joke less and almost stopped laughing"

– the president answered.

Let us recall that during the direct line, the Russian leader correctly parried provocative attack by an American journalist. After Vladimir Putin's clear answer to an NBC correspondent, the US media representatives demonstratively left the room without waiting for the end of the press conference.

https://en.topcor.ru/54793-nado-bylo-prinimat-reshenie-o-provedenii-svo-ranshe-vladimir-putin.html

[Helvetic]

Scott Ritter and Andrei Martyanov | Neocon Provocations and President Putin's Yearly Q & A Speech | Dec. 19, 2024

Source: Garland Nixon youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@garlandn)

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[Tintin]

Well, we all know by now that 'Ukraine' is a human-trafficking, drug-trafficking, gain-of-function petri dish experimenting money-laundering racket, and a G*dless hellhole of corruption - pity the poor souls trapped there who can't escape.

From X, here (https://x.com/MaryMacElveen/status/1869817644175765689): I don't know if this can really be trusted to be accurate: these sorts of meme-ish presentations, without links to any original source need properly verifying, but, it may well be bonafide, and comes as no surprise at all: ( :facepalm: )

Corruption on stilts...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GfLtLa0WgAAoNTZ?format=jpg&name=large

Edit to add from this X account (https://x.com/MaryMacElveen/status/1869817644175765689): - text below:


How can the United States of America be impartial brokers in ending the Russia Ukraine War when we have made money from it? Just look at the list of politicians who profited from it. Also look at the ghoulish video in how Senator Lindsey Graham wants to carve up Ukraine. Do we have our eyes set on Russia as well? Just the other day, outgoing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen with the stroke of a key transferred stolen funds from Russia to Ukraine.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-frozen-assets-g7-loan-billion-37e9c0ec55e0c3ad0bf8d906e2852e69 And let's not forget, we have had direct Military involvement in this war. We need an impartial broker.

[grapevine]

Russian restraint comes with escalation risks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o5yRNzO4SU&ab_channel=TheDuran (46:55)
The video discusses Russia's restraint amid escalating attacks, potential negotiations with Trump, and the risks of waiting for a new US administration. It explores the complexities of the Ukraine conflict and various actors' motivations.

Russian restraint comes with escalation risks
The Duran: Episode 2094

Timestamps (Powered by Merlin AI)
00:00 - Negotiations for peace in Ukraine face challenges amid escalating military actions.
02:42 - Western leader emphasizes concerns over escalation and talks amid war dynamics.
08:26 - Russia's restraint reflects openness to ceasefire talks despite U.S. escalation.
10:45 - Russia shows willingness to negotiate but demands strict conditions for a ceasefire.
16:13 - Russia's restraint amid escalating Western actions poses significant risks.
18:29 - Russian restraint carries significant risks amid potential escalations.
22:58 - Russian strategy involves dialogue while managing escalation risks.
25:15 - Russian restraint may lead to significant escalation and conflict risks.
29:39 - Military assessments about casualties and advantages in the Ukraine conflict are questionable.
31:43 - U.S. military analysis is hindered by political generals' reliance on flawed Ukrainian reports.
36:10 - Discussion on potential escape options for Zelensky amidst Ukraine's complex situation.
38:33 - Zelensky's potential replacement could escalate tensions in Ukraine.
42:59 - Negotiations in Ukraine are hindered by escalating provocations and military actions.
45:10 - Trump's unique negotiating tactics may not suit protracted negotiations with Russia.

While the killing of Krillov is a disgrace, designed to escalate tensions still further and to dilute or even destroy Trump's pending peace talks, it was suggested that Russia's defence was lacking on this occasion, and this is valid as while attacks in Russia have been sporadic and restrained, it's clear that the West are determined and desperate for the war to continue AT ANY COST, and there should be concerns at their next move, particularly as Biden and Harris have been recalled to the White House.

Extradition of the "masterminds" behind these attacks may now form part of Russian peace talks, but in the meantime the possibility of a False Flag is imminent; the fact that we're all expecting it and wouldn't come as a surprise won't stop these blinkered psychopaths. The other elephant in the room remains a POTUS with obvious mental health problems.

[Tintin]

RUSSIAN STRIKES ON KIEV:

There'll likely be a lot more reporting to follow on this, but, as best we know so far, the following update from X (https://x.com/Keith_Salter_22/status/1870053562946072826):

Text:



WAR FACILITIES HIT HARD IN KIEV
• Russia retaliates after Ukraine fires 10 missiles into Rostov factory
• Fires burn in Solomensky and Shevchenkovsky districts of Kiev
• Hit: Military command centre
• Hit: US-supplied Patriot missile system
• Hit: Luch design bureau for Neptune & Olkha missile systems

Source:
https://tass.com/politics/1890749

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GfPDs4LasAE1fPM?format=png&name=large

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Another source, dana (https://x.com/dana916/status/1870023395917590939):

1870023395917590939

Text:



🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Russian MoD commented on the morning strike on Kiev and the region.

It is stated that this is "a response to the recent attack by Western missiles on the Rostov region."

The Russian Defense Ministry claims that it struck the "SBU command post," the Kiev Luch Design Bureau, and the Patriot air defense missile systems.

ukraine_watch

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1870023168565395456/pu/vid/avc1/480x852/GTVULEtVE_aH7Tf3.mp4?tag=12



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From Simplicius (https://x.com/simpatico771/status/1870022149278224780):

Text:



⚡️🇷🇺Russian MOD: "In response to the actions of the Kiev regime, supported by Western curators, in the morning a group strike with long-range precision weapons was carried out on the SBU command post, the Kiev design bureau "Luch" , which designs and manufactures the "Neptune" missile systems, ground-based cruise missiles MLRS "Olkha", as well as the positions of the "Patriot" air defense missile system."

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1870021841038749696/pu/vid/avc1/720x1280/Yb3Yf_0VsES0B6y9.mp4?tag=12

[Tintin]

RUSSIAN STRIKES ON KIEV:

There'll likely be a lot more reporting to follow on this, but, as best we know so far, the following update from X (https://x.com/Keith_Salter_22/status/1870053562946072826):

Text:



WAR FACILITIES HIT HARD IN KIEV
• Russia retaliates after Ukraine fires 10 missiles into Rostov factory
• Fires burn in Solomensky and Shevchenkovsky districts of Kiev
• Hit: Military command centre
• Hit: US-supplied Patriot missile system
• Hit: Luch design bureau for Neptune & Olkha missile systems

Source:
https://tass.com/politics/1890749

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GfPDs4LasAE1fPM?format=png&name=large

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Another source, dana (https://x.com/dana916/status/1870023395917590939):

1870023395917590939

Text:



🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Russian MoD commented on the morning strike on Kiev and the region.

It is stated that this is "a response to the recent attack by Western missiles on the Rostov region."

The Russian Defense Ministry claims that it struck the "SBU command post," the Kiev Luch Design Bureau, and the Patriot air defense missile systems.

ukraine_watch

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1870023168565395456/pu/vid/avc1/480x852/GTVULEtVE_aH7Tf3.mp4?tag=12



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From Simplicius (https://x.com/simpatico771/status/1870022149278224780):

Text:



⚡️🇷🇺Russian MOD: "In response to the actions of the Kiev regime, supported by Western curators, in the morning a group strike with long-range precision weapons was carried out on the SBU command post, the Kiev design bureau "Luch" , which designs and manufactures the "Neptune" missile systems, ground-based cruise missiles MLRS "Olkha", as well as the positions of the "Patriot" air defense missile system."

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1870021841038749696/pu/vid/avc1/720x1280/Yb3Yf_0VsES0B6y9.mp4?tag=12

More dramatic footage here from the aftermath of the strike on the SBU building:

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1870087395162402816/vid/avc1/1060x564/LmNGjj2YPevktIcH.mp4?tag=16

[grapevine]

Well, we all know by now that 'Ukraine' is a human-trafficking, drug-trafficking, gain-of-function petri dish experimenting money-laundering racket, and a G*dless hellhole of corruption - pity the poor souls trapped there who can't escape.

From X, here (https://x.com/MaryMacElveen/status/1869817644175765689): I don't know if this can really be trusted to be accurate: these sorts of meme-ish presentations, without links to any original source need properly verifying, but, it may well be bonafide, and comes as no surprise at all: ( :facepalm: )

Corruption on stilts...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GfLtLa0WgAAoNTZ?format=jpg&name=large

Edit to add from this X account (https://x.com/MaryMacElveen/status/1869817644175765689): - text below:


How can the United States of America be impartial brokers in ending the Russia Ukraine War when we have made money from it? Just look at the list of politicians who profited from it. Also look at the ghoulish video in how Senator Lindsey Graham wants to carve up Ukraine. Do we have our eyes set on Russia as well? Just the other day, outgoing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen with the stroke of a key transferred stolen funds from Russia to Ukraine.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-frozen-assets-g7-loan-billion-37e9c0ec55e0c3ad0bf8d906e2852e69 And let's not forget, we have had direct Military involvement in this war. We need an impartial broker.

This totals $1056M. Just who is buying (where is the money coming FROM?) and what do the recipients do to get it? Must be more than turning a blind eye? Do you think Trump will exact his revenge by exposing this through the courts and making restituion?

[norman]

This totals $1056M. Just who is buying (where is the money coming FROM?) and what do the recipients do to get it? Must be more than turning a blind eye? Do you think Trump will exact his revenge by exposing this through the courts and making restituion?

Possibly, Miller, the last laugh, which may or may not be Trump's, will be when the Petro dollar, in which all these payments are made is extinguished.

It's not truly a currency of the Republic of the United States of America. It's a Vatican/City of London/US Corporation currency.

[Ravenlocke]

Text:
‼️🇷🇺 ⚔️🇺🇦 The Russian army raised flags, liberating Novy Komar and taking Velikaya Novosyolka in pincers

▪️The "Vostok" group has completed the cleanup of the village of Novy Komar.
▪️On December 19, infantrymen from the 40th brigade, motorized riflemen and tank crews from the 36th army completely cleared the streets of the village of the enemy.
▪️Every day, as a result of the "Vostok" group's troops penetrating the depths of the enemy's defense, the important settlement of Velikaya Novosyolka and its garrison are increasingly caught in pincers and are being encircled ever closer.
▪️The main crossings have been destroyed by air, artillery and drone strikes; the roads are being taken under control.

RVvoenkor

https://x.com/dana916/status/1870166545525055669

1870166545525055669

[Ravenlocke]

Text:
🇺🇦🏳️Captured AFU serviceman speaks about criminal orders of the Kiev regime

Grigory Shinkarev recalls how he was ordered to kill civilians speaking Russian in Kursk region:

0:37 'Those residents who speak Ukrainian, do not touch them, let them pass, and those who speak Russian, those to be shot. This was his order. There were no other options, only like that.'

The prisoner notes that the attitude towards ordinary servicemen of the AFU was cruel:

1:19 'They beat us by sticks for holding a machine gun incorrectly or refusing to kill Russians. They broke arms, legs. Some people escaped from there, well, they managed. They were caught, without a sapper blade, without body armor, they were sent to the line of contact and killed. I remember more than ten people who tried to escape.'

Grigory shares his impressions about the attitude of Russian servicemen to the AFU prisoners:

1:56 'They fed me, gave me water, uniform, I received medical attention took me to the hospital. Since my feet are frostbitten, they provided me with treatment. I am surprised by such good treatment.'

Russian Defense Ministry

https://x.com/dana916/status/1870143666435592373

1870143666435592373

[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1870171926146273570

1870171926146273570

[Ravenlocke]

Brigade commander of the 211th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Poberezhnyuk, who was suspended and then detained for beating recruits, was released from custody on bail of almost a million hryvnia.

The bail amounted to 908 thousand hryvnia.

@ukr_leaks_eng

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1870171840028499979

1870171840028499979

¤=[Post Update]=¤

Text:
London will provide Kyiv with an additional $285m aid package in 2025, the Daily Mail has reported

The UK will send Ukraine an additional multimillion-dollar military aid package in 2025, the Daily Mail newspaper has quoted Defense Secretary John Healey, who visited Kyiv, as saying.

According to the minister, it is about “a new package worth 225 million pounds ($284.6 million).”

According to the newspaper, Healy, who held a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov, specified that London would provide Kiev with more air defense and electronic warfare equipment, as well as drones and ammunition for the country's naval forces.

225m pounds, what buys that nowadays? Two America Patriot missiles and an Aliexpres drone? 🤔

https://x.com/jaccocharite/status/1870159957108162724

1870159957108162724

[Ravenlocke]

Text:
❗️There are dead and injured after Ukrainian shelling of Russia's Rylsk in the Kursk region and the exact numbers are being established, according to preliminary data announced by Russia's Investigative Committee

The committee has opened a criminal case for terrorism in connection with the shelling.

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1870124026791653420

1870124026791653420

[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1870057133489754507

1870057133489754507

[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/tassagency_en/status/1870035525526028659

1870035525526028659

https://tass.com/politics/1890749?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=smm_social_share

What is known about Russia’s retaliatory strike on Ukraine after attack on Rostov Region

Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko reported the fires in Solomensky and Shevchenkovsky districts

MOSCOW, December 20. /TASS/. Russian servicemen have retaliated against Kiev's attack on the Rostov Region by launching a strike on the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) control center, the Luch design bureau, and a Patriot SAM position, all targets were hit, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

TASS has compiled the main information about the retaliatory strike.

Defense Ministry statement

- The Russian military retaliated against Kiev's attack on the Rostov Region by launching a group strike with long-range precision weapons on the Ukrainian Security Service control point, the Kiev-based Luch design bureau, which carries out the design and production of Neptune missile systems and Olkha land-based cruise missiles, as well as the position of a Patriot anti-aircraft missile system.

- According to the ministry, the goals of the strike were achieved and all facilities were hit.

Consequences of strike

- An air alert was declared throughout the territory of Ukraine in the morning.

- It was reported about a series of powerful explosions in Kiev, followed by a strong fire.

- Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko reported the fires in Solomensky and Shevchenkovsky districts. According to him, a heating main was damaged.

- After the explosions in the Ukrainian capital, a fire has been reported in the area of the Artyom military factory, eyewitnesses told TASS. The plant is known for producing air-to-air missiles, as well as equipment for aircraft.

- Explosions were also reported in Kiev-controlled Kherson.

Ukrainian attack on Rostov Region

- On December 18, Ukraine launched a missile strike against the Kamensky Combine in the Rostov Region using six US-made ATACMS missiles and four Storm Shadow cruise missiles.

- Russian servicemen shot down all of the ATACMS missiles as well as three of the four Storm Shadow missiles. The other one was deflected from the target.

- A facility was damaged.

[Ravenlocke]

Text:
‼️🇷🇺🚀🇺🇦💥 Damage to the "Toronto" Business complex in Kiev. #Ukraine

This building is less than 1km (about half a mile) away from the Luch headquarters.

According to Ukrainian sources, the damage was superficial, mostly destroyed windows and building facades. A hotel on site was evacuated, but no injuries were reported.

This level of damage is not indicative of a direct hit. It is unclear if this was caused by the shrapnel and blast from a successful intercept, an off-target or failed air defense interceptor or simply the blast wave from the attack on the Luch headquarters.

Whatever the case may be, there is no footage of Luch HQ from the official channels.

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1870056546262020400

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🇺🇦 Over 83% of Ukrainian users watched "Results of the Year with Vladimir Putin."

The total viewing depth was 87%, meaning Ukrainians watched almost to the very end, over 4 hours.

Another interesting fact is that Ukrainians watched it on foreign media platforms that provided full broadcasts from start to finish. Thanks to foreign *non-friends* for providing the platform.

A similar trend was observed in Moldova, where the search query "direct line with Putin" was far more popular than "press conference with Sandu." Yes, the President of Moldova and the head of the Kyiv regime both tried to capture the news agenda on the same day and at the same time by holding press conferences. But something didn’t go quite as usual.

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🇷🇺🔥🇺🇦In the battles near Kurakhovo, the 68th regiment lures enemy armored vehicles into ambushes, destroying them along with the infantry

Engineers of the motorized rifle battalion of the 68th tank regiment secretly mined the road near the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

▪️And during the day, the rotation ended as sadly as possible for the enemy.

➖"Spend the night in a pit, Ukrainians☠️until death takes you," the soldiers say.
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‼️🇷🇺☦On December 20, the funeral of General Kirillov, killed by the Ukrainian special services, took place; he was awarded the title of Hero of Russia

▪️Belousov and Shoigu arrived at the farewell ceremony. They came to pay tribute to the memory of the deceased chief of the NBC protection troops.
▪️Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was awarded the title of Hero of Russia posthumously.
▪️“Igor Kirillov succeeded as a military leader, having gone a path worthy of an officer, from platoon commander to chief of the NBC protection troops. We will keep the memory of Igor Anatolyevich in our hearts,” the Minister of Defense said, addressing the general’s relatives.
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🥴 Zelensky told Fico that he would agree to the transit of Russian gas if Slovakia did not pay Russia for it until the end of the war.

"But what fool would give us free gas?!" the Slovakian PM responded.


🇸🇰 FICO WARNS ZELENSKY AGAINST BLOCKING RUSSIAN GAS

Slovakian PM Robert Fico has warned Ukraine of the consequences if Kiev blocks the transit of Russian gas destined for Bratislava through its territory

"If Zelensky does not allow our gas, a serious conflict may arise," Fico said

Zelensky also offered to "give" Slovakia €500 million from Russian assets if Fico voted for Ukraine's membership in NATO.

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1870099740710363292

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‼️US Military whistleblower LT Scott Bennet drops bombshell on Ukrainian Bio-weapons Labs:

“It originally started in 2005 with the Defence Intelligence Agency…which created a 501 C3…called the Global Viral Forecasting Institute…with a Mossad Operative named Nathan Wolfe…which became Metabiota.

This was funded by Rosemont , an investment firm, where Hunter Biden was the head of…along with Christopher Heinz (John Kerry’s son) and Paul Pelosi…Nancy Pelosi’s son.

The West has been developing this under Obama and Biden for the last 10 years for the purposes of generating Biological and Chemical Warfare to use against the Russians, which is why they’ve been collecting DNA samples from Slavic People. Revelations of a Massive War Crime…Crimes Against Humanity …as it’s a violation of the Global Biological Weapons Agreement.

This shows America with its 30 BIOLABS in Ukraine was involved in the experimentation on Human to Animal Transmission…which is precisely the origin of ‘Covid-19’."

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❗️There are dead and injured after Ukrainian shelling of Russia's Rylsk in the Kursk region and the exact numbers are being established, according to preliminary data announced by Russia's Investigative Committee

The committee has opened a criminal case for terrorism in connection with the shelling.

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🇷🇺 Massive Ukrainian Missile Strike on Rylsk, Kursk Region

A Ukrainian missile attack on Rylsk in Russia’s Kursk region has caused significant damage, with the death toll currently at 5. Both sides are claiming that the 6 missiles used in the attack were ATACMS.

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Russian troops liberate 10 communities in Donbass region over week — top brass

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted more than 3,610 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed six enemy ammunition depots in its area of responsibility over the week

MOSCOW, December 20. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated ten communities in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the week of December 14-20 in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Friday.

"Battlegroup South units liberated the settlements of Annovka, Vesyoly Gai, Yelizavetovka, Trudovoye and Uspenovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic as a result of decisive operations… Battlegroup Center units kept advancing deep into the enemy’s defenses and liberated the settlements of Novopustynka, Pushkino and Stariye Terny in the Donetsk People’s Republic… Battlegroup East units liberated the settlements of Zelenovka and Novy Komar in the Donetsk People’s Republic as a result of active operations," the ministry said in a statement.

Russian troops deliver 24 strikes at Ukrainian energy, military sites over week

Russian troops delivered 24 strikes by precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles at energy sites of Ukrainian armed formations, military airfields, army and mercenaries’ deployment areas over the past week, the ministry reported.

"On December 14-20, the Russian Armed Forces delivered 24 combined strikes by precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, hitting energy facilities supporting operations of the Ukrainian army, the infrastructure of military airfields, assembly and storage sites of unmanned aerial vehicles, a military train at an unloading station, and also temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries," the ministry said.

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicts over 2,675 casualties on Ukrainian army in week

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 2,675 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed 26 enemy field artillery guns in the Kursk area and the Kharkov Region over the week, the ministry reported.

"During the week, Battlegroup North units continued destroying Ukrainian armed formations on the territory of the Kursk Region. Combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery struck manpower and equipment of two armored brigades, a heavy mechanized brigade, seven mechanized brigades, three air assault brigades and two assault battalions of the Ukrainian army, a marine infantry brigade and five territorial defense brigades," the ministry said.

In the Kharkov direction, Battlegroup North units inflicted damage on formations of a mechanized brigade, a motorized infantry brigade and an air assault brigade of the Ukrainian army, two territorial defense brigades and a border guard detachment of Ukraine’s Border Guard Service, it said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in those frontline areas over the past week totaled more than 2,675 personnel, nine tanks, 73 armored combat vehicles, including a US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle and a US-manufactured Stryker armored personnel carrier, 68 motor vehicles, two Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 multiple rocket launchers and 26 field artillery guns, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicts over 3,610 casualties on Ukrainian army in week

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted more than 3,610 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed six enemy ammunition depots in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup West units improved their frontline positions and inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of five mechanized brigades, an infantry brigade, a jaeger brigade, an assault brigade, an airmobile brigade and an airborne brigade of the Ukrainian army, three territorial defense brigades and a National Guard brigade. They repelled 18 counterattacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past week amounted to more than 3,610 personnel, two tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, six armored personnel carriers, including a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier and a Polish-made Rosomak armored vehicle, four other armored combat vehicles, 34 motor vehicles and 57 field artillery guns, among them eight Western-made 155mm weapons, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed four electronic warfare and counterbattery radar stations and six ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army over the week, it said.

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicts over 2,365 casualties on Ukrainian army in week

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted more than 2,365 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy tank and 17 armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported.

During the week, Battlegroup South units "inflicted casualties on formations of six mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an infantry brigade, two airmobile brigades, an assault brigade, an air assault brigade and a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian army, a marine infantry brigade and three territorial defense brigades," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past week totaled more than 2,365 personnel, a tank, five armored personnel carriers, including a US-made Stryker armored vehicle and three US-manufactured M113 armored personnel carriers, 12 other armored combat vehicles, 20 motor vehicles, 17 field artillery guns, among them seven Western-made weapons, and four electronic warfare and counterbattery radar stations, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed five ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army over the week, it said.

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts over 2,945 casualties on Ukrainian army in week

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted more than 2,945 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy tanks and 15 armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported.

During the week, Battlegroup Center units "inflicted losses on formations of a heavy mechanized brigade, six mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an infantry brigade, a jaeger brigade, two assault brigades and two assault battalions of the Ukrainian army, a marine infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades and two National Guard brigades. They repulsed 67 enemy counterattacks," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past week amounted to more than 2,945 personnel, two tanks, 15 armored combat vehicles, including three US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and two US-manufactured M113 armored personnel carriers, 23 motor vehicles and 43 field artillery guns, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicts 1,215 casualties on Ukrainian army over week

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted roughly 1,215 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed a German-made Leopard tank in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported.

During the week, Battlegroup East units "inflicted casualties on formations of two mechanized brigades and a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian army, three territorial defense brigades and two National Guard brigades. They repelled 16 counterattacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past week amounted to 1,215 personnel, two tanks, including a German-made Leopard tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, 11 other armored combat vehicles, 22 motor vehicles and 20 field artillery guns, including six NATO-produced 155mm self-propelled artillery systems and howitzers, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicts 440 casualties on Ukrainian army over week

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted roughly 440 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed six enemy field ammunition depots in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of a heavy mechanized brigade, two mechanized brigades, an infantry brigade, an air assault brigade and a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian army, three territorial defense brigades and a National Guard brigade," it specified.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past week amounted to 440 personnel, 20 motor vehicles and 16 field artillery guns, including three US-made 155mm M777 howitzers, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and four US-manufactured Patriot surface-to-air missile launchers, five electronic warfare stations and six field ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, it said.

Nearly 60 Ukrainian soldiers surrender to Russian troops over week

Nearly 60 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered to Russian troops at the engagement line over the past week, the ministry reported.

"During the week, 59 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered at the engagement line," the ministry said.

Russian air defenses down MiG-29 fighter jet, 519 Ukrainian UAVs over week

Russian air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet and 519 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the week, the ministry reported.

"Air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet, six US-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, three British-made Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles, a Neptune long-range missile, four French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, 18 rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and 519 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.

Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 650 Ukrainian warplanes, 283 helicopters, 38,152 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 surface-to-air missile systems, 19,933 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,504 multiple rocket launchers, 19,874 field artillery guns and mortars and 29,384 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.

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https://x.com/OlgaBazova/status/1870170446085112093

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Slovakia stops repairing damaged Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment

For Slovakia, increasing defense spending to 3% of GDP is unimaginable, said the country's Defense Minister Robert Kalinyak.

This was his response to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's call for maintaining military and defense spending at 2% of GDP.

Meanwhile, German military specialists who were restoring damaged Ukrainian equipment in a workshop located in the area bordering Ukraine are leaving Slovakia.

According to the German side, Bratislava deliberately slowed down the workshop's work and demonstrated a lack of interest in continuing its work.

The Slovak authorities consider Zelensky's regime to be neo-Nazi and accuse NATO of provoking a war in Ukraine in order to preserve the hegemony of the collective West.

by @fsk_today

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Three signs that the end game is approaching for project Ukraine:

1. Assigning blame. Bloomberg: "Too Little Too Late: US Allies Say Biden Strategy Cost Ukraine Chance of Victory." Also from WSJ, "How the White House Functioned With a Diminished Biden in Charge."
2. Money spent and money frozen.
- Ursula at EU summit said EU spent €130 billion on Ukraine.
- Blinken said US spent $100 billion on Ukraine.
- Bloomberg: "EU Economy Chief Open to Confiscating Frozen Russian Assets." The European Council stated that Russian assets should remain blocked until war ends...and reparations are paid.
3. Elensky is losing his ****.
- Called Putin 'crazy' and Trump a 'strong man.'
- Called Orban an 'annoyong messenger.'
- Posted on X that Putin is a 'dubmbass'
- During EU summit Elensky said he can't provide evidence of NK troops because Russia burns their faces.

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❗️There are dead and injured after Ukrainian shelling of Russia's Rylsk in the Kursk region and the exact numbers are being established, according to preliminary data announced by Russia's Investigative Committee

The committee has opened a criminal case for terrorism in connection with the shelling.

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1870124026791653420

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Yes, shocking stuff as usual from those freaks: blatant targeting of civilian infrastructure: more provocations. Below, some footage :flower:

This one is from Kazan and reminds one of the imagery from 9-11:

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1870356698038251520/vid/avc1/720x720/GzXYenQgQf4Jm_mt.mp4?tag=16

This, footage from Rylsk:

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1870105515054845952/vid/avc1/860x720/ALtYGfAap0ktNjLi.mp4?tag=16

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Slovakia stops repairing damaged Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment

For Slovakia, increasing defense spending to 3% of GDP is unimaginable, said the country's Defense Minister Robert Kalinyak.

This was his response to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's call for maintaining military and defense spending at 2% of GDP.

Meanwhile, German military specialists who were restoring damaged Ukrainian equipment in a workshop located in the area bordering Ukraine are leaving Slovakia.

According to the German side, Bratislava deliberately slowed down the workshop's work and demonstrated a lack of interest in continuing its work.

The Slovak authorities consider Zelensky's regime to be neo-Nazi and accuse NATO of provoking a war in Ukraine in order to preserve the hegemony of the collective West.

by @fsk_today

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1870171626018345366

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More on the Slovakian perspective here: although there isn't a link to a written source here there is video of Fico actually saying this, and the footage I saw didn't have English subtitles; if I can source a version that does I can share it here. Here though appears to be a full transcript, and should be, in a regular world, a HUGE story: evidence of bribery by a 'Head of State', or at least in the case of the Elensky fellow, an expired one.

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🇸🇰 Fico Accuses Zelensky of Offering Bribes in exchange for supporting Ukraine’s accession to NATO.

'I will not quote them but Zelenskyy made me certain proposals behind closed doors. And I want to say that Slovakia is not in a state of war. Neither with the Russian Federation, nor with Ukraine. We are very sorry about what is happening in Ukraine now. And we are not going to give them weapons, we know that the Ukrainians are losing this war completely. Ladies and gentlemen, I must say that President Zelensky categorically rejects any ceasefire. Any truce. He still has some idea that first, perhaps, he should get everything in the world, and only then will he talk about some kind of truce.

And when I asked him about the transit of gas through Ukraine, Zelensky ruled out any idea of ​​it. He made proposals that seem absurd to me. For example, that he would agree to it only if we did not pay Russia until the end of the war. What fool would give us free gas? As we were coming to the end, the president returned to the topic of gas and asked me whether I would vote for NATO membership if he gave me 500 million euros from Russian assets. Of course, I immediately answered that I would never. You just know my opinion about Ukraine's membership in NATO. And it is strange that he asked me such a question, because he knows perfectly well that inviting Ukraine to NATO is completely unrealistic."

Source: DD Geopolitics on X (https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1870151676394648068)

[Bruce G Charlton]

@Tintin - As you know, I regard the NATO - Russia war as ultimately spiritual; and I am increasingly concerned that a major Western motivation for its continuation and escalation is the spiritual corruption of Russia.

Specifically, the demon-serving Western-Establishment intent; is that in order to fight a prolonged and increasingly destructive war, Russia will be "forced" to drop its Christian basis, and will take the short-termist path of winning by any means, and at any cost. Winning for the sake of winning - or for material and selfish reasons.

This desire to corrupt and destroy that which is good is, IMO, increasingly obvious as a core motivation of those who ultimately control NATO and (really-) lead the Western powers. And it is deeply, spitefully, evil. More and more resources are expended on this negative goal, such strategies increasingly dominate our discourse (domestic as well as international); even as The West's power and cohesion collapses.

I think that such a fate can only be avoided for Russia if the ongoing revival of Orthodox Christianity increases as the state of war increases; indeed Russia must become more-Christian more rapidly than it becomes more war-orientated; such that the war is conceptualized and prosecuted within a vision of Holy Russia. In other words, the true and most powerful objective of war must continue to be Christian (in the specifically Russian meaning of that - which is distinctive)

I am one who regards this Orthodox Christian restoration as the distinctive destiny of Russia, and Russia as the only nation that could pursue such a destiny - nonetheless, that path is not pre-determined. All is by human choice, and the destiny could be rejected. The fact that restoration is possible in Russia, is the deepest reason why Russia is the primary target of the demonic totalitarians, above all other targets.

But if Holy Russia is rejected, then the war will become - like most wars, and like all geopolitics - simply a case of rival evils in competition.

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More on the Slovakian perspective here: although there isn't a link to a written source here there is video of Fico actually saying this, and the footage I saw didn't have English subtitles; if I can source a version that does I can share it here. Here though appears to be a full transcript, and should be, in a regular world, a HUGE story: evidence of bribery by a 'Head of State', or at least in the case of the Elensky fellow, an expired one.

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🇸🇰 Fico Accuses Zelensky of Offering Bribes in exchange for supporting Ukraine’s accession to NATO.

'I will not quote them but Zelenskyy made me certain proposals behind closed doors. And I want to say that Slovakia is not in a state of war. Neither with the Russian Federation, nor with Ukraine. We are very sorry about what is happening in Ukraine now. And we are not going to give them weapons, we know that the Ukrainians are losing this war completely. Ladies and gentlemen, I must say that President Zelensky categorically rejects any ceasefire. Any truce. He still has some idea that first, perhaps, he should get everything in the world, and only then will he talk about some kind of truce.

And when I asked him about the transit of gas through Ukraine, Zelensky ruled out any idea of ​​it. He made proposals that seem absurd to me. For example, that he would agree to it only if we did not pay Russia until the end of the war. What fool would give us free gas? As we were coming to the end, the president returned to the topic of gas and asked me whether I would vote for NATO membership if he gave me 500 million euros from Russian assets. Of course, I immediately answered that I would never. You just know my opinion about Ukraine's membership in NATO. And it is strange that he asked me such a question, because he knows perfectly well that inviting Ukraine to NATO is completely unrealistic."

Source: DD Geopolitics on X (https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1870151676394648068)

Video, with subtitles, below :thumbsup:

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1870259348183646208/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/ppjUhvQ_oG4Hnt6Y.mp4?tag=12

[Michel Leclerc]

Bruce. Thank you for your perspective. I somehow guess what you mean – but your formulation may not even be true to your own meaning (which I, who would call myself Christian in the metaphysical sense, in many ways not unlike you, do not necessarily endorse).

Allow me to quote the uncomfortable phrasings.

indeed Russia must become more-Christian more rapidly than it becomes more war-orientated; such that the war is conceptualized and prosecuted within a vision of Holy Russia. In other words, the true and most powerful objective of war must continue to be Christian

I do not think that you mean that the Christianisation of Russia is a means to the goal of its “polemicisation”, although it may be, and you understand it to be I suppose, a means to the effectiveness of war — but don’t you, by your phrasing, mean, or imply, or imply and mean, that its "polemicisation” is a means to the goal of its Christianisation? Which would amount to the logic of the Holy War, as of the Christian knights against the Sarrasins, or the Muslims against the Crusaders? “Let us use weapons to make the Others better.”

On the other hand, if you mean that it should be hoped that Russia may always be, or continue to be, more holy than warlike – which I suppose that you mean as well, I guess that you understand that the war is not so much driven by Russia's holiness than by the West’s demonic nature. And the demon never desists. It, oddly, does not seem to be in God’s Power to finally crush the Evil One. He, God that is, – and allow me to apply now a little theology by which I for one can survive – even went so far as to incarnate or create into His avatara as His Son in order to be crushed and crucified by Evil, demonstrating that Love, which is Divine, is ultimately only possible as Self-Sacrifice, i.e. as Crucifixion by demonic Evil. Yes, there is no Birth without Resurrection. But there is also no Resurrection without Birth (and hence being Crushed by evil).

That means that the program you are laying out for Holier than Holy Russia is to be crushed by Evil.

I think that Russia and its allies will however decide to fight evil with greater evil, hoping that the final eradication of Western “polemicisation” (that they call denazification) may create a form of peace in which humans may be able to breathe again – outside of tyranny. They want to denazify Ukraine, and are willing to kill hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians for that purpose, as the reluctant instruments of Western demonic Evil, that carries the real responsibility and guilt for it (and of course for the Russian victims).

I think this “Holy Warlike” cross-fertilisation of Thomas Aquinas and Clausewitz is a dangerous path, to the extent that its "conceptualisation" (to quote you) may become highly unpredictable: food for AI, maybe.

I would suggest two related, but different, paths. The first is to restrict our own responsibilities in this world to what is our civil responsibility. We are not responsible for what Russia may or may not do. We are, however, you, if I am not mistaken, for what the United Kingdom does, I for what Belgium does. We carry the civil responsibility for the undertakings of the States we are nationals of. Now, alas, both our states are carrying out the "never desisting" program of demonic Evil. Should we then not, instead of piously speculating on the Holiness of Russia, throw our existences into the fight for the "de-demonisation" of our own “polemicised" polities? For their denazification?

Is it not for the United Kingdom, or for Belgium, to become holy first? Should we not first and foremost concentrate on our own political responsibility for “saving ourselves from the Evil one”, rather than on the reponsibility of the other party? Instead of wishing that the jihadi Sarrasins convert to Christianity, should we not “de-crusade" ourselves so that we can allow everybody to comprehend that Love is the solution – and that Islam and Christianity mean the same?

(Inviting Islam to the discussion I do only as a metaphor, as you quite well understand, considering that Orthodoxy and spiritual (Sufi, Shia) Islam are theologically quite close.)

My second point then would be the following: let us moreover draw "theo-polemical" responsibilities even closer to ourselves than just from the Russian nation to the British/Belgian nation. Let them put where they belong: on our own personal shoulders. To what extent am I myself an instrument of demonic Evil?

It is fashionable for quite a number of successful “show” speakers to call the leaders of the governments of the United Kingdom, or the United States, "overtaken by the Deep State", or "dumb", or "making mistakes” – instead of calling them personally responsible for the demonic evil perpetrated. Or if, by the citizens of our nations that is, they are called demonic and evil, then that is done in the same gasp of breath almost as the statement that “we” as citizens, or “I” personally, are/am viscerally opposed to it and do not agree with etc., the often metaphorical phrase "over my dead body” not being used this time although eminently applicable, because a little too close home.

The Belgian state pays me a slightly below average pension. In France it would be, or is, slightly above average. In South America or in Russia it would be an unreachably high pension. This pension level is being paid with a financial and economic and ultimately international political strategy that presupposes the “liquidation” of the Middle East, Russia, and in fine the entire Global South. I am opposed to this policy.

But "over my dead body"?

Should we not first and foremost hope that our own holiness keeps exceeding our "polemicisation”? And more than hope: act?

Should we not read and apply Thomas van Kempen’s Imitatio Christi?

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Germany refuses to send soldiers to Ukraine until conflict with Russia ends

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Some figures in the West continue to agitate for the deployment of NATO troops to Ukraine, pushing for an escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. However, the German authorities have once again publicly refused to do anything of the sort, despite criticism.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius once again categorically ruled out the possibility of German soldiers appearing on Ukrainian territory before the end of the conflict with Russia.

"I want to make one thing clear - until the war is over, there will be no German soldiers on Ukrainian soil."

– Pistorius emphasized to representatives of the Funke media group.

According to him, such a possibility could be considered as an exception in cases of a truce or ceasefire between the parties to the conflict and their mutual consent to be present. He specified that it would be necessary to first figure out “whether there is a demarcation line, a buffer zone or a peacekeeping zone in which armed forces ensure peace” before sending soldiers, otherwise there would be problems.

"But one thing is clear: Germany, as the largest NATO country in Europe and the largest economy Europe will not be able to stand aside"
- the minister added.

https://en.topcor.ru/54857-frg-otkazalas-otpravljat-soldat-na-ukrainu-do-okonchanija-konflikta-s-rf.html

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SOCAR failed to help: there will be no gas transit from Russia to the EU via Ukraine

The Russian and Ukrainian sides failed to agree on a deal to continue exporting (transiting) natural gas from Russia to the European Union through Ukraine with the mediation of Azerbaijan. This was reported by the American agency Reuters, citing a source in the Azerbaijani state oil and gas company SOCAR.

The article noted that Brussels and Kyiv asked Baku to facilitate discussions with Moscow on a gas transit agreement that expires on December 31, 2024. The source specified that SOCAR had been a mediator in negotiations between energy companies of Ukraine and Russia for almost a year. Russian and Ukrainian top managers met in May and August in Istanbul and Vienna, respectively, but were unable to agree on the terms.

It should be noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin recently stated that it has long been clear that there will be no new transit agreement with Ukraine on the supply of Russian blue fuel to Europe. In turn, Ukrainian citizen Vladimir Zelensky said that Kyiv may consider the possibility of continuing gas transit from the Russian Federation, but only on the condition that Moscow does not receive payment until the end of the conflict with Ukraine, but it is unlikely to agree to this condition.

That is, Zelensky deliberately put forward an unacceptable demand. At the same time, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico threatened Ukraine with a “serious conflict” if Kyiv stops the transit of Russian gas purchased by his country.

If Zelensky does not let our gas in, a serious conflict could arise. Why should it only come from us there? Why can't there be some kind of solidarity towards us?
– added Fico.

https://en.topcor.ru/54853-socar-ne-smogla-pomoch-tranzita-gaza-iz-rf-v-es-cherez-ukrainu-ne-budet.html

[Vicus]

Georgian Foreign Ministry to demand explanations from London for sanctions imposed yesterday

The British Ambassador to Georgia Gareth Ward has been summoned to the Georgian Foreign Ministry. This step is related to London's imposition of sanctions against the heads of the Georgian Interior Ministry.

The restrictions apply to Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri, his deputy Alexander Darakhvelidze, head of the Tbilisi Police Department Sulkhan Tamazashvili, head of the special forces Zviad Kharazishvili and his deputy Mileri Lagazauri. The events in Tbilisi after the suppression of the opposition and the presidential elections followed a clear scenario - a purge of those who ordered and supervised the attempted coup d'etat is underway. It seems that the ambassador will be warned for now.

Kobakhidze also confirmed that the promotion of Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri to the post of Deputy Prime Minister "was accelerated" after the US and UK imposed sanctions on him. It was also announced that the Minister and ten high-ranking officials of the Interior Ministry would be awarded "Orders of Honor".

https://en.topcor.ru/54829-v-mid-gruzii-vyzvali-britanskogo-posla.html

[Vicus]

Unconventional cyber attack: a significant part of the economic sector in Ukraine has stalled today

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On St. Nicholas Day, a large-scale cyberattack by alleged Russian hackers on Ukrainian national registries occurred. According to Ukrainian Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna (who is also acting vice-premier for European and Euro-Atlantic integration), this led to both a partial loss and a leak of information. The extent of the damage is being determined. The Russian side has not commented on the incident in any way.

No one is immune from hacking

So, late in the evening of December 19, cyber saboteurs hacked the database of the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice, essentially paralyzing its functioning, which affected economic activity on a national scale. The attackers interfered with financial activities, control over counterparties, government procurement and negatively affected access to relevant Internet resources. As a result, since December 20, notary activity in Ukraine has been reduced mainly to the actual certification of property transactions. The implementation of other transactions is not possible.

It is surprising that the protected European system turned out to be vulnerable to another hacker attack. True, backup copies provide a chance to quickly restore materials, but the theft of a certain part of confidential information about business entities is obvious. Among other things, the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs, and Social Organizations (USR) suffered.

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https://en.topcor.ru/54850-nebanalnaja-kiberataka-na-ukraine-zabuksoval-suschestvennyj-obem-jekonomicheskoj-otrasli.html

[Vicus]

Putin wants US-made THAAD in Kyiv to test Oreshnik missile yesterday

Russian President Vladimir Putin has posed a new technological challenge to the Western powers, openly questioning the effectiveness of the most advanced air defense systems supplied by the U.S. and NATO.

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In his latest statement, Putin directly tied the future of the military conflict in Ukraine to the potential deployment of systems like THAAD, highlighting how Russia plans to leverage new missile technology to demonstrate its military capabilities.

“I don’t know if these air defense systems are already in Ukraine, but if the Americans decide to send them, let them,” Putin said. He went on to suggest that, in such a case, Russia would have the opportunity to observe how the systems perform against the new Russian missile “Oreshnik,” hinting at a significant disparity between Western technologies and Russia’s latest developments.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29pwX28HKoo?t=158

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https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2024/12/20/putin-wants-us-made-thaad-in-kyiv-to-test-oreshnik-missile/

[Vicus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60NL6qHxqj0

Putin Made A Shocking Statement🎯🔥Ukraine Attacks Kazan🪖KurakhovEND⚔️ Military Summary For 21.12.2024

[Bruce G Charlton]

@Michel

Thank you for your considered response.

"you mean that it should be hoped that Russia may always be, or continue to be, more holy than warlike " - That is what I meant, more or less.

I don't agree that our duty is to convert our nations and prevent them from doing evil - if, by this, you mean political activism and evangelism. My understanding is that things have gone way too far for such strategies, and they now are actually counter productive - that sort of engagement in the actualities of public discourse is exactly what They want Us to do. It plays into their hands and their agenda.

We are each on our own, primarily - but not helpless. There are no institutions on our side - least of all any of the churches, who have amply revealed (e.g. in 2020 et sequelae) that their loyalties lies with the agenda of evil. Thus, in practice, activism entails working with institutions enlisted on the other side of the spiritual war - these are unreformable because they do not want to be reformed - quite the opposite.

With the material world net enlisted to materialism; my conviction is that the situation is a clear indicator that we should be serious about spiritual matters. If we really believe that the spirit is real, and that God is real, good, and the creator - then whatever we achieve will be taken up into creation, and shall affect reality...

And by reality I primarily mean eternal reality, not the temporary reality of this mortal life - which is important. but permeated by evil and ravaged by entropy - unto death.

Christ's kingdom is Not of this World - - which is not to denigrate this world - which is vitally important, but for Christians to regard mortal life as a developmental phase en route so that which is everlasting.

[Ravenlocke]

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Today, Kazan was attacked with Ukrainian drones striking a residential high-rise building early in the morning. Twice, with a 50 minute interval. Kazan is 1075 km away from Kharkov and 1045 km away from Ukrainian-occupied Sudzha. Ukrainians claim that these drones have a range of up to 1000 km and can carry 50 kg worth of explosives.

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Still, I'm not entirely convinced that all of these drones were launched from the Ukraine. We are supposed to believe that they flew over entire European Russia, bypassed all air defences and, most importantly, EXCEEDED their maximum range. Maybe it did happen. Or maybe the Ukrainians smuggled some of them into Russia directly, and then SBU's little helpers launched them from the woods somewhere, making it much easier to bypass air defence. The latter would be even more catastrophic. In any case, I'm eagerly waiting for a proper investigation to happen.

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https://tass.com/defense/1891305

CIA station in Kiev targeted in recent Russian attack, military expert reveals

According to Alexander Stepanov, strikes are systematic efforts to gradually wipe out the military capabilities of Ukraine

MOSCOW, December 21. /TASS/. Among other targets, the Russian military hit a CIA station in Kiev, Alexander Stepanov, program director at the Political Sciences Academy, told TASS.

"Retaliatory strikes are not a sudden one-off measure, but rather systematic efforts to gradually wipe out the military capabilities and control centers of the international terrorist wing, also known as the criminal Kiev regime," the military expert, who is also a senior researcher at the Institute of Latin American Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, explained.

"Available reports indicate that, apart from energy facilities, military components of NATO’s intelligence proxies were struck, including a base of special group `Alpha’ of the SBU (Ukraine’s Security Service - TASS) and a CIA station at Holiday Inn," he specified.

[Ravenlocke]

https://tass.com/defense/1891451

Civilian industrial complex supplies Russian army with over 65 types of units — top brass

Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov praised the new mechanisms for accelerating the introduction of advanced weapons and equipment developed by the civilian defense industrial complex in the interests of the Russian army
MOSCOW, December 21. /TASS/. The civilian defense industrial complex has supplied the Russian Armed Forces with over 65 types of units, including 31 types of drones and four types of drone boats, Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov said.

The final meeting of the the technical council of the Russian Defense Ministry and the All-Russia People's Front was held with Belousov's participation. The top defense official praised the new mechanisms for accelerating the introduction of advanced weapons and equipment developed by the civilian defense industrial complex in the interests of the Russian army.

"The civilian defense industrial complex has provided the Russian Armed Forces with more than 65 types of units: 31 types of drones, including three reconnaissance drones, eight ground robotics systems, two types of electronic intelligence systems, 20 electronic warfare systems, four types of drone boats. All this equipment has been delivered to the troops since April," Belousov said.

Belousov also added that drones are primarily used to perform reconnaissance, strike and transportation tasks during the special military operation.

"During the special military operation, drones of air, land and sea basing <…> are widely used to perform reconnaissance, strike and transportation tasks. They are used as means of combat and network information exchange," he said at the final meeting of the the technical council of the Russian Defense Ministry and the All-Russia People's Front.

He noted that the role of such means in modern combat operations is so great that it has been decided to create a separate branch of troops in the armed forces: the unmanned systems troops.

[Ravenlocke]

Russia Slaps ‘Satanic Temple’ On Undesirable List For Terrorism Support

The 🇺🇸 org “actively supports participants of extremist & terrorist movements …, calls for the overthrow” of the 🇷🇺 constitution, and its website “provides information on fundraising for the Ukrainian armed forces," the Prosecutor General's Office told TASS.

https://x.com/RT_India_news/status/1870452719527608680

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🇷🇺🏴‍☠️Against the backdrop of defeats at the front: the SBU has switched to senseless intimidation of Russian citizens

▪️While the Russian army is advancing along the entire front, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces are suffering defeats and retreating, the Ukrainian special services, through various threats and manipulation by telephone scammers, are persuading gullible Russian citizens to commit illegal acts:

▪️In Moscow, a grandmother blew up firecrackers in the Fort shopping center

▪️Following this, in the Moscow region, a man also blew up a firecracker in the Helios shopping center

▪️A Russian post office was set on fire in Khimki

▪️An explosion was heard in a Sberbank branch in the center of St. Petersburg

➖The people launching the fireworks claim that they were forced by scammers or bribed by the Ukrainian special services.

▪️According to preliminary data, there were no casualties.

➖In connection with the defeats on the fronts, the Ukrainian special services are trying to influence our masses by organizing such actions and provocations, in the hope of influencing the emotional state of people. - RVvoenkor

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1870496486989132176

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https://x.com/RT_com/status/1870506101982331120

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[Tintin]

An update on the Romanian election craziness

Arnaud Bertrand has provided an update (https://x.com/RnaudBertrand/status/1870682333713715480), and further clarification on the Romanian investigation documents which I shared a few pages ago here (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?114491-WW3-Ukraine-US-vs.-Donbass-Russia&p=1645587&viewfull=1#post1645587). It's even more ridiculous than we thought.

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This is an absolutely bombshell: the story about the cancelled elections in Romania is even far more sinister than previously thought.

A new report from investigative outlet http://snoop.ro (https://snoop.ro/anaf-a-descoperit-ca-pnl-a-platit-o-campanie-care-l-a-promovat-masiv-pe-calin-georgescu-pe-tiktok/) reveals that the TikTok campaign which was cited in the declassified Romanian intelligence documents (summarized in my post below 👇) as evidence of foreign interference - and used as grounds to cancel the presidential election - was actually paid for by the ruling National Liberal Party (PNL), the very party that supported cancelling the elections!

According to the investigation, the campaign called "#EchilibrușiVerticalitate" that the intelligence services claimed was "identical to Russian operations in Ukraine" was organized by a marketing firm called Kensington Communication, hired by PNL (the ruling party), who paid Kensington over 1 million RON for it (about $210,000). Kensington then used a platform called FameUp to coordinate 130 influencers with specific scripts and messaging guidelines.

This puts the declassified intelligence documents in an entirely new light. What they presented as evidence of foreign interference was actually a campaign paid for by the ruling party. The same party that then supported using these allegations of "foreign interference" to cancel an election they were losing.

Even more bizarrely, confronted by journalists, Kensington Communication initially denied using the hashtag but later admitted to creating the campaign for PNL, claiming it was meant to be called "#echilibrusiseriozitate" and was changed to "#echilibrusiverticalitate" without their knowledge. Yeah, right...

This means that either the Romanian intelligence services didn't know this was a PNL-funded campaign when they used it as evidence to cancel the election (which raises huge questions about their competence), or they did know and didn't disclose it (which raises even bigger questions about their integrity).

In any case, it seems to indicate that something extremely sinister happened in Romania: a ruling party used intelligence services to cancel an election based on "foreign interference" evidence that they themselves paid for!

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[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1870839558478475748

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https://x.com/Blackrussiantv/status/1870793642467840103

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❗️BREAKING! HUGE NEWS! Russian forces have just captured an AUSTRALIAN Mercenary for the first time since the beginning of the Special Military Operation.

🇷🇺🇦🇺The captured Australian mercenaries name is Oscar Jenkins. The Russians have taken him alive. This is huge. A prisoner exchange deal for
@AussieCossack
is now a reality.

https://x.com/peacemaket71/status/1870784765420335151

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[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/AIs_of_Dragoon/status/1870879803433488835

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🇷🇺🇸🇰 DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN FICO AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN COULD TOUCH ON THE TOPIC OF RUSSIAN GAS TRANSIT

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov suggested that discussions between Fico and Putin could touch on the topic of Russian gas transit but emphasized the need to wait for the meeting's conclusion to confirm the agenda.


https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1870877855011189073

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[Ravenlocke]

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🇬🇧❌🪖 UK SOLDIERS ARE QUITTING THE ARMED FORCES "AT AN ALARMING RATE"

The report said that there were now just two servicepeople per thousand people in the United Kingdom for the first time in history. Over the past 12 months, over 15,000 soldiers have reportedly quit the armed forces, despite the government's efforts to address the crisis by raising wages by 6%, which is the largest increase in the past 22 years.

The UK parliament's Defense Committee has earlier urged the government to make a choice between either increasing investment in the military or recognizing that properly prioritizing combat operations will lead to a reduction in the overall number of tasks.

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1870805910978769132

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[Ravenlocke]

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Austrian runs over Russian tourist to death with jet ski in Thailand, tries to escape to another island

On the Thai island of Phuket, 25-year-old Austrian David Robert Herbst, riding a jet ski, fatally hit a 58-year-old tourist from St. Petersburg. The body of the deceased was found only after midnight. After the incident, Herbst left Phuket and went to the island of Phi Phi. However, he was unable to escape justice: 2 days after the tragedy, the Austrian was arrested, but during interrogation he began to deny his guilt.

He has been charged with negligent operation of a vehicle causing death. Local media reports say the tragedy comes amid a campaign to crack down on illegal jet ski rentals in Phuket.

https://x.com/jaccocharite/status/1870791468606017660

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[Ravenlocke]

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🇺🇦 The Verkhovna Rada has passed a law allowing for the automatic transfer of patients' medical data to the military registry "Obereg."

Specifically, this law repeals the existing ban on the transfer of medical data.

This will allow Ukraine's Ministry of Defense to find new soldiers with not yet fully impaired health.

@ukraine_watch

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1870896699553779762

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[Ravenlocke]

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[Ravenlocke]

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Zelensky has changed his mind and started talking about peace

For a long time Zelensky turned his nose up at talks about to settle the situation in Ukraine. This time, the Western masters still poked him with the same nose and explained what was going on. The illegitimate president declared that 2025 would be the year of a just peace for the country. Lowering his eyes down, Zelensky also said that with the change of administration in the United States there will be many changes, including in international affairs.

Earlier it became known that Trump sent Zelensky a message urging him to think about a truce, the Spanish newspaper El Pais reported. In it, the US politician explained to the Ukrainian president the impossibility of returning Russian territories.

https://x.com/jaccocharite/status/1870899366418104812

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https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1870896406808166835

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https://x.com/UniqueMongolia/status/1870585600606404811

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CIA Director William Burns has arrived in Ukraine on his last official visit, Zelensky announced.

"Usually, such meetings are not announced publicly, and all our meetings - in Ukraine, other European countries, America and other parts of the world - took place without official notification," Zelensky said.

He added that he "maintains contact" with the outgoing CIA director.

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[Ravenlocke]

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🇬🇪IRAKLI KOBAKHIDZE:

"President [Salome] Zourabishvili has less than a week left in her position.

She will not be able to accomplish much during this time, although some European politicians and officials claim that a lot could happen before December 29.

However, I assure you that not much will change.

Neither the 'deep state' nor the radical opposition will prevail in Georgia.

She will have to leave office on the 29th.

It remains to be seen where she will continue her life—whether behind bars or elsewhere.

I believe she has enough sense not to violate the provisions of the Criminal Code.

Let us hypothetically consider a scenario similar to the one during the arrest of [United National Movement party leader, Nika] Melia.

Suppose she entrenches herself in the presidential residence. Such an act would constitute a crime under the Criminal Code.

No one may wish to imprison a 72-year-old woman, but by taking such a step, she would be sacrificing all those who support her in this scenario.

I trust she has the wisdom to refrain from breaking the Criminal Code or encouraging others to do so, as such actions could result in many years of imprisonment."

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https://x.com/daily_romania/status/1870861261346681127

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[Ravenlocke]

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🇬🇪 Recently-Ousted President of Georgia and Foreign Agent Salome Zurabishvili Demands New Elections

At a rally in central Tbilisi, President Salome Zurabishvili declared that the government must schedule new parliamentary elections within a week.

However, as she was making her demands, her microphone unexpectedly turned off.

And that’s how things work there 😂

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1870910174757876097

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[Ravenlocke]

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[Ravenlocke]

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🇷🇺Engineers of the Western Group of the Russian Armed Forces have created a passage in a minefield of AFU militants, the Russian Defence Ministry announced.

To clear the way, the servicemen used a ZRP-2 machine, which allows them to clear a passage 60 metres long and 2 metres wide.

The servicemen of the engineer-sapper battalions are working constantly, as the AFU militants, when retreating, leave behind a large number of areas with scattered, sometimes camouflaged, explosive devices. As a rule, such mines are destroyed on the spot by detonation.

@ukraine_watch
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https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1870926828652871979

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[Bill Ryan]

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🇷🇺Engineers of the Western Group of the Russian Armed Forces have created a passage in a minefield of AFU militants, the Russian Defence Ministry announced.

To clear the way, the servicemen used a ZRP-2 machine, which allows them to clear a passage 60 metres long and 2 metres wide.

The servicemen of the engineer-sapper battalions are working constantly, as the AFU militants, when retreating, leave behind a large number of areas with scattered, sometimes camouflaged, explosive devices. As a rule, such mines are destroyed on the spot by detonation.

@ukraine_watch
https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1870799222691217850

1870799222691217850I found that most interesting, but didn't fully understand how the ZRP-2 machine worked. So for anyone who might be curious, here's the lowdown in an English language technical article.

https://cat-uxo.com/explosive-hazards/misc/zrp-2-landmine-clearance-kit

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https://x.com/Hawkeye1745/status/1870872294006071630

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[Ravenlocke]

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦Situation and key events on December 22, 2024:

▪️ Russian forces liberated Krasnoye in the DPR and Lozovaya in the Kharkov region, the Ministry of Defense reported.

▪️ The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the past day across various directions amounted to up to 1,520 servicemen, according to the military department’s summary.

▪️ Air defense systems shot down 100 drones in one day, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

▪️ The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 260 servicemen in the Kursk direction, and two tanks were destroyed, including a Leopard, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

▪️ The liberation of Lozovaya indicates the advancement of Russian forces toward the Oskol River from the south of Kupiansk, occupying advantageous positions for an offensive, reported Ganchev to RIA Novosti.

▪️ On Sunday, Ukrainian forces fired five NATO-caliber 155mm shells at Gorlovka, the DPR reported.

▪️ The Ukrainian army is collapsing due to corruption within the military command and the decisions it makes, according to Ukrainian Parliament deputy Mariyana Bezuhla.

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[sunwings]

"They are used to filling their bellies with HUMAN FLESH, and their pockets with money for centuries. But they must realise that The Vampire Ball is ending"

What do you think Vladimir Putin means by this?

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[Ravenlocke]

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Elena Panina: Regarding the terrorist strike on Kazan — will the Oreshnik grow on the Thames?

We understand why the enemy, by the hands of the terrorist group “Ukraine,” struck Kazan today. Because two days ago at the “Results of the Year” the Russian President said:

“Kazan has made an amazing leap in its development. It is, without any exaggeration, one of the best cities in Europe. I am happy to say this. We are proud of Moscow, it is one of the largest and best megacities in the world, but Kazan is also developing rapidly and actively,” and a few more kind words for the capital of Tatarstan.

▪️ Terrorists always strike at beauty. At development. At the best. At everything that is dear to us.

But why? Is it only to hurt, to intimidate, to pit the people who have become targets against the “authorities unable to protect them” — and to present it to the world: “Ha-ha, look! How’s that for a duel, Kremlin?!”

One of the reasons for terrorist attacks on Russian cities is formulated as follows: “Zelensky dreams that Russia will respond by hitting residential neighborhoods in Kiev and Kharkov, Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk. In the style of the Gaza Strip. This will allow Zelensky to demonize Russia in the world, allow him to get more money and weapons, and allow him to stay in power more.”

The problem, however, is that in the eyes of those who allocate money and weapons to Ukraine, Russia has already been demonized. Long ago and completely. Without any strikes on Kiev - but simply by the fact of its existence, our modus vivendi. Russia is not broken? Here are weapons and money, break it further!

When something does fly into Kiev and the glorious Patriots repeatedly miss and hit the upper floors of Kiev high-rises, as happened just yesterday, it is immediately presented in the Western media as “Putin’s crime” and “Russian barbarism.” So that those who vote for those who allocate weapons and money will continue to elect them to power.

Hence, incidentally, these strikes by Ukrainian UAVs on the upper floors of Kazan high-rises. So that in the pictures in the global media they visually coincide with yesterday’s Patriot attack on the Kiev residential complex. There is destruction here and there, something is burning, people are rushing around downstairs... “But the Russians are no better!”

We must stop caring — once and for all! — what the enemy thinks of us. He must stop thinking altogether — since dead people have no such opportunity. Let him hate Russia from the other world.

▪️ So, some state, or states by the hands of third parties, organize terrorist attacks on us, one after another. The answer to “what to do?” is very obvious - first of all, destroy the perpetrators of the terrorist acts. Eliminate the immediate threat. So that the rest memorize it like the multiplication table: any terrorist attack against Russia is their guaranteed death.

And then — methodically destroy everyone who ordered and sanctioned these terrorist attacks. To be clear: planning strikes against Russia is extremely harmful to health. And if, say, the British The Times calls the murdered General Kirillov a “war criminal,” then the entire leadership of the British intelligence services, army and navy are guaranteed to fall into the same category.

It is not necessary to respond to secret intrigues with an open mind. It is enough to spread to the whole world: today’s raid on Kazan was carried out by such people, the task was assigned to them by this man in Kiev, and the general management of the operation was carried out by the First Lord of the Admiralty, here is the name. After that, without any announcements, various troubles begin to happen to these people.

We haven’t used these opportunities yet, but they’re there. And there is also money, evil migrants or, for example, hunters to look at the famous British spires. This is the only way to hammer into foolish heads: retribution for terrorism based on Russophobia is inevitable and total - like a law of nature.

And where this is not understood, there will surely be room for a few sprigs of “hazel”.

— Elena Panina, Director of the Institute for International Political and Economic Strategies RUSSTRAT

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[Ravenlocke]

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The tetralogy “At the Edge of the Abyss” is now the #1 documentary about the SMO on online platforms and the first to be in the top 10 on ALL online movie theaters in Russia.

Viewers constantly write about how the film shocked them, completely turned their understanding of what was happening upside down and evoked emotions beyond the pale.

The third film, “Exit to the Sea,” is also difficult and frank. You will see how, after continuous assaults, the guys experience psychophysiological burnout, many are wounded or killed. But they continue to clear out the captured houses, take the enemy prisoner (this process is filmed from the inside!) and, according to orders, break through to the Azov Sea. “If they tell us to storm, we will storm. This is our land,” says the hero of the film, a former miner with the call sign “Der,” who defended the approaches to Gorlovka back in 2018. And he kept his word.

You will also see the tragedy of the Mariupol residents: a grandmother searching for her brother among the dead bodies, still hoping that he is alive; a family in the basement, and its head says: “He [Zelensky] promised to put corrupt officials in jail, but he put war in jail!”

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[Ravenlocke]

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[Bill Ryan]

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The tetralogy “At the Edge of the Abyss” is now the #1 documentary about the SMO on online platforms and the first to be in the top 10 on ALL online movie theaters in Russia.

Viewers constantly write about how the film shocked them, completely turned their understanding of what was happening upside down and evoked emotions beyond the pale.I looked for this immediately. I found this 22 minute extract, with English subtitles.
MUST SEE. :flower:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5sQMHaBnY8
And here's the entire Part 1: :thumbsup:


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[Ravenlocke]

"They are used to filling their bellies with HUMAN FLESH, and their pockets with money for centuries. But they must realise that The Vampire Ball is ending"

What do you think Vladimir Putin means by this?

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[Ravenlocke]

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The tetralogy “At the Edge of the Abyss” is now the #1 documentary about the SMO on online platforms and the first to be in the top 10 on ALL online movie theaters in Russia.

Viewers constantly write about how the film shocked them, completely turned their understanding of what was happening upside down and evoked emotions beyond the pale.I looked for this immediately. I found this 22 minute extract, with English subtitles.
MUST SEE. :flower:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5sQMHaBnY8
And here's the entire Part 1: :thumbsup:


UiNfT1n6ymRB

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[Mike Gorman]

Yes Ravenlocke, the Russophobia, sheer hatred of all that is Russian is that entrenched and a part of the British establishment, and also some of the EU/NATO brigade that they will strike out at the emerging beauty and proud strength of Russia, it is incredibly mean-spirited and actually evil IMO: I feel very angry and completely fed up with this attitude, it is so petty and childish, but also closely linked with the Oligarchy and global governance team: their days are numbered, they feel it so they hit out at Russia because it is a beacon of freedom and humanity. I know many of us feel the same way, somehow I think Russia is key to the survival of our civilization.

[grapevine]

Well said Mike G - I agree 100% with your sentiments about Russia who are currently standing between us and 1984! But for the ptb, they have everything to lose.

[Ravenlocke]

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🇧🇾🇸🇾 The fall of Bashar al-Assad has Emboldened NATO-backed Opposition Elsewhere.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the NGO-sponsored contender who attempted to replace Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in 2020, now believes her moment has arrived.

Tsikhanouskaya rose to prominence during the 2020 Belarusian presidential elections, where she became the main opposition candidate after her husband, activist Siarhei Tsikhanouski, was imprisoned. (Remind you of Navalny/Tymoshenko/Guaidó etc.?)

Backed by Western NGOs and hailed by NATO countries as a symbol of “democracy,” Tsikhanouskaya declared herself the legitimate leader of Belarus after disputed election results showed Lukashenko’s victory.

A Western-orchestrated coup attempt followed shortly after with all the usual bells and whistles of a color revolution. Luka accused the EU, the U.S., and NATO of funding opposition groups and destabilizing Belarus through sanctions and information warfare.

Since then, Tsikhanouskaya has been based in Lithuania, lobbying Western governments for more aggressive measures against Lukashenko, including sanctions and support for the Belarusian opposition. Her efforts, however, have yet to achieve significant results, as Lukashenko remains firmly in power and backed by Russia.

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[Ravenlocke]

Yes Ravenlocke, the Russophobia, sheer hatred of all that is Russian is that entrenched and a part of the British establishment, and also some of the EU/NATO brigade that they will strike out at the emerging beauty and proud strength of Russia, it is incredibly mean-spirited and actually evil IMO: I feel very angry and completely fed up with this attitude, it is so petty and childish, but also closely linked with the Oligarchy and global governance team: their days are numbered, they feel it so they hit out at Russia because it is a beacon of freedom and humanity. I know many of us feel the same way, somehow I think Russia is key to the survival of our civilization.

Thank you for saying that Mike. As Putin said recently, “War has been declared on the Russian world today” ,


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War has been declared on the Russian world today, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the State Council for the Support of Russian Families.

"Colleagues from the Duma spoke, they said that war had been declared on the Russian world. And so it is," he said.

At the end of November, addressing the participants of the World Russian People's Council (WRPC), the head of state noted that the ideological basis of the Russian world is distinguished by its openness, unwavering respect for all original cultures and civilizations. All this, according to Putin, has a wide response on the planet.
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To put it simply, the Oligarchy (and whoever is in charge), is waging war to stay in control, and they are willing to do anything to halt BRICs financial system as well as the trading moving away from the petro dollar, and mostly to continue their world dominance.
Russia is not going down as they anticipated and their despair is growing.. I hope that Russia succeeds and not “them”.
It’s not over yet..nor do we “little people” know how more drastic it may get..hatred, lies, betrayal, upheaval, despair, and mostly Greed is their calling card. Hang in there it is a bumpy, scary ride…

[Ravenlocke]

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[Ravenlocke]

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Meanwhile, Germany announced another package of military-technical aid to Ukraine:

The delivery includes:
🔹 2 Patriot SAM launchers;
🔹 2 IRIS-T air defense missile systems and anti-aircraft missiles for them;
🔹 2 ZSU GEPARD and 65 thousand rounds of ammunition;
🔹 2 TRML-4D radars;
🔹 AIM-9L/I-1 Sidewinder guided missiles;
🔹 15 Leopard 1 A5 tanks;
🔹 1 self-propelled howitzer Panzerhaubitze 2000;
🔹 30 MRAP;
🔹 7 Caracal landing vehicles;
🔹 12 Zetros trucks and 8 tankers;
🔹 5 electronic warfare systems for helicopters;
🔹 45 diving scooters;
🔹 30 VECTOR reconnaissance UAVs
🔹 24 RQ-35 HEIDRUN UAVs
🔹 14 HORNET XR UAVs,
🔹 52 thousand 155-mm shells;
🔹 20 thousand cartridges of 40 mm caliber;
🔹 15 thousand 120-mm mines;
🔹 4,580 anti-tank mines;
🔹 120 GMW grenade launchers;
🔹 200 MG4 machine guns;
🔹 Emergency Generators
🔹 50 tents, as well as assault rifles and medical equipment.

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[Ravenlocke]

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‼️🇷🇺🏴‍☠ WhatsApp will most likely be blocked in Russia, - deputy head of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy

▪️A. Svintsov stated that the messenger was added to the list of organizations obliged to transfer data to the FSB and the police, but they refuse to cooperate with the Russian authorities.

http://t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

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[Ravenlocke]

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‼️🇷🇺 "🅾️" break through to Pokrovsk, massively destroying NATO equipment and infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - 24 hours of fighting for the fighters of the Guards "Center"

▪️The "Center" group of forces continues its offensive, destroying military equipment and militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- RVvoenkor

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[Ravenlocke]

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🇸🇰 In Slovakia, over 360,000 signatures have been collected to hold a referendum on lifting sanctions against Russia.

In January, the organizers plan to submit these signatures to the country's president for a constitutional review, which will allow the process of preparing for the referendum to begin.

@ukraine_watch

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[Ravenlocke]

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🇸🇰🇷🇺 "Zelensky could not have received a better slap in the face for his arrogance," said Slovak MEP L'ubos Blaha, commenting on Fico's visit to Moscow.

I applaud PRIME MINISTER ROBERT FICO - HE IS A BROTHER ✊

Zelensky could not have received a better slap in the face for his arrogance. Prime Minister Robert Fico has shown the world that no one will wipe the floor with Slovakia.
"Russia is not our enemy, we are not at war with it, on the contrary, the majority of the Slovak nation has strong sympathy for Russia. No other nation made so many sacrifices in the Second World War in the fight against Western European fascism ," Blaha said.

"Robert Fico almost died - only because he refused to bow to the West and Ukraine. And he didn't bend his back - I take my hat off! We refuse to be vassals of the West. We refuse to jump to the whistle of Brussels. We reject hatred of Russians, we reject war.“

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[Ravenlocke]

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[Ravenlocke]

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About this topic a lot of information went back and forth, but now it’s clear - Sorry for the confusion.

‼️🇺🇦🏴‍☠"Not all commanders-in-chief like the truth. Lies will destroy us"

▪️The military-analytical resource Deep State actually acknowledged pressure from the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

➖"...there is the most famous map of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Ukraine and the world. But, unfortunately, not all commanders-in-chief like the truth and this is offensive. Lies will destroy us," the message says.

▪️Earlier, MP Bezugla said that the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Syrsky wants to close DS by mobilizing its employees into the infantry.

- RVvoenkor

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[shaberon]

We are not responsible for what Russia may or may not do. We are, however, you, if I am not mistaken, for what the United Kingdom does, I for what Belgium does. We carry the civil responsibility for the undertakings of the States we are nationals of. Now, alas, both our states are carrying out the "never desisting" program of demonic Evil. Should we then not, instead of piously speculating on the Holiness of Russia, throw our existences into the fight for the "de-demonisation" of our own “polemicised" polities? For their denazification?


Not for the sake of the "polity".

I might agree in terms of the "nation".

I don't have one. The way I am using the term is closer to a "language group", closely tied with dietary habits, and next, to cultural habits. It would be legitimate to say "Arabic Nation" which has no meaning towards religion. My understanding on this is Moroccan, or, was given to me by a Moroccan, hence Franco-Arabic. That is why his name is "Abderrahim" instead of "Abdul Rahim". Chances are, he can communicate with a man who speaks any of those accents, and the way they eat is probably fairly similar.

There are people around me who use English words, but, we're not really communicating, we have nothing in common, I am probably repelled if not averse to most of what can be found in that. Our relation is that we are statistics of the same map-drawn area. It doesn't constitute a nation.

I am generally against "immortality of the state".

The difference with Russia is it is an Empire of Nations. They're not shuffled into some kind of arbitrarily ideal ratio. It's people who mostly live where they always have, at least for several centuries. Due to its tolerance, we have expected it to manifest the "saving force", although it was not true in the 1700s, and it was not true around 1900 with Aghavan Dorzhiev, but now it is someone other than me saying it. I believe it has proved the point intellectually, of course the future remains a rocky road.




It is fashionable for quite a number of successful “show” speakers to call the leaders of the governments of the United Kingdom, or the United States, "overtaken by the Deep State", or "dumb", or "making mistakes” – instead of calling them personally responsible for the demonic evil perpetrated.



Here, the very goal is that we will talk about it. The more we talk, the less we do.

The name of Evil is Man. He may have demons, but that does not shift the blame.

Where should the chain end, it's not coming from the leaders because they were desired by some people, and have droves of co-workers. I'm not sure I will blame the leader for every small person's opinion.

For example, when looking at Germany, the plan over the next couple of years is to lay off, I think, about 300,000 Germans by downsizing several major companies such as Volkswagen. The notable exception appears to be Rheinmetall. It's being rewarded by the Ukrainian conflict. But it was the same with the Nazis. So what you have is not a person, but, an "immortal bundle of property" that actually is responsible for the whole success of Fascism.

Such Fascism has reportedly permeated our countries and Israel, so, there certainly is something to "de-nazify", I would like to do that.

I would even suggest it as at least a place-holder for that relatively neutralized aspect of the forum about actually building a better future. I would add "identity crisis" as "the west", and, for the benefit of all, de-nazify it.

[Ravenlocke]

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‼️🇺🇲🇺🇦 The United States is transferring unfinished #Ukrainian military-biological projects to #Africa.

The Americans view this continent as a testing ground for full-scale testing of experimental medicine, Deputy Chief of the NBC Protection Troops Alexey Rtishchev said at a briefing.

Key statements:

▪️Currently, an American laboratory complex is being built in Senegal, the contractors are the same as those in Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine;

▪️US scientists in 18 African countries are studying the resistance of pathogens to drugs, with funding coming through Pentagon-linked funds;

▪️ Diseases that the Pentagon is interested in become pandemics, and American pharmaceutical companies become beneficiaries;

▪️ The United States does not disclose the ultimate goals of the experiments carried out on the African continent;

▪️The main consumers of the research results are the Research Institute of Infectious Diseases and the Walter Reed Army Research Institute of the US Army;

▪️The US has donated 10,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine to South Africa, which has not received final approval from the WHO;

▪️Metabiota staff concealed that Pentagon employees were involved in work in Africa.

The Russian Ministry of Defense warns African partners against cooperation with the United States in the military-biological sphere:

“As practice shows, such interaction results in the loss of national sovereignty in the area of biosecurity and a worsening of the disease situation,” the department noted.

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[Ravenlocke]

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[Ravenlocke]

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‼️🇷🇺 “The ‘🅾️’ forces are getting closer to Pokrovsk! The offensive is progressing along the entire southern flank, reaching as far as Kurakhovo.

▪️In the Pokrovsk direction, the situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) continues to worsen, as leading Kyiv analysts admit in their latest maps and reports. Units of the “Center” group of Russian forces are carrying out a strong offensive:
➖ “West and northwest of the village of Zarya, Russian forces advanced in the area of the Zarya nature reserve and several forest belts, covering a width of up to 3.2 km and a depth of up to 1.2 km.
➖ In the area of Novoolenovka and Ukrainka, Russian forces secured a section up to 4.7 km wide.
➖ Between the villages of Novoelizavetovka and Novovasilyevka, Russian troops captured several forest belts and the Novovasilyevskaya gully over a width of up to 6 km and a depth of up to 1.8 km.
➖ South of Volkovo and near Peschanoye, they advanced over a width of up to 5.6 km and a depth of up to 1.5 km.

▪️Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters also report their crumbling defense:
➖ “It’s now a matter of time whether the Russians will enter Udachnoye-Kotlino or whether the AFU will manage to delay them for a while! Currently, the defense here is falling apart; we are holding Peschanoye and trying to prevent further movement toward Zverevoye. Attacks are also continuing from Zelenoye and Shevchenko toward the Chunishino railway… The Russians are more actively attacking in the Dachenskoye area, where they only need to secure their position in the eastern part of the village! Additionally, fighting has resumed toward Lisovka, where Russian forces have begun attacks from the south. To the south, between the Solona and Volcha rivers, fighting is ongoing, with Russian tactical advances between Novovasilyevka and Novoolenovka. Holding this area is critical for the AFU
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[shaberon]

Yes, in response to the recent assassination, there is a huge statement from Deputy Chief Rtischev (https://southfront.press/russian-defence-ministry-analysis-of-us-biological-military-activities-in-ukraine-and-over-the-world/), which is heavily against American bio-labs. It warns they are coming for Africa, and, he goes into some detail about how political pressure is used to "open the door" for these projects. "You get a twinkie if I can play with your plague". An atrocity in the form of garbage.

Nothing terribly new in it, but it may be worth reading the whole thing if you haven't gotten the gravity of this situation. It stops short of saying the United States deliberately produced and unleashed Covid, although that remains possible in this outlook. What's worse than that is everything that they do.

Assassination of figureheads rarely accomplishes any strategical purpose these days. The man had a gigantic department working for him. He wasn't a field agent, he can't possibly have anything they don't.

[Rizotto]

https://www.rt.com/russia/609949-cargo-ship-sinking-terrorism/

December 25, 2024

‘Act of terrorism’ sank Russian cargo ship – owner
The Ursa Major was racked by three explosions, shipping firm Oboronlogistics has said

A “terrorist attack” is to blame for the sinking of the Russian cargo ship Ursa Major in the Mediterranean Sea, Russian state shipping company Oboronlogistics announced on Wednesday.

The freighter went down in waters between Spain and Algeria on Monday. Initial reports spoke of an explosion in the engine room that caused the vessel to list sharply to the starboard. Spanish rescue ships recovered 14 crew members, but two are still missing.

“Oboronlogistics believes that on December 23, 2024, a targeted terrorist attack was carried out on the Ursa Major vessel,” the company said in a statement.

According to the surviving crew members, “three successive explosions” happened on board the ship, which then began to take on water.

Built in 2009, the 142-meter-long Ursa Major was one of the largest Russian cargo vessels, and was headed from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok with several specialized pieces of port and ship construction equipment.

Ursa Major set sail on December 11 and was scheduled to arrive by January 22. It had undergone scheduled maintenance this past summer. According to Oboronlogistics, it was carrying many empty containers and was not overloaded at the time of the sinking.

Oboronlogistics is a shipping company that is part of the Russian Defense Ministry. The Ursa Major was operated by its subsidiary SK-Yug.

The company did not name a culprit in the alleged act of terrorism. Ukraine has previously taken responsibility for multiple attacks on Russian ships in the Black Sea.

According to Spanish media, the Ursa Major sent a distress signal as it transited the Strait of Gibraltar. After the vessel deviated from its course and began to list, fishing vessels came to the crew’s rescue. They were later joined by Spanish Navy and the coast guard vessels Clara Campoamor and Serviola. The 14 surviving crew members were taken to the port of Cartagena.

[Helvetic]

Living on the Edge: The Most Dangerous Time in History | Scott Ritter & Larry C. Johnson | Dec. 25, 2024

Source: Dialogue Works YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@dialogueworks01)

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[grapevine]

Very interesting video from Helvetic, not least because of the CIA involvement who are, after all, CIVIL SERVANTS, and it's the Civil Servants, the constant force Hidden in Plain Sight, whichever government is in power and who call the shots. With 23 bases in Ukraine, this is obviously where all the corrupt funds are being laundered.

But hats off to Elon Musk for providing a platform via X which cannot be tampered with - at the moment anyway.

[Eva2]

'25 December 2024 17:50
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with 60 Minutes television programme, Moscow, December 25, 2024
2501-25-12-2024.

This is easer to read from the link than pasting it all here.

https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/international_safety/regprla/1989124/

[Helvetic]

Andrei Martyanov | Ukraine's Army: On the Brink of Collapse? | Dec. 26, 2024

Source: Dialogue Works youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@dialogueworks01)

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[shaberon]

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with 60 Minutes television programme, Moscow, December 25, 2024



This is interesting in the sense he says it is still about trying to implement the United Nations Charter in the first place.

The new difference is that his position is non-negotiable. There is no truce just for the sake of saying we stopped fighting. Russia is going to grind Ukraine until it is satisfied the pieces are small enough.

[shaberon]

...the CIA involvement who are, after all, CIVIL SERVANTS, and it's the Civil Servants, the constant force Hidden in Plain Sight, whichever government is in power and who call the shots. With 23 bases in Ukraine, this is obviously where all the corrupt funds are being laundered.


It's kind of a rough comparison between the American and British institutions.

The CIA works through the State Department, part of the Executive Branch. This is supposed to deal with foreign affairs, but we also find it operating domestically. The State Department is the equivalent of the Foreign Ministry of most other governments, which is usually elected and accountable; the American Secretary of State is an appointment. The State Department as a whole is a mouthpiece of the Council on Foreign Relations, which in its turn is practically married to the British Chatham House.

Their rubric is a constant distortion that is easy to see through, but not if you don't look.

NED (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Endowment_for_Democracy) is a private foundation that assumed a lot of the CIA's workload, and is given money by Congress. Only a small portion is privately donated.


In a 1991 interview with the Washington Post, NED founder Allen Weinstein said: "A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA."



It's hard to be more open secret. Yes, that which was once unconscionable is now compulsory, perfectly Orwellian. But only on the level of their ideas. Outside of that, everything is still normal.

[Mike Gorman]

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One of the less spoken about commentators of this conflict is Godfrey Bloom, he is an eminently rational man, I like him a lot, he may not have all of the data and nitty gritty information which we like to discuss and analyse in this thread, but his illumination of good common sense deserves recognition, I just wish men like Godfrey were listened to in British establishment circles!
I wrote this in response to the above video which he posted earlier today, 27/12/24:

Trouble is Godfrey, we poor peasants do not have much of a say in all of this: the EU & British establishment, along with the District of Columbia intelligence circles seem intent on a deadly game of brinkmanship, even of instigating all out war with Russia, as utterly mad as this might seem - we really are on the verge of a final catastrophe: everything you state is the 100% truth sir, I just despair as to what you and I can do about this?"
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[ExomatrixTV]

Zelensky Tried To BRIBE His Way Into NATO, Says Slovakian PM!:

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[Ravenlocke]

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🇸🇰👊🇺🇦 “I am not your servant”: Slovak Prime Minister sharply responds to Zelensky’s criticism and threatens to cut electricity supplies to Ukraine

➖ “I understand that, for selfish political reasons, the West gives you almost everything you ask for, but I am not your servant who cannot express his own opinion and is only obliged to help you without expecting anything in return,” said the Slovak Prime Minister.

▪️ He also added that he will evaluate the gas situation after January 1 and consider potential retaliatory measures against Ukraine.

➖ “If necessary, we will stop the supply of electricity, which is critically important for Ukraine during power outages,” stated Fico.
Source: RVvoenkor



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Translation post:

Robert Fico

2 h.

WHAT DIDN’T FIT INTO PRESS CONFERENCE XXXII
1.If someone wants to organize peace talks in Slovakia, we will be ready and hospitable.
2.By halting gas transit, President Zelensky will cause the EU, including Slovakia, billions in damages, further reducing the EU’s competitiveness.

It seems the big players in the EU don’t care. As long as, in the name of the unrealistic goal of weakening Russia, Slavs continue to destroy each other.“

[Ravenlocke]

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 The battle for the Dnipropetrovsk region is coming: the Russian army is already close to the last line of defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

▪️ Less than 7.5 km remain to the Dnipropetrovsk region, according to the Ukrainian military map Deep State .
▪️'We are gradually retreating to the last line of defense before the Dnieper,' the Ukrainian Armed Forces officer writes.
▪️"The situation is getting much worse in this direction. Russian troops are gradually approaching populated areas, they are not going to stop, because they have been preparing for this!" - writes a Ukrainian military man.
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[Ravenlocke]

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🇺🇦 The Ukrainian armed forces are running out of NATO's long-range missiles and are attacking Russia with them less and less often - New York Times.

- ATACMS, which strikes were authorized recently "with great pomp," have not become a "panacea," nor have HIMARS, Abrams and F-16s before that.

- The U.S. and NATO believe that ATACMS missiles should have been used more judiciously in Ukraine in terms of their number and choice of targets for strikes.

- "Ukraine could have been more judicious in the number of missiles used and more selective in finding targets." According to the NYT, Ukraine has carried out at least six missile strikes since receiving authorization from Britain and the US, using at least 31 ATACMS missiles and 14 Storm Shadow missiles.

- The US has handed over very few - dozens of missiles. There are few British Storm Shadow missiles left either. Ukraine does not have to count on more, especially after the arrival of Trump, who criticized the ATACMS strikes. Therefore, Ukraine spent most of the available missiles at once, hitting long-planned targets, and now acts more cautiously, because there are "few missiles" left.

- NATO officials say that "the effectiveness of the missiles was limited, they did not change the trajectory of the war." But neither has it escalated as some had feared. The U.S. believes Moscow doesn't want to escalate before Trump comes in, already having a steady advance on the front.

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🇳🇴 A Norwegian ship refused to rescue Russian sailors from the vessel Ursa Major in the Mediterranean Sea.

For unknown reasons, the dry cargo ship Oslo Carrier 3 did not take the sinking sailors on board.

A lifeboat headed toward the Norwegian-flagged vessel, which was nearby. However, as the rescue boat approached, the Norwegian ship refused to take in the crew members of the Ursa Major, citing some sort of prohibition.

Ultimately, the crew of the Ursa Major was rescued by Spanish sailors aboard the Salvamar Drago.

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😡The refusal of Norwegian sailors to save the crew of the Ursa Major ship, which sank in the Mediterranean Sea, is an outrageous case, Peskov said.

Such behavior deserves total condemnation, the press secretary of the Russian president added.

It was previously reported that the ship under the Norwegian flag Oslo Carrier 3 refused to take on board the drowning sailors from the Russian ship Ursa Major.

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🇦🇿🇷🇺Ukrainian Drone Attacks and ‘Carpet’ Regime Linked to Aktau Plane Crash Investigation

Rosaviatsia confirmed its immediate readiness to cooperate with Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan in investigating the Embraer 190 crash near Aktau. Head of the agency Dmitry Yadrov stressed the need for a thorough review of all circumstances.

At the time of the diversion, Ukrainian drones were attacking civilian areas, which led to a “Carpet” regime, which required aircraft to vacate Grozny’s airspace. Heavy fog further complicated conditions, and despite two failed landing attempts at Grozny and alternative airports being offered, the pilot chose to head to Aktau.

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🇺🇸🇪🇺The US authorities may start negotiations with Russia on the energy issue next year, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said.

According to him, Washington wants to acquire a gas pipeline in order to manipulate the EU states, RTS reported. The Serbian president believes that Donald Trump will resort to blackmailing the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

"They will claim that they can buy gas from the Russians, but only through an American trader. And then all European countries will buy this gas from the Americans," Vucic stressed.

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🇺🇦🇺🇸 Ukraine has only around 50 ATACMS missiles left from the 500 provided by the United States.

After an initial wave of strikes, Kiev has slowed its usage of the long-range missiles as supplies dwindle, with no further deliveries expected. U.S. officials have raised concerns about Ukraine’s targeting choices, noting the need to preserve remaining stockpiles.

Meanwhile, President-elect Trump has publicly opposed providing ATACMS for strikes on Russian territory, calling it a “big mistake” and aligning with Moscow’s warnings against escalation.

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‼️🇷🇺🏴‍☠Ukraine could lose territory in Kursk region by spring, - Bloomberg citing US officials

▪️According to them, with more concerted efforts by Moscow to push Ukrainian troops out of the Kursk region, expected as early as January, the Ukrainian Armed Forces would only be able to hold the territory until spring, after which they would have to retreat - or risk being surrounded.

▪️This would weaken Ukraine in the negotiations, as Ukrainian officials have said they hope to use the territory seized in Kursk region as a bargaining chip in any negotiations.

▪️The Ukrainian presidential office did not respond to Bloomberg's request for comment on this information.
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🇺🇦Ukraine treats foreign volunteers as mercenaries, even if they are pro-Ukrainian

Artur, a 34-year-old Belarusian, told his story to the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza.

He was wounded in the fighting for Avdeyevka, but instead of gratitude he was given only a week to leave Ukraine, as his stay here is considered illegal.

His passport has expired and returning to his home country is fraught with risk - he could face prison or even the death penalty.

There are many such stories, the Polish daily points out.

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Slovakia ready to host peace talks on Ukraine — Prime Minister

Robert Fico noted that Bratislava would be ready and hospitable

BRATISLAVA, December 27. /TASS/. Slovakia is ready to host the peace talks on Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on social media.

"If anyone wants to organize the peace talks [on Ukraine] in Slovakia, then we will be ready and hospitable," Fico said.

Later, in his video address to the people, the prime minister underscored that, during his foreign trips and speeches at international summits, he spoke about ending the conflict in Ukraine. He will continue discussing this issue during the upcoming visit in Turkey in January and the meeting with the Pope in Vatican in February.

"I do not belong and I don’t want to belong to Western politicians that openly support the war. I will never agree to Slavs killing each other in the name of any geopolitical interests. […] I do not understand why the Ukrainian president rejects a ceasefire. I do not understand why the Ukrainian leadership drags the entire country to a catastrophe, because Ukraine’s position at the [potential] negotiations becomes worse every day," the prime minister said.

In his opinion, Ukraine will pay for this venture by losing territories and by the presence of foreign forces on its territory.

"In addition to promoting a ceasefire and the beginning of peace talks, I also offer Slovakia as a suitable country for organization of negotiations at any level at whatsoever," Fico said.

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Russia to convene UNSC meeting in January to discuss Ukraine’s crimes against civilians

The report on Ukrainian atrocities in Selidovo will be presented

UNITED NATIONS, December 27. /TASS/. Russia plans to convene in January an informal meeting of UN Security Council members for a discussion focused on Ukrainian crimes against civilians, said Dmitry Polyansky, the country’s first deputy envoy to the UN.

"The process of identifying those responsible for the crimes committed by the Ukrainian armed forces against the civilian population is ongoing. A great deal of work has been done by Maxim Grigoryev and the International Tribunal that he heads, whose goal will be to punish all those responsible. An important step in this direction is the report on Ukrainian atrocities in Selidovo," he wrote on Telegram. "We plan to touch upon the subject of the crimes of Ukrainian Nazis again at an informal Arria-formula meeting of the UN Security Council in January, and we will place special emphasis on the report on Selidovo and eyewitness testimonies."

Grigoryev, chairman of the International Public Tribunal for the Crimes of Ukrainian Neo-Nazis and a member of the Russian Civic Chamber, earlier said that more than 100 civilians of the town of Selidovo in the Donetsk People's Republic were shot and killed by Ukrainian troops.

On October 29, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that Selidovo had been liberated through successful actions of units and formations of the battlegroup Center.

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NATO to boost military presence in Baltic Sea following cable incidents — Rutte

Earlier, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas attributed responsibility for the Baltic Sea incidents to the tanker fleet transporting Russian oil, even before the investigation concluded

BRUSSELS, December 27. /TASS/. The North Atlantic Alliance will increase its military presence in the Baltic Sea because of "possible sabotage of undersea cables," NATO chief Mark Rutte wrote on his X page.

"Spoke with [Finnish President] Alexander Stubb about the ongoing Finnish-led investigation into possible sabotage of undersea cables. I expressed my full solidarity and support. NATO will enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea," the secretary-general said.

Earlier, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas attributed responsibility for the Baltic Sea incidents to the tanker fleet transporting Russian oil, even before the investigation concluded, and vowed to impose new sanctions against it.

On December 25, Reuters reported that Finland’s police and border guards have detained an oil tanker, which flies under the flag of the Cook Islands, suspecting that an anchor of the vessel may have damaged the EstLink 2 cable.

On Wednesday, the underwater power cable, which connects Finland’s energy grid with Estonia through the bottom of the Gulf of Finland, was disconnected due to an emergency. The circumstances behind the incident are currently being established. Later, the Postimees newspaper said that Estonian companies had reported damage to three telecommunication cables between the two countries. On November 17 and 18, two cables in the Baltic Sea were damaged, one connecting Germany and Finland, and the other Sweden and Lithuania.

Two high-voltage DC submarine power cable systems connect Finland and Estonia. EstLink 1 was commissioned in 2007, followed by EstLink 2 in 2014. EstLink 3, announced in 2022, is scheduled for completion by 2035. EstLink 2 spans over 170 kilometers, with approximately 147 kilometers running underwater in the northern Gulf of Finland.

EstLink 2 was out of service in January and had its operability restored only in September.

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Ukraine’s Reckless Drone Attacks Are Responsible For The Azerbaijan Airlines Tragedy

By Andrew Korybko
@AKorybko


CNN cited an unnamed US official to report that the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 in Kazakhstan, which was traveling from Baku to Grozny before suddenly veering off course towards the Caspian Sea, might have been caused by Russian air defenses mistakenly firing on it. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov cautioned against indulging in speculation and to wait until the investigation is concluded, but his advice obviously went unheeded by the US, which has an interest in shaping the narrative.

In this case, it wants to absolve Ukraine of responsibility after it turned out that it had launched long-range drone strikes on Grozny around the time of the incident, which could have either led to Russian air defenses mistakenly firing on the plane or the shrapnel from a destroyed drone could have hit it instead. RT reported that the preliminary investigation hypothesized that a bird strike was to blame, but footage of the crashed plane appearing pockmarked prompted speculation that something else happened.

The viral spread of CNN’s report, which carries an air of authority for some since it cites an unnamed US official, necessitates that it be challenged despite Peskov cautioning against any speculation. The sequence of events that unfolded does indeed suggest that something happened in the air on the way to Grozny that resulted in the plane suddenly veering off course towards the Caspian, but the post-crash footage suggests that it might have been hit by drone debris instead of a direct air defense hit.

Regardless of whichever explanation one deems to be more credible, the point is that both were caused by Ukraine’s reckless drone attacks against Grozny, which is far away from the special operation zone. This week’s weren’t the first, and the reason why that city has been targeted likely has to do with Ukraine’s belief that these attacks can spark political unrest in that formerly separatist region, thus opening up a so-called “second front” for diverting Russia’s attention and forces from the primary one.

A supplementary objective can be intuited by what a top Ukrainian official told CNN in their report. Andrey Kovalenko, who’s the head of the “Center for Countering Disinformation” that’s part of the National Security and Defense Council, told them that “Russia should have closed the airspace over Grozny but failed to do so.” In other words, these drone attacks were deliberately meant to create an unsafe environment, which would either coerce Russia into closing its airspace or cause a tragedy.

Closing its entire southern airspace indefinitely as a precaution due to the long range of Ukrainian drones would have objectively been an overreaction with incalculable financial costs just like if the US would have done the same in response to mysterious drone sightings over the East Coast earlier this month. Nevertheless, precisely because Russia didn’t do so, Ukraine and its media allies will now predictably claim that this was irresponsible after what happened even though Kiev is to blame as explained.

What Russia needs to do as soon as possible is push back against this emerging information warfare narrative by maximally emphasizing how reckless it is for Ukraine to carry out drone attacks so far away from the special operation zone, let alone against civilian infrastructure like local airports. Pandora’s Box of speculation was already opened by the US and Ukraine so there’s no need for Russia to restrain itself from injecting its own speculation, albeit that which is much more reasonable, into the global discourse

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‼️🇷🇺🇦🇿 BREAKING!!! Azerbaijan Airlines Attributes Embraer 190 Crash to External Mechanical Damage.

#AzerbaijanAirlines (AZAL) has announced that the crash of its Embraer 190 aircraft near Aktau, #Kazakhstan, on December 25, was caused by “mechanical and technical external damage.” This preliminary finding has prompted AZAL to suspend flights to several Russian cities as a precautionary measure.

The Embraer 190, operating flight J2-8243 from Baku to Grozny, was carrying 67 people, including 62 passengers from Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, and five crew members. The crash claimed 38 lives, including seven Russians, while 29 passengers survived.

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🇺🇸☣️🇷🇺'Targeting Russians but safe for Americans': what bioweapons is the Pentagon developing?

The US is conducting military biological research aimed at discovering new harmful bacteria and viruses tailored to infect certain races, nationalities and even residents of specific regions, Igor Korotchenko, military analyst and editor-in-chief of "National Defense" magazine told Sputnik.

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) disclosed on December 27 that convicted US spy Eugene Spector had gathered and transmitted biotech data to the Pentagon to aid in creating a high-speed system for genetically screening Russians.

The Pentagon's apparent goal is to develop a bioweapon that would affect Russians but remain harmless to Westerners, Korotchenko said. To that end, the US needs to collect bio-material and genetic samples from various ethnic groups living in Russia.

"[Spector] aided the Pentagon’s military biological branches in collecting and transferring relevant samples with the aim of identifying potential vulnerabilities in the genetic code of certain categories of the Russian population," Korotchenko explained.

The Russian counter-intelligence services are aware of and actively preventing the Pentagon's bio-research activities within Russia, the expert noted.
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Russian Armed Forces Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops, had previously exposed the Pentagon's sophisticated bio-weapon program operating in Ukraine.

In August, Kirillov revealed that prior to 2022, the US had obtained up to 16,000 biological samples from Ukraine with the aim of developing viruses and bacteria dangerous to ethnic Ukrainians and Russians. General Kirillov was assassinated in a bombing on December 17.

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Western media is COMPLETELY COOKED. Outlets like The London Times, CNN, Newsweek, New York Post, and others ran with a blatantly fake story about a “North Korean soldier” captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region.

The photo? A 2022 Reddit post, complete with photoshopped insignia, recycled by Ukrainian propaganda. No evidence. No verification. Just wild claims from the same camp that brought you tales of Hezbollah fighters and grandmas downing missiles with jars of pickles.

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It seems the big players in the EU don’t care. As long as, in the name of the unrealistic goal of weakening Russia, Slavs continue to destroy each other.“


Yes, that would be the unmentionable Anglo supremacy speaking.

Fico among many others has been forced to realize this perfectly well.


As far as the plane crashing, Kazakhstan would be the ideal place to do that and we see it is partially intact, "crash landed" rather than "crashed", and that there are survivors is pretty remarkable. That kind of pilot has nerves of steel, because you're dead either way, and yet you land flatly as possible.


It is tragic that outside of the American territory, it is called "bio-weaponry" and identifiable to whoever looks, and internally it is called the Food and Drug Administration and you swallow it.

Racist germs. How apropos. I suppose it has "plausible deniability" until somewhere previous to this point. Going forward I'd rather not see an African theater of pro- and con-laboratory countries serried in a resource competition. That would only happen if American influence succeeds in any way. I don't think you can just stop some of its internal conflicts, but I would like for this country to stop these foreign policies.

[Mike Gorman]

I think to a large extent this attempt to isolate a uniquely Russian DNA profile, or a Slavic specific pathogen is a ridiculous error of thinking, much like the Eugenic people and their Procrustean attempts to identify a 'scientific' basis for their own sense of superiority, this is 'Russophobia' writ very large indeed: the DNA and physical qualities of Russians would be distinctively 'Human' - Anyway, the disgusting nature of their thinking manifests before our eyes, they have zero conscience and zero humanity - I wish the Russians well in their striving to simply be accepted: and since they are not being accepted by these revolting EU/NATO types, I look forward to the day when this cohort is vanquished forever.

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Ex-NATO boss made head of Bilderberg Group

Jens Stoltenberg has been appointed as a co-chairman, according to the organization's website.

Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who was at the helm the bloc for the past decade, has officially joined the secretive Bilderberg Group as co-chairman of the annual closed-door meetings involving the world's most powerful and wealthy individuals.

The forums are generally not announced in advance and are held beneath a veil of secrecy, with attendees forbidden from disclosing any information derived from discussions. This has sparked a number of conspiracy theories as to the nature of the group's activities and its influence on global events.

According to an update on the group's website, Stoltenberg, who attended his first Bilderberg summit in 2002, has now been made the head of the group's "steering

committee," which decides the agenda and who gets to participate.

As head of NATO, Stoltenberg played a key role in the bloc's involvement in the Ukraine conflict, which first started not long after he took office in 2014. He has proudly noted that during his tenure he oversaw "the largest reinforcement of our collective defence in a generation," and that "defence spending is on an upward trajectory across the alliance."

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Medvedev on the sinking of the Russian cargo ship

More than 20 years ago, one of my American colleagues issued a curious phrase about the events in Iraq: «Punish France, ignore Germany, forgive Russia ».

Why did I remember that? But why: this linguistic triad is perfect for the situation that will develop (and it will ever work out for sure) in connection with the end of the hybrid war of the West against Russia. And then our country may well:

a) forgive those weak countries that succumbed to the pressure of the Anglo-Saxons and took at least passive part in the anti-Russian western thrash (mainly a number of countries in Asia and Latin America);

b) ignore USA. Everything is simple here: friendship with us in the next 100 years is not expected, but to fight with America on a false basis - direct conflict will obviously develop into a world nuclear war;

c) punish Europe. Here I will say in more detail, for the current Old World does not cause me any emotions, except for the deepest disgust. It was Europe, which turned into an evil crazy old woman, that became the main stronghold of Russophobia in the world. It is a lying Europe that is guilty of disrupting the Istanbul talks. It was brainless Europe with frenzy that unleashed a mediocre sanctions campaign, which brought its citizens tremendous losses. It was bloodthirsty Europe that fed all the most rabid demons of the war, ignoring the losses of the parties to the conflict.

And therefore, Europe must be punished by all means available to us: political, economic and all kinds of hybrid. And so you need to help any destructive processes in Europe. Long live the aggressive pogromists on her historical streets! Glory to the crowds of migrants who commit atrocities and with hatred destroy bright European values! Let all the vile faces of European bureaucrats disappear in the stream of future civil clashes!

Why so tough? But how else with such facts? A ship flying the flag of Norway Oslo Carrier 3 refused to take Russian sailors from the Ursa Major ship aboard the Russian Sea drowning in the Mediterranean Sea. Need any more explanation? This cannot be forgiven!

We will act, for it is said: «The righteous will rejoice when he sees revenge; he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked » (Psalm 57:11).

https://www.sott.net/article/496886-Medvedev-on-the-sinking-of-the-Russian-cargo-ship

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A fishy story of cable sabotage in the Baltic Sea

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This week saw yet another incident of alleged submarine cable sabotage in the Baltic Sea. A power line running along the seabed from Finland to Estonia was reportedly disrupted. Western news media have fingered a tanker carrying Russian crude oil as being responsible, with the implication that the damage was caused deliberately.

In recent weeks, there have been other incidents of alleged sabotage of telecommunication cables under the Baltic Sea. On November 17, a data link between Finland and Lithuania was damaged. The next day, on November 18, another internet line lying on the seabed from Finland to Germany was reportedly cut. Both cables were said to have been wrecked by external force.

Germany's defense minister Boris Pistorius and other Russophobic politicians have insinuated that the alleged sabotage is a form of "hybrid warfare" being waged by Russia and possibly with China's help in the case of the November incidents.

Moscow and Beijing have categorically denied any involvement in interfering with subsea infrastructure in the Baltic region. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the accusations against Russia of aggravated damage as "absurd" and, he noted, typically made without any verifiable evidence.

Conveniently, following the latest incident this week, NATO head Mark Rutte is assuring Finland, Sweden, and the Baltic states that the alliance is responding to their calls for more security by increasing the alliance's military forces for patrolling the sea lanes.

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https://www.sott.net/article/496890-A-fishy-story-of-cable-sabotage-in-the-Baltic-Sea

[Vicus]

Electricity Deficit and Loss of Fees: How Halting Russian Gas Transit Will Backfire For Ukraine

The Kiev regime's decision not to extend the transit of Russian gas to Europe beyond January 1 is set to backfire on the country, despite Volodymyr Zelensky putting on a brave face.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has warned that his country would halt electricity exports to Ukraine if Kiev stops supplying Russian gas to Central Europe.

If Fico follows through, Ukraine will likely face more power shortages.

Dependence on electricity imports: Ukraine relies heavily on around 1.7-2.1 gigawatts (GW) of electricity imported from Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania.

Loss of Slovakia's imports: Slovakia alone exported 2.4 million megawatthours of electricity to Ukraine between January and November, a 152% year-on-year increase.
Uncertain compensation: It is unclear whether Poland, Hungary, and Romania could compensate for the loss if Slovakia ceases its electricity exports to Ukraine.

Increased demand and shortages: The International Energy Agency warned in September that peak demand could reach 18.5 GW this winter in Ukraine, with an estimated supply deficit of 6 GW.

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Additional Impact of Halting Gas Transit

Loss of transit fees: Ukraine is set to lose $0.8-$1 billion annually in transit fees from Russian gas.
Virtual reverse system: The transit of Russian gas through Ukraine facilitated the "virtual reverse" system, where gas was bought by Kiev from European traders. Despite reduced consumption since 2022, this system was still in use.
Pipeline modifications: Halting Russian gas transits will force Ukraine to modify its pipeline system and operate it differently.
Challenges in gas distribution: A decrease in pressure in the main gas pipelines would hinder the transportation of gas produced in the Poltava and Kharkov regions to western regions, analysts assume. Conversely, delivering gas from underground storage facilities in the west to central and eastern regions will become more difficult, they warn.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20241228/electricity-deficit-and-loss-of-fees-how-halting-russian-gas-transit-will-backfire-for-ukraine-1121292062.html

[Vicus]

Overview Of Russian And Ukrainian Strikes On December 28, 2024

The Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out a new wave of massive UAV attacks on Russian regions in an attempt to compensate setbacks on the frontline.

Strikes on Russia

In the morning of December 28, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that over the night its air defense shot down 56 UAVs launched at Russian regions by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 11 UAVs were shot down over the territory of Belgorod region, 28 – over the territory of Voronezh region and 17 – over the territory of Rostov region.

Meanwhile, Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported that two civilians were injured when a drone exploded in the village of Palatovo.

Voronezh Region Governor Alexander Gusev reported that the contact network on the railway was damaged as a result of the fall of UAV debris, This led to the delay of train traffic.

Acting Rostov Region Governor Yuri Slyusar reported that there were no casualties.

According to the Russian side, during the past 24 hours, air defense systems shot down three US-made HIMARS rockets and 104 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles, including 57 outside zone of the special military operation.

An interesting combat episode happened in Kakhovka direction in the zone of the special military operation. A Russian UAV operator used his UAV to ram and destroy a heavy UAV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces:

“In the course of reconnaissance, a UAV operator of the Northern Fleet Marines detected a Baba Yaga-type heavy drone. Having estimated the situation, the drone operator decided to attack the enemy’s heavy unmanned aerial vehicle, directed the drone on a suitable trajectory, and rammed into the enemy’s UAV,” the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

https://southfront.press/overview-of-russian-and-ukrainian-strikes-on-december-28-2024/

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⚔️ The Final Assault On Kurakhove💥 Ukrainians Are Running Out Of ATACMS📰 Military Summary 2024.12.28

[Bill Ryan]

In his video update for today, published an hour ago, Alexander Mercouris analyzes yesterday's New York Times article titled Ukraine Slows Firing of Missiles Into Russia as Trump Prepares to Take Office (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/world/europe/ukraine-russia-missiles-trump.html), noting that the Biden White House's decision to authorize missile strikes into Russia was made way back in April 2024.

This was far earlier than anyone had publicly known, but was not activated until November due to strong disagreement and opposition from the Pentagon. It's quite a revelation.

US Admits ATACMS Failure, Blames Ukraine, Stockpile Depleted; Russia Storms Kurakhovo Plant


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqCZH7PW0j4

[Tintin]

As far as the plane crashing, Kazakhstan would be the ideal place to do that and we see it is partially intact, "crash landed" rather than "crashed", and that there are survivors is pretty remarkable. That kind of pilot has nerves of steel, because you're dead either way, and yet you land flatly as possible.



Here's some footage, for those that can bear to watch it :flower:

https://avalonlibrary.net/Tintin/Various_%28of_interest%29/2024-12-25_Aktau_plane_crash_footage_from_Kazakhstan.mp4

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Also, posted here (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?113363-BREAKING-NEWS-Continuously-Updated&p=1648920&viewfull=1#post1648920) earlier:


Here's Simplicius (https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/sitrep-122824-provocation-pressure)' breakdown based on what we think we know so far. Call me suspicious but this could so so very easily have been a NATO/Ukrainian sponsored 'provocation'. That doesn't mean that mistakes don't happen, it may well have been a mistake by the Russians, but let's not jump the gun. Given the SBU (Ukrainian intelligence services) have bribed goodness only knows who on many occasions to commit atrocities it wouldn't be beyond SIS/CIA/Mossad (even) to create such an event, and given the red-arrow map below, pin something on Georgia as a part of the ongoing Gladio-style coup makeover attempts going on there. Simplicius seems to agree with me on some points here. Anyway, for now:

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Several people have requested updates on the Azerbaijani flight situation, as well as the sinking of Russian Ursa Major ship. I wanted to wait until there was more information, but the topic fits the general theme of today’s report so let us discuss:

As far as the Aktau flight crash, today Putin reportedly ‘apologized’ to Aliyev for Russia’s involvement but both leaders appear to be skirting any direct declarations as to what happened. Both leaders’ statements referred to some ‘external events’ and seemed to have an agreement to not explicitly blame the crash on a shoot down. This could be for political reasons or it may simply be honest caution in not wanting to jump to conclusions as investigations proceed, since no official conclusion has been reached by relevant authorities.

However, it’s difficult to believe any ‘investigation’ is necessary given that if a Russian AD missile shot down the plane, Russia would likely have that data immediately available from the military, unless someone in the air defense battalion command has subsequently covered it up.

On first impression, it seems obvious the plane was in fact shot down by an errant missile. However, we must consider that the official flight log of the neutral Kazakh pilots does mention a ‘bird strike’, though at the moment we have no way of verifying if these transcripts are 100% real:

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You could argue the pilots can make a mistake by assuming a blown engine is a ‘bird strike’ if nothing else was visible or obvious to them, however they specifically mention the cockpit being hit, which is strange; that would imply they watched birds actually hit the cockpit glass. The weather is claimed to have been foggy, so we could also hypothetically argue “something” hit the cockpit and they merely assumed it was birds—it’s difficult to know for sure.

For all we know, they were hit by one of the Ukrainian drones, which could have resembled a bird through the fog as they ran right into it—though admittedly that’s less likely.

Also, it’s interesting that the side of the plane with the shrapnel is the left side:

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Notice this damaged flap track fairing is on the left wing from the photo taken by a passenger:

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Since the plane was headed in a northerly direction when it was hit, the expected ‘missile’ would have come from the west, i.e. left—which is consistent with the shrapnel damage. This is consistent with videos from inside the cabin that appear to show shrapnel holes on the seats and overhead on the left side.

Red arrow showing potential missile direction:

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But if a Russian missile did shoot down the plane as some claim, how could that be possible, some might ask? Well, for one there is no IFF (Identity Friend Foe) between AD systems and airliners. Airliners should simply not be anywhere near active combat zones. But modern AD systems are of course designed to differentiate between different objects based on their radar signature, flight characteristics, such as speed, altitude, etc. Unfortunately, a descending airliner ready to land could actually look a lot like a drone given that its airspeed and low altitude would precisely mimic one of these Ukrainian OWA-UAS which fly at the exact same speed and altitude as an airliner approaching a runway. This is particularly the case given that apparently heavy Russian GPS jamming was ongoing at the time, which may have seriously affected everyone’s signals including Russian AD, given that coordinating such things is often not as smooth as one would like.

Recall that modern radar systems may not be as discerning as you might think. For instance, days ago we found out from US military-connected sources that the US’ shoot down of its own F/A-18 Super Hornet was “far worse than we thought”, for two reasons:

The USS Gettysburg which shot down the Hornet had just gone through an extensive $200 million upgrade which vastly updated its AEGIS system, radars, etc., to the most modern and advanced standards. In fact, it was the first Ticonderoga class cruiser to successfully complete the Navy’s major SLEP (Service Life Extension Program) upgrade program.

On top of that, it turns out that the Gettysburg almost shot down a second Hornet, which just dodged the missile at the last second.

So: one of the US Navy’s most advanced ships which was just upgraded for nearly a quarter of a billion dollars was not able to discern its own incoming jets, especially given the presence of IFF, and tried to shoot two of them down in a row? It’s clear to see that modern radar discrimination is not as “perfect” as people think, no matter the country.

The presence of fog would have further complicated the situation near Grozny given claims that a Pantsir system was used, which also relies on electro-optical visual tracking of targets as redundancy to radar.

However, my one point of skepticism is that the airplane seems to have suffered very light shrapnel damage which is not consistent with a modern missile striking it. You see, a giant airliner is the easiest target in the world for any modern AD system where the chance of the missile striking a more “glancing” blow is very low. Such a ‘fat, slow target’ would be hit much more directly and completely shot down, with consequent fragment dispersion showing far more serious penetration rather than a light scattering which leaves the plane to continue flying hundreds of kilometers. But in this case, the shrapnel damage is so light, and the plane made it so far—across the entire Caspian Sea—that I’m left extremely skeptical that a missile was targeted directly at the plane. The type of damage seems more consistent with something exploding nearby but which was not directly targeted at the plane. The only scenario which fits the above explanation? A drone may have been shot down “near” the plane and the explosion from both the drone’s own fragmentation warhead plus the missile may have sprayed the plane that happened to be flying by, but just glancingly so.

The other thing to recall: I have reported before that Ukrainian SBU now regularly sends up smaller drones in the path of Russian planes precisely to cause AD systems to engage the target and hopefully hit the planes instead. This was reportedly done during the Il-76 and/or A-50 AWACS shoot downs. It is carried out by some operative on the ground who can anonymously fly a small Mavik style UAV or even FPV drone directly in the plane’s path in order to ‘bait’ the AD.

So, my personal assessment for now in the absence of new information is that it’s likely a Russian AD missile may have had something to do with it, but still feels wrong that it was a directly targeted hit—there appears more to the story. But there’s still also the chance it was an outright Ukrainian provocation in the form of a terrorist attack made to look like a Russian shoot down.

[Tintin]

I haven't seen this reported yet but it appears there may have been the first acknowledged shoot down of a F-16 fighter. 'No comment' speaks volumes:

Text from Ray McGovern (https://x.com/raymcgovern/status/1873156780814999696):


SOMETHING FISHY HERE: Did Russia down a Ukrainian F-16 in Zaporozhe a couple of days ago? TASS says "Yes"; Pentagon: “No Comment”. But hold on: Newsweek has now summoned the courage to ask the Ukrainians. Maybe they know. https://newsweek.com/ukrainian-f16-shot-down-reports-russia-zaporizhzhia-2006440

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[shaberon]

So: one of the US Navy’s most advanced ships which was just upgraded for nearly a quarter of a billion dollars was not able to discern its own incoming jets, especially given the presence of IFF, and tried to shoot two of them down in a row? It’s clear to see that modern radar discrimination is not as “perfect” as people think, no matter the country.



It was hit after take-off.

It was shot by either an expensive American upgrade, or, a cheap Yemeni drone, take your pick. As long as it was hit, if Fruity Pebbles do the trick, that would be fine. If it was friendly fire, that would be top-tier incompetence. I'm still not aware of the Navy being noticeably damaged by Yemen, which will come down to a production contest since the preferred defense missiles are of limited supply. According to recent study, the U. S. can only operate one carrier group in a hot conflict, by investing *all* its resources in that group.

F-16s in Ukrainian airspace have no life expectancy, this is just another cannon fodder approach.

[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/1873451484563767630

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[Ravenlocke]

Text:
The desperate, final act for regime change in Georgia was to order ex-President Salome Z. to physically stay in the President's office even as the new President was inaugurated and ready to move into the President's office.
Salome Z. was to be positioned as a mix of Juan Guaidó and Yulia Tymoshenko, daring Georgia Dream to arrest her.
That was too uncomfortable for the posh Salome Z. She was not ready to spend time in jail, and Georgia Dream was to clever to take the bait.
Salome Z. will be provided a first class ticket back to her home country of France, where she will be debriefed by Klaus.
Once in Paris, Salome will either be told to return to Georgia and become a professional activist or end up in some blob globalist insitution such as the IMF, EU or OSCE.
(👆All of the above is dramatic speculation with some analysis mixed in 😉)

https://x.com/AXChristoforou/status/1873290567368548707

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[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/BowesChay/status/1873292607729877019

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[Ravenlocke]

Text:

The massacre of #Bucha is solved:
Mercenary Philipp Siman is on trial in Prague and reveals shocking details:
He and his battalion sacked the town of #Bucha , which had been abandoned by the Russians, and committed atrocities against pro-Russian civilians.

Bucha was a fake.

https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/1873359356584235395

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Translated Text:
The massacre of #Bucha is solved
Mercenary Philipp Siman is on trial in #Praga and reveals shocking details:
He and his battalion sacked the town of #Bucha , which had been abandoned by the Russians, and committed atrocities against pro-Russian civilians.
follows

https://x.com/doyaksec/status/1873418462464221678

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[Ravenlocke]

Text:
‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russia rejects Trump’s proposal to postpone Ukraine’s NATO membership for 20 years and deploy European and British peacekeepers, says Lavrov

▪️ Moscow remains open to negotiations on Ukraine, but any agreement must be unbreakable, the Foreign Minister added.
▪️ “Russia is open to restoring political dialogue with the U.S., but Washington must take the first step,” Lavrov also stated.

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1873361765221757027

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[Ravenlocke]

Text:
An elderly Ukrainian told how he ended up at the front

According to him, he received a summons four times. Three times he was sent home because he was too old.

The fourth time, however, he miraculously looked younger, turned out to be quite healthy and full of energy.

@ukr_leaks_eng

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1873318140488093714

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[Helvetic]

Source: https://x.com/simpatico771

Description:

"Secret negotiations?" - the plane of the special flight detachment "Russia" brought someone from the leadership of the Russian Federation to the USA

According to the data, a high-ranking official spent two days in Washington this week, which may indicate secret negotiations, the results of which may become known in the coming days.

The media noted that on December 25, a government plane arrived in the United States, visited Washington and New York, and returned today.

The fact of this visit and its essence were not commented on by either side.
RVvoenkor


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[Helvetic]

Scott Ritter | Russia Has Decimated Ukraine's Army | Dec. 29, 2024

Source: Dialogue Works youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@dialogueworks01)

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[Tintin]

It now appears that Kurakhovo has been liberated - 1st battalion, 110th:

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1873649361537679360/pu/vid/avc1/960x540/mnPliBaWQkqvo_o3.mp4?tag=12

From King Chelsea Ug on X (https://x.com/ug_chelsea/status/1873649405049577789)


The Russian flag is now flying over Kurakhovo

Great news this morning! Reports from the field confirm that the "Yuzhny" neighborhood, along with all residential areas in Kurakhovo, has been completely cleared of Kiev Forces.

A soldier from the 1st Battalion of the 110th

[Tintin]

Suggestions are that the Russians may have now entered Pokrovsk although it's difficult to verify from this footage, filmed from a vehicle moving through a part of the city which, on initial viewing, appears largely deserted save for a handful of civilians seen walking along.

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1873385199343390720/pu/vid/avc1/576x1024/zmoX_dO6tCN0NGx6.mp4?tag=12

Edit to add: ah, okay, the above video may best be considered a kind of calm-before-the-storm footage. A helpful update from Dec 28th, below:

Text:


🇷🇺 The storm has a name: The Russian Army prepares for an offensive on Pokrovsk.

Ukrainian forces anticipate the imminent start of a Russian offensive on Pokrovsk, Forbes reports. Fresh reinforcements are being deployed to the city, including a Ukrainian Armed Forces brigade equipped with Western machinery. However, the Russian Army's superiority in this sector of the front — as elsewhere — is overwhelming.

"There is an unsettling silence in the city… the calm before the storm," commented volunteer Denis Khristov.

The article specifies that this storm has a name: the 90th Guards Tank Division, forming the core of a powerful ground force grouping made up of dozens of brigades and regiments organized into two combined-arms armies.


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Concerning the "article" cited, no link was provided.

[Michel Leclerc]

Text:

The massacre of #Bucha is solved:
Mercenary Philipp Siman is on trial in Prague and reveals shocking details:
He and his battalion sacked the town of #Bucha , which had been abandoned by the Russians, and committed atrocities against pro-Russian civilians.

Bucha was a fake.

https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/1873359356584235395

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Translated Text:
The massacre of #Bucha is solved
Mercenary Philipp Siman is on trial in #Praga and reveals shocking details:
He and his battalion sacked the town of #Bucha , which had been abandoned by the Russians, and committed atrocities against pro-Russian civilians.
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https://x.com/doyaksec/status/1873418462464221678

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more complete translation:

Massaker von Butcha aufgeklärt – deutsche Medien schweigen! In #Prag muss sich derzeit Philipp #Siman wegen Söldnertums vor #Gericht verantworten. Dort gab der 27-jährige tschechische Staatsbürger, der sich als #Söldner für die ukrainischen Streitkräfte verdingte, Folgendes zu Protokoll: „Wir waren die #Polizei, wir waren das #Gericht, wir waren das Erschießungskommando“. Siman sagte zudem, dass er, als er die von den Russen verlassene Stadt betrat, alles plünderte und mitnahm, was er in die Finger bekam. Tschechische Ermittler fanden in seiner Wohnung in Prag Stapel von #Bargeld, #Gold- und Silberbarren, Schmuck und Elektronik. Er filmte sogar, wie er die Häuser von prorussischen Ukrainern durchsuchte. Gleichzeitig sprach er über die Repressalien und Gräueltaten in #Butscha nach dem Abzug der Russen gegen jeden, der verdächtigt wurde, #Russland geholfen zu haben. Die Kommandeure des ukrainischen #Nazi-Bataillons „Karpaten-Sitsch“, dem er zugeteilt war, wussten davon und ermutigten ihre Soldaten zu willkürlichen Erschießungen. Später schoben westliche #Medien das #Massaker russischen Truppen in die Schuhe. Der Umstand, dass die meisten Mordopfer weiße Armbinden als Erkennungszeichen für ihre prorussische Gesinnung trugen, wurde dabei geflissentlich ignoriert. Auch eine unabhängige Untersuchung des Kriegsverbrechens verweigert die #Ukraine bis heute.


Butcha massacre solved - German media remain silent! In #Prague, Philipp #Siman is currently on trial for mercenary behaviour. There, the 27-year-old Czech citizen, who worked as a #mercenary for the Ukrainian armed forces, stated the following: ‘We were the #police, we were the #court, we were the firing squad’. Siman also said that when he entered the town abandoned by the Russians, he looted and took everything he could get his hands on. Czech investigators found piles of #cash, #gold and silver bars, jewellery and electronics in his flat in Prague. He even filmed himself searching the homes of pro-Russian Ukrainians. At the same time, he spoke about the reprisals and atrocities in #Bucha after the Russian withdrawal against anyone suspected of having helped #Russia. The commanders of the Ukrainian #Nazi battalion ‘Carpathian-Sich’, to which he was assigned, knew about this and encouraged their soldiers to carry out arbitrary shootings. Later, Western #media blamed the #massacre on Russian troops. The fact that most of the murder victims wore white armbands as a sign of their pro-Russian sentiments was deliberately ignored. Even today, #Ukraine refuses to conduct an independent investigation into the war crime.

[Vicus]

How the Attempted Maidan 2.0 in Georgia Fell Flat 1 hour ago

https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e8/0c/1e/1121307821_0:160:3072:1888_1920x0_80_0_0_b12f6cab51d295a20dba8e062802e21c.jpg

Month-long protests in Georgia and Western pressure on the ruling Georgian Dream party have come to nothing, with the new president being inaugurated on December 29 and protesters peacefully dispersing in Tbilisi.

How Did It Unfold?

-Former-President Salome Zurabishvili demanded new parliamentary elections, accusing the Georgian Dream party of rigging the October vote. The Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) dismissed her claims as "baseless" and "politically motivated" on December 24.

-Zurabishvili is a pro-EU French-born politician aligned with the European Parliament (EP), which in late November called for the Georgian elections to be re-run under international supervision despite the fact that the elections had been held in the presence of international observers.

-The EP's stance led Georgian Dream to suspend EU accession talks until 2028, which the Western-backed opposition used to fuel protests.

-Four pro-Western opposition parties that have boycotted parliament since October organized a month-long protest in Tbilisi.

-Six MEPs from Poland, Lithuania, and France joined pro-EU protesters and met Zurabishvili on the eve of the Georgian presidential election, sparking accusations of external interference.

-On December 27, the US imposed sanctions on Georgian Dream's founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, accusing him of steering Georgia toward Russia and away from the West.

Did It Affect the Presidential Vote?

No. Georgian Dream candidate Mikheil Kavelashvili was elected by a 300-member College of Electors on December 14.
The outgoing president refused to concede, sparking fears of nationwide protests and split power.

Did It Help the Opposition?

Kavelashvili's inauguration went ahead on December 29 as Zurabishvili left the palace despite earlier pledges to stay, declaring she was taking "legitimacy" with her.

After the inauguration, Kavelashvili reaffirmed Georgia’s commitment to EU membership and stronger US ties.

Tbilisi expressed readiness to reset relations with President-elect Donald Trump.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20241230/how-the-attempted-maidan-20-in-georgia-fell-flat-1121307657.html