WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia [Archive] - Page 87 - The Project Avalon Community Forum

Ravenlocke

20th August 2025, 23:36

Translated Text:

Z-war correspondent Dmitry Steshin nearly went blind after washing with Donetsk water. His eyes were eaten by parasites.

Military correspondent for "KP" Dmitry Steshin shared that while in the DPR, he heated a bucket of water in the sun every day and washed with it in the evening. Afterward, he developed severe inflammation of the eye's mucous membrane.

An examination revealed that his cornea was literally being "eaten" by amoebas that had settled there. The rare disease was stopped in time, but in other cases, it can lead to irreversible consequences.

The water shortage in Donetsk has persisted since the start of the war due to the destruction of the canal. In recent months, the situation has worsened. Steshin notes that everyone in the city, receiving water once every three days, is at risk of such an infection.

Uncle Putin, you are the most important person in this world. Save us," — children from the DNR appealed to Putin, asking to solve the water problem

"I believe that you are wise and strong, Uncle President! Give us the simplest miracle — water in our homes. Water is so simple, but for us, it’s a luxury. We, children, should be running and laughing, not waiting for water to be delivered. Uncle Vova, help us," — the children say in the video.

Earlier, the authorities of the self-proclaimed republic introduced strict measures to save water. DNR Prime Minister Andrey Chertkov said that in Donetsk and Makiivka, water supply has been limited to once every three days, while in Khartsyzsk, Ilovaisk, and Zugrés, water will be provided once every two days.

Since 2022, Donetsk has lacked stable water supply. Water is delivered according to a schedule. Yesterday, 75 water trucks arrived in the DNR from Moscow. More than 60 additional water trucks are expected to arrive from "patron regions."

https://x.com/svtv_news/status/1958274437574267164

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Ravenlocke

20th August 2025, 23:42

Translated text:
The Ministry of Education has included books about the "SVO" in the list for extracurricular reading.

The list includes books by Medinsky, Prilepin, Oleg Roy, and Mikhail Fyodorov.

https://x.com/svtv_news/status/1958144013011185915

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Ravenlocke

20th August 2025, 23:45

Translated text:

The issue of security guarantees for Ukraine cannot be resolved without Russia — Lavrov

According to the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russia agrees that Ukraine's security guarantees should be provided on an equal basis with the participation of countries such as China, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. At the same time, seriously discussing security guarantees without Russia is a "path to nowhere."

According to him, Russia currently sees only "unethical attempts" by Europe to change the U.S. position, and there has been no constructive approach from the Europeans at the White House meeting.

Commenting on the prospects for trilateral negotiations between the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and the United States, Lavrov stated that such meetings "require thorough preparation."

Trump interrupted von der Leyen's remark about "abducted" Ukrainian children, as he and European leaders "gathered in Washington for something else."

According to the American president, the main goal of diplomatic meetings is a peace agreement, not a ceasefire or discussion of other topics.

The U.S. leader also thanked the European Commission President for participating in concluding a trade deal on tariffs.

https://x.com/svtv_news/status/1958135331997302802

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Tintin

21st August 2025, 09:34

The FSB thwarts yet more incursion lunacy brought to you by members of the Coalition of the Witless. These captured servicemen from a Ukrainian Special Forces sabotage and reconnaissance group trained for terrorist actions in the Bryansk region speak from captivity (Courtesy Lord Bebo on X (https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1958244130162720965)):

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1958243467567431680/vid/avc1/792x720/0MSr9nUbTGV_RtEH.mp4

Tintin

21st August 2025, 09:43

Footage from the FSB capture of these Ukrainian Special Forces servicemen:

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1958244134621237248/vid/avc1/1450x1318/AopBxONvRnTiixQu.mp4

Tintin

21st August 2025, 10:42

Another development and I'm inclined to give this some credence.

From DD Geopolitics (https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1958095123352301682)

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Ukraine’s Military Losses Exposed: 1.7 Million Dead and Missing

Russian hackers have reportedly breached the Ukrainian General Staff’s database, revealing catastrophic losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to the compromised digital registry, if the data is correct, Ukraine lost 1,721,000 troops killed or missing over three years of the conflict. The breakdown is:

118,500 in 2022
405,400 in 2023
595,000 in 2024
621,000 in 2025 — the heaviest year yet

Each record contains names, circumstances and locations of death or disappearance, personal details, family contacts, and photographs.

The hack was carried out by groups including Killnet, Palach Pro, User Sec, and Beregini.

The hackers now hold terabytes of sensitive material: full loss registries, personal data of Ukraine’s Special Operations and intelligence command, as well as lists of all foreign arms suppliers and the weapons delivered from 2022 to 2025.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GyyNIfTWIAAlcBR?format=jpg&name=medium

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Let's hope the US administration gets to see some real numbers of lives lost on the Ukraine side and not the inhumane slop that is being served to him - President Trump - through Kiev and his so-called 'advisers'. We knew the numbers were tragically large: this is a disaster :flower:

Okay, more interesting still. Here's an anonymised member of the hacker group KillNet describing a little how this was achieved:

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1958231233034350592/vid/avc1/1316x720/J3gdvXapR25O5AGN.mp4

Tintin

21st August 2025, 11:54

bojancan

21st August 2025, 17:02

Aug, 21
Hindustan Times
8.47M subscribers
Trump & Europe Humiliated? Putin’s 600 Drones & Missile Leave Ukraine In Ruins, US Factory On Fire
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Russian Strike Hits US-Owned Plant in Ukraine | Multiple Injured in Zakarpattia Attack | APT
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A Russian attack has struck an American-owned civilian enterprise in Ukraine’s Zakarpattia region, injuring at least 15 people, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The strike comes amid Moscow’s intensified assault using drones, hypersonic, ballistic, and cruise missiles across the country.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister confirmed the target was an American electronics manufacturer, raising new concerns about Russia’s widening war targets and the potential escalation of tensions with Washington.

Zelenskiy emphasized that Moscow shows no sign of serious negotiations and called for stronger sanctions and tariffs against Russia. The attack underscores the human toll of the war and the growing risks to international businesses operating in Ukraine

bojancan

21st August 2025, 17:09

Aug, 21
Alex Christoforou
239K subscribers
Nord Stream arrest. Lavrov rejects Article 5 plan, trolls Kallas. Graham aims to derail peace talks
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Aug, 21
The New Atlas
296K subscribers
Trump-Europe-Ukraine Meeting: Selling Division of Labor and Strategic Sequencing
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"Following the recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska and the following meeting of European leaders, the Ukrainian president and President Trump in Washington, a predictable US policy had begun to take shape.

As stated as early as February of this year by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaking to European leaders at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, Europe was tasked with taking over Washington’s proxy war with Russia in Ukraine by ramping up NATO spending, arms production, and the transfer of material support to Ukraine, allowing the US to pivot to the Asia-Pacific prioritizing the containment of China there..."

Vicus

21st August 2025, 21:20

For the Children of the Donbas - Scott Ritter -20 August

Earlier this week the President of the European Council, Ursula von der Leyen, asked President Trump to help “make sure the children of Ukraine” are returned to their families. President Trump responded in a way that gave credence to the allegations put forward by Ursula von der Leyen. But these allegations are lies. The truth rests in the heroic actions of people like Yana Lantratova, who risked their lives to rescue children trapped in homes and villages shelled by the Ukrainian army, their families killed, their tiny bodies broken and bleeding. Yana saved their lives. Russia saved their lives. This is the truth. And this interview is essential for telling this truth to the American public.

https://scottritter.substack.com/p/for-the-children-of-the-donbas

https://scottritter.substack.com/p/for-the-children-of-the-donbas

gini

22nd August 2025, 05:39

Alex Krainer: EU & Ukraine Sailing Into Chaos - CkQMxHLnRuo. -21/8/25--1:03--

Tintin

22nd August 2025, 05:55

ExomatrixTV

22nd August 2025, 06:50

On Putin-Trump Meet, Prof Jeffrey Sachs Makes Stunning Prediction; Blames US, NATO For Ukraine War:

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In an exclusive interview with HT's Abhishek Singh, on Putin-Trump meet, Prof Jeffrey Sachs makes stunning prediction; blames U.S., NATO for Ukraine war

With US President Donald Trump finally confirming that he would personally meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on August 15 in the US state of Alaska, Professor Jeffrey Sachs had a stunning prediction to make. In an exclusive interview with Hindustan Times, the eminent economist explained the origins of the Ukraine conflict, blaming US and NATO for trying to corner Russia, which ultimately led to the war. Sachs also lay the blame on the doorstep of several US Presidents, including Obama and Clinton, not just Trump and Biden.

gini

22nd August 2025, 06:56

'If All Else FAILS, They Take You to WAR' Gerald Celente Warns of False Flag in Ukraine PxsqUIZY18U.-34 min-- Aug 22, 2025
''NATO is showing no signs it is ready to end its proxy war against Russia, as Europe promotes the idea of “peacekeeping forces” on the ground in Ukraine and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Berlin is ready to send forces… to Russia’s neighbor… yes, really.

Gerald Celente, founder and director of the Trends Research Institute and publisher of the weekly Trends Journal magazine, said his greatest concern right now is the West carrying out some kind of false flag attack in Ukraine and blaming it on Russia, because as he noted: “If all else fails, they take you to war.”

Vicus

22nd August 2025, 15:32

My comments about Gerald Celente video

There you have it, all you need to know...

He is my favorite commentator EVER! because he is a REAL journalist and got everything documented decades ago...and what he say sound like "prophecies" but they are not,just the crude reality behind
the so called "politics", a sh1t show! for the "normies".

And it is "funny" for me to see how many so called "awake" avalonians fall for it...the so called "peace talks"...

When EVER was U.S. involve in such things positively? well, not in my life time...I just can recall an aggression after another ...

The actual administration meanwhile "peace"talky with Iran just bombed it ,yeah,because they can...and still pump Israhell with more weapons and so the genocide be complete...
In Yemen they could`t finish the job and must run...
Talk with Zelensky... WTF is this man?,not President any more...OK, he represent the Nazis ,very important...

And now because all above isn't enough, send 3 destroyer in the Caribe to provoke Venezuela.

And the wanna be "Cesar" of the planet ask "where is my Nobel price? ( For what is worth, this price mean NOTHING after Obama win his , out of the blue,even before went in office...)

What about Russia? we continue to play nice ad ominen...just playing... we can play them,again...

The U.S. is mature for a BIG surprise...

Vicus

22nd August 2025, 16:46

Russia has identified the assembly site of Ukrainian Flamingo missiles - today

https://topcor.ru/uploads/posts/2025-08/thumbs/93ace23fb9_flam.webp

The Russian military has identified the location of the production of Ukrainian Flamingo missiles. It is reported that the city of Vyshneve, in the Kyiv region, is being discussed. It is claimed that the enterprise located there was identified based on footage published in the press. It is also emphasized that a Russian Gerbera UAV has already been spotted over the facility, which is a sure sign that Geraniums may soon arrive here.

Although the authenticity of this location has not yet been confirmed, the Ukrainian military is already sounding the alarm. They claim that the secret facility was leaked due to banal PR. :chuckle:

"We again, before we had even finished building the plant, have already told and shown the whole world how it will look, where it will fly, and so on. Which is very strange in the conditions of a modern war, because the enemy carefully monitors all this and reacts - immediately looks for production and tools to counteract"

– noted the representative of the 3rd assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Maksym Zhorin.

As it turned out, the manufacturer itself decided to invite journalists to the production facility and post footage of the missiles for the purpose of self-promotion, since the state was in no hurry to order the missiles. Allegedly, because of this, "the company decided to push government agencies to sign a multi-million dollar contract with it."

To do this, they took a photo of the rocket and also gave the media a video of its launch. After that, the illegitimate president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky had to say that Kyiv plans to launch mass production of the Flamingo in the winter.

Meanwhile, this missile looks very similar to the British FP-5 Milanion, and the PR around it looks like an attempt to create the illusion that Kyiv has acquired a weapon of victory. They say that it is already assembling one missile per day, but Ukraine will only be able to achieve such a rate by the beginning of next year.

It seems that a loud PR campaign is required to attract funding and convince sponsors of the need to support the conflict, and not the US peace case. Kyiv currently has no more than 25 missiles, which were produced in the eight months of 2025. The missile consists of 80% foreign components - in Ukraine it is assembled like a construction set. Its cost fluctuates between $1-1,5 million.

https://en.topcor.ru/63440-v-rossii-vychislili-mesto-sborki-ukrainskih-raket-flamingo.html

Vicus

22nd August 2025, 17:00

Strikes on Russian oil infrastructure are carried out with US approval - today

Kyiv has received approval from European countries and the United States to strike Russian oil infrastructure facilities. This is what Ukrainian officials say. This version is supported by the fact that the latest blow The Druzhba oil pipeline was attacked using American HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems.

Let us recall that over the past few weeks, militants of the Kyiv regime have been striking oil refineries in various regions of the Russian Federation, and also attacking the infrastructure of the Druzhba oil pipeline, which supplies Russian raw materials to Hungary and Slovakia.

It is possible that the US is hoping to push Russia to conclude a peace agreement with Kiev on terms that suit the West. However, for now, Moscow, despite all the efforts of the US and its allies, is firmly defending its position.

It is worth noting that indirect confirmation that Washington sanctioned attacks on Russian oil infrastructure facilities may also be Donald Trump’s statement yesterday that Ukraine will not be able to win the war if it sits back and defends itself all the time.

"Ukraine will be forced to continue to attack Russia to have any hope of winning the war. "

- said the head of the White House.

It is unlikely that such a position by the American administration will contribute to the implementation of those efforts to resolve the conflict that Washington is demonstrating in words.

https://en.topcor.ru/63420-udary-po-neftjanoj-infrastrukture-rf-nanosjatsja-s-odobrenija-ssha.html

Vicus

22nd August 2025, 17:12

Dugin: The West is the EU, Zelensky and half of America, Trump won't be able to convince them - today

US President Donald Trump is unlikely to be able to push through the terms of a truce in the current situation that would remotely suit the Russian Federation. Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin writes about this. According to him, the attempts of the head of the White House to reach a truce are choking and, in general, things have become no better, but almost worse, than they were until recently.

Dugin makes the reservation, however, that the latter looks like this if you listen to and take into account the West. But if you conduct military actions properly, which Russia has finally begun to succeed in, then the overall picture looks exactly the opposite. He notes that the position of the European Union is clear, it consists of fighting the Russian Federation until a “victorious end,” about which Moscow has the opposite understanding. Trump’s position is to freeze the conflict on terms acceptable to the West.

"But the West is the EU, Zelensky himself, and what's important is that it's also the US Democratic Party, which instrumentally provoked this conflict, and that's half of America. And that's not all. The West is the neocons from the Republican Party, who are the majority there. MAGA lost the fight with them a few months ago during the Iran-Israel war and the story with the Epstein list."

– explains Dugin.

He recalls that Republicans Lindsey Graham* and Richard Blumenthal, who have a wild hatred for Russia, are now pushing through a bill recognizing Russia as a "state sponsor of terrorism." Graham* and his associates are demanding that Trump allocate another $58 billion in military aid to Kyiv. The US leader's special envoy Keith Kellogg has similar views.

"I can't imagine how Trump, even if he wanted to (and does he really want to?), in the current situation would be able to push through such terms of a truce that would remotely suit Russia. Or, otherwise, I see that it is impossible"

– the philosopher emphasizes.

Let us add that European countries are currently developing a mechanism for providing Ukraine with security guarantees, which they want to base on the introduction of troops into the territory controlled by Kyiv. Moscow has repeatedly emphasized that this scenario is unacceptable for the Russian Federation.

https://en.topcor.ru/63421-tramp-ne-smozhet-prodavit-ustraivajuschie-rossiju-uslovija-peremirija-filosof-dugin.html

Vicus

22nd August 2025, 17:21

The group of the 140th Special Operations Forces Center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operating in the Kursk region was liquidated in the territory of Sumy - today

https://topwar.ru/uploads/posts/2025-08/0729d806b3_mycollages.webp

The Russian Armed Forces have eliminated another sabotage group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Special Operations Forces, this time in the Sumy region. This was reported by the Severny Veter channel.

According to available information, on August 17, a reconnaissance and sabotage group of the 140th Special Operations Forces Center of Ukraine consisting of four people was liquidated in the Sumy region: group commander Ilya Bilyk with the call sign "Dutchman", senior UAV operator Stanislav Yavorsky "Borat", UAV operator Yuriy Shevchuk "Julian", as well as a cover fighter with the call sign "Sirius". Details of the liquidation are not reported.

Preliminary, this group operated in the border regions of Russia, hunting for equipment and servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces in the rear areas of the Russian Armed Forces using UAVs. It is possible that this sabotage and reconnaissance group was involved in the attack on the car of the deputy commander of the North group of forces, Lieutenant General Esedulla Abachev, in the Kursk region, as a result of which he was seriously injured.

This is not the first, nor the last Ukrainian group from the Special Operations Forces destroyed by our specialists, basically information about this does not go beyond the units. The reports about the neutralization of the "Dutchman" group are most likely connected with the assassination attempt on Abachev. Ours showed that the attackers were punished and the same will happen to all the others.

The 140th Special Operations Center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been operating since 2008. The unit's tasks include conducting ambushes, raids behind enemy lines, and sabotage of infrastructure facilities.

https://en.topwar.ru/269986-dejstvovavshaja-v-kurskoj-oblasti-diversionnaja-gruppa-140-go-centra-sso-vsu-likvidirovana-na-territorii-sumskoj.html

ExomatrixTV

22nd August 2025, 17:30

Alexander Mercouris here with some insights on casualty numbers (https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1958409711524467123) with the main take-away from him being that, in summary: the highest estimates of Ukrainian losses are likely to be correct and the lower estimates of Russian losses are likely to be accurate also.

The conclusions are based on sample data from what he describes as unimpeachable sources.

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1958409150968254464/vid/avc1/1280x720/cXYuoLEyJExortG-.mp4

From the X thread:
REALITY OF UKRAINE WAR:

🇺🇦 11% who joined the army in 2022 are still there, 91% are dead or wounded

🇷🇺 79% of Russian soldiers are still serving, 21% are wounded or dead

— Soldier sample analysis by
@TheDuranReal----------------------

It's quick math but the 7-1 Ukrainian to Russian loss ratio proposed by many may well be accurate across the SVO so far :flower:

small correction:

https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t2a/1/30/1f1fa_1f1e6.png ±11% Ukrainian army in 2022 are alive, ±89% are dead or wounded
https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tca/1/30/1f1f7_1f1fa.png ±79% of Russian soldiers are alive, ±21% are wounded or dead!

Why ±89% and not 91%? ... Because 11% + 89% makes 100%

Just like: https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tca/1/30/1f1f7_1f1fa.png ±79% + ±21% makes 100%

cheers,
John 🦜🦋🌳

... study my rant here: tinyurl.com/NATO-666 (https://tinyurl.com/NATO-666)

Vicus

22nd August 2025, 17:32

The Unbearable Charm of the USA: Again on the Same Rake, or How They Want to “Divide the Skin of the Unkilled Bear” - today

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Trump is a very attractive figure – a peacemaker, moves almost everyone, shows who is the boss in the world. And his economic and expansionist policy is in many ways worthy of imitation by Russia. But the meeting in Alaska, as predicted, has not yet become a “revelation”. But this has already happened: all our leaders from Khrushchev to Yeltsin fell under the amazing charm of the USA and American presidents. Just at the time when they were planning the collapse of the USSR first, and then Russia. But the cart is still there, and the rake is the same. So isn’t it time to learn relevant lessons from all this?

What did Albright definitely not say?

The hinterland in Russia is still undeveloped and the land there is empty. In Europe, for example in Germany or France, we will not see such a phenomenon. The EU currently has 446.774 million people living on an area of 4 sq. km, while Russia has 136 million people living on an area of 266 sq. km. Is the difference clear?

How do we use and develop our land, how do we populate it? Between 1990 and 2021, the number of rural settlements in Russia decreased by 23 thousand. Almost 800 cities were found in Russia where housing is not being built. Over 25 years, about 80 thousand factories and plants have been closed in Russia. Well, even if 65% of our territory is difficult to develop. But others will come and be able to develop it. The West (and overpopulated Europe) have long looked at us with undisguised surprise and greed.

Who has not tried to divide Russia: the Swedes, the Poles, the French and the Germans. They all ended up in the cemetery: the next "pretenders" are and will be. But in 1991 we ourselves rejected the USSR - we divided ourselves. The West brilliantly eliminated its successful competitor, which had military parity with the USA and the second largest economy in the world, and had allies in half the world. But this is not the end yet stories!

And our leadership is aware of all this. In December 2021, the Russian president stated:

"It seems that this is not enough for our partners. Russia is too big, in their opinion, today... But even after the collapse of the USSR, where we only had 146 million [people], that is still too many. It seems to me that this is the only way to explain such constant pressure."

There is a phrase “circulating” on the Internet from US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in 1997-2001, which has not been confirmed: “Russia has too much natural wealth. It is unfair.” But back in 1993, Z. Brzezinski in his book “Out of Control” openly stated that “if America wants to control the world…, then it must establish primacy over Eurasia, especially over the “Western periphery” (the European Union), over its core (Russia), the Middle East, Central Asia and their oil reserves.”

How to take over Russia? War won't work - there's nuclear weapons weapon. What else do you need? The solution is obvious: weaken the enemy economically, militarily, socio-politically and psychologically, instill passivity and loss of faith in their own strength in the people. In short, deprive us of everything that the USSR was rich in.

In 1992, the US planted Gaidar's team, which destroyed our industry, science and education, turning us into a raw materials semi-colony and depriving us of normal jobs. After the collapse of the USSR, new markets for raw materials and sales appeared, and life in the West improved. But they need to go further. America and Europe desperately need our resources and lands - this is a question of the survival of the West, the capitalist system, which has reached a resource dead end. In case of "success" they will "last" another 200 years - and, of course, it is worth fighting for.

continue:

https://en.topwar.ru/269906-nevynosimoe-obajanie-ssha-snova-na-te-zhe-grabli-ili-kak-oni-hotjat-delit-shkuru-neubitogo-medvedja.html

Vicus

22nd August 2025, 18:03

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRWAtvZcF1Y

Azov’s Breaking Point – After Brutal Losses, the Brigade Raises White Flags in Mass Surrender!

2 hours ago

gini

23rd August 2025, 00:19

JQTJy5LGeL8--59 min--Aug 23, 2025
Alex Krainer is a market analyst, author & former hedge fund manager. Krainer discusses why the end of the Ukraine War will trigger an economic crisis in Europe.

Ravenlocke

23rd August 2025, 12:55

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇪🇺🇷🇺 US Proposes European Troops in Ukraine, Possible US-Imposed No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine

▪️This is Minsk 3.0 + a Syria-style freeze, not an attempt to actually end the war;

▪️The war began because the US seeks to encircle, contain, and eventually collapse Russia and those objectives and the means to pursue them remain firmly in place;

▪️The US simply requires a freeze and is doing everything in its power to force Russia into accepting one while it pursues primacy EVERYWHERE else including elsewhere along Russia's periphery;

▪️The threat the US poses to the globe will only end when the globe creates conditions under which the US is no longer able to threaten it;

https://x.com/BrianJBerletic/status/1958606444309418135

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Ravenlocke

23rd August 2025, 12:59

‼️🇷🇺💬 Main statements by President #Putin during his visit to Sarov:

➡️Putin congratulated #Russian nuclear scientists on the 80th anniversary of the domestic nuclear industry in Sarov

➡️Putin said that almost half a million people are involved in the Russian nuclear industry: real power

➡️Russia owes its safety and sovereign development to veterans of the nuclear industry

➡️The creation of the state corporation Rosatom in 2007 set a high dynamic for the development of the Russian nuclear industry

➡️New solutions are being created in the Russian nuclear energy industry that will allow the industry's potential to be increased many times over

➡️Russia needs to set big goals in the nuclear industry and strive to make a qualitative step in the development of the entire civilization.

➡️Russian nuclear scientists have created a strong nuclear shield for the country

➡️Rosatom is at the forefront of the introduction of advanced technologies

➡️Russia is at the forefront of science and technology in the field of thermonuclear fusion

➡️Prototypes of quantum computers with enormous computing capabilities have already been assembled in Russia

➡️Personnel training is one of the most important areas in all industries, the nuclear industry is no exception

➡️ #Russia has no unfriendly countries, there are unfriendly elites in governments.

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1958971755525284059

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‼️🇷🇺☢️ Vladimir #Putin, during a working trip to Sarov, laid flowers at the monument to Yuli Khariton, chief designer of the Soviet atomic bomb.

Khariton was the scientific director of the USSR’s nuclear weapons program from 1945–1992. Under his leadership, the Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb in 1949 and hydrogen bomb in 1953, breaking the U.S. monopoly on nuclear weapons.

Sarov, once a closed city known as Arzamas-16, remains the heart of #Russia’s nuclear research.

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1958972141207994370

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Ravenlocke

23rd August 2025, 13:02

🇺🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦🇷🇺NEW VIDEO: Trump-Europe-Ukraine Meeting: Selling Division of Labor and Strategic Sequencing

On YouTube:

https://x.com/BrianJBerletic/status/1958497370477383752

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📣 My recent discussion with
@RachBlevins
regarding the ongoing Ukraine conflict and more...

https://x.com/BrianJBerletic/status/1958218806431711362

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Ravenlocke

23rd August 2025, 13:06

🇷🇺 August 22 is Russian National Flag Day. The Russian tricolor symbolizes heroism, freedom, and love for the homeland.

Today, it is carried by servicemen and holds special significance for people in liberated territories. Celebrate by sharing photos under the hashtag #ПодОднимФлагом.

https://x.com/apocalypseos/status/1958724657735168373

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Ravenlocke

23rd August 2025, 13:08

‼️🇧🇾💬 Key takeaways from Belarusian President Alexander #Lukashenko’s statements to reporters on the resolution of the #Ukraine conflict, August 22:

➡️Lukashenko has stated that he is ready to provide a venue for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky

➡️Minsk is committed to improving relations with Washington

➡️Lukashenko said that negotiations on the release of a number of prisoners are being conducted only with the US, but not with the fugitive opposition

➡️Europe needs to play a role in resolving the Ukraine conflict rather than fanning the flames

➡️Lukashenko described US President Donald Trump as an understanding individual dedicated to peace negotiations

➡️Lukashenko believes that in order to achieve peace in Ukraine, it is necessary to go through several stages, the main thing now is to stop the loss of lives

➡️Moscow and Minsk will insist that Ukraine does not become a “site for attacks” on Russia and Belarus in the future

➡️Lukashenko has said Putin decided earlier that he would not target Ukrainian government facilities in Kiev with Oreshnik missiles.

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Ravenlocke

23rd August 2025, 13:25

🇰🇵🇷🇺 Kim Jong-un paid tribute to Korean People’s Army soldiers who died in battle during the liberation of Kursk Oblast from Ukrainian militants.

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Ravenlocke

23rd August 2025, 13:30

🇷🇴❌🇺🇦Romania will not send troops to Ukraine as part of security guarantees. — Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan

"Throughout all these months, as you know, when the issue of providing security guarantees for achieving lasting peace in Ukraine was raised, Romania stated as clearly as possible: we will not send troops, we will not take on any obligations regarding the possible presence of Romanian troops on Ukrainian territory."

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Ravenlocke

23rd August 2025, 13:59

Text:
🇷🇺 The Liberation of Kharkov 1943

After bitter urban combat and unspeakable losses, Soviet forces reclaimed the city of Kharkov from Nazi occupation.

The city was in ruins. But the tricolor flew again.

In memory of the soldiers, civilians, and children of Kharkov, it will be liberated again.

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🇷🇺 August 22: Russian National Flag Day

Today, Russia honors not just a flag, but their legacy: the white, blue, and red that have flown over centuries of struggle, pride, sacrifice, and rebirth.

First hoisted in 1669 aboard the warship Oryol, the tricolor became is more than a cloth, it is an identity. Peter the Great gave it form, Nicholas II gave it status.

Through empire, revolution, and rebirth, the flag has remained a symbol of continuity and constance in a land that has known so much change and sacrifice. It flies now over the liberated territories.

“Where the Russian flag is once raised, it should never be lowered.”

On this day, we don’t just remember, we reaffirm.

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bojancan

23rd August 2025, 16:28

With this trump's administration we are having serious times... regarding Ukraine and the world.... but I see the sharpest pencil in the box is Putin...

And now Venezuela? For sure because of oil... I didn't forget Trump 01 doings... it's disturbing to watch Trump... sorry!

Aug, 22
Dialogue Works
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Larry C. Johnson & Col. Larry Wilkerson: Russia Says ‘NO DEAL’ to NATO — Israel-Iran WAR Coming
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bojancan

23rd August 2025, 16:48

Thank you George for your stand for humanity!! Well said!

MONOLOGUE: Snow White, Seven Dwarfs and no Prince Charming
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Ravenlocke

23rd August 2025, 23:28

Kirill Vyshinsky, executive director of the Rossiya Segodnya media group, has died.

He gained notoriety in 2018 after Ukraine initiated a criminal case against him on charges of high treason for his non-public cooperation with RIA Novosti and pro-Russian propaganda.

In 2019, Vyshinsky was part of the "35 for 35" prisoner exchange, which also included the Ukrainian political prisoner and film director Oleh Sentsov.

Subsequently, Vyshinsky held several positions in Russia, including becoming editor-in-chief of Sputnik radio, which took over the frequency of the defunct Echo of Moscow, and was also named a confidant of Putin in 2024.

RIA Novosti cites a "severe illness" as the cause of death.

Vyshinsky during the exchange. Video screenshot: Sputnik.

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ExomatrixTV

24th August 2025, 17:42

Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks COLLAPSE. Is WW3 Back On The Table?:

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Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have collapsed, raising the question: is World War 3 back on the table?

Col Doug Macgregor: What Trump should Tell NATO & Europe:

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The discussion argues that President Trump seeks to end U.S. involvement in the Ukraine conflict and reset relations with Russia. Key points: Trump’s stance: He sees no threat from Russia and believes there’s no reason for U.S.-Russia hostility. He wants to declare the war over, withdraw U.S. forces from Ukraine, suspend aid to Zelensky, and push for a neutral Ukrainian rump state outside NATO. Message to Europe: European states can continue supporting Ukraine if they choose, but without U.S. backing. Trump expects Europe to take responsibility for its own security and reduce reliance on NATO, which he views as obsolete. Strategic inflection point: NATO is described as a “terminal patient,” and the EU as weak. The West must acknowledge that Russia doesn’t seek to conquer Eastern Europe. Persisting with the war serves only the political survival of certain European leaders who fear admitting past mistakes. Zelensky conflict: Zelensky refuses territorial concessions due to Ukraine’s constitution, clashing with Trump’s view that some land swaps are inevitable (especially in Donetsk and Luhansk). Domestic resistance: U.S. politicians and defense interests want to prolong the war for budgetary and political reasons. Underlying reality: Ukraine is “practically destroyed,” and the postwar state will be chaotic. Trump believes Europe—not the U.S.—should handle rebuilding. Geopolitical shift: Trump respects Russia’s legitimate security interests, which previous U.S. leaders ignored. His warm approach to Putin contrasts sharply with his dismissive tone toward Zelensky. Future uncertainty: While Trump’s intentions are clear, it’s uncertain whether he’ll hold firm against pressure from Washington and NATO allies. Signals elsewhere: U.S. naval deployments to the Caribbean and talk of targeting Venezuela suggest Trump prioritizes the Western Hemisphere as a genuine security concern, unlike Eastern Europe.

Ravenlocke

24th August 2025, 22:06

‼️🇷🇺🪖🔁🇺🇦 146 Russian servicemen have been returned from the territory controlled by Kiev in exchange for 146 #Ukrainian Armed Forces prisoners of war — #Russian Ministry of Defense

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(Note: UNIAN is Ukrainian news agency)

Former Kherson mayor Volodymyr Nikolayenko and UNIAN journalist Dmytro Khilyuk have been released from Russian captivity.

Nikolayenko (in the video), born in 1960, served as the head of the city from 2014 to 2020 after participating in Euromaidan.

He was captured by Russian forces in 2022 and soon after refused to be part of a prisoner exchange, giving his spot to another Ukrainian who had a wound and gangrene. Since then, Nikolayenko had not been included in the exchange lists.

Also released was UNIAN journalist Dmytro Khilyuk, who was captured three and a half years ago near his home in a village outside Kyiv. Initially, he was used by the Russian army as a slave to build fortifications. When the army retreated, he was taken to Belarus and then to Russia.

They were released today as part of the 146-for-146 prisoner exchange.

https://x.com/sotanews/status/1959680555663896826

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Ravenlocke

24th August 2025, 22:13

Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners, with 146 from each side.

The Russian Ministry of Defense added that 8 residents of the Kursk region also returned to Russia.

The released Russian servicemen are currently in Belarusian territory.

https://x.com/sotanews/status/1959678933697495500

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Footage of the 8 residents of the Kursk region returning from Ukraine has been published on the Telegram channel of Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova.

Until recently, they had been in Sumy, a Ukrainian border city that has been subjected to Russian bombings.

Judging by the video, the exchange took place on Belarusian territory.

The 146 exchanged Russian prisoners of war are also currently there.

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Ravenlocke

24th August 2025, 22:16

Ukrainians released from a basement on the Georgian border were taken to a military recruitment center upon their return home.

On August 22, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Andrii Sybiha, announced that 65 Ukrainian citizens, including 10 women and 8 seriously ill men, had returned to the country after being held in a basement by Georgian authorities at the border.

"All of them were at the Georgian Daryali checkpoint, essentially in a humanitarian crisis created by Russia's actions," the minister stated, without mentioning any responsibility on Georgia's part.

According to the released individuals who spoke with "Sota," all the men were taken from a hospital in Odesa to a Territorial Recruitment Center (TCC), where they were told they needed to be registered for military service.

Most of those held in the basement were former Ukrainian prisoners who had been abducted by Russia from prisons in occupied Ukrainian territory and continued serving their sentences in Russia.

A similar situation with the TCC previously occurred with another Ukrainian held in the basement at the Georgian border, former political prisoner Andrii Kolomiyets. However, after the situation received publicity, he was eventually released and returned to his family.

https://x.com/sotanews/status/1959678617744498726

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ExomatrixTV

24th August 2025, 23:26

Alex Jones Interview With Rick Sanchez: EU, NATO Facing Inevitable Decline in Russia Conflict:

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In this exclusive interview, Rick Sanchez speaks with Alex Jones on NATO’s long-term war strategy against Russia and the crisis facing the EU. Jones argues that the globalist system, once hidden in the shadows, has been exposed by journalists, citizens and Russia. He warns that Europe and NATO are repeating the failed plans of Napoleon and Hitler, risking economic collapse and demographic decline.

Ravenlocke

25th August 2025, 00:47

The Investigative Committee recognized as fake a story about a “special military operation hero” that Channel One aired on February 23

The Main Military Investigative Directorate of the ICR completed the investigation of the first criminal cases regarding fraud with injuries and state awards in the 83rd Separate Guards Airborne Assault Brigade. A total of 35 people are under suspicion. One of the suspects, Lieutenant Colonel Konstantin Frolov (call sign “Executioner”), admitted to receiving four injuries not in combat but from fellow servicemen for the sake of 3 million ruble payments. Everything he had previously said, including in the media, turned out to be untrue. An analysis by “Agency” indicates that a story about him was broadcast on Channel One on Defender of the Fatherland Day.

Details. According to “Kommersant,” the head of the special operations group of the 83rd Brigade, Konstantin Frolov, was arrested in June 2024, and a few days later, his commander, Colonel Artem Gorodilov, was also detained. Gorodilov is charged with large-scale fraud, while Frolov faces additional charges of bribery, illegal arms trafficking, ammunition, and explosive devices. Both have admitted their guilt.

▪️The investigation also identified 35 participants in the fraud who shot at each other. They were paid over 200 million rubles from the budget for injuries and wounds, and were awarded Orders of Courage and “For Valor” medals.

▪️Specifically, Frolov received four injuries in the “special military operation” zone; he personally wore insignia for two light and five severe injuries. Through testimonies and examinations, it was established that all injuries were sustained outside of combat situations, as clarified by “Kommersant.” The serviceman admitted that, at his own request, fellow servicemen shot at him, aiming to avoid vital organs. Four Orders of Courage and two “For Valor” medals were awarded to him unlawfully, according to the investigation.

▪️The investigation considers media stories about Frolov on federal outlets to be false, writes “Kommersant.” Among them is a video claiming that he, a father of three daughters, adopted a girl allegedly rescued from shelling. Doubts were also raised about media publications claiming Frolov commanded the most effective sniper group in the “special military operation.” A story about Frolov being saved from shelling by a fellow colonel was also deemed fake.

▪️“Agency” identified fake stories. On February 23, 2024, Channel One aired a 4-minute video about a “unique sniper group.” The story claimed the group was led by “one of the most effective snipers in the special military operation zone” with the call sign “Executioner.” The correspondent stated that, driven by “officer’s honor,” the serviceman refused rehabilitation after his seventh injury and returned to duty.

▪️In the Channel One story, “Executioner” spoke about allegedly carrying a wounded girl out from under shelling and later adopting her. According to Channel One, the group’s fighters constantly assist wounded children and orphans, spending a significant portion of their allowances on this.

▪️In the Channel One story, the serviceman wore a hat and balaclava. However, a facial recognition service, based on the visible part of his face, determined with up to 98% probability that it was indeed Konstantin Frolov (see the graph).

▪️A month later, in March 2024, the Ministry of Defense distributed a video on social media about the “Z-hero” “Executioner,” which partially included footage shown by Channel One. The video was shared by state and pro-government media, including the Zvezda TV channel, “Komsomolka,” and “Lenta.ru.”

Biography. 38-year-old Konstantin Frolov was born in Kyiv. In the early 2010s, he lived in Moscow at the same address as his father, Oleg Frolov, a former deputy head of Roscosmos and head of the A.F. Mozhaisky Military Space Academy. He later moved to St. Petersburg. At least from 2016 until the war in Ukraine, he worked at the same academy as his father, according to leaks. When obtaining loans in the 2010s, Frolov repeatedly indicated that he worked as a department head in the FSB.

Second case in the family. The criminal case against Konstantin Frolov is not the only one in the family. His father is also currently under arrest in a case involving the embezzlement of 435 million rubles.

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Jaak

25th August 2025, 01:46

Bill Ryan

25th August 2025, 11:10

Text:
🇷🇺 The Liberation of Kharkov 1943

After bitter urban combat and unspeakable losses, Soviet forces reclaimed the city of Kharkov from Nazi occupation.

The city was in ruins. But the tricolor flew again.

Lol.
If anybody had used the tricolor flag they would have been executed on the spot since it was banned in soviet union . Only ones who used it were russians who were against soviet union and who did not live in it .
Vlasovites also used that flag while fighting against soviet union . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Liberation_ArmyYou really do seem to have unresolved anger and resentment issues about the Soviet Union, now extinct for nearly 35 years. This is so clear to anyone reading your posts. So much of what you write reflects this, as if you were somehow partially stuck in the past, still wrestling with terrible things that happened long ago.

As a serious personal comment, and intended to be a genuinely helpful one, it has to be possible that you might have experienced an unhappy past life in or connected with the old USSR.

If you ever wanted to explore this possibility with an experienced regression therapist, it might restore some balance to one or two of your present-day attitudes to some of the geopolitical realities in 2025.

:flower::focus: :bearhug:

Ravenlocke

26th August 2025, 15:22

From Sota news,

Around 90,000 Muscovites are in the war against Ukraine.

This was stated by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin in an interview with the newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda."

"Today, about 90,000 Muscovites are in the zone of the special military operation. These are those who were mobilized or went on contract. Some of them are professional soldiers," Sobyanin said.

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Ravenlocke

26th August 2025, 15:32

Brian Berletic,

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 As Trump Pretends to Seek Peace w/Russia, He Continues Biden Admin's Arming of Ukraine

▪️3,350 ERAM missiles are being shipped to Ukraine, WSJ reports;

▪️WSJ also confirms literally every missile Ukraine fires at Russia is authorized by the US, together with the fact only US ISR can find targets in the first place and provide data necessary to hit them, these are essentially US strikes on Russia;

▪️This admitted, long-standing reality exposes this as AMERICA'S war on Russia, making the Trump administration's posturing as "mediator" in its own war on Russia particularly dishonest and absurd, and reveals Washington as the primary obstacle to peace;

▪️The Trump administration's pause on missiles strikes on Russia is only to lure Russia into freezing the conflict, if it becomes clear Russia isn't falling for Minsk 3.0, US missile strikes will resume, additional missiles are already on their way;

Source: https://archive.ph/fG8Pb

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Ravenlocke

26th August 2025, 15:56

From RT,

Ukrainian drone CRASHES deep inside Estonia — 80 km from Russian border

The drone crashed in Tartu County, just 30 km from the border with Latvia

Local authorities investigated the crash site and confirmed the drone wasn’t Russian — Ukraine is almost 2000 km away from Estonia

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From Dana,
🇺🇦🎮⚔️🇪🇪 NATO aircraft did not take off to intercept the drone in Estonia, as promised earlier

Just a day before the public learned about the crash of a Ukrainian attack UAV on the territory of the republic, the Chief of Staff of the Estonian Air Force stated that NATO fighters would immediately take off whenever airspace was violated.

But something went wrong, and not a single "ally" aircraft took off to intercept the dangerous object in Estonian airspace.

"Unlike conventional aircraft, drones fly very low and therefore can remain undetected by radar," the press service of the General Staff of the Estonian Defense Forces justified themselves.

BALTNEWS

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Russians with Attitude,

Basically confirmation that the Ukrainians are launching drones from Estonia to attack Russian territory

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Ravenlocke

26th August 2025, 16:00

From Scott Ritter,

A Man of War, a Warrior for Justice

In this episode of the Russia House I interview Eduard Basurin, a former Soviet/Russian military officer who came out of retirement to defend the people of the Donbas from the aggression of Ukrainian nationalists.

https://x.com/RealScottRitter/status/1960329538669350917

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Ravenlocke

26th August 2025, 16:04

Poland will block Ukraine's EU accession until the Volyn massacre dispute is resolved. - Prime Minister.

In this tragedy, Ukrainians killed tens of thousands of Polish civilians.

Will Zelensky acknowledge the massacre or abandon EU membership?

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Ravenlocke

26th August 2025, 16:07

🇪🇪⚔️🇷🇺😢 In Kohtla-Järve, Estonia, a mass grave of Soviet soldiers is being excavated

Footage published by journalist Alexey Stefanov shows that an excavator is working at the site of the mass grave.

According to Stefanov, there is faint hope that the remains of the soldiers were placed in black bags, which are seen standing at a distance.

At the same time, there are no signs at the site of the desecration of the graves providing information about the work being carried out, its purpose, or those responsible for this crime.

BALTNEWS

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Ravenlocke

26th August 2025, 16:09

Ravenlocke

26th August 2025, 16:16

🇵🇱❌🇺🇦 Poland is done pretending.

Polish Defense Minister, Władysław Marcin Kosiniak-Kamysz:

“If Ukraine does not come to terms with the issue of the Volhynia massacre... Then there is no chance for Ukraine to enter the European Union.”

This comes one day after Polish President Karol Nawrocki proposed criminalizing the Bandera flag, equating it with Nazi symbols—and reportedly began cutting aid for Ukrainians and their Starlink.

The honeymoon is over.

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Ravenlocke

26th August 2025, 16:17

NATO drones supplied to Ukraine are outdated and have become "useless" on the front line, Major Sergey of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the "Typhoon" special forces battalion told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.

"Right now, we Ukrainians are training our allies in Europe and the USA in new air warfare technologies. What we need most is financial aid to buy the best electronics on the market," Sergey notes.

He pointed out that both Ukraine and Russia buy key components for UAVs from China and added that Russia has now surpassed Ukraine in the scale of drone production as well as in several technologies. For example, their fiber-optic drones fly over distances of more than 25 km, while Ukrainian ones reach 15 km.

"For every one of our drones, Russian forces launch ten; moreover, they have more personnel for patrolling," the officer says.

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Jaak

26th August 2025, 20:02

🇪🇪🇺🇦⚔️🇷🇺 Ukrainian drones that attacked Russia were launched from the Baltic, report Russian media

In recent days, Russian oil and gas storage facilities and ports in the Leningrad region have been under daily shelling.

Some Russian publications suggest that Ukrainian drones could have been launched from cargo ships in the Baltic Sea.

🇪🇪Moreover, they note that Estonian airspace was used for attacks on Russia.

This is indirectly confirmed by a Ukrainian UAV that fell on the territory of the republic, despite the statements of the head of KaPo to the contrary, that the drone deviated from its course due to Russian electronic warfare.

BALTNEWS

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I hope this is not true but it would not be surprising .
Sending drones from Estonia does not make much sense because Russia is using GPS jammers and all kinds of other tech to disable or to take over drones in the border and that has been going on for months at least . Maybe some with fiber optic cable one could slip through but to try to fly anything else across the border would be pretty much impossible so why even try . I would just imagine that if someone tried to launch dozens of drones from Estonia through that barrier of jammers and interceptors they would all fall on the border or to the Russian side of it but this one fell very far from border (close to some of my relatives where i used to go to fish as a kid) .
As much as i have read comments about this incident in Estonian media everybody seems to be pissed off about this incident (except the government who seem to be very ok with that and they blame Russia lol ). If it was NATO or Ukrainians or Estonian corrupt politicians who allowed it or all of them , people dont know and they seem to be pissed off with all of them because they are all trying to get us into war .
Best part is that NATO wont get involved if Russia manages to prove that attack came from Estonia and if they choose to invade Estonia then NATO wont do nothing .
NATO article 5 works only if some member is under attack but wont work if the member started the conflict...
Makes me wonder if another Molotov-Ribbentrop pact has been made to shuffle some territories between the big boys while avoiding direct conflict between them .

bojancan

26th August 2025, 21:16

It is a crazy intentions... investing in weapons is a bad investment for the people... but corporations and specially US and EU are not looking forward towards wellbeing of The people.. yes, there is a few jobs, but the end product does not pay anything forward... very good and realistic talk with peace loving man... very profound and deep thinker Chas Freeman...
What THEY are thinking in EU and US??????

Aug, 26
Glenn Diesen
219K subscribers
Chas Freeman: Peace or Outsourcing the Ukraine War to Europe?
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Ambassador Chas Freeman discusses Trump's strategy in Ukraine: is it to reach a peace or to hand over responsibility to the Europeans before the collapse?

Ambassador Freeman is a career diplomat (retired) who was Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from 1993-94, earning the highest public service awards of the Department of Defense for his roles in designing a NATO-centered post-Cold War European security system and in reestablishing defense and military relations with China.
He served as U. S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm). He was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during the historic U.S. mediation of Namibian independence from South Africa and Cuban troop withdrawal from Angola.

Ravenlocke

27th August 2025, 00:46

From Sota News,

Opposition Media Outlets Didn't Write About Their Former Journalist Who Joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. His Page Was Urgently Deleted by the British Higher School of Art & Design

On Monday, Pyotr Ruzavin, a former journalist for "Dozhd," "Mediazona," and "Proekt," announced on Facebook that since May 2024, he has been fighting for Ukraine as a drone operator, having already been wounded and received an award.

Masha Gessen also wrote about Ruzavin in The New York Times.

Nevertheless, none of the Russian publications that Ruzavin worked with mentioned this new chapter of his life.

Moreover, Ruzavin's page disappeared from the website of the British Higher School of Art & Design (which operates in Moscow) after this information became public, although a cached copy is still available on "Yandex" and an archived one on the "Web Archive."

Screenshot: British Higher School of Art & Design, archive

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ExomatrixTV

27th August 2025, 07:52

☄️The War Enters a New Stage⚔️Russians Advance Near Siversk🎯 Military Summary For 2025.08.26:

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THE MAP: militarysummary.com (https://militarysummary.com)
Google doc: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18WfJv1_DOlFOzvjh6iT1N8ltDvaCeWu1cPK_eaHKCR4/edit?gid=0#gid=0 (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18WfJv1_DOlFOzvjh6iT1N8ltDvaCeWu1cPK_eaHKCR4/edit?gid=0#gid=0)
Rumble: rumble.com/c/c-1613003 (https://rumble.com/c/c-1613003)
Telegram channel: t.me/militarysummary (https://t.me/militarysummary)

Ravenlocke

27th August 2025, 15:51

From RT India,

❗️🇺🇸🇷🇺 US Oil Giant Exxon "SECRET" Talks with Rosneft About Returning to Russian Market - Reports

It's claimed that officials from both countries discussed possible energy deals relating to the Sakhalin-1 project in Russia's Far East. Exxon pulled out of Russia in 2022, but apparently wants a piece of the energy pie again?

https://x.com/RT_India_news/status/1960560542348874079

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From S.L. Kanthan,

Tariffs on India for doing trade with Russia.

Meanwhile, Exxon is having secret talks with Russian oil giant Rosneft to renew business deals.

🤨

https://x.com/Kanthan2030/status/1960455908489879875

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From WSJ,

Breaking: Exxon has held secret talks with Russia’s biggest state energy company about resuming business in the country

https://x.com/WSJ/status/1960427904296226911

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Ravenlocke

27th August 2025, 16:14

Zaluzhnyi, who is groomed to replace Zelensky, says that "humanitarian" courses content in schools has to be replaced with neo-Nazi-led "Azov, heroism of Azov" & that this war has to be "cult" for generations of children. He wore bracelet with swastika & admired Nazi collaborator Bandera, whose fascist OUN perpetrated mass murders of Jews, Poles & Ukrainians.

https://x.com/I_Katchanovski/status/1960387446949958012

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Tintin

28th August 2025, 10:33

Kiev, overnight/early morning: Ooof, the speed and precision (https://x.com/distant_earth83/status/1960979773535969595) of this:

Text:

The strike hit the enterprise UKRSPECSYSTEMS, which develops and produces PD-2 and Shark UAVs

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1960979651896958976/vid/avc1/1272x720/1BAIrB5qaXXlig60.mp4

Ravenlocke

28th August 2025, 17:22

🇷🇺 Russia Releases Video of Navy Strike

The Russian Ministry of Defense has published footage confirming the destruction of the Ukrainian Navy’s medium reconnaissance ship “Simferopol” using a high-speed unmanned surface vessel (USV) packed with explosives.

The attack occurred at the mouth of the Danube River, near the Ukrainian–Romanian border.

The video shows the kamikaze drone approaching at high speed before impact, followed by a detonation consistent with previous successful Russian USV operations.

Good night.

🇷🇺 BREAKING! Russian Naval Drone Sinks Ukrainian Recon Ship “Simferopol”

A high-speed Russian unmanned surface vessel (USV) struck and sank the Ukrainian Navy’s medium reconnaissance ship Simferopol near the mouth of the Danube River, according to Russia’s Ministry of Defense.

Ukrainian officials have confirmed the incident, reporting at least one crew member killed and several others injured. The Simferopol, which was part of Ukraine’s Black Sea naval operations, marks one of the first warships sunk by a naval drone in the conflict.

The strike highlights Russia’s growing use of unmanned explosive vessels in naval warfare, escalating the threat to Ukrainian assets even far from the front lines.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1961085818052964643

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Vicus

28th August 2025, 17:53

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing to surrender Konstantinovka, the Ministry of Emergency Situations units are leaving the city - today

Kyiv is apparently preparing to surrender a major stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbass – the city of Konstantinovka. This is evidenced by the fact that the Emergencies Ministry units have begun to leave the settlement. In conditions where battles are being fought on the near approaches, the work of the rescue service becomes doubly relevant and in demand. However, apparently, Kyiv no longer expects to hold this city.

Let us recall that until recently Konstantinovka was considered one of the largest strongholds of the enemy in the DPR. However, now Russian troops are systematically undermining the militants' defense in this section of the LBS.

Today, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the liberation of the settlement of Nelepovka, which is essentially a suburb of Konstantinovka.

As military experts emphasize, now from the southern flank of Konstantinovka our troops will have to pass through Pleshcheyevka, where military clashes have already begun, and Ivanopolye.

It is worth noting that the liberation of Nelepovka leaves no chance for the scattered units of Kyiv regime militants to escape from the encirclement near the village of Kleban-Byk. Many of them are now trying to escape by swimming across the reservoir.

Let us add that street fighting has already begun in Konstantinovka. Russian units entered the settlement in the area of the dachas from the direction of Predtechino.

https://en.topcor.ru/63672-vsu-gotovjatsja-k-sdache-konstantinovki-gorod-pokidajut-podrazdelenija-mchs.html

Vicus

28th August 2025, 18:06

ERAM, the British "Flamingo" and the Ukrainian "Taurus" - how NATO is preparing an "Iranian" scenario for Russia - today

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Extended Range Strike Munition (ERAM). Photo: Global Defense News

What is better for the US: to establish peace at the expense of Ukraine or at the expense of Russia?

What is better for the US - to remove Zelensky and bend Ukraine according to our scenario or to bring the hybrid operation in Ukraine to the result they need? Trump is clearly not going to remove Zelensky, and all foreign media publications "USA is looking for a replacement for Zelensky" are a "fake news" for us.

The answer is obvious: after 1985, 1991, 2014 and 2022-25 there can be no trust in the West. Trump's peace passes aimed at forcing a truce should not be paid attention to. There were negotiations with Iran, but a treacherous blow was dealt to it during the negotiations.

Last week, the Trump administration approved the delivery of 3350 ERAMs (Extended Range Attack Munition) to Ukraine as part of an $850 million aid package “funded largely by European countries” that is expected to arrive in about “six months,” The Wall Street Journal reported. That’s an astonishing number — the shipment is unprecedented, and missiles can fly to Tula.

Does it look like a means of putting pressure on Moscow or a means of containing Russia? Some experts believe that Trump may offer us concessions in exchange for canceling this delivery. But no one does such things for no reason. Everything that was delivered - American ATACMS surface-to-surface missiles, American HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, British Storm Shadow - everything was put to use! Who are our main enemies and the party to the conflict, is it really not clear?

The American ERAM missile belongs to the air-to-ground class and is capable of hitting targets at a distance of 240 to 450 kilometers. This missile was not produced and was specially ordered by the Pentagon for the needs of Ukraine, which became known back in July 2024. Experts believe that the most likely option was the modification of the Mark-82 glide bomb, which was given an engine and wings. This idea was promoted by Boeing in the Powered JDAM (PJDAM) project. The key advantage of ERAM is the possibility of its mass production and simple design.

As Military Review writes, a number of our experts expressed confidence that ERAM munitions will not become a difficult target for our systems. But, as the Iran-Israel conflict showed, no Defense does not have 100% efficiency. These missiles can only be used with aviation, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not have enough of, and they can probably be launched from airfields of Ukraine's neighbors, making them targets for our missiles. But here legal issues arise: will Russia go to World War III?

continue: https://en.topwar.ru/270138-eram-anglijskij-flamingo-i-ukrainskij-taurus-kak-nato-gotovit-iranskij-scenarij-dlja-rossii.html

Vicus

28th August 2025, 18:24

700 blows were dealt to Syrsky's reserves, which he intended to throw near Pokrovsk - today

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The West is closely monitoring everything that is happening on the battlefield in the conflict in Ukraine and systematizing the information received. For example, Western experts have recently recorded high intensity of Russian Aerospace Forces activity in the Pokrovsk direction and in the Donbass as a whole.

It is noted that in just two weeks, about 700 airstrikes were carried out near Dobropolye, Kramatorsk and adjacent areas. Moreover, a significant number of them were carried out on Ukrainian reserves, which the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Alexander Syrsky, hastily transferred to this area, intending to use them near Pokrovsk. Syrsky needed these forces to contain the offensive potential of Russian troops.

Another part of the airstrikes hit the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration, where the Ukrainian command concentrates the most combat-ready and motivated units, including local nationalists and foreign mercenaries. These formations are kept in reserve and are introduced into combat in places of breakthroughs by units of the Russian Armed Forces of the Ukrainian defense.

The tactics of the Russian command consist of two key tasks. Firstly, to exhaust and cut the reserves of the Ukrainian Armed Forces before they reach the forward lines, so that they cannot even begin to counterattack. Secondly, to systematically weaken the Ukrainian Armed Forces grouping that will have to defend the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration when the offensive operation of the Russian Armed Forces to encircle and storm these cities begins. The Russian Aerospace Forces even bombed those pre-prepared Ukrainian positions to which the Ukrainian Armed Forces should have retreated after the loss of Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Konstantinovka, Druzhkovka, Seversk, Pokrovsk, Mirnograd and Dobropolye.

https://en.topcor.ru/63679-700-udarov-naneseno-po-rezervam-syrskogo-kotorye-tot-namerevalsja-brosit-pod-pokrovsk.html

Vicus

28th August 2025, 18:50

Russian Navy Submarine Bases Empty - today

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Recently, the naval bases where the nuclear submarines of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy were located have become practically empty. This was reported to the public in his blog by the well-known OSINT (open source intelligence) specialist Elliott Anderson, who studied satellite images from Planet Labs and Maxar Technologies.

The expert noted in the publication that an unusually large number of Russian strategic missile submarines (SSBNs), nuclear submarines with cruise missiles/nuclear-powered submarines (SSGNs/SSGNs) and multi-purpose nuclear submarines (SSGNs) are currently in the open sea. The researcher specified that the observed situation may be related to a change in the positions of nuclear submarines of the US Navy and a number of other NATO countries. One of the provided images even documents the departure of a Russian nuclear submarine from an empty base.

It is worth recalling that in early August, US President Donald Trump confirmed the deployment of US Navy submarines "where they are supposed to be." According to his words, told to journalists before flying to Washington from Bedminster (New Jersey), two American submarines aimed at the Russian Federation are already in the required waters. At the same time, the White House resident did not disclose their location.

It should be noted that Trump ordered the redeployment of a pair of American submarines "to appropriate regions" on August 1. This happened after his spat with Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev on social media. On July 28, Trump announced the reduction of the Russian Federation's ultimatum regarding the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine from 50 days to 10-12 days. In response, Medvedev wrote on his blog that any ultimatum to Moscow is a step towards war. Medvedev suggested that Trump recall his "favorite films about the 'walking dead'" and also how dangerous the non-existent 'dead hand' (Dead Hand is the common name in Western countries for the Soviet/Russian 'Perimeter' system), which guarantees a retaliatory strike, can be.

https://en.topcor.ru/63678-bazy-podvodnyh-lodok-vmf-rossii-opusteli.html

Vicus

28th August 2025, 18:55

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

A HAIL of Missiles and Drones Pummeled Kyiv💥 The Situation in Kherson is CRITICAL🚨 MS For 2025.08.28

9 hours ago

Ravenlocke

28th August 2025, 21:58

Péter Szijjártó

This is not our war! We are not responsible for it, we did not launch it, we have not been participating in it. Stop provoking us, stop risking our energy security, and stop making efforts to drag us into your war!

https://x.com/FM_Szijjarto/status/1961073556617306254

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Ravenlocke

28th August 2025, 21:59

Kupyansk:

"The Armed Forces of Ukraine do not believe in holding the city. Some enemy units requested evacuation today. Mercenaries and heavy equipment have been brought into the city, but the situation is worsening. The Russian Armed Forces are encircling the city. There are no exit roads left; everything is under our control."

Condottiero 🇷🇺 TG

https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/1961155336477548707

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Ravenlocke

28th August 2025, 22:03

🇷🇺🇹🇷 Two fires are still raging at the Turkish Bayraktar drone factory in Kiev after being hit by 2 Iskanders.

Firefighters and helicopters have been unable to extinguish the blazes. Maybe don't build your defense enterprise in the capital of the losing country in an active war.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1961156394880737318

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Ravenlocke

28th August 2025, 22:08

Russia Shakes Kiev With Huge Strike,
Smashes Through Central Pokrovsk;

Bankrupt EU Extends Sanctions

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Russia Shakes Kiev With Huge Strike, Smashes Through Central Pokrovsk; Bankrupt EU Extends Sanctions
Topic 1653

0:00 - Overview of current international diplomacy situation
1:06 - Discussion on ceasefire talks and American involvement
4:14 - Analysis of American diplomatic strategies and their implications
8:46 - Update on Ukrainian negotiations and lack of progress
12:54 - Report on recent Russian military strikes on Ukraine
13:59 - Details of specific targets in Ukraine and their significance
18:40 - Insights into the Russian military's strategy regarding missile use
21:48 - Examination of Ukrainian air defense claims and their credibility
24:40 - Discussion on the current military situation in Pakovsk
27:56 - Analysis of Russian military operations and potential outcomes
32:00 - Overview of the situation in Constantinfka and its implications
40:30 - Assessment of Russian advances and control in various regions
51:50 - Discussion on potential Russian strategies regarding Herson city
01:04:01 - Insights into the evolving economic situation in Russia
01:17:49 - European response to sanctions and implications for global relations
01:19:28 - Conclusion and call to action for viewers

Ravenlocke

28th August 2025, 22:11

🇵🇱 A longer video of the F-16 crash in Poland earlier this evening shows the entire maneuver leading up to the accident.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1961145977072480472

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Ravenlocke

28th August 2025, 22:30

BREAKING: All Ukrainian men under the age of 22 are allowed to leave Ukraine.

In just half a day, 11,000 men left the country!

Do you know how to end war in one day? Just open the border for everyone. No one will be left.

https://x.com/Panchenko_X/status/1961103735171825679

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🇵🇱🇺🇦 Exit queues: Checkpoints are jammed after the border opened for men aged 18–22

▪️Eyewitnesses report that kilometer-long queues have already formed at all crossing points into Poland.
▪️After Kyiv's decision to allow the "young generation" to go abroad, there were more than enough people wanting to check if the Cabinet's resolution is working.
- RVvoenkor

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1961144644936372392

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Ravenlocke

28th August 2025, 22:35

🇺🇸🇷🇺 NATO forces conducted a large-scale operation in the Norwegian Sea to search for a Russian submarine that, according to the alliance, posed a potential threat to the American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford.

The operation, which lasted nearly 48 hours, involved P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine warfare aircraft from the UK, US, and Norwegian air forces, making at least 27 sorties from bases in Scotland, Iceland, Norway, and even Sicily. The British frigate HMS Somerset, equipped with anti-submarine weaponry, also joined the search.

Representatives of the UK Ministry of Defense confirmed that it was a real operation, not an exercise, but declined to disclose details of its conduct and results. According to sources, the submarine could belong to Project 955A "Borei-A" or the "Yasen" class and had previously left its base in Severomorsk. Some experts suggested that NATO's activity could be a demonstration of force and control over the region, especially in the context of growing tensions in the Arctic.

The operation underscores the strategic importance of the Norwegian Sea and the GIUK Gap (Greenland-Iceland-UK line) — a key route for Russian submarines entering the Atlantic. Despite the alliance's efforts, the results of the search remain unknown, indirectly indicating the possibility that the Russian submarine avoided detection.
- FRWL

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1961116495783559381

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bojancan

28th August 2025, 22:41

Aug, 28
udge Napolitano - Judging Freedom
624K subscribers
Prof. John Mearsheimer : Ukraine and Israel Destroying Themselves.
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Interesting... I always like Palki... this US administration... is this for real??????
Modi's war in Ukraine????? Unbelievable.....

Aug, 28
Firstpost
8.69M subscribers
“Modi’s War"? Why the US is Playing Good Cop, Bad Cop with India | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G
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Do you know what a good cop, bad cop routine looks like in geopolitics? Washington is testing India’s resilience with tariffs, threats, and carefully placed conciliatory remarks. On one side, you have Peter Navarro, the White House trade advisor, calling the Ukraine conflict “Modi’s war” and accusing India of “getting in bed with authoritarians.”
On the other, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is striking an optimistic tone, insisting the U.S. and India will eventually work together.
Palki Sharma decodes Washington's strategy.

Ravenlocke

28th August 2025, 22:47

🇷🇺 Kiev’s Air Defenses Cracking Under Pressure: Russia Launches Second-Largest Strike of the War

Last night, Russia's massive multi-wave assault on Ukraine has been confirmed as the second-largest strikesince the start of the Special Military Operation.

- 598 attack drones and 31 missiles were launched across Ukrainian territory.
- Sky News confirms the scale, calling it the second most intense

Ukrainian officials have admitted that even Western-supplied systems are struggling to cope with the volume of simultaneous threats.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1961074050320732494

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norman

29th August 2025, 03:08

There's plenty of vertical 'Ukraine' information in this conversation.

The Mel K Show - General Mike Flynn - Betrayal of a Nation: Soros’ NATO World Order (https://podbay.fm/p/the-mel-k-show/e/1756425792)
56 minutes - Aug 29, 2025

Learn more about and follow General Michael Flynn:
https://www.generalflynn.com
https://x.com/GenFlynn
https://truthsocial.com/@TrueGenFlynn

https://rumble.com/v6y7log-betrayal-of-a-nation-soros-nato-world-order-genflynn.html?start=68

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bojancan

29th August 2025, 23:32

Ja... some promoters of Trump is always saying... Trump is playing 5D chess... ja for sure... in my opinion... Trump is playing poker ... and his bluff is getting called out... all is just screwed...

Aug, 29
Danny Haiphong
496K subscribers
Jeffrey Sachs: Trump BLEW IT, This Move Just FINISHED Ukraine | Patrick Henningsen & Chay Bowes JOIN
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Economist and geopolitical analyst Jeffrey Sachs exposes the truth about Trump's peace flop in Ukraine and how it is backfiring on US hegemony worldwide as Russia, China & BRICS chart a new course. Patrick Henningsen and Chay Bowes join for a full update on the latest in geopolitics.

Prof. Jeffrey Sachs is a world renowned economist and analyst, his website is: https://www.jeffsachs.org/

Patrick Henningsen is a journalist & geopolitical analyst, and the founder of http://21stCenturyWire.com and his own substack at https://patrickhenningsen.substack.com

Chay Bowes is an Irish journalist and commentator, his X account is: https://x.com/BowesChay?ref_src=twsrc...

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Danny Haiphong
496K subscribers
Trump FUMING as Putin's Missiles POUND Ukraine, China Orders WAR Games | Brian Berletic & KJ Noh
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Analysts Brian Berletic and KJ Noh join the show to react to Trump's mounting failures as Russia tears through Ukraine's defenses and begins shocking war games with China. Is this all part of the US empire's plan, or are the cracks in its armor beginning to sink the entire ship? Watch the stream to find out!

Tintin

30th August 2025, 11:16

It's this kind of brain-rotting virus that starts to afflict those who dwell on hatred for too long, and then legislate and promulgate. Never has the not-so silent moronity in Ukraine ever quite looked, and behaved quite so ignorantly as Maria Zakharova points out here (https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1961727347523993873):

Maria Zakharova:

“Zelensky has signed a law on the “state policy of national memory of the Ukrainian people.” At today’s briefing, I already commented on this latest Nazi-style “law.” But there is one detail I want to highlight separately: the law officially uses and even defines the term “rashism.”

Almost all “-isms” in East Slavic languages (both Russian and Ukrainian) are formed in the same way: from a root with the suffix added. Fanat–ism, tour–ism, lobb–ism. The logic is simple and transparent. Following this model, “rashism” can mean only one thing — the Teaching of Rashi.

Before congratulating themselves on their “ingenuity,” Kyiv lawmakers should have opened a dictionary or historical reference book, because “Rashi” is not Russia at all. Rashi is the established acronym for “Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki” — the greatest medieval commentator on the Talmud and Tanakh. Rashi was a spiritual leader and public figure of the Jewish community in Northern France.

In their hatred of Russia, the ignoramuses on Bankova have managed to legalize an insult to an 11th-century rabbi, a man studied by millions of Jews worldwide. Some researchers even consider Rashi one of the creators of the French language. Yet according to Kyiv, his teaching is now a kind of “totalitarian ideology.” A striking display of linguistic and moral illiteracy.

Where a normal state passes laws for the future, Kyiv produces linguistic libels and immediately traps itself in historical ignorance. By playing with Nazism, Bankova has stumbled into sacrilege. Zelensky, together with his “Servant of the People” party, has turned his parliament into a linguistic circus — and once again made his regime a laughingstock.”

Tintin

30th August 2025, 13:53

Tintin

30th August 2025, 20:14

Murder of Ukrainian MP Andriy Parubiy footage courtesy of Marta Havryshko (https://x.com/HavryshkoMarta/status/1961749055920320910):

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Video of today's murder of MP Andriy Parubiy in Lviv. This is my neighborhood. Close to my home.
The killer posed as a Glovo courier.
A manhunt has been launched to capture him.

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1961748841377497088/vid/avc1/848x480/iBwHEvtX7LN_vl5r.mp4

Additional context: Parubiy was implicated, but not punished, for his role in the Maidan massacre, and who aided/co-ordinated the sniper operation. Ivan Katchanovski has documented this all very thoroughly:

Source: Olga Bazova (https://x.com/OlgaBazova/status/1961770785476927554)

In case anyone has forgotten, the former chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy, who was assassinated in Lvov today, was the one who led the snipers that shot civilians on Maidan square.

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1961770709744537600/pu/vid/avc1/480x480/G8wCtKZem8bq_Syo.mp4?tag=12

Ravenlocke

30th August 2025, 20:46

Andriy Parubiy, one of the organizers of the 2014 coup d'etat and former commandant of the Maidan, has been killed in Lvov. Parubiy's killer was disguised as a "Glovo" courier

https://x.com/vick55top/status/1961763778153861356

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Parubiy was the organizer of the tragedy in the Trade Union House on May 2, 2014, was involved in the delivery of militants to Odessa, supplied them with weapons, a former SBU employee reported

https://x.com/vick55top/status/1961768177009877403

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Parubiy was a protege and mercenary of the "old CIA", a scumbag hired by agents Brennan and Nuland. Attention, he was in Poroshenko's party, who of course was also hired by the same ones. Both received orders on the Maidan and in Odessa. He ended up a scumbag. The new CIA leadership is clearing out debts and stables.

https://x.com/vick55top/status/1961766252143157644

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From DD Geopolitics,

🇺🇦 Andriy Parubiy - Background & Context

Far-Right Origins & “Banderite” Roots

➡️In 1991, Parubiy co‑founded the Social‑National Party of Ukraine (SNPU), an openly far‑right, ultranationalist party with neo‑Nazi features

➡️He led its paramilitary youth wing, Patriot of Ukraine, from 1998 to 2004, known for torchlight marches and violent activism

➡️The SNPU was rooted in ideology reminiscent of National Socialism (“social nationalism”) and openly promoted revolutionary ultranationalism, often blaming Russia for Ukraine’s problems

➡️After 2004, SNPU transformed into the Svoboda party, attempting to moderate its image but many of its ideological trappings and radical networks persisted

➡️Additionally, Parubiy supported honoring WWII-era nationalist leader Stepan Bandera, reaffirming his ideological alignment with Banderite nationalism

Maidan Coup

➡️During the 2013–2014 Maidan uprising, Parubiy acted as the so-called “commandant” of Independence Square, organizing and directing armed “self-defense” units that clashed with police, escalated violence, and paved the way for the coup in Kiev.

War in Donbass

➡️As Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council in 2014, Parubiy authorized the “Anti-Terrorist Operation” (ATO) against Donbas. This operation unleashed war against the Russian-speaking population, leading to mass shelling of cities, thousands of civilian deaths, and widespread destruction.

Repression & Russophobia

➡️From 2016 to 2019, as Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, he pushed through anti-Russian laws, banned opposition voices, glorified Nazi collaborators like Bandera, and enforced censorship and repression.

Wanted by Russia for Donbass War Crimes

➡️In November 2023, Russia’s Interior Ministry officially placed Parubiy on its wanted list, accusing him of war crimes in Donbass—based on in absentia charges by the Russian Investigative Committee

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1961734584099553674

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🇺🇦 Parubiy at the Maidan when, during the 2014 coup, "unknown snipers" were carrying weapons out of the "Ukraine" hotel located opposite Maidan Nezalezhnosti

Parubiy played a central role in the May 2, 2014 Odessa massacre, when dozens of ethnic Russians were killed after being trapped in the Trade Unions House and the building was set ablaze. According to former SBU officer Vasily Prozorov, Parubiy organized the delivery of armed nationalist militants to Odessa that day and oversaw their coordination.

At least 48 people were killed in the building, those who attempted to escape were shot, manye jumped from window to their deaths, others who survived their escape were attacked at the perimeter by police and civilians.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1961746372119658979

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🇺🇦 BREAKING: Andriy Parubiy, former Ukrainian Chairman of the Rada, has been assassinated in Lvov, western Ukraine.

Parubiy was regarded as one of the most pro-Maidan Ukrainian politicians. Parubiy was also a major critic of the Zelensky's government, especially during the 2019 elections between Poroshenko-Zelensky.

In 2023, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation declared him wanted on charges of involvement in mass killings in Donbass in 2014.

The Lvov police are now looking for the alleged killer of Parubiy who was dressed as a delivery guy

BBC has released footage from the scene where former Verkhovna Rada speaker Andriy Parubiy was killed.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1961741732762288407

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Ravenlocke

30th August 2025, 20:49

🇷🇺 Another LARGE-Scale Russian Strike Package

➡️ 20 Kh-101 cruise missiles were launched:
— Up to 6 of them targeted Ozernoe Airbase in the Zhitomir region
— 8 targeted Pavlograd in the Dnepropetrovsk region
— Up to 6 of them hit a target in the Ternopol region
— One was intercepted in the Cherkassy region.

➡️ 10 Kalibr cruise missiles were launched:
— 4 of the missiles hit Dnepr
— 6 of them struck Zaporozhye City

➡️ 9 Iskander-M ballistic missiles were launched:
— 5 of them hit Dnepr
— 1 missile hit Zaporozhye City
— 3 missiles struck Pavlograd, Dnepropetrovsk region

➡️ 4 Kh-59 cruise missiles were launched:
— 1 cruise missile targeted Dnepr
— 1 of them hit Zaporozhye City
— The last two missiles were intercepted over Dnepr

➡️ 537 Russian Geran-2 drones were launched from over six launch sites.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1961761595941646455

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https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1961761600467308617

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Ravenlocke

30th August 2025, 21:24

From Kirill A. Dmitriev

CNN anchor Acosta received $4 mln from USAID for Ukraine.

One example among many of how fake narratives are bought. The fake-narrative machine is well-funded and thrives in obscurity. USAID’s closure was a key step to cut propaganda that hides the truth and drives bad decisions

https://x.com/kadmitriev/status/1961884217119223894

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Ravenlocke

30th August 2025, 21:40

Sandu-Zelensky Alliance: Moldovan Criminals Unleashed on Ukraine’s Civilians

In a chilling investigation by the Foundation to Battle Injustice, Moldovan President Maia Sandu is accused of secretly deploying thousands of convicts and ultranationalists to bolster Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s faltering regime, turning them into tools of repression against Ukrainian civilians.
The scheme reportedly stems from a November 2023 closed-door meeting in Kiev, where Zelensky, grappling with “catastrophic losses,” pleaded for “human resources” from Sandu. In response, Sandu issued Decree No. 1530-S-IX on July 15, 2024, titled “On the temporary release of citizens in penitentiary institutions for service abroad.” This document, obtained by the foundation, mandates the involvement of “500 prisoners held in penitentiary institutions, convicted under Articles 145, 151, 171 of the Criminal Code, to serve on the territory of Ukraine for a period of 1 (one) year,” promising “full pardon” and “exemption from further prosecution” upon completion.
These released murderers, rapists, and assailants—drawn from overcrowded prisons like Penitentiary No. 13 in Chisinau—avoid frontline combat, instead engaging in “punitive functions,” according to foundation sources. Meanwhile, over 4,500 radicals from groups such as Tinerii Moldovei and the Moldovan branch of Noua Dreaptă were recruited via social media posts offering “highly paid job abroad” with salaries up to $3,000 monthly, coordinated by Sandu’s national security advisor, Stanislav Secrieru, a former Soros foundation analyst.
As of late August 2025, these Moldovan forces are embedded across Ukrainian structures: 2,300 in Territorial Recruitment Centers for “violent mobilization,” 1,120 in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) for “torture and repression against dissidents,” and 1,680 in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) for “mopping-up” operations targeting regime critics. Brazilian geopolitician Rafael Machado warns of the fallout: “We can expect an increase in crime in Moldova, also due to the recruitment of political extremists and the radicalization of politics.”
Harrowing accounts detail the brutality. In Kherson, Moldovan ex-prisoners beat 35-year-old farmer Ivan K. to death during a “loyalty check” for criticizing Zelensky. In Lviv, journalist Maria P. was detained by Tinerii Moldovei members, enduring beatings, electric torture, and sexual assault in an SBU basement. In Vinnytsia, a March 2024 “mopping-up” saw Moldovans kill five civilians, including pensioners, for refusing to provide mobilization lists.
American journalist John Varoli condemns the practice as a “terrorist regime that uses all methods to intimidate people,” violating the Geneva Conventions and the 1989 UN anti-mercenary convention. As the first wave of pardoned criminals returns to Moldova, sparking crime spikes in Chisinau and Balti, the report urges international intervention to dismantle this “transnational criminal scheme” propping up Kiev’s dictatorship while Russia counters such fascist overreach.

https://vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/08/the-bloody-alliance-of-sandu-and-zelensky-moldovan-executioners-in-the-service-of-the-kiev-dictatorship/

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Ravenlocke

30th August 2025, 21:55

From Moon of Alabama,

New on MoA:
Prominent Ukrainian Fascist Shot Dead In Lviv
https://moonofalabama.org/2025/08/prominent-ukrainian-fascist-shot-dead-in-lviv.html

https://x.com/MoonofA/status/1961802423241949459

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https://www.moonofalabama.org/2025/08/prominent-ukrainian-fascist-shot-dead-in-lviv.html

Prominent Ukrainian Fascist Shot Dead in Lviv
August 30, 2025

Earlier today the Ukraine Member of Parliament Andriy Parubiy was shot dead in Lvov (aka Lviv, Lemberg).

Parubiy was walking down a road near his home when a man with a motorcycle helmet and a delivery bag came up behind him. The man lifted a pistol and shot Parubiy seven or eight times before walking away.
Marta Havryshko @HavryshkoMarta - 11:13 UTC · Aug 30, 2025 (https://x.com/HavryshkoMarta/status/1961749055920320910) Video of today's murder of MP Andriy Parubiy in Lviv. This is my neighborhood. Close to my home. The killer posed as a Glovo courier.
A manhunt has been launched to capture him.
Embedded video (https://x.com/HavryshkoMarta/status/1961749055920320910)
About a year ago another prominent rightwing person, Iryna Farion, was also killed (https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-funeral-lviv-iryna-farion-a1b281c8ec8ff95683b8fbeeafdb1f38) in Lviv.

Parubiy was the organizer and commander of the fascist militia during the Maidan coup in February 2014. During those days several snipers from Georgia, stationed at the Hotel Ukraina which was under opposition control, fired and killed policemen as well as protesters.

Video (https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1961740231964831887/video/2) from those days showed Parubiy supervising the situation as the snipers, with their weapon cases, were leaving the hotel.

https://www.moonofalabama.org/20i/parubiy.jpg

Following the Maidan coup Parubiy's involvement in violence continued:
DD Geopolitics @DD_Geopolitics - 11:02 UTC · Aug 30, 2025 (https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1961746372119658979) Parubiy played a central role in the May 2, 2014 Odessa massacre, when dozens of ethnic Russians were killed after being trapped in the Trade Unions House and the building was set ablaze. According to former SBU officer Vasily Prozorov, Parubiy organized the delivery of armed nationalist militants to Odessa that day and oversaw their coordination.
At least 48 people were killed in the building, those who attempted to escape were shot, Many jumped from window to their deaths, others who survived their escape were attacked at the perimeter by police and civilians.
Strana sums up (https://strana.news/news/490657-vo-lvove-ubili-nardepa-andreja-parubija-kto-eto-i-versii-ubijstva.html) Parubiy's career (machine translation):
Andrey Parubiy has been in politics since he was 17 years old. From the very beginning, he adhered to a radical nationalist line. Back in 1988, he founded the organization "Spadschyna" in Lviv, which was engaged in restoring the graves of UPA members and guarded the first anti-Soviet rallies in western Ukraine. In 1990, he became a deputy of the Lviv Regional Council.
In 1991, together with Oleg Tyagnibok, he founded the Social-National Party of Ukraine (SNPU), which was later renamed Svoboda.
He took part in the first Maidan in 2004, was the commandant of the Ukrainian House. Then he joined Yushchenko's Our Ukraine party.
In the spring of 2010, a criminal case was opened against Parubiy for trying to disrupt the vote in the Rada for ratifying the agreement with Russia on extending the stay of the Black Sea Fleet in the Crimea - he threw eggs at Speaker Litvin, and then lit a smoke bomb in the session hall.
...
Parubiy gained national fame during the second Maidan, where he was one of the main leaders and coordinated Self-defense.
After the victory of the Maidan in late February 2014, he was appointed Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council.
In Russia, Parubiy was accused of being the organizer of the May 2 events in Odessa, during which dozens of people were killed. Parubiy himself denied this.
...
After the early elections in 2014, which Parubiy went on the list of the "Popular Front", he first became the first deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, and after Speaker Groysman went to the prime Minister became the speaker.
In the parliamentary elections in 2019, he went on the list of the Eurosolidarnost party of Petro Poroshenko.
Participated in actions in support of Poroshenko after criminal cases were initiated against the ex-president.
After the start of a full-scale war, a photo and video of Parubiy in a military uniform with machine guns appeared at one of the checkpoints in the Kiev region.
But in general, he was not very visible in the last three years and did not conduct active political activities.
https://www.moonofalabama.org/20i/parubiy2.jpg
Andrej Parubiy in his younger days

Russia or Russia friendly Ukrainians will of course be the first who will be accused of murdering Andriy Parubiy. That however is certainly not the only possibility:
Marta Havryshko @HavryshkoMarta - 12:01 UTC · Aug 30, 2025 (https://x.com/HavryshkoMarta/status/1961761181414134077) Russian propagandists are calling the recently murdered Andriy Parubiy a “Nazi,” a “Russophobe,” and an “ultranationalist.”
At the same time, the neo-Nazi group White Phoenix expressed support for his killing, claiming that Parubiy was a “traitor and a desecrator of the Ukrainian nation and the white race.”
...
There are additional potential motives (https://strana.news/news/490660-strana-pohovorila-s-soratnikami-parubija-po-evrosolidarnosti.html) (machine translation):
Strana spoke with several associates of Andriy Parubiy in the European Solidarity party, from which he was a deputy since 2019. Their main version is "the hand of the Kremlin": revenge for active participation in the Maidan and for actions in 2014.
At the same time, some interlocutors do not exclude the domestic political background of the murder, recalling that "Andrei knew well how to organize Maidans." That is, hinting that the murder may be connected with the expectations of some future political upheaval in the country.
There are also suggestions that someone wanted to silence him (https://twitter.com/leonidragozin/status/1961751967862046973/history):
The Russians could target him for sure, as his political allies allege. But he was a key witness of Maidan events and many of its undisclosed secrets will go into his grave.Summarized:
Leonid Ragozin @leonidragozin - 12:04 UTC · Aug 30, 2025 (https://twitter.com/leonidragozin/status/1961762037949685974) All fingers are being pointed at Russia in the wake of Andriy Paruby’s assassination and it’s fair enough - he was a sworn enemy of Russia, albeit not politically visible in recent years.
Russia was instantly accused in all previous post-Maidan political assassinations, such as those of Pavel Sheremet or Denis Voronenkov. However in all of these cases, far right militants with links to Ukraine’s security services would surface as suspects in police investigations.
Since 2014, Russia is only known to have assassinated senior Ukrainian intelligence officers which it deems responsible for painful clandestine attacks.
From any perspective, Ukrainian or Russian, it’s puzzling why a seemingly inactive veteran politician becomes a target. Revenge and the fact that he knew too much come to mind. But as Strana points out, Paruby knew better than most how to stage a revolution in Ukraine.
Parubiy's case officer at the CIA could likely add to this.

Ravenlocke

1st September 2025, 00:56

Banderites meeting in Lviv. When you really want to "sieg heil," but in a way that no one thinks you're a Nazi.

https://x.com/BDooher/status/1962235306972725368

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Ravenlocke

1st September 2025, 00:58

🇧🇬🇪🇺❌ “Nazi Woman” Ursula von der Leyen Met with Outrage in Bulgaria

Ursula von der Leyen’s unannounced visit to a military factory in Sopot today was disrupted when protesters blocked the entrance, forcing a hasty and secretive appearance. The EU Commission President was met with shouts of “Nazi woman” and chants condemning EU militarism.

The visit, kept tightly under wraps by Bulgarian authorities, came as von der Leyen toured Eastern Europe promoting the EU’s war alignment with NATO and Ukraine.

Kostadin Kostadinov, leader of the “Vazrazhdane” party, responded:

“If the EU is preparing for war with Russia, let Ursula come and say so here. Over 80% of Bulgarians don’t see Russia as the enemy—they see the enemy in EU politics, in Ursula, in NATO’s agenda.”

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1962179825617047936

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Ravenlocke

1st September 2025, 01:00

00🇷🇺🔥🇺🇦Fierce fighting near Pokrovsk: "🅾️brave" troops massively burn equipment and infantry of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

▪️Heavy fighting continues in the Pokrovsk direction, where units of the "Centre" group of forces continue their successful offensive. On August 31, the Central Military District fighters again demonstrated high efficiency in destroying the enemy.
▪️The footage shows the destruction of armoured vehicles, artillery, UAVs, pickups, and positions, as well as the elimination of Ukrainian infantry.

https://x.com/BDooher/status/1962222782109945996

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Ravenlocke

1st September 2025, 01:01

Powerful explosions thundered all night in Ukraine: Russian drones and cruise missiles attacked port, military, and energy infrastructure

— Explosions began today around 1:00 AM Moscow time in the Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk regions of Ukraine. Preliminary reports indicate that the Russian Armed Forces attacked with Geran-2 strike drones and Kh-101 missiles;

— According to NASA satellite footage, a large fire is still burning at port facilities after the Geran strikes in the suburb of Chornomorsk in the Odessa district. Locals report dozens of explosions and smoke over the city from fires;

— The targets of the strikes were storage and transshipment areas of the port and terminals. It is reported that a vessel used by Ukrainian special services for transporting military cargo was attacked;

— In the city of Synelnykove (Dnipropetrovsk region), strong flashes from explosions and fires were observed as a result of the attack. Hits were also reported in Pavlohrad;

— Power outages are observed in the city of Chornomorsk, Odessa region after the attack. According to local authorities, more than 29 thousand people were left without electricity.
_russia

https://x.com/BDooher/status/1962241639444836412

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Ravenlocke

1st September 2025, 01:04

🇷🇺 0019 Local in Ukraine. Explosions in Poltava.

Recent Russian strategic bomber movements suggests that another large-scale combined missile attack on Ukraine is imminent.

This is your strike thread... if there are any.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1962276882239627347

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🇷🇺 Russian Geran-2 drones struck Pavlograd, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast. The main target appears to be the Pavlograd Chemical Plant, where detonations of rocket fuel were recorded.

The facility is critical for solid fuel production and the maintenance of Soviet-era missile systems.

🇷🇺 Drones target Bila Tserkva district of Kiev region

More than 10 explosions were heard in the settlement.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1962308060728459306

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Ravenlocke

1st September 2025, 01:37

🔴 “Fascism and Nazism were neither suppressed nor punished. They only managed to hide during the Cold War,” said Slovak Prime Minister Fico on the anniversary of the Slovak uprising against Hitler's Germany.

“Standing here, I speak with full responsibility: fascism and Nazism were neither suppressed nor punished. They only managed to hide during the Cold War, and today topics such as a new war, a new conflict between East and West are raised quite carelessly. There is talk of the dismemberment of the Russian Federation. The results of World War II are being denied. We know very well, ladies and gentlemen, where freedom came to Slovakia from, and we know the huge price the peoples of the former Soviet Union paid for this liberation struggle that engulfed all of Europe. We simply do not accept the truth.

Therefore, standing here as the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, I believe that these special times are hard to predict who and in what position will be. But as long as I hold the post of Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, I will always support a policy of peace based on the consistent observance of international law. That is my public position. No rattling of weapons, no threats. On the contrary, as a small country, let us try to make an even greater contribution to the cause of peace, as we have done so far.”

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1962259298744160768

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Ravenlocke

1st September 2025, 05:45

🇷🇺 President Putin at the SCO:

“The Ukraine crisis did not begin with a Russian attack—it began with a Western-backed coup in 2014. The political leadership that opposed NATO membership was eliminated. Since then, the West has tried to pull Ukraine into NATO, directly threatening Russia’s security.”

Putin praised China, India, and others for pushing peace efforts—and said his recent summit with the U.S. in Alaskashowed a shared desire to resolve the war diplomatically.

“We hope these talks open the road to peace in Ukraine.”

Other key points:
🔹Dialogue within the SCO helps lay the foundation for a new security system in Eurasia to replace the outdated Eurocentric and Euro-Atlantic models.
🔹The SCO is steadily increasing its influence in resolving international issues.
🔹National currencies are increasingly used in mutual trade settlements among SCO countries.
🔹The pace of cooperation development within the SCO is impressive.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1962373017109180884

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Ravenlocke

1st September 2025, 18:07

From Kirill A. Dmitriev

Q+ 🇷🇺🤝🇺🇸

https://x.com/kadmitriev/status/1962435377332908358

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Tintin

2nd September 2025, 11:18

A very good summary of the recent baloney from Erstwhile Von der Liar via Moon of Alabama (https://www.moonofalabama.org/2025/09/ursula-von-der-leyen-is-lying-about-suspected-russian-gps-interference.html):

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Von der Leyen Is Lying About Russian GPS Interference

There is reason why the name of the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen is often mangled into von der Lying.

She is notoriously negligent with facts. Here she is caught outright lying to spread fake anti-Russian propaganda.

When I read the headline below, first published by the Financial Times, I immediately thought that something was very wrong with it.

Ursula von der Leyen’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS interference (archived) (https://archive.ph/vANDX#selection-2253.142-2253.174) - FT, Sep 1 2025

A suspected Russian interference attack targeting Ursula von der Leyen disabled GPS navigation services at a Bulgarian airport and forced the European Commission president’s plane to land using paper maps.

A jet carrying von der Leyen to Plovdiv on Sunday afternoon was deprived of electronic navigational aids while on approach to the city’s airport, in what three officials briefed on the incident said was being treated as a Russian interference operation.

GPS navigation is based on receiving radio signals from satellites. There is no way to selectively block or disturb these for just a single receiver. If someone would have manipulated GPS in that area it would effected every GPS receiver in the same geography. But I could not find any reports from Bulgaria that taxi drivers or other people using GPS navigation had any trouble with it. There was not a single tweet on X complaining about it.

“The whole airport area GPS went dark,” said one of the officials. After circling the airport for an hour, the plane’s pilot took the decision to land the plane manually using analogue maps, they added. “It was undeniable interference.”

The Bulgarian Air Traffic Services Authority confirmed the incident in a statement to the Financial Times. “Since February 2022, there has been a notable increase in [GPS] jamming and recently spoofing occurrences,” it said. “These interferences disrupt the accurate reception of [GPS] signals, leading to various operational challenges for aircraft and ground systems.”

The three anonymous "officials" the FT is quoting (which likely include von der Leyen) are lying. The statement by the Bulgarian Air Traffic Services Authority is just a general one. It does not say anything about the alleged incident.

GPS failure does not mean that one has to use "paper maps". (There are by the way no longer any "paper maps" on professional airliners. Maps are stored digitally.) Modern planes do not depend on GPS. They mainly use their Inertial Reference System. They can also navigate by following ground radar signals. Airports for regular landing of jets have Instrument Landing Systems installed. Short range radio signals from the ground will guide the plane onto the runway. There is no need to wait "for an hour".

As Simple Flying summarizes (https://skybrary.aero/articles/inertial-reference-system-irs):

- The IRS, or Inertial Reference System, is the main navigational system in aircraft, independent of outside signals or input.
- GPS is crucial for navigation in modern aircraft, with other aids like VOR and NDB used for backup.
- Aircraft navigational systems are highly independent, with [Flight Management Systems] processing multiple positional data for precise navigation.
The claims of "paper maps" and "an hour" on hold, just like the whole story, did not make any sense to me.

It has now been confirmed that the story is wrong. It is a lie, made up out of whole cloth.

Flightradar24 is ..:

.. a Swedish Internet-based service that shows real-time aircraft flight tracking information on a map. It includes flight tracking information, origins and destinations, flight numbers, aircraft types, positions, altitudes, headings and speeds. It can also show time-lapse replays of previous tracks and historical flight data by airline, aircraft, aircraft type, area, or airport. It aggregates data from multiple sources, but, outside of the United States, mostly from crowdsourced information gathered by volunteers with ADS-B receivers and from satellite-based ADS-B receivers.

Here is what Flightradar was seeing at that time:

Flightradar24 @flightradar24 - 17:16 UTC · Sep 1, 2025

We are seeing media reports of GPS interference affecting the plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen to Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Some reports claim that the aircraft was in a holding pattern for 1 hour.

This is what we can deduce from our data.

* The flight was scheduled to take 1 hour and 48 minutes. It took 1 hour and 57 minutes.
* The aircraft's transponder reported good GPS signal quality from take-off to landing.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gzxs-dlWIAEOtZY?format=jpg&name=large

Flightradar24 @flightradar24 - 17:50 UTC · Sep 1, 2025
The transponder signal transmitted by the aircraft contains a NIC value.
The NIC value encodes the quality and consistency of navigational data received by the aircraft. Flightradar24 is using these NIC values to create the GPS jamming map at https://flightradar24.com/data/gps-jamming. The flight with Ursula von der Leyen on board transmitted a good NIC value from take-off to landing.

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Āris Cēders @arisceders - 1:14 UTC · Sep 2, 2025

Still, they radioed about the “GPS issue” and requested ILS approach which is significantly less convenient in this particular case.
Sound file attached

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24 -

"Issue with GPS" can be any technical issue unrelated to GPS jamming. The aircraft was reporting a perfect signal. For sure they were not holding for 1h so the whole story just doesn't make any sense.

The aim of the whole story, which is BASED ON LIES, is to denounce Russia.

The FT piece continues:

The European Commission later confirmed the incident. “There was GPS jamming but the plane landed safely in Bulgaria,” a spokesperson said.

“We have received info from the Bulgarian authorities that they suspect that this was due to blatant interference by Russia.

“We are of course aware and used to the threats and intimidation that are a regular component of Russia’s hostile behaviour,” the spokesperson added.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the FT that “your information is incorrect”.

Other aircraft in the area appear to have been able to ascertain and report their positions without issue, according to online flight trackers, giving weight to the suspicion that the jamming of von der Leyen’s aircraft was a narrowly focused effort.

Again - there is no way to selectively disturb the receiving of GPS signals for a single airplane. Any such disturbance would have effected everyone in the area.

So-called GPS jamming and spoofing, which distorts or prevents access to the satellite-based navigation system, was traditionally deployed by military and intelligence services to defend sensitive sites but has increasingly been used by countries such as Russia as a means of disrupting civilian life.

EU governments have warned that rising GPS jamming blamed on Russia risks causing an air disaster by essentially blinding commercial aircraft mid-journey.

Russia has been using GPS jamming in Kaliningrad, St.Peterburg, Moscow and elsewhere to prevent Ukrainian drones from navigating by GPS to their targets. There were many complains by taxi drivers and others in those cities when their navigation systems were failing.

Russia did not and does not do this to "disrupt civilian life". It is a protective measure necessitated by being under fire from GPS guided NATO drones. It is unfortunately not a selective measure.

Von der Lying is a liar. A propagandist who wants to push Europe into further hostilities against Russia:

Von der Leyen was flying from Warsaw to the central Bulgarian city of Plovdiv to meet the country’s prime minister, Rosen Zhelyazkov, and tour an ammunition factory when the incident took place.

She was on a tour of the EU’s frontline states to discuss efforts to improve the bloc’s defence readiness in response to Russia’s war against Ukraine.

“[Russian president Vladimir] Putin has not changed, and he will not change,” von der Leyen told reporters while on the ground in Bulgaria on Sunday. “He is a predator. He can only be kept in check through strong deterrence.”

I'll let you judge who is predating on whom with this.

Ravenlocke

2nd September 2025, 22:39

From Dmitry Medvedev

Finland defeated the USSR in the war, said Stubb.

Well, those victories are clearly visible on the map of Finland’s lost territory. This is apparently a hint for the drug clown in Kiev on how to explain his upcoming ‘victory.’
https://x.com/MedvedevRussiaE/status/1962896177503895890

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Ravenlocke

2nd September 2025, 22:56

The man who was arrested for killing Ukrainian MP Parubiy says that:

- the target was chosen randomly, Parubiy was nearby; had he lived in Vinnitsa, he would've killed Poroshenko

- he wants to be sentenced as quickly as possible so he can get exchanged for Ukrainian POWs, go to Russia and search for his son's body

- he had no contact with Russian special services, the assassination was his own initiative & personal revenge against the Ukrainian government

Sounds like his son was forcibly conscripted into the Ukrainian military and got killed in action...

https://x.com/RWApodcast/status/1962823281150488968

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Ravenlocke

2nd September 2025, 22:59

‼️🇺🇸🇷🇺Trump: I am very disappointed with Putin. We will do something to help people live

▪️"I can say that. But we will do something to help people keep living. This is not about helping Ukraine, it is about helping people so they can live.

▪️Every week 7,000 people die, mostly soldiers, but 7,000 people, and if I can help stop this, I consider it my duty to do so," added the US president.
- RVvoenkor

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1962938883080872143

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Ravenlocke

2nd September 2025, 23:01

Text:
🇷🇺🔥🇺🇦 Fierce battles near Pokrovsk: “🅾️tvajnye” massively burn enemy equipment and infantry

▪️Heavy fighting continues day and night in the Pokrovsk direction, where units of the “Center” group of forces continue their offensive. On September 2, Central Military District fighters once again demonstrated high efficiency in destroying the enemy.
▪️The footage shows the destruction of armored vehicles, artillery, UAVs, pickups, positions, as well as the elimination of Ukrainian infantry.
- RVvoenkor

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1962950189905543625

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Ravenlocke

2nd September 2025, 23:05

Strategic partnership between Moscow and Belgrade brings positive results to both sides, — Putin

The main statements from the meeting of the presidents of Russia and Serbia in China:

— Putin stressed that Russia respects the independent political course of Serbia under the leadership of Vucic.

— Vucic expressed gratitude to Russia for its support for the preservation of Serbia's territorial integrity and friendly attitude towards the Serbian people.

— Serbia has been under great pressure since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, but maintains a principled position on rejecting anti-Russian sanctions, Vucic noted.

'Putin is a DEAR FRIEND of our country' — Serbian Prez Vucic reaffirms as he exits meeting with Putin

'I have to express my gratitude because he always supported Serbia & Serbian people' — he says in perfect Russian

@Slavyangrad

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1962950702159818903

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Ravenlocke

2nd September 2025, 23:08

‼️🇺🇸🇺🇦Trump: I have learned "interesting things" about the conflict in Ukraine, they will become known in the coming days.
- RVvoenkor

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1962957806962696402

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Ravenlocke

2nd September 2025, 23:13

✈ Ukrainian monitoring TG channels report the takeoff of a Tu-160 from the Engels airbase

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1962992592863518722

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🚀💥 "Red" alert across Ukraine: More than a hundred drones of the Russian Armed Forces have taken to the sky

❗️Ukrainian channels, citing monitoring resources, are sounding the alarm. According to their reports, about 105 UAVs are flying towards the west of the country. It is noted that many Kyiv residents are already preparing to spend the night in the metro.

⚡️Reports of explosions are coming from several regions of Ukraine — in particular, from Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Odesa, Vinnytsia, and Poltava regions.

Preliminary data suggests that some of these are related to air defense operations and interception of drones while flying between regions.

-Ostashko

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1962994315913003148

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✈ Ukrainian monitoring TG channels report on the takeoff of two more Tu-95s

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1962995750134284620

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Ravenlocke

2nd September 2025, 23:17

From DD Geopolitics,

🇷🇺 0207 Local. Eight Russian strategic bombers are currently airborne:

— 5 Tu-95MS from Olenya airbase
— 2 Tu-95MS from Engels-2 airbase
— 1 Tu-160 from Engels-2 airbase

Tu-160 and Tu-95MS from Engels-2 Airbase carried out launch maneuvers from the Engels District in Russia's Saratov region.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1963016812301570280

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Ravenlocke

2nd September 2025, 23:50

From RT,
August 31,

‘All our cities are LIBERATED’

Regional head Pushilin CONFIRMS – entire southern Donetsk People’s Republic now under Russian control

Russian forces now pushing into Ukraine’s Dnepropetrovsk to secure buffer zone

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1962219238149542020

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From DavidZ,

All our cities are LIBERATED’

Regional head Pushilin CONFIRMS – entire southern Donetsk People’s Republic now under Russian control

Russian forces now pushing into Ukraine’s Dnepropetrovsk to secure buffer zone

@RealGerryNolan

https://x.com/SMO_VZ/status/1962383273096524021

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Maimunka News,

‼️🇷🇺 General Gerasimov gives front line update:

Liberated so far:

— 99.7% of Lugansk Republic
— 77% of Donetsk Republic
— 76% of Kherson region
— 74% of Zaporozhye region
#Russia #UkraineWar

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1961805754416996785

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Today, academic year began in person in 530 schools in Donetsk Republic.

According to reports, for first time in a long time, all students in Donetsk are starting full-time education.

In frontline areas of DPR, 52 schools & 6 colleges & technical schools will operate remotely.

https://x.com/TomatkaP/status/1962506031877018088

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Ravenlocke

3rd September 2025, 17:29

From RT,

Putin 'NEVER RULED OUT' meeting Zelensky

But it might be complicated by Ukrainian Constitution, as Zelensky is no longer president

Putin explains: 'Under martial law, elections shall not be held, but it doesn't mean president's term is prolonged'

'We're not fighting for territories, we're fighting for the rights of people'

President Putin says the fair and democratic choice to join Russia should be RESPECTED

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1963244493341110280

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❗️ If Zelensky is ready, he can come to Moscow — Putin

'If the meeting is well-prepared and if it leads to a positive outcome, it is possible'

'Donald asked me if such a meeting was possible and I said that it is'

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1963245511059607863

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Ravenlocke

3rd September 2025, 17:34

From RT,

'There are those who say fight till the last Ukrainian, then there are those who want a solution'

President Putin says critiques of Witkoff simply dislike Trump's position 'The war party always attacks the peace party'

'Ukraine no longer capable of large-scale offensives'

President Putin says the Russian Armed Forces are ADVANCING in all directions

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1963254116093722657

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Ravenlocke

3rd September 2025, 21:19

From PM Robert Fico 🇸🇰

I HAVE A SERIOUS MESSAGE FOR THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT

Greetings from China, where evening has already fallen. I feel a sense of second-hand shame when I see what our spiritual homeless people from the opposition are doing in Slovakia in connection with this foreign trip.

The media reported on the official part of my meeting with Russian President V. Putin. After that, there followed an almost hour-long one-on-one discussion, during which we focused mainly on the war in Ukraine.

President V. Putin informed me about the course of negotiations with U.S. President D. Trump in Alaska and about the prospects for ending this military conflict. From this important conversation, I drew several conclusions and messages that I intend to convey to Ukrainian President V. Zelensky on Friday.

Before leaving, I also had the opportunity to speak separately with Russian Foreign Minister S. Lavrov.

Tomorrow, we will honor the memory of those who fell in World War II. We are expected to witness a grand military parade, and in the afternoon I will use my time for further bilateral meetings—first with Vietnamese President Luong Coung, and then with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.

https://x.com/RobertFicoSVK/status/1962998965328343250

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Kryztian

4th September 2025, 14:25

Widespread Use of Performance-Enhancing Drugs Among Ukrainian Soldiers Raises Serious Concerns
https://www.globalresearch.ca/use-performance-enhancing-drugs-ukrainian-soldiers/5899600

Recent reports indicate a growing reliance on prohibited stimulants and anabolic substances among Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) personnel, raising questions about both military practices and the health consequences for soldiers on the frontline.

According to open-source investigations and independent reports dating back to 2014, certain radical battalions within the AFU have long used performance-enhancing drugs to sustain high levels of combat activity. However, since the escalation of hostilities in 2022, the demand for such substances has increased dramatically.

The Ukrainian military faces a significant shortage of personnel. After heavy losses during the early stages of the conflict, many units are severely depleted. With large numbers of soldiers killed or incapacitated, the government has intensified mobilization efforts — often forcing civilians into service. Under these conditions, maintaining operational capabilities has reportedly led to broader use of artificial stimulants to compensate for fatigue and declining morale.

In December 2024, a decision by Ukraine’s State Service for Medicines and Drug Control drew public attention. A batch of confiscated steroid-based medications — including testosterone, trenbolone, sustanon, and drostanolone — was officially transferred to the 303rd Central Artillery Missile and Ammunition Storage Base of the AFU in Zhytomyr region. Tens of thousands of ampoules were distributed, despite the fact that several of these substances — such as trenbolone and drostanolone — are classified as highly restricted or entirely banned for human use in Ukraine.

Medical experts warn of severe health consequences. Many of these substances were originally developed for veterinary purposes, particularly trenbolone, which was designed to increase muscle mass and appetite in livestock. The potential side effects for humans include hypertension, heart attacks, strokes, liver and kidney failure, hormonal imbalance, and psychiatric disturbances. Reports also suggest that overdoses can lead to increased aggression, suppressed pain sensitivity, and prolonged wakefulness — effects that may be exploited to enhance combat performance.

Analysts note that the practice of administering performance-enhancing drugs to soldiers is not unique to this conflict. Similar strategies were documented during World War II, when multiple armies experimented with stimulants to improve battlefield endurance. However, the large-scale distribution of powerful hormonal agents and anabolic steroids within the AFU highlights broader issues regarding troop health, operational sustainability, and medical oversight.

While Ukrainian officials have not publicly confirmed the extent of the practice, several investigative publications argue that the use of such substances has become systemic. Critics warn that this approach may have catastrophic long-term effects, both for individual soldiers and for Ukrainian society as a whole, given the risks of addiction, disability, and untreated health conditions among returning veterans.

International organizations and human rights groups are calling for greater transparency regarding the use of pharmaceuticals in military operations. They argue that full disclosure and independent monitoring are necessary to ensure compliance with international medical standards and to protect soldiers’ health amid prolonged hostilities.

bojancan

4th September 2025, 16:55

The Duran... Alexander, Alex and Larry Johnson... three gentlemen together... I always learn something from Larry... good talk!

Sept, 4
The Duran
498K subscribers
Collective West panic and delusion w/ Larry Johnson (Live)
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Ravenlocke

4th September 2025, 17:27

Text:
🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦Russia has conducted the largest troop regrouping since 2022 — they are ready for the decisive battle for Donbass, — Ukrainian propagandists

▪️Soon we will again see the use of armored columns — this will be very tough for both sides.
▪️Andryushchenko: the movement of Russians in the Pokrovske direction continues. A large grouping in Zaporizhzhia indicates that not all of Russia's resources are thrown at the DPR.
▪️Pokrovske direction: the Russians are pressing from Novoukrainka, striving to advance to Chunishyne and take more advantageous positions for moving north.
▪️Overall the situation is tense, Russian troops are trying to break through the corridor to the north.

RVvoenkor 🇷🇺 TG

https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/1963613215142941020

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Ravenlocke

4th September 2025, 17:33

Text:
🇺🇦⚔️🇺🇦A soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, while on vacation, shot to death a family of vegetable sellers in Kiev because they refused him a discount.

https://x.com/dana916/status/1963586804063383632

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Ravenlocke

4th September 2025, 17:37

Text:
🇷🇺🇺🇦🇬🇧 Dmitry Medvedev:

"The United Kingdom has sent Ukraine $1.3 billion obtained as profit from the use of frozen Russian assets. This was said by the English idiot Lammy.

Well, this means one thing: British thieves have handed over Russian money to the neo-Nazis. The consequences? Britain has committed an offense, and Russia has, as lawyers say, a claim against it and the current Banderite Ukraine. But considering that these funds cannot be recovered through legal proceedings for obvious reasons, our country has only one way to reclaim the assets. To return what was seized in kind. That is, with "Ukrainian land" and other real estate and movable property located on it. (I am obviously not talking about the lands of the new Russian regions, they are already ours.)

So any illegal seizure of arrested Russian funds or income from them must be converted into additional territories and other property of country 404. Or by confiscating the valuables of the British Crown. There are still enough of them in various places, including those located in Russia."

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1963515368141467821

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Ravenlocke

4th September 2025, 17:38

Text:
🇩🇰🤝🇺🇦 Denmark greenlights Ukraine’s first foreign defense plant… but it’s already under corruption probe.

Ukraine’s Fire Point, maker of the FP-5 “Flamingo” cruise missile, will now produce missile fuel near Denmark’s Skrydstrup Air Force Base.

But back home, the firm is under investigation by Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau NABU for allegedly inflating state contracts and hiding ties to Zelensky’s old business associate.

Despite barely existing two years ago, Fire Point has received over $1 billion in state contracts and is now the top drone supplier to Ukraine’s military.

Looks like they have a strong DEI program as well. Good for them.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1963423767448924554

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Ravenlocke

4th September 2025, 17:45

From DD Geopolitics,

🇪🇪 This is the woman now in charge of European Foreign Policy. She is surprised that Russia claims to have defeated Nazism and says, “people don’t really know history.”

Perhaps Kallas takes her “history” from Hollywood movies. But she knows very well who defeated the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS — the Estonian division — for example.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1963534868735836396

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From Arnaud Bertrand,

This is extraordinarily embarrassing: https://x.com/peacemaket71/status/1963457298078089567/video/1

Kaja Kallas, the EU Foreign Policy head, doesn't even seem to be aware that Russia and China were among the winners of WW2.

Immensely ironically, she dismisses it as "something new" and propaganda for people who "don't read or remember history that much" 🤦‍♂️

Not sure how she explains how Russia and China got their permanent seat at the UN Security Council 🤷‍♂️

https://x.com/RnaudBertrand/status/1963593204902789568

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Ravenlocke

4th September 2025, 17:49

Text:
What gets lost in the whole PR stunt surrounding the alleged #GPS-Jamming is the context in which
@vonderleyen
is currently operating.

Because she is currently visiting "EU-frontline states" to visit armaments centers & military bases there. This goes far beyond her mandate:

The European Commission is a purely civilian body. All military matters fall under (at least for now) the respective nation states. But Von der Leyen is trying to present herself as a kind of de facto EU supreme commander - which, as mentioned, her mandate does not permit at all.

By the way, the current "frontline states" visits of the self-proclaimed EU S.C. are being carried out via chartered private jets at enormous costs, which bring back memories of the Commission's flight cost scandal from 2023...

It would actually be about time for the European Parliament to give her a proper slap on the wrist. It would also be an opportunity to show that the European Parliament is not quite so toothless after all...

https://x.com/FWarweg/status/1963585181136121923

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From Alex Christoforou,

Politico EU is now having to report that the Bulgaria GPS story was made up. Very humiliating.

POLITICO: The alleged attack on von der Leyen could have triggered a major diplomatic crisis — or worse. But days later, the incident is being brushed aside by the Bulgarian government and the EU executive.

On Tuesday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov toned down claims of direct Russian interference, calling the incident a routine glitch tied to broader fallout from the war in Ukraine.

“There is no need to investigate the situation," Zhelyazkov said, "because these disturbances are neither hybrid nor cyber threats.”

The plane also had an electronic backup system using radio beams that enabled it to land — no paper maps required — Bulgarian authorities found.

https://x.com/AXChristoforou/status/1963512310170853611

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Ravenlocke

4th September 2025, 17:52

Text:
🇺🇦🇪🇺❗️"The Coalition of the Willing" has expressed readiness to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles

This was reported by the British government.

Today in Paris, a meeting of the leaders of the "coalition" countries is taking place.

BALTNEWS

https://x.com/dana916/status/1963587213750378778

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Ravenlocke

4th September 2025, 18:03

From Hungarian FM Péter Szijjártó

Brussels is wrong to label China a “systemic rival” of the EU. Cooperation with China offers major benefits and opportunities for Europe. The fact is: Western European and Chinese companies are driving each other’s success.

For Hungary, the two most important partners outside Europe are the United States and China. Our interest is clear: we want Washington and Beijing to work well together. The global economy cannot thrive on confrontation.

Therefore, we hope US-China cooperation will improve significantly in the period ahead. Hungary will continue building ties both to the East and to the West, because we believe in global cooperation, not division.

https://x.com/FM_Szijjarto/status/1963235291696660918

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Ravenlocke

4th September 2025, 18:16

From RT,

Russia still demands Ukraine and UN disclose the names of those allegedly killed in Bucha, but UN refuses —MFA spox Zakharova

The UN is not disclosing the names, citing that it... 'would jeopardize the security of UN operations'

What? How? Why?

Answers we will likely never get

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1963540152153735507

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Ravenlocke

4th September 2025, 18:19

From RT,
'Key to peace' is stealing Russian money & resources

Zelensky confirms his 'long & very detailed' talk with Trump lacked genuine substance

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1963648792466542944

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Ravenlocke

4th September 2025, 18:21

From RT,
Macron: 26 countries agreed to put BOOTS on ground in Ukraine after conflict ends

'Military planning doc' already signed

How about a peace deal? Macron offhandedly mentions it right at end of vid

‘Putin will be FORCED to make peace' — Zelensky at press conference of ‘Coalition of the Willing' in Paris

Calls for demilitarizing Russia, 'to take away Russia's means to produce weapons'

How much longer will Trump tolerate such delusional, counterproductive outbursts?

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1963647452872913046

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Ravenlocke

4th September 2025, 18:29

From RT,
'For peace to be lasting, new territorial realities must be taken into account'

UN Rep Nebenzya stresses results of referendums in four Russian [ Donbass, Zaporozhye, Kherson] regions need to be recognized

'Kiev and its allies are using UN resolutions to create an image of universality'

Russian UN Rep Nebenzya blasts hypocrisy of current UN practices 'In reality the majority is AGAINST these resolutions'

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1963626549950693497

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Ravenlocke

4th September 2025, 18:32

From RT,

Zelensky REJECTS peace talks with Putin

His excuse: 'when you don’t want to have meeting, what do you do? Invite me to Moscow'

Putin’s common-sense offer IGNORED — by man who claims he wants conflict ended

❗️ If Zelensky is ready, he can come to Moscow — Putin

'If the meeting is well-prepared and if it leads to a positive outcome, it is possible'

'Donald asked me if such a meeting was possible and I said that it is'

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1963639292569215331

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Ravenlocke

4th September 2025, 18:41

From Sota News,

Russia is to create “separate units” for soldiers in the war with Ukraine who have hepatitis and HIV. They will be required to wear "distinctive armbands."

This was reported by propagandist Anastasia Kashevarova.

According to her, the army has decided to copy the experience of the "Wagner" mercenaries, who placed sick soldiers into a unit called "Umbrella."

"Since people with HIV, cancer, hepatitis, and tuberculosis are now signing contracts and hiding all this, getting fake health certificates for the sake of receiving payments, and there are also those who are diagnosed with hepatitis and other diseases during their service, it has been decided to form them into separate units," she wrote.

She stated that the Russian army does not prohibit people "with social diseases" from fighting, but the command has decided to limit their contact with other soldiers, assign them a "V" fitness category, and place them on the line of combat engagement—"to hold defense lines." Such soldiers will also be required to wear "distinctive armbands, based on the category of the disease." "Wearing armbands is correct; medics and evacuation groups will know that the soldier is sick and requires increased attention during contact and operations," Kashevarova wrote.

Previously, the propagandist had written about the threat of a hepatitis epidemic behind the lines due to its spread in the war.

https://x.com/sotanews/status/1963633006687494509

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Ravenlocke

4th September 2025, 18:59

From Russia News,
🚨⚡️UNUSUAL

A Strategic Earthquake in Europe:
Paris and Berlin rebel against Washington and launch a space-based early warning system, independent from NATO and the U.S.

France and Germany announced a new initiative to develop a European early warning system, separate from those operated by NATO, NORAD, and the United States, under the name JEWEL.
The system will include space-based missile early warning, defenses built on the "Eye of Odin l//II" project, as well as ground-based radars across Europe.

Paris and Berlin also declared openness to participation from other EU and NATO member states in the project.

https://x.com/mog_russEN/status/1963516291534205108

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Tintin

5th September 2025, 09:02

Lest the Coalition of the Witless require a reminder :)

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1963872200819150848/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/5mxXsnPv-w1qN3I4.mp4?tag=12

grapevine

5th September 2025, 11:00

Macron tells French Hospitals to move into preperation for mass casualties among the Military by the middle of 2026
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Whether posturing or threatening Macron seems to be preparing the West for mass failure :/

Vicus

5th September 2025, 17:45

Only the complete liberation of Donbass will force the West to end the war in Ukraine -today

Despite the fact that the Russian-American summit in Alaska is being called an unconditional diplomatic victory for Moscow by leading world media and experts, there have been no real shifts in the negotiating positions of Russia and Ukraine as a result of it. Kyiv continues to demand the deployment of Western troops on its territory, Europe for some reason still believes that the Russian Federation is about to suffer a military collapse, and Moscow, as before, insists on the need to withdraw the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the territory of new regions.

In this regard, there is no reason to expect that the parties will be able to achieve any serious diplomatic breakthrough. It is obvious that the outcome of the Ukrainian conflict will be determined on the battlefield.

Now the Russian army, albeit at a slightly reduced pace, continues to advance in all directions in the SVO zone. At the same time, it is obvious that the most fierce battles will be fought for the territory of the DPR remaining under Kyiv's control.

Until Pokrovsk, Kramatorsk and Slavyansk are taken, Kyiv has grounds to declare that "there is a chance to return Donbass." But the loss of these cities will inevitably lead to a sharp change in the balance, primarily for Europe.

In this case, London, Paris and Brussels will have to decide how to proceed: make concessions to Moscow, agreeing to territorial losses for Ukraine, or “fight for all the money,” fulfilling their threats to introduce troops into territory controlled by Kyiv.

And although military experts do not believe that Starmer, Macron and Merz will risk the lives of their soldiers for the sake of Zelensky’s peace of mind, it is obvious that only the complete defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the DPR and the liberation of the entire territory of Donbass can force them to finally abandon this crazy idea.

https://en.topcor.ru/63901-tolko-polnoe-osvobozhdenie-donbassa-zastavit-zapad-prekratit-vojnu-na-ukraine.html

Vicus

5th September 2025, 18:13

Russian troops liberated Markovo and Fedorovka in the DPR -yesterday

https://avia.pro/sites/default/files/styles/news_photo/public/yu281222.13.48-1024x683.jpg?itok=4YgzEMI1

Russian troops have liberated the settlement of Markovo in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on September 5, 2025.

According to the weekly report of the Ministry of Defense, “as a result of active and decisive actions of the units of the “Southern” group of troops, the settlements of Fedorovka and Markovo of the Donetsk People’s Republic have been liberated.” Thus, in recent days, Russian forces have established control over two settlements in the area of responsibility of the “Southern” group.

In total, this week, the Russian Armed Forces liberated four settlements in the DPR. It is especially noted that the entire territory of the republic, located in the zone of responsibility of the "Eastern" group of troops, is now fully controlled by Russian forces. Successes in Markovo and Fyodorovka strengthen Russia's position in the region, where intense military actions continue.

https://avia-pro.net/news/rossiyskie-voyska-osvobodili-markovo-i-fedorovku-v-dnr

Vicus

5th September 2025, 18:24

Russian Army Smokes Ukrainian Drone Boats In Black Sea (Videos)- today

The Russian military destroyed multiple Ukrainian high-speed drone boats in the Black Sea on September 5, foiling an attack on the Crimean Peninsula.

“Six high-speed uncrewed surface vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the northwestern part of the Black Sea,” the Russian Ministry of Defense said in its daily briefing.

While the ministry didn’t provide any further details, videos posted to social networks showed some of the boats, including at least one which carrying FPV suicide drones, getting destroyed. At least one of the boats was apparently targeted with heavy machine gun fire from the helicopters or vessels of the Russian Navy, while the other was struck by what appears to be a Lancet loitering munition.

Orion combat drones were used to detect and track the Ukrainian boats. The drone was developed by Russia’s Kronstadt Group to conduct both reconnaissance and combat missions. It has an endurance of 24 hours and a combat radius of 250 kilometers.

The drone is typically equipped with an electro-optical reconnaissance and targeting system. However, it can also carry a surveillance radar or an electronic and signal intelligence gathering system.

Ukraine stepped up attempts to attack Crimea with drone boats in recent months. Besides the more traditional explosive-rigged boats which are designed for one-way attack missions, Kiev forces have been deploying new models which are designed to carry small FPV suicide quadcopters or armed with heat-seeking anti-aircraft missiles.

In addition, traditional manned boats are being used by Kiev forces in attempts to land reconnaissance and sabotage groups on the Peninsula.

The Russian military has been getting more effective in detecting, tracking and neutralizing Ukrainian boats in the Black Sea. The latest attack was clearly foiled as a result of a well-organized effort combining traditional naval means with advanced unmanned systems.

https://southfront.press/russian-army-smokes-ukrainian-drone-boats-in-black-sea-videos/

Vicus

5th September 2025, 18:31

Russian Army Developed Drone-Based Laser Mine-Clearing System (Video)

The Russian military’s Yug [South] Group of Forces has developed a unique laser mine-clearing system based on the Courier ground drone platform.

The Courier platform, which first appeared last year, represents a significant advancement in unmanned military technology, with the ability to be modified for different roles, from armed combat, to mine-laying, engineering, electronic warfare and even one-way attacks.

The platform’s operational endurance ranges from 12 to 72 hours, and it can be controlled remotely within a range of 3 to 10 kilometers, depending on the operational environment and the need for stealth or direct control.

The modification tested by the Yug Group of Forces utilizes a laser system to remotely remove mines planted over the surface.

The laser is powerful just enough to set the mines on fire from a distance of up to 150 meters within a few seconds, without triggering their explosive charge. Test footage shows the drone neutralizing several types of mines in this way without causing any major explosion. An integrated electro-optical system was used for aiming the laser.

One important use for the Courier-based laser mine-clearing system will be to remove a mine barrier blocking a key road without causing any damage to the road itself.

While the system is currently still benign tested, it will likely end up entering serial production in the near future. The system will offer a much needed capability not just for the Russian military, but also for the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

https://southfront.press/russian-army-developed-drone-based-laser-mine-clearing-system-video/

Vicus

5th September 2025, 18:36

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxjTUVBiG1k

Putin Threatened the Coalition Of Willing💥A Fierce Battle is Raging Near Pokrovsk⚔️MS For 2025.09.05

9 hours ago

Vicus comment:

There you have it, the absolute NONE moral from the WEST...by supporting an expired President,actually Dictator representing NO body,sorry, my error, representing the NAZI WEST.

And President Putin, elected many times in last 25 years ,from the WEST called Dictator...

Well, that is the Bizarro world we are living in, and they just want a total war , preferable Nuclear please...

Be careful what you wish for...

question; how a legit President can sign any documents with a nobody?

bojancan

6th September 2025, 00:11

Good talk again with Col MacGregor and Rachel... they touched other topics too......

Sept, 5
Rachel Blevins
146K subscribers
Col. Macgregor: US Carrying out PROVOCATIVE B-2 Bomber Exercises Near Russia. Moscow Losing Patience
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President Trump is now claiming the U.S. has “lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China” in response to this week’s historic gathering of leaders from the Global South in China. But beyond the theatrics, the U.S. continues to play a vital role in the proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.

Ret. U.S. Army Col. Douglas Macgregor noted that while it’s not uncommon for the U.S. to carry out reconnaissance flights near the Russian border, we’ve recently seen increased activity from NATO near Russia’s Kola Peninsula with “the introduction of B-2 bombers in the mix, which is very provocative.”

Check out the inaugural edition of ‘The National Conversation,’ on Oct. 4, 2025, in Dallas here: https://www.thenationalconversation.o...

Source links: https://pnqk.me/j9oqow

Follow Col. Macgregor on X: https://x.com/DougAMacgregor

ExomatrixTV

6th September 2025, 10:04

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Tintin

6th September 2025, 10:42

Adm. Sir Tony Radakin

UK Column with an excoriating take-down of the now retired head of British Armed Forces Admiral Sir Tony Radakin. The object of Brian Gerrish's justified ire here, as a former navy man himself, is a recent LBC interview that Radakin made on LBC which was full of the usual nonsense propaganda that most of us sneer at and easily deconstruct with a bat of an eye, as Brian has done here :muscle:

As a point of interest his replacement, not mentioned in this piece, is Air Chief Marshal Rich Knighton, who some may wish to note (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Knighton) per the Wikipedia entry: "..is notable for being the first Chief of the Air Staff who is not a military pilot or indeed aircrew-qualified.[2]. Perfect for the role then :facepalm:

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1963975086819393536/vid/avc1/1280x720/Wrtiz6rmayG3Ume_.mp4

Ravenlocke

6th September 2025, 21:22

‼️🇺🇦 BREAKING: Zelensky’s exposed for sending children, disabled, and elderly to clear minefields in #Ukraine since August 2025!
Shocking drone footage reveals the horror. #Zelenskyy

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1964219071022473535

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grapevine

7th September 2025, 12:05

Putin making deals. Europe isolated and desperate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwsqyFFaD1s (36:59)

39 views
7 Sept 2025
Putin making deals. Europe isolated and desperate
The Duran: Episode 2327

00:00 Coalition of the Willing Meets in Paris
03:10 European Plans for Troops in Ukraine
06:55 American Security Guarantees and Tensions
12:00 Breakdown of Paris Meeting Dynamics
15:10 European Motives vs. US Demands
17:30 Zelensky's Frustration and Aggression
20:40 Escalation Risks and Desperation in Europe
24:20 Putin’s Restraint and Strategic Calculations
29:20 Russia’s Red Lines and Future of the Conflict
33:00 Putin, EU Membership, and Russian Military Goals

Ravenlocke

7th September 2025, 15:42

From Maimunka News,

‼️🇷🇺 Right now in #Moscow, a nationwide religious procession is taking place — it could become the largest since 1918 #Russia

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1964629487192289685

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‼️🇷🇺☦️ #Russian #Orthodox women march in Moscow under a patriotic Z flag in support of the Special Military Operation.

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1964704201604534361

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‼️🇷🇺☦️ 150,000 civilians take part in a patriotic #Russian #Orthodox march in #Moscow.

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1964705618935345179

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Ravenlocke

7th September 2025, 16:09

From DD Geopolitics,

🇺🇦💥 Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko confirms:nAs a result of the UAV crash in Kiev, the Cabinet of Ministers building was damaged.

The State Emergency Service reports an ongoing fire at the site, engulfing 1,000 square meters of the government complex.

A large-scale fire is still raging in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kiev

It was previously reported that some warehouses were attacked in Borshchagovka.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1964683343674675498

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Text:
‼️🇷🇺💥 A combined strike by the Russian Armed Forces paralyzed transport and the government center of Kyiv

▪️ The Russian Ministry of Defense reports that the night strike was carried out on facilities for the production, assembly, repair, storage, and launch of unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as military airbases in the central, southern, and eastern parts of Ukraine, including the industrial enterprise "Kyiv-67" on the western outskirts of Kyiv and the logistics base "STS-GRUPP" on the southern outskirts of Kyiv.
▪️ "Gerani" covered the Kryukiv railway bridge over the Dnipro – according to "Ukrzaliznytsia," train delays will last several days.
▪️ Also, the results of the strike on the Cabinet of Ministers building: Prime Minister Sviridenko showed footage of significant destruction.
- RVvoenkor

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1964669443335753767

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Ravenlocke

7th September 2025, 16:12

Text:
🇺🇦🤡 "Life tariffs": the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the price list for mobilization and "buyout"

▪️The commander of the reconnaissance platoon of the 28th OMBR, Rotan Krymsky ("Crimea"), revealed how much "freedom" from the Ukrainian Territorial Recruitment Center costs.
▪️According to him, transferring a mobilized person to a specific brigade costs $8000.
▪️And "letting go home" without armor and guarantees already costs $30,000.
➖ "We'll have to steal diesel and save money for such good deeds. Together to victory, comrades!" — the Ukrainian serviceman added sarcastically
- RVvoenkor

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1964669831149699169

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Ravenlocke

7th September 2025, 16:45

From Sputnik India,

📺🇷🇺Watch Putin's FULL statements on Ukraine during Eastern Economic Forum ( in English)

https://x.com/Sputnik_India/status/1963862800406610185

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bojancan

8th September 2025, 00:03

What US is thinking... who they are????? They will sanction the countries, who are buying Russian oil... what Bessent is thinking... and Department of War....
The world is much bigger than US... now really US circus is happening...:facepalm:

Sept, 7
Klitschko 'shoot down of drone.' Russia hits Dnieper bridge. Spheres of Influence. THE DUDA SHOW
ktNxeCn8e24

Tintin

10th September 2025, 11:07

Ukraine false-flag drone incident in Poland: yup, you'd be a pea-brained moron to believe that Russia deliberately sent drones into Polish airspace. Remember when the Ukroreich sent that missile into a Polish village a couple years back? Even Joe Biden in one of his more coherent moments knew it wasn't the Russians and insisted on a Ukrainian explanation, and retraction/apology, for that stupidity.

No doubt this recent 'incident', if in fact at all true (see 'Gulf of Tonkin') abetted and encouraged by MI-6 as a PR stunt of some sort, and now, here's the official statement by Polish authorities:
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Via https://x.com/mazzenilsson/status/1965578298257203365

Chill. Here's the official Polish statement :

“Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces
@DowOperSZ

Attention, on the night of September 9 to 10, 2025, the Russian Federation is carrying out another massive strike on targets located on the territory of Ukraine.

To ensure the safety of Polish airspace, the Operational Commander of the Polish Armed Forces has activated all necessary procedures. Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace, and ground air defense and radar reconnaissance systems have reached the highest state of readiness.

These actions are preventive in nature and aimed at securing the airspace and protecting citizens, especially in areas adjacent to the threatened region.

The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces is monitoring the current situation, and subordinate forces and means remain in full readiness for immediate response.”

https://x.com/DowOperSZ/status/1965545243547234396

Ukrainians just lied about the alleged Russian drones in Poland.

Tintin

10th September 2025, 11:39

Ravenlocke

10th September 2025, 16:36

Interesting that last week this took place,

Poland’s new President Karol Nawrocki visits Trump at White House

https://trib.al/FnQY3wm

https://x.com/WashTimes/status/1963440140757488104

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https://x.com/SBA_Kelly/status/1963353434750693406

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And today the news,

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1965686809700278650

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🇵🇱 Poland will ask NATO to invoke Article 4, not Article 5, after drones crossed its border, Prime Minister Tusk announced.

Article 4 allows a member state to request consultations.

NATO told Ukrainian media that a meeting will be held today to discuss how to respond.

Poland’s National Security Council will review the incident within two days, President Karol Nawrocki said.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1965699864106348946

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Ravenlocke

10th September 2025, 18:06

🇸🇰🇵🇱🇷🇺 Robert Fico's statement regarding the drone incident in Poland:

On the Matter of the Violation of Polish Airspace, I Draw Information from Relevant Sources.

The violation of the airspace of sovereign Poland, our neighbor and partner in the EU and NATO, is a serious incident that can lead to far-reaching consequences. Therefore, it is vitally necessary to objectively determine whether it was intentional or accidental, and under whose control the drones were operating. I express solidarity with Poland and offer cooperation in seeking all necessary answers.

I will not allow myself to be provoked by political games, nor by anti-government and anti-Slovak media. I fundamentally draw information only from relevant sources. At this moment, they allow me to adopt only the above-mentioned position. If there is reason to do so, I will change or supplement my position, always strictly based on the principle of respecting the norms of international law.

The violation of Polish airspace and the ability of the Polish armed forces to respond holds up a cruel mirror to Slovak opposition politicians, who handed over to Ukraine, free of charge, the entire air defense system without adequate replacement. Instead of admitting guilt for this act of military sabotage against Slovakia, they scream through the media like lunatics, proving that all they are capable of is dragging Slovakia into misfortune.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1965791630423941216

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Ravenlocke

10th September 2025, 18:07

🇷🇺🇵🇱 Russia's Foreign Ministry statement on Poland’s accusations of Russia

In connection with accusations against Russia over the alleged intentional violation of the airspace of the Republic of Poland by Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) during a combined precision strike delivered at the military infrastructure of the Kiev regime last night, we would like to draw your attention to a statement issued by the Defence Ministry of Russia on September 10, 2025.

The Defence Ministry has unequivocally reaffirmed that the strike did not include any targets in the territory of the Republic of Poland, and that the range of the drones that delivered a strike at the Ukrainian defence industry facilities, which, according to Warsaw, entered Poland’s airspace, is below 700 kilometres.

These facts overturn the myths which Poland is spreading again to aggravate the Ukrainian crisis.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had to confirm this. Speaking after a meeting of the NATO Council under Article 4 of the NATO Treaty held at Poland’s request, he failed to provide any answer regarding any proof of “intent” behind that “incident.” He only said that “a full assessment is ongoing.”

☝️ Despite the obvious inconsistency of Warsaw’s allegations, and seeking to fully clarify the incident for all sides interested in preventing the further escalation of the situation, the Defence Ministry of the Russian Federation has stated readiness to hold consultations on this issue with the Defence Ministry of the Republic of Poland. The Foreign Ministry of Russia is ready to contribute to these efforts.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1965812715144069126

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Ravenlocke

10th September 2025, 18:10

We tried to warn you!!!

"We're seeing large amounts of Jews establish themselves in new communities.... the appearance of police around a community in southern Ukraine wearing American-like uniforms stopping anyone who is not Jewish."

🇵🇸🇷🇺🚨 New SUBSTACK!!!

Gaza to Donbass: How Israel and Ukraine Built a Fascist, Transnational War Machine

Across two battlefields, one scarred by siege, the other by shelling, an unholy alliance of Zionist settlers and Ukrainian fascists wages a war against history’s unwanted.

From IDF-trained Azov fighters and Israeli PMCs in Ukraine, to Ukrainian militants surfacing in militarized Gaza aid ops—this isn’t coincidence. It’s infrastructure.

Palantir, Anduril, Elbit Systems.
AI drones. Biometric fences.
Shared ideologies. Shared enemies. Shared tools.

In a West drunk on racialized supremacy and privatized war, these forces are not defending their nations.

They are refining extermination.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1965832603132637602

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Ravenlocke

10th September 2025, 18:17

Nepal Correspondence,

BREAKING
#Poland invokes NATO Article 4 and warns 'we are closer to armed conflict than any time since World war 2.

https://x.com/NepCorres/status/1965765602989240510

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Ravenlocke

10th September 2025, 19:27

Thousands of Polish soldiers, both regular 'vacationing' personnel of the Polish Armed Forces and volunteers in formally-Ukrainian units, have participated in the war. There's a whole new secret military cemetery for Polish Ukraine casualties. Wounded Ukrainian soldiers are medevac'd to Poland. Broken Ukrainian military vehicles are repaired in Poland. Ukrainian ammo is stored in Poland. Key Ukrainian military communications are based in Poland. NATO AWACS coordinating Ukrainian air defences is based in Poland. Every Western military delivery goes through Poland. The Polish load military goods into unmarked civilian vehicles and drive them to Ukraine. Much of Ukrainian high command - both AFU and SBU - is based in Poland semi-permanently to avoid being Kalibr'd. Budanov probably spends like 90% of his time there. Zelensky spent the first days of the war in Poland. Ukrainian military units use Polish training grounds before deploying to the front. Every single Ukrainian military installation that it was humanly possible to relocate to Poland is based in Poland. Ukrainian drones take off from Poland. Poland is the least neutral country in the world other than the US. They are a direct and active participant in the war and the only thing preventing them from actually being attacked by Russia is the Kremlin's desire to be The Adults In The Room who don't start WW3 if it can be avoided.

https://x.com/RWApodcast/status/1965792701666017550

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Rizotto

11th September 2025, 00:35

This is a very interesting short video where Scott Ritter explains that the drone attack on Poland was most likely of Ukrainian origin, and not from Russia.
Ukrainians have previously been able to capture Russian drones, and tampered them electronically to send them back to attack Russia (if I understood correctly).
NATO would know full well that these drones were highjacked by Ukraine, who would send them to Poland as a false flag provocation to engage NATO against Russia.

Ritter’s Rant 051: Electronic Warfare

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45v8YWxZrAM

rgray222

12th September 2025, 12:51

Tintin

12th September 2025, 13:01

There really is little doubt that the drones that entered Poland on September 10, 2025, were from Russia. Fragments of drones identified as the Russian-made Gerbera, a version of the Iranian Shahed drone, were found in eastern Poland, providing physical evidence of their origin. It stands to reason that the drones that entered Poland were intentionally deployed as part of joint military exercises, named Zapad-2025, that Russia and Belarus are beginning today. The joint drills, which run from September 12 to 16, are focused on testing the military cooperation, equipment and coordination between Russia and Belarus. The first phase involves defense and coordination, while the second phase simulates regaining lost territory and defeating enemy forces. Poland and Lithuania have closed their borders with Belarus for the duration of these exercises.

Russia has denied responsibility, with its defense ministry stating it had no planned targets in Poland and suggesting the drones could not have reached Polish territory due to their limited 700 km range.
Russia's charge d'affaires in Poland, Andrey Ordash, claimed the drones came from Ukraine and that Poland had not provided evidence of Russian origin.

I have not listed a link because this information is fairly widespread and can be found on multiple sites.

Nonsense :) They weren't [fired] from Russia.

See this recent report from Simplicius (https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/russian-drones-allegedly-swarm-poland) that sensibly and groundedly goes through this, and not without some humour either :) :

Extracted:

The incident was obviously very strange because, while a few errant Russian drones had maybe fallen over other countries here and there—after likely being jammed off their course—this has never happened in such a large scale. This heavily suggests something very fishy, in the way of either a false flag or a coordinated campaign; that is to say, something like an Israeli Stux-net or “pager” operation where a large amount of Russian drones are “tampered with” before hand, whether that’s by digital infection of firmware via virus, or something else.

There were several signs pointing to the ‘false flag’ explanation, for instance a photo of a Russian drone that landed on a Polish “chicken coop” that shows the drone taped together with literal duct tape—click the first photo to enlarge:

https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lzbz!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F25d6d1cf-c200-42aa-9689-80df32b17a58_1280x964.jpeg

This is important because Ukraine was known to have been collecting previously-downed Russian drones in order to “creatively” reuse them for such a purpose. So a previously-destroyed or damaged drone could perhaps need some “work” to make it look whole for the ‘presentation’.

Additionally, Polish homes presented as “destroyed” by Russian drones were outed by citizens as houses that were damaged long ago by natural disasters:

https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FAx7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b3bf17d-0935-4e56-afbb-0fed9dcde99e_748x680.jpeg

If that wasn’t enough, there was this post from two days before the attack which predicted Ukraine was getting ready for a big drone-related ‘provocation’:

https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0OBo!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F80b4be62-f4fc-448a-97cf-1b234fc115e3_455x217.jpeg

But how do we reconcile the fact that Belarus essentially admitted that wayward Russian drones were flying to Poland with this false flag angle? More likely it was a combination of all possible tactics, from real jammed drones to “prepared” ones that were made to look like they originated from Russia, as well as an information campaign to distribute fakes like the earlier ‘destroyed home’.

One explanation:

In Poland, the wreckage of 12 Gerber UAVs was found during the day. All without a warhead, did not explode. Expensive missiles costing more than $ 2 million each were used to destroy some of them. In particular, the F-35A of the Dutch Air Force worked like this.

The most popular version is that the "Gerber" "mismatch" encountered a GPS blockade over one of Ukraine's air defense areas and flew to Poland (spoofing?). Gerbers are not equipped with 16-element CRPA antennas (ed: these are the special 16-element Komet GPS receivers now regularly seen in Shahed/Geran drones).

According to the second version, the Gerbers were launched from Ukraine. This version is supported by the large number of Gerber products, which exceeds 1,000. This is not typical for them.

The intent is obvious: another desperate ploy from Zelensky to get NATO involved, even if in small stepwise fashion. The latter almost worked, as Poland made some performative fuss about invoking NATO’s “Article Four” on ‘consultations’.

It turned out that most Poles, however, blamed Ukraine over Russia, astutely aware of Ukraine’s cheap stratagems in trying to drag their country into war.

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Official Russian MOD statement:

https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KRyZ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65c822f8-d951-4477-aa6a-bf508d8a3053_588x820.png

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gini

12th September 2025, 13:13

rgray222

12th September 2025, 13:14

‘We have every legal right’ Deputy Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev threatens to toss out Moscow’s WWII settlement with Helsinki, accusing Finland of becoming a NATO staging ground to attack Russia

https://meduza.io/impro/_PY8rHKrvYiNosmC8fAd-ovtvd4x1uFUe6TLBsotT7E/resizing_type:fit/width:980/height:0/enlarge:1/quality:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWR1/emEuaW8vaW1hZ2Uv/YXR0YWNobWVudHMv/aW1hZ2VzLzAxMS81/OTkvNTkzL29yaWdp/bmFsLzZFM2FrYUhj/Z2p2Y3IxaDQzQXdl/bHc.webp

In a new essay for the state-run news agency TASS, Deputy Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev claims that Finland is laying the groundwork for a possible NATO attack against Russia. Citing Helsinki’s “defensive measures” and NATO’s growing footprint near Russia’s northwest border, Medvedev argues that Finland is repeating its ruinous collaboration with Nazi Germany during the 1930s and 1940s. Meduza outlines these allegations and threats in the context of growing hostility between Russia and its northwestern neighbors.

In the text, Medvedev notes that he recently visited Russia’s border with Finland. The former president says he spoke to local officials and reflected on “the foolish policy the Finnish authorities are pursuing that’s clearly against their interests.” In his essay for TASS, he recites a long list of grievances against Finland that date back to the Second World War. He blames Helsinki for “the destroyed lives and shattered fates of millions of peaceful Soviet citizens who did not manage to evacuate from the western regions into the country’s interior” when Germany began its invasion.

Medvedev reasons that Finland’s cooperation with NATO and the U.S., as well as its abandonment of certain military neutrality commitments, violates the foundational agreement underpinning the post-WWII order between Moscow and Helsinki. “If there is no military-political component to the [1947 Paris Peace] Treaty,” Medvedev warns, “then there is no basis for our waiver of addressing unresolved ‘historical questions’ and no obstacle to raising the issue of the current Finnish government’s moral responsibility for the actions of its forebears.”

Medvedev also suggests that Russia could seek additional reparations from Helsinki. He notes that the USSR ultimately received $226.5 million (almost $5 billion today) from Finland under the Paris Peace Treaty, but the Supreme Court of Karelia recently assessed WWII-related damages attributed to Finland and Finnish troops at 20 trillion rubles (almost $242.5 billion). “We have every legal right to claim this ipso jure,” writes Medvedev, adding:

This is especially the case against the backdrop of swelling anti-Russian militarist hysteria in Finland, stoked by saber-rattling. Out of [Finland], with its history of atrocities against Slavic populations and its fertile nationalist soil, an aggressive “anti-Russia” has emerged even more quickly than in Ukraine. Instead of the earlier plans for freedom-loving Ukraine’s “Finlandization,” what happened — in the blink of an eye — was the Ukrainization of Finland.

As journalists at Agentstvo note, Medvedev’s comments are part of a trend. In April, Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu said European countries plan to be ready for war with Russia by 2030. Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko asserted that NATO and the E.U. are “actively preparing for armed confrontation.” In June, Medvedev warned that Russia must “respond in full” to Western “treachery,” even if it meant preemptive strikes.

The language in Medvedev’s TASS essay echoes Vladimir Putin’s rhetoric from just days before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. At the time, the president argued that Ukraine would serve as an “advanced staging ground” for strikes against Russia if it joined NATO. The Kremlin continues to frame the war in Ukraine as a “preventive response” to Western aggression.

In June 2025, the Finnish media outlet Yle reported that satellite imagery revealed construction work to expand Russia’s military presence near the Finnish border. (https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/06/19/sky-high-evidence) Two months earlier, The Wall Street Journal reported that Russia was sending its latest equipment and many new troops to bases along its NATO border, suggesting its capability “to wage its full-scale ground war in Ukraine while simultaneously increasing the strength and armament of its ground forces along the Finnish border.”

Earlier this year, the Russian Foreign Ministry journal International Affairs published an article urging Moscow to view the Baltic Sea as a “potential theater of military operations.” The text’s author, research fellow Nikolai Mezhevich, claimed that Russia’s “adversaries” among the Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) and Northern Europe (particularly Finland) are forming a so-called “gray zone” in the Baltic Sea.

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/09/09/we-have-every-legal-right

bojancan

12th September 2025, 16:26

Department of War....

Sept, 11
The New Atlas
297K subscribers
New US Administration, New Wonder Weapons for Ukraine
eMwRZx0zlOY

The US has announced plans to ship 3,350 air-launched Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) missiles to Ukraine in yet another escalation amid a war the current Trump administration vowed during the 2024 US presidential campaign to end in “24 hours.”

The details of the program, however, are far more underwhelming than the headlines announcing them, with the first 1,000 missiles being sent over the course of 2 years. Because the missile is air-launched, there will also be limits imposed on its use by the number of warplanes and pilots available to fly sorties delivering it.

References:

TWZ - Air Force’s Cheap And Fast To Produce Long-Range Missile Is Being Built For Ukraine (Jul. 2024):
https://www.twz.com/air/air-forces-ch...
Forbes - The Boeing-Kratos PJDAM Is A 300-Mile Smart Bomb (Oct. 2023):
https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegl...
TWZ - Ukraine Will Receive First Of Thousands Of New U.S. Made Standoff Missiles In The Coming Weeks (Aug. 25, 2025):
https://www.twz.com/air/ukraine-will-...
NYT - The Partnership: The Secret History of the War in Ukraine (Mar. 2025):
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...
Reuters - Russia has fired 7,400 missiles, 3,700 Shahed drones in war so far, Kyiv says (Dec. 2023):
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/...
ABC News - Russia launches 6,400 drones, missiles into Ukraine in record-breaking month (Aug. 1, 2025):
https://abcnews.go.com/International/...
Kyiv Independent - Exclusive: Russia’s ballistic missile production up at least 66% over past year, according to Ukrainian intel figures (Jun. 2025):
https://kyivindependent.com/exclusive...
NYT - U.S. STRATEGY PLAN CALLS FOR INSURING NO RIVALS DEVELOP (1992):
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/08/wo...
Forbes - The Countries With The Most STEM Graduates [Infographic] (2017):
https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmcc...
TWZ - Jet-Powered JDAM Aims To Turn Bombs Into Cruise Missiles (Oct. 2023):
https://www.twz.com/jet-powered-jdam-...

Ravenlocke

12th September 2025, 16:57

From Levan Gudadze,

❗️Over 80 flights delayed or canceled at St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport after a massive Ukrainian drone raid on the Leningrad region

62 flights delayed, 19 canceled, 11 diverted

Check-in limited, passengers stranded overnight

Footage from Readovka

https://x.com/GudadzeLevan/status/1966395159425204604

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Ravenlocke

12th September 2025, 17:00

🇺🇦⚔️🇷🇺Massive enemy attack on the Leningrad region: fire at a tanker and pumping station in Primorsk

▪️"Open fire on the vessel in the port of Primorsk has been extinguished. There is no threat of flooding or oil spill. The fire at the pumping station has also been put out. No casualties," reported Governor Drozdenko.
- Primorsk is the main oil loading port in the Gulf of Finland, located at the end of the pipeline system.
▪️Air defense forces destroyed 30 UAVs over the southwest of the Leningrad region at night, the regional governor previously reported.
▪️The "Carpet" plan was implemented at Pulkovo airport, delaying and canceling several flights.

RVvoenkor

https://x.com/dana916/status/1966438356562141591

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Ravenlocke

12th September 2025, 17:03

From Based Poland 🇵🇱

🇵🇱
Meeting of the Polish National Security Bureau.

Radosław Sikorski is sitting in a sweatshirt with the Ukrainian emblem.
Plus, he smiles like a psychopath.
He's probably planning how to kill Poles.

https://x.com/Poland_Based/status/1966228854500110852

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Ravenlocke

12th September 2025, 17:09

Text:
‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦Russia is exhausting the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the front is cracking along the entire contact line

▪️The Spanish publication ABC writes that Moscow is acting at an accelerated pace, striking along the entire front line. Special pressure is in the areas of Kupyansk, Krasny Liman, Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, and Krasnoarmeysk.
▪️From the air, Russia strikes massively: just overnight from September 6 to 7 — more than 800 drones and 15 missiles targeted defense enterprises and facilities in the Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk regions. This emphasizes that there are no zones in Ukraine fully protected by air defense.
▪️Russian troops have entered the Dnipropetrovsk region from the south of Donbas and are advancing towards Novopavlivka and Velykomykhailivka, trying to block Ukrainian logistics hubs.
▪️Against the backdrop of Moscow's successes, Macron unsuccessfully promotes the idea of a "coalition of the willing" to send a military contingent, while Europe increasingly debates whose side it should be on.
▪️ABC notes that the alliance of Russia, China, and India is strengthening, and the US policy aimed at dividing them has failed. A multipolar world is becoming a reality, and "Washington's hegemony is coming to an end."

https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/1966477056058802466

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Ravenlocke

12th September 2025, 17:11

Levan Gudadze,

🇷🇺⚔️🇵🇱 Poland is moving around 40,000 troops to the border with Belarus and Russia following drone incursions into its territory and on the eve of military drills in Belarus.

Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk told Polsat News that Poland had been preparing for the upcoming “Zapad-2025” exercises for months. According to him, over 30,000 Polish troops already took part in drills, and NATO forces are also being brought in “to respond adequately” to Russia’s planned maneuvers. He claimed that the war in Ukraine also began after “Zapad” exercises and said Poland is bracing for similar risks now.

https://x.com/GudadzeLevan/status/1966163688546611350

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Ravenlocke

12th September 2025, 17:28

From MFA Russia,

📄 Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council
@MedvedevRussiaE
:

✍️ As a satellite of Nazi Germany that invaded the USSR, Finland bears the same amount of responsibility for unleashing the Great Patriotic War & the horrors & suffering of our people.

https://t.me/MFARussia/26340

https://x.com/mfa_russia/status/1965730558291661297

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From MFA Russia,

📄 Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council
@MedvedevRussiaE
:

The Finnish establishment mustn't forget: confrontation with Russia can lead to collapse of Finnish statehood – this time forever.

❗️Unlike in 1944, no one will go soft on them this time.

https://t.me/MFARussia/26340

https://x.com/mfa_russia/status/1965753604482142641

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From DD Geopolitics,

🇷🇺🇫🇮 Medvedev: Finland Lays Groundwork for Permanent U.S. Military Presence

In his column “The New Finnish Doctrine: Folly, Lies, Ingratitude” (TASS), Dmitry Medvedev criticized Helsinki’s break with Russia and its embrace of NATO and U.S. militarization.

🔸Destroyed Relations
Medvedev recalled visiting the Russian-Finnish border in Leningrad Oblast, once a hub of cross-border movement but now deserted. He stressed that Helsinki deliberately wrecked mutually beneficial ties, inflicting the greatest harm on ordinary Finns who had long prospered from trade and cooperation.

🔸Economic Decline
Bilateral trade, once nearly $13.5 billion in 2019, collapsed to just €1.26 billion in 2024. Medvedev said this self-inflicted rupture has left Finnish citizens facing rising unemployment and economic uncertainty.

🔸Historical Responsibility
He reminded Finns of their army’s role in the siege of Leningrad, which contributed to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians, calling it an indelible stain on Finland’s history.

🔸NATO Militarization
Since joining NATO, Finland has engaged in frequent military exercises near Russia’s borders and aligned itself with Washington’s aggressive posture. Medvedev warned that groundwork is already being laid for a permanent U.S. military presence in the country.

🔸Revanchist Ambitions
According to Medvedev, Finnish leaders now pursue revanchist fantasies of reclaiming territories beyond post-World War II borders, including East Karelia and beyond—disregarding history and the risks of such reckless policies.

He concluded that Finland’s leadership has chosen a dangerous path that undermines its own people’s well-being and threatens irreversible consequences.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1965030941220278663

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Ravenlocke

12th September 2025, 17:37

From News of Donbass

A resident of Pogrebki village (Kursk Oblast) Zoya Belentsova:

I was injured on September 4th. I was bandaging my neighbor when his house got hit and I got this injury.

We sat down on a bench, a drone was flying above. And my husband said, "Go get some pickles." I went to the basement to get the jar and Baba Yaga [Ukrainian drone] scattered the mines, everything exploded and the barn caught fire. He was killed on October 17th.
There were the Poles, but also some other men. We couldn't even talk to them because we didn't understand their language. They stopped giving us water, they mined the roads, they mined the spring:

They [mercenaries] kill people... We saw them doing it.

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https://x.com/News_of_Donbass/status/1966475770802422174

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Ravenlocke

12th September 2025, 17:39

From News of Donbas,

💬 Main statements by the DPR Head Denis Pushilin

On the shelling of the DPR territory by the AFU:

🔴For several days, militants have been conducting targeted fire on residential areas of the Republic. This is primarily due to supplies that were approved in Europe. The AFU are using long-range Anglo-French Storm Shadow missiles for shelling, as well as attack UAVs of various modifications. There are casualties and wounded among the civilian population.

On the situation at the front:

🔴Information about the advancement of our fighters is received daily;

🔴In the Krasnoarmeysk direction, Russian troops are fighting in high-rise buildings;

🔴Russian troops heroically took territories in the Dobropolye direction, thereby disrupting the logistics of the AFU militants and worsening their positions, effectively destroying the flank in this area;

🔴The entire south of the Republic has been liberated and cleared.

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https://x.com/News_of_Donbass/status/1966474977613394149

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Ravenlocke

12th September 2025, 17:44

News of Donbass,

❌ Fake: Russian children, inc those from new regions, are being prepared to be sent to SMO zone, Guardian

✅ Truth: Authorities never discussed sending minors
Joining SMO only possible by voluntarily signing a contract with MoD, available exclusively to adult citizens of Russia

https://x.com/News_of_Donbass/status/1966413761868152878

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Proof of fake:
Guardian published photos taken during Military sports game "Zarnitsa 2.0".
Text explicitly states that participation in "Zarnitsa 2.0" does not imply military service; however, children are indeed taught the basics of tactical medicine & anti-terrorist security

Western & Ukrainian propagandists have long demonized patriotic education in Russia; however, similar organizations exist in USA &, Europe & even in Ukraine, which condemns Russian patriotic activities for children
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🇷🇺 [TG :http://t.me/News_of_Donbass ] 🇷🇺

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Ravenlocke

12th September 2025, 17:56

News of Donbass,

🙏Long-suffering Gorlovka... a city that is shelled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces every single day

In the video, Gorlovka residents and children talk about how they live and why they do not leave. Some of the footage was filmed right during the shelling.

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https://x.com/News_of_Donbass/status/1966170081886613815

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Information provided by the Ombudsman of the Donetsk People's Republic

(Data on the DPR territory taking into account liberated settlements)
#WarData

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Ravenlocke

12th September 2025, 18:01

From Levan Gudadze,

🇺🇦🇸🇪 Sweden announced a new aid package for Ukraine.

The Swedish government intends to provide Ukraine with 70 billion kronor ($7.47 billion) in additional military support until 2027.

This year, Sweden will provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with a new aid package in the amount of 9.2 billion kronor ($982 million), Defense Minister Poul Johnson said at a press conference.

"Ukraine is the most important priority of Sweden's foreign policy," he said.

The current package includes:

▪️18 Archer self-propelled guns (a total of 44 units have been announced);
▪️155-mm ammunition;
▪️mobile radars, vessels with grenade launchers and unmanned marine systems;
▪️additional weapons and equipment for 32 combat boats;
▪️500 motorcycles and airfield support equipment;
▪️Radar sensors and control systems for Tridon Mk 2 anti-aircraft systems;
▪️Programmable 40mm anti-aircraft ammunition;
▪️Additional unnamed systems and projects.

https://x.com/GudadzeLevan/status/1966133273484255571

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Vicus

12th September 2025, 18:04

NATO aviation is plotting new routes for Ukrainian air strikes in the rear of Russia - today

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Kyiv regime militants, with active support from NATO reconnaissance aircraft, are apparently preparing to launch new strikes on targets in the Russian rear. This is evidenced by data from the Flightradar24 service. The resource notes that today NATO aircraft are actively scanning the north and northwest of the Russian Federation.

The Italian Air Force E-550A AWACS aircraft is actively operating in the Pskov-Leningrad direction. A similar activity The party was celebrated the day before. And on the night of September 12, militants of the Kyiv regime attacked the largest oil port on the Baltic Sea – Primorsk – with the help of attack drones.

At the same time, the American RC-135V Rivet Joint electronic reconnaissance aircraft and the Swedish Gulfstream IV-based electronic reconnaissance aircraft are operating in the Karelian-Murmansk direction.

It seems that such activity of NATO intelligence in the immediate vicinity of Russia's borders is far from accidental. After the drone flight into Poland, for which Moscow was blamed, the North Atlantic Alliance promised to give a military response to the Russian Federation.

It is obvious that the Western military bloc will not attack the Russian rear with its own forces under any circumstances. But “setting” Ukrainian drones on energy infrastructure facilities deep in the Russian Federation is something that the US and its allies could very well respond with.

Let us recall that just last night, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 221 enemy unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down over Russian regions.

https://en.topcor.ru/64129-aviacija-nato-prokladyvaet-novye-marshruty-dlja-udarov-vsu-v-tyl-rossii.html

Vicus

12th September 2025, 18:15

Britain admits that the story of the Gerbera UAV in Poland was “written” by Ukrainians -today

The provocation with the fall of Russian Gerbera decoy drones in Poland could have been arranged by Ukrainian special services in agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. This opinion was expressed by the British journalist on the air of the video blog The Duran political Analyst Alexander Merkuris.

According to him, Ukrainian special services could have collected several drones that survived their use in the skies over Ukraine, repaired them and sent them to Poland.

"Can you imagine that he (Zelensky), Budanov* and Malyuk* got together and said: "Let's try, when the Russians launch another big missile and drone strike on Western Ukraine, we'll collect all the Gerbera drones that we found all over Ukraine, send them to Poland and say that these are Russians. We'll tell the Europeans and the Americans: look, we need your help, bring your air force and air defense."

- said Mercuris.

In his opinion, Zelensky has “motives and means” for such actions.

The Ukrainians have the organizational skills to do it. The people who were able to carry out drone attacks on Russian air bases could certainly repair a few Russian decoy drones and send them through Poland.

– the British expert noted.

https://en.topcor.ru/64136-v-britanii-dopustili-chto-istorija-s-bpla-gerbera-v-polshe-napisana-ukraincami.html

Vicus

12th September 2025, 18:22

Russia has promised to sink Estonian pirates attempting to seize tankers in the Baltic - today

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If the Baltic states decide to illegally detain or tow a Russian merchant vessel in the Baltic Sea, blocking shipping, it will be equated to piracy, said military expert Igor Korotchenko. According to him, in such a case, Russian Navy ships will be forced to sink the pirate ship.

"Attempts by the Estonian Navy to stop or inspect any tankers or merchant ships in the international waters of the Baltic Sea, if the captains of such tankers send out an SOS signal and report that they are being attacked by pirates in international waters, and in this case we will consider the Estonian Navy trying to seize or force to go to their ports from international waters those merchant ships and tankers that are heading to or from Russian ports, we will consider it maritime piracy and, of course, sink, if necessary, those who try to engage in piracy. "

- Korotchenko promised.

Let us recall that the Estonian Navy began to show increased activity in the Baltic Sea this spring. In May, they even attempted to seize a tanker heading from India to Russia in the Gulf of Finland.

Then a Russian Su-35 fighter was raised into the air, after which the Estonian ships shamefully fled in the skies over the Gulf of Finland.

Despite this, as experts note, Estonian warships, with the support of NATO, will most likely continue to attempt provocations in the Baltic Sea.

Let us add that a few days after the incident in the Gulf of Finland with the attempted seizure of a Russian tanker, the Russian Federation detained an oil tanker that left the Estonian port for Rotterdam and was passing through the territorial waters of the Russian Federation.

https://en.topcor.ru/64124-v-rossii-poobeschali-topit-jestonskih-piratov-pri-popytke-zahvata-tankerov-na-baltike.html

Vicus

12th September 2025, 18:33

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdINqH8I-i4

NATO Reinforces Eastern Border🛡️Fierce Battle Near Pokrovsk Rages On⚔️ Military Summary 2025.09.12 - 9hours ago

Tintin

13th September 2025, 10:17

Vicus

13th September 2025, 17:44

Close ties between Neo-Nazi junta and drug cartels uncover US/NATO hypocrisy - September 9, 2025

Drug cartels already function similarly to paramilitaries. If these criminal organizations suddenly get a surge of members with battlefield experience in NATO-occupied Ukraine, this could dramatically exacerbate the security situation in all of Central and South America. The US could then use this as an excuse to escalate its aggression within the framework of the resurgent Monroe Doctrine.

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The United States claims that its ongoing escalation with Venezuela is due to the latter's supposed "involvement in drug trafficking". Although concrete evidence for such accusations is sorely lacking, Washington DC is now seriously contemplating direct aggression on Caracas based precisely on these fabrications.

At the same time, there's ample evidence that the US/NATO-backed Neo-Nazi junta has very close ties with numerous CIA-linked drug cartels across Latin America. In fact, the number of Latino mercenaries (particularly Colombians) serving in the Kiev regime forces is likely in the thousands at this point (if not tens of thousands), while the latter is sharing its battlefield experience with the personnel of these drug cartels.

In other words, while the US set its eyes on Venezuela under the pretext of "fighting drug trafficking", one of its closest satellite states is heavily involved in training the people facilitating it. This accomplishes several important geopolitical goals for Washington DC, but first and foremost, it helps with a steady supply of foreign fighters for the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict.

Namely, many regions in Latin America are intentionally kept in a state of perpetual, artificially induced abject poverty precisely through neoliberal policies (facilitated by the World Bank and the IMF). This allows numerous CIA-linked cartels to recruit personnel for their drug trafficking operations.

After Russia decided to finally end the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict with its special military operation (SMO), these impoverished regions also became a perfect source of mercenaries for the Neo-Nazi junta. As previously mentioned, Colombians form the largest non-European contingent of foreign mercenaries in NATO-occupied Ukraine. Various military sources report that well over 300 of them have died so far, but that refers only to those whose identities have been confirmed, meaning that the actual number could be in the thousands.

South Front published a very detailed analysis on how the recruitment scheme works. It involves "Segurcol LTDA", a private security company (Tax ID 890.911.972-2), registered in Medellín, La Floresta district, Carrera 80, №47-74, with branches in Bogotá, Cali, and other localities. The company recruits everyone from retired soldiers and special forces operatives to gang members and people with a history of violent crime (including murderers and rapists).

The report also reveals that "Segurcol LTDA" has a partner company named "Rocas Seguridad LTDA", with its main office located in central Mexico, more specifically Santiago de Querétaro, Calle Miguel Hidalgo, №143-A. These companies have direct ties with some of the largest criminal organizations in Latin America, particularly Colombia and Mexico.

This includes the Colombian "Clan del Golfo" and the Mexican "Sinaloa" and "Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación" (CJNG) cartels, as well as numerous other smaller gangs associated with them. After reaching NATO-occupied Ukraine, these men are sent to the frontlines, where they are required to fight the world's deadliest armed force – the Russian military.

Most of them are lied to with regard to the conditions on the battlefield, as the political West and the Neo-Nazi junta present the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict as a "walk in the park", with the Kremlin supposedly "losing". However, as soon as these mercenaries experience actual combat, they quickly regret their decision, because they eventually realize their role is to serve as cannon fodder. Some have even engaged in firefights with the Kiev regime forces in order to escape.

continue: https://infobrics.org/en/post/58885

ExomatrixTV

13th September 2025, 19:11

Ukr War is West’s Plunder War. Trump issues Ultimatum to NATO+G7. Trump wants RUS’ assets seized:

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bojancan

13th September 2025, 19:55

Starmer Crisis Deepens; Moscow Says Ukraine Talks Deadlock; Russian Kupiansk Pipeline Attack Crisis
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00:00 UK Scandal: Mandelson, Epstein & Starmer
06:00 Downing Street's Response & Questions
12:00 Mandelson's Influence in British Politics
18:00 Power Structure: Starmer, McSweeney, and Mandelson
26:00 Will the Scandal Topple Starmer or McSweeney?
32:00 Comparing Labour and Conservative Political Upheavals
39:00 Turning to Global Affairs: Russia, Ukraine & the West
46:00 G7 Summits, Sanctions & Transatlantic Tensions
54:00 Analysis: US Strategy, Sanctions, and Trump's Tactics
01:02:00 War Developments: Russian Advances & Ukrainian Defense
01:12:00 Battles for Pakrovsk, Kostiantynivka & the Steppe
01:22:00 Unrest in Kyiv & Closing Thoughts

Ravenlocke

13th September 2025, 21:31

From RT

MASSIVE blast in Kiev region, Ukraine

Seen for MILES, lighting up the night sky

Local media say an oil depot exploded

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1966976512353333440

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Ravenlocke

13th September 2025, 21:32

🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦The Russian army is already storming enemy positions on the outskirts of Konstantinovka!

▪️In the southeastern outskirts of Konstantinovka, Russian troops are attacking in the central part of the dacha plots, which they broke through after liberating Aleksandro-Shultino.
➖"Considering previous attacks and a new one up to 3.6 km deep, Russian troops are trying to close the 'pocket' near the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal and level the front line towards Predtechino," write Ukrainian military analysts.
▪️Our units are also attacking beyond Nelepovka and in the Katerynivka area.

RVvoenkor 🇷🇺 TG

https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/1966958323749843154

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Ravenlocke

13th September 2025, 21:38

🇷🇺Russian Ministry of Defense Top News Today

September 13, 2025

▫️ As a result of active offensive operations, the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Novonikolayevka (Dnepropetrovsk region).

▫️ A combat crew of the Russian Aerospace Forces launched the Soyuz-2.1b medium-size carrier rocket with a spacecraft in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Mozhayets-6 training and research spacecraft.

▫️ An Iskander-M tactical missile system hit the training and launching site of the AFU for long-range fixed-wing UAVs.

▫️ The Russian Defense Ministry shows footage of Uragan MLRSs, a T-80BVM tank, and strike UAVs.

▫️ The armed forces of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation continue the Zapad 2025 joint strategic exercise.

▫️ The Bastion coastal defense missile system fired a cruise missile against a sea-based target during a Pacific Fleet exercise.

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https://x.com/dana916/status/1966974949387653418

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ExomatrixTV

15th September 2025, 10:54

‘No interest in peace’: Trump’s 50-day ultimatum for Putin is now ‘up’:

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Sky News host Andrew Bolt says Russian President Vladimir Putin shows “no interest in peace” as United States President Donald Trump’s 50-day ultimatum is now “up”. “Today is more important in world history and in the survival of the West than I think almost anyone watching will even guess,” Mr Bolt said. “Because it is the day that Donald Trump leads or chickens out, 50 days ago the US president gave an ultimatum to Russian President Vladimir Putin … that 50 days is up today but Putin still shows no interest in peace.”

ExomatrixTV

15th September 2025, 12:20

Security Guarantees Evaporated at The First Threat💨⚠️Olhivske Has Fallen⚔️Military Summary 2025.9.15:

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militarysummary.com/map (https://militarysummary.com/map)

Vicus

15th September 2025, 17:07

Deport them to the Meat Grinder - :hungry: - today

Ukrainians in Poland have started to have the words "To the Front" painted on their cars

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In Poland, a movement of local residents for the return of Ukrainian refugees home is manifesting itself. One of the variants of activity of such a movement consists of unscrewing Ukrainian license plates from cars and painting the inscriptions "To the front" on these cars. Several cars were sent "to the front" in Wroclaw.

Similar actions took place in several other Polish cities, including Szczecin and Gdansk.

Poland is the leader among EU countries in the number of accepted Ukrainian refugees. At the same time, the Poles do not hide their irritation that many refugees from the territory of Ukraine, who continue to receive European benefits, have very expensive cars. Among the relatively budget Ford Mondeo and Focus or modifications of Citroen, on the streets of the same Polish cities you can see premium Mercedes and Toyotas with Kyiv or Lviv license plates.

continue: https://en.topwar.ru/270972-na-mashiny-ukraincev-v-polshe-stali-nanosit-nadpisi-na-front.html

Vicus

15th September 2025, 17:18

The main part of the prepared fortified areas of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the southern Donbass has been passed -yesterday

Russian troops continue to push back Ukrainian forces in Donbas. Thus, in the South Donetsk direction, units of the Russian Armed Forces, during active offensive operations in almost a year of continuous fighting (since October 1, 2024), have advanced 60 km from Ugledar and 30 km from Velyka Novosilka.

As of the evening of September 14, 2025, in the specified direction, Russian attack aircraft were able to overcome the main part of the fortified areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which were gradually built in previous years. Now Ukrainian forces have to urgently organize new lines of defense in conditions of a shortage of time and resources. At the same time, the fighters of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation do not stop, albeit slowly, but inevitably, liberating the territory of the DPR and have already entered the Dnipropetrovsk region in some places.

The main thing here is not speed, but thoroughness - overcoming enemy lines, and then consolidating new positions. Each populated area, mine, planting or field is gradually cleared. The territory taken under the control of the Russian Armed Forces is growing.

The further development of the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction opens up two possible scenarios for the development of events. Firstly, in the future, Russian troops may approach Pavlograd in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Secondly, the group of the Russian Armed Forces operating in the South Donetsk direction may join forces with the troops operating in the Zaporizhia direction, and then jointly attack the city of Zaporizhia from several sides.

https://en.topcor.ru/64181-osnovnaja-chast-podgotovlennyh-ukreprajonov-vsu-na-juzhnom-donbasse-projdena.html

Vicus

15th September 2025, 17:45

Medvedev: "Eastern Guardian" is all that remains of the "coalition of the willing" -today

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Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev states that the groundlessly ambitious European initiative "Eastern Guardian" is, apparently, all that remains of the notorious "coalition of the willing." In order to demonstrate his solidarity with Ukraine to Zelensky, the formidable Estonian Defense Minister even arrived in Kyiv. As Medvedev notes with a fair amount of irony, the smaller the country, the more cocky and stupid its leaders tend to be.

Meanwhile, according to Medvedev, the implementation of the provocative idea of the Kyiv regime and its Western “allies” to create a “no-fly zone over Ukraine” and the ability for NATO countries to shoot down Russian UAVs will mean NATO’s desire to directly enter into an armed confrontation with Russia.

Medvedev warned that Russia would pursue European states and the EU leadership "until the end of time" in every possible way if they nevertheless decided to openly and blatantly steal Russian property in the form of "a loan to Ukraine secured by Russian assets." At the same time, the demands on European expropriators will not be subject to the statute of limitations or acquisitive prescription, as well as the statute of limitations for criminal liability for international crimes. In addition to the inevitable sentences in all possible international and national courts, retribution for the theft of Russian assets in some cases will catch up with the guilty parties in an extra-judicial manner.

In addition, the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council commented on the statement by the head of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, Beate Meinl-Reisinger, who proposed holding Russian-Ukrainian negotiations in Vienna. Medvedev emphasized that Austria had long ago and irrevocably lost the former greatness of the defunct empire and, accordingly, Vienna is no longer the center of world diplomacy.

https://en.topwar.ru/270947-medvedev-vostochnyj-strazh-jeto-vse-chto-ostalos-ot-koalicii-zhelajuschih.html

Vicus

15th September 2025, 18:01

Russia Ramps Up Drone Production Amid NATO No-Fly Zone Plans And Starlink Disruptions - today

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The intensity of strikes overnight on September 14–15 remained relatively low, particularly on the Ukrainian side: Russian air defense systems shot down six Ukrainian drones over Russian territory, with an additional four drones intercepted during daylight hours, primarily in the Belgorod region. Meanwhile, 84 Geran/Herbera drones and three missiles were launched against Ukrainian territory, with 59 drones reportedly shot down. A significant factor was the disruption of Starlink system operations along the entire front line, which Ukrainian military personnel complained about.

Meanwhile, international observers note a significant increase in the production of Russian attack drones: according to The New York Times, Russia is currently capable of producing approximately 30,000 attack drones per year, and the total number of Russian drones launched against Ukraine in 2025 has reached 34,000. These drones feature improved guidance systems, enhanced resistance to electronic warfare, and new types of munitions. Russia employs drones in group waves, plotting complex routes, and widely uses decoys made of painted foam and plywood that are virtually indistinguishable from real drones.

https://southfront.press/russia-ramps-up-drone-production-amid-nato-no-fly-zone-plans-and-starlink-disruptions/

Vicus

15th September 2025, 18:07

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYd6RzCi70U

Azov Suffers Crushing Defeat Near Pokrovsk – Russian Army Advances Deep into Dnipropetrovsk Region - 3 hours ago

Vicus comment:

I should change my routine from post while I'm eaten...
The "prophecies"from Gerald Celente are now reality: Poland false flag drones attack...
Used now for all possible crank porpoise...ALL the WEST plus the "innocent" Poland too!

And listen to their charade just provoke one thing: to vomit :bad:

ExomatrixTV

16th September 2025, 01:08

Russia declares NATO and RUS are at War. RUS could strike any of the 41 States waging War on RUS:

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“NATO is at war with Russia. It is obvious and does not require any additional proof, it can be said with absolute certainty that NATO is at war with Russia.” At least 41 countries have contributed to Ukraine’s war effort

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16th September 2025, 11:47

Jaak

16th September 2025, 16:44

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“The events are taking place at 41 training grounds. 100,000 military personnel are participating. About 10,000 weapon systems and equipment are involved.

Moreover, all this is modern equipment used in practical combat operations. The exercise plans are also based on the experience gained during the Special Military Operation.”

Ravenlocke

16th September 2025, 21:08

Interesting that last week this took place,

Poland’s new President Karol Nawrocki visits Trump at White House

https://trib.al/FnQY3wm

From this image, I'd guess that Poland’s new President Karol Nawrocki is slightly taller than President Trump.

According to perplexity.ai, President Nawrocki is about 5'10" (178 cm) tall.

How’s this for a better look?

https://x.com/czaplinskiii/status/1963273291847680220

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Or This?

https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1963263965883944988

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Ravenlocke

16th September 2025, 21:11

🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin appeared at the strategic exercises "West-2025" at the Mulino training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod region in military uniform.

Plans for the "West-2025" exercises were made taking into account the experience of the special military operation, Putin said.

The "Zapad-2025" exercises involved 333 aircraft and nearly 250 ships and vessels. 25 foreign delegations arrived, including from Bangladesh, India, Iran, Burkina Faso, Congo, and Mali. According to the president, the goal of the "Zapad-2025" exercises is to practice defending the Union State of Russia and Belarus from any aggression.

The exercise events are taking place at 41 training grounds, with 100,000 military personnel participating, and about 10,000 weapon systems and equipment involved. Moreover, all this is modern equipment used in practical combat operations, and the exercise plans are based on experience gained during the special military operation
- FRWL

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1968031768738689392

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Ravenlocke

16th September 2025, 21:59

🗓 On September 16, 1944, senior sergeant Roza Shanina was awarded the Order of Glory II degree.

A simple Russian girl from Arkhangelsk was called "the invisible horror of East Prussia." On her account there were 53 killed Nazis, of which 26 were on the border with Prussia. She was not interested in fame: “They call me the best sniper in the newspaper “Destroy the Enemy”, and “Spark” placed my portrait on the first page. … I know that I have done so little until now…”

On January 27, 1945, there was a breakthrough and the commander died. Then Roza got up and raised the fighters into battle. The breakthrough was closed but Rosa was badly wounded in the stomach. Despite her grave condition, she had a calming effect on other wounded, was an example of courage and dignity. The next day, Roza Shanina died of her wounds in the hospital at the age of 20.

A beautiful, stately girl with blond wavy hair and blue eyes became one of the most formidable snipers of the Great Patriotic War.
- FRWL

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1967943918927884761

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Ravenlocke

16th September 2025, 22:01

🇺🇸 The Trump administration approved the first military aid package to Ukraine paid for by European allies

This was reported by Reuters. According to the publication, Deputy Pentagon Chief Elbridge Colby approved two batches of $500 million each under a new mechanism called the "Priority Needs List."

The publication does not specify which "needs" are prioritized for Kyiv.

In general — to fill the wallets, but such things are usually not written in the documents.
- UARU

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Ravenlocke

16th September 2025, 22:13

🇵🇱 BREAKING! Polish outlet Rzeczpospolita reports that it was a failed AIM-120 missile fired from a Polish F-16 that struck a house in the Lublin region.

Worth noting, we were initially told that Russian decoy “Gerbera” drones were responsible for the damage.

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Ravenlocke

16th September 2025, 22:15

From Levan Gudadze,

🇪🇺 Politico writes that the European Parliament intends to hold a debate and vote on a motion of no confidence in Ursula von der Leyen during the plenary session on October 6-9

Signatures for such a motion were collected by the Patriots group in the European Parliament. Separately from the Patriots, the Left group demanded a motion of no confidence in von der Leyen.

https://x.com/GudadzeLevan/status/1967922171738521912

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Ravenlocke

16th September 2025, 22:31

‼️🇨🇿🇺🇦 In the Czech Republic, there was a call to cancel the supply of shells to Ukraine — Politico

▪️The leader of the ANO party and former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš stated that the initiative to purchase shells is too expensive for taxpayers and should be stopped.
▪️According to him, the funds should be directed "to our own people."
▪️He called the program "rotten" and emphasized that if he returns to power, it will be canceled.
▪️Parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic will be held in October. The ANO party is leading in the polls.

https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/1967888325601120664

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Ravenlocke

16th September 2025, 22:55

🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦Special military operation. Situation and main events as of September 16, 2025.

▪️ Ukrainian forces lost up to 1,435 servicemen, 6 armored vehicles, and 10 artillery pieces over the past 24 hours, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense report.

▪️ The number of Ukrainian strikes on Russian civilian targets during regional elections reached the highest level since the beginning of the year, said Foreign Ministry envoy Miroshnik.

▪️ The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to lure foreign mercenaries with the possibility of obtaining Ukrainian citizenship, RIA Novosti found from social media data.

▪️ The Ukrainian Armed Forces are experiencing an acute shortage of drones — in particular, they cannot provide UAVs for a drone company formed within the 156th Separate Mechanized Brigade, Russian security sources told RIA Novosti.

▪️ Ukrainian authorities are preparing to evacuate the southern part of the city of Zaporozhye, fearing the advance of the Russian army, Vladimir Rogov, Chairman of the Public Chamber Commission on Sovereignty Issues, told RIA Novosti.

ukraine_watch

https://x.com/dana916/status/1968077586732310914

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🇷🇺⚔️🇸🇪 Russian Special Forces "Anvar" destroyed the Swedish "S-tank" while supporting the offensive towards Sumy

▪️In the Sumy direction, special forces fighters continuously detect and destroy enemy combat vehicles.
▪️Stridsvagn 103, also known in the West as the "S-tank," is a Swedish main battle tank from the 1960s. It was the world's first serial tank to use a gas turbine power plant.

RVvoenkor

https://x.com/dana916/status/1968076923113968091

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦The Russian army continues to advance at the junction of the DPR, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk regions

▪️Ukrainian military analysts also write with concern about the situation in the Velykomykhailivka direction.
▪️Dnipropetrovsk region
➖Russian troops are striving to advance further from Sosnovka and Novoselivka. Fighting also continues for Berezove.
▪️Zaporizhzhia region
➖The Russian Armed Forces broke through into Novoivanivka and took the eastern part of the village. They are also advancing in the area of the Olhivske farmstead, where they have certain successes.
➖"Overall, the situation in this direction remains difficult, but it is preliminarily known that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are pulling up new reserves in an attempt to stabilize the front," the enemy's sources write.

RVvoenkor 🇷🇺 TG

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Bill Ryan

16th September 2025, 22:58

Ravenlocke

17th September 2025, 01:28

From Aleksey Berezutski 🇷🇺🎖

Little Sasha's mother lost her life in a terrorist ukrainian regime drone attack. Until then, he stayed with his aunt, and when he encountered

our heroes, he waved and hugged them. he received numerous statements of support on social media. All that was needed for him was

collected. Little Sasha and hes aunt will be sent safely to Crimea, and he will continue hes life. Dear Sasha, you may have lost your mother,

but you have gained millions of new siblings. From this moment on, I will be your true brother. My spirit will always be with you. Stay brave,

my brother. The future will always be bright for you. God bless you brother.🇷🇺❤️

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ExomatrixTV

17th September 2025, 04:31

"NATO just declared War on Russia!" Putin finally declares the truth | Redacted w Clayton Morris :

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Earlier this morning The Russian military slamming targets in Kharkiv... air raid sirens across Kiev. This comes as Russian President Putin declared that NATO is officially at war with Russia. Something we've been saying for years. Not sure why Putin hasn't wanted to admit it until today. Meanwhile President Trump is flying to the EU and as he was leaving he told reporters that Zelensky needs to do a deal with Russia right now. And he said he'll have to sit in between Putin and Zelensky to create a peace agreement.

grapevine

17th September 2025, 20:33

Trump demands European economic seppuku. Kellogg declares victory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8TEUVT7_g4 (23:15)
Could be crunch time . . .

Ravenlocke

17th September 2025, 21:24

Zelensky Sacks Generals As Front Lines Collapse Huge Russian Strike;
Starmer Plots Mount,
Modi Trump

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00:00 Program Intro & Travel Plans
03:11 Trump State Visit to Britain
07:04 Political Crisis Around Starmer
11:51 Harold Wilson, John Major, and PM Survival
16:32 Likely Fall of Starmer
19:29 Trump-Modi Call & US-India Relations
23:11 Diplomatic Positioning: Modi, Trump, Putin
26:02 Media Critiques of Zelensky & Ukrainian Army
29:54 Collapse on Southern Front Lines
35:32 Command Failures & Faltering Morale
39:15 Russian Advances & Missile Strikes
42:17 European Stagnation & Political Paralysis

Tintin

18th September 2025, 10:41

From Maria Dubovikova - https://x.com/politblogme/status/1968592035268476951: more distressing scenes from the SMO:

This is a disastrous and terrifying video, but one must watch and share with others to make it clear what kind of evil Russia is at war with.

During the fighting for the settlement of Shandryholovo, guardsmen of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division encountered the embodiment of modern, model Ukrainianism, pure evil.

In one of the houses, Ukrainian scum held a civilian woman and a child hostage. Hiding behind their backs, the coward opened fire. Russian fighters took positions in the yard and demanded the release of the hostages, promising to let the Ukrainian soldier escape. A few minutes later, the Ukrainian pushed the woman and child out onto the street, fired a burst, and fled, wounding one of Russian soldiers.

Russian soldiers managed to shelter the child in the house, but as another Russian soldier was leading the woman to safety, a Ukrainian FPV drone deliberately struck her. Two of Russian fighters rushed to help the wounded woman, but upon noticing a drone with a payload hovering above, they stepped aside, hoping the Ukrainian operator would pursue them. However, the enemy’s nature is such that he chose the defenseless, wounded woman as his target.

This video is evidence that there is no limit to the vileness, cowardice, and baseness of the Ukrainian regime.

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1968591910508826624/vid/avc1/1280x720/0OMifTJfgDdBqX78.mp4

Ravenlocke

18th September 2025, 23:45

Maimunka News,

‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦🪖⚰️ Another exchange of bodies of fallen soldiers took place.

‼️⚰️Ukrainians received the remains of 1,000, while #Russia received 24. #Ukraine️

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1968692932757602562

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Ravenlocke

18th September 2025, 23:54

🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦Shooting and explosions in Kyiv: the capital of Ukraine is under attack

Drone attacks are underway. Air defense is active in Kyiv, - said the head of the Kyiv City State Administration Tkachenko.

RVvoenkor

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Ravenlocke

19th September 2025, 00:27

🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦UAF infantry ambushed by the "O adventurous" in Pokrovsk

UAF militants were going about their business in Pokrovsk and fell into a trap set by the fighters of the Sarmat battalion of the 30th Central Military District brigade.

RVvoenkor

https://x.com/dana916/status/1968796120240275583

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Ravenlocke

19th September 2025, 00:29

🇺🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦 Part of the weapons purchased by the EU from the USA for Kyiv have already arrived in Ukraine

▪️The first military equipment provided for by the agreement between the USA and NATO under the PURL program has arrived in Ukraine.
▪️It was previously reported that US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby approved two deliveries worth $500 million under this program.

RVvoenkor

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Ravenlocke

19th September 2025, 00:31

🇷🇺 Russian Ministry of Defense Top News Today

September 18, 2025

▫️Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov held talks with Nigerian Chief of Defense Staff General Christopher Gwabin Musa.

▫️ State Secretary - Deputy Defense Minister of the Russian Federation Anna Tsivileva took part in the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum in China.

▫️The Russian Defense Ministry shows footage T-72B3M tanks, signal specialists, Ka-52m helicopters, a Tyulpan self-propelled mortar, and UAV pilots.

▫️ Caspian Flotilla ships completed a command post exercise.

Russian Defense Ministry

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Storming soldiers of Vostok Group of Forces tell about liberation of Novonikolayevka in Dnepropetrovsk region

The servicemen mopped up treelines in the vicinity of the settlement before assaulting it. Coordinated operations of reconnaissance and firing elements made it possible to neutralize enemy strongholds in time.

'Men are motivated as they know what they're fighting for. The units do their best,' summed up the results of the operation the assault platoon CO with the call sign 'Kot'.

Russian Defense Ministry

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Ravenlocke

19th September 2025, 00:33

🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Servicemen of the Tsentr Group's 240-mm Tyulpan self-propelled mortar destroyed an AFU stronghold in Krasnoarmeysk direction of the special military operation zone.

Russian Defense Ministry

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Ravenlocke

19th September 2025, 00:34

🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Chronicle of the Special Military Operation for September 18, 2025

Russian troops struck railway infrastructure targets in the Mirgorod area. Ukrainian forces attacked refineries in Bashkiria and Volgograd.

On the Pokrovsko-Myrnograd direction, the Russian Armed Forces expelled the enemy from Troyanda and ambushed an enemy detachment west of Pokrovsk.

On the Novoselivske direction, units of the “Vostok” group of forces liberated Berezove and expanded the control zone near Poltavka.

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Jaak

19th September 2025, 17:48

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EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen Unveils Details of 19th Sanctions Package Against Russia

The new package targets energy, financial services, and trade restrictions. Key measures include:

📌 A full ban on transactions with Rosneft and Gazprom Neft.
📌 Prohibition of Russian LNG imports into Europe by January 1, 2027.
📌 Use of frozen Russian assets to secure loans for Ukraine.
📌 Sanctions on 118 additional vessels from Russia’s shadow fleet.
📌 Restrictions on the Mir payment system.
📌 New export bans on goods and technologies used by Russia on the battlefield.
📌 For the first time, sanctions will cover cryptocurrency platforms and prohibit crypto transactions.
📌 Sanctions against Russian and foreign banks, as well as 45 companies from Russia and third countries — including Chinese firms — accused of helping Moscow evade sanctions and supporting its military sector.
📌 Lowering the oil price cap to $47.6.

Restrictions on issuing Schengen visas to Russians were left out of this package.

Jaak

19th September 2025, 20:34

Serious escalation on NATO's eastern flank.

Three russian MiG-31 fighters (heavy interceptors capable of being equipped with hypersonic Kinzhal missiles) violated Estonian airspace and approached the capital, Tallinn, to within approximately 5 nautical miles (approximately 9 km).

The aircraft circled there for approximately 12 minutes without a flight plan, transponder, or radio contact.

This was not a mere "overflight," but a provocative approach to a NATO member, which can be interpreted as a test of the Alliance's responsiveness.
NATO responded promptly: Italian F-35A stealth fighters were placed on alert from the Ämari base in Estonia and deployed to counter the attack. However, there was no exchange of fire—the russian jets withdrew as soon as the F-35s were within range.
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Three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets violated Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland on Friday, approaching within nine kilometers of Tallinn without flight plans or communication and remaining for 12 minutes. NATO scrambled Italian F-35s to intercept and escort the aircraft out, marking the fourth such incursion this year. Estonia summoned Russia's chargé d'affaires, condemned the act as a brazen intrusion, and requested NATO Article 4 consultations to address the escalating security threat.

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Two Russian fighter jets conducted a low-altitude pass over Poland's Petrobaltic drilling rig in international waters on Friday, violating its 500-meter safety perimeter and alerting Polish authorities. The incident occurred hours after three Russian MiG-31 jets penetrated Estonian airspace for 12 minutes, drawing NATO condemnation as reckless behavior. Officials stated no direct threat emerged, but the events underscore escalating Russian military activities amid Ukraine-related tensions.

rgray222

20th September 2025, 01:06

Estonian officials confirm that Russia violated its airspace on September 19, 2025, when three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered without permission and remained for approximately 12 minutes near Vaindloo Island in the Gulf of Finland. The aircraft reportedly had no flight plans, their transponders were off, and they did not communicate with Estonian air traffic control.

There is little doubt that Putin is pushing around the edges to see what he can get away with. The report below is indicative of what the Russian media is saying, or more aptly put, what they are allowed to say.

Russian MiG-31 jets did not violate Estonian airspace — top brass

Three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets made a scheduled flight from Karelia to an airfield in the Kaliningrad Region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

https://cdn-media.tass.ru/width/1020_b9261fa1/tass/m2/en/uploads/i/20250920/1454407.jpg

MOSCOW, September 20. /TASS/. Three Russian MiG-31 jets carried out a scheduled flight from Karelia to the Kaliningrad Region without violating Estonian airspace, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"On September 19, three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets made a scheduled flight from Karelia to an airfield in the Kaliningrad Region. The flight was conducted in strict accordance with international airspace rules, without violating the borders of other states, which is confirmed by objective monitoring. During the flight, the Russian aircraft did not deviate from the agreed flight path and did not violate Estonian airspace. The aircraft's flight path lay over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, more than three kilometers from the island of Vaindloo," the statement said.

https://tass.com/politics/2019105

Ravenlocke

20th September 2025, 03:19

TASS,

US President Donald Trump said he would soon be briefed on allegations of violations of Estonia's airspace:
https://vk.cc/cPF8Mx

https://x.com/tassagency_en/status/1969188803127439446

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https://tass.com/world/2019097?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=smm_social_share

Trump to soon hear report on incident involving fighter jets in Estonia

The US leader added that he "does not love" this situation

WASHINGTON, September 20. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump said he would soon be briefed on allegations of violations of Estonia's airspace.

"I am going to have to look at it. They are going to be briefing me in a short while," the US leader said, adding that he "does not love it" and that it could "be big trouble."

Earlier, Estonian authorities said that three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets violated the country’s airspace on the morning of September 19.

The Russian Defense Ministry has repeatedly stated that all Russian military flights are conducted in strict accordance with international airspace regulations.

Also from TASS,

Three Russian MiG-31 jets carried out a scheduled flight from Karelia to the Kaliningrad Region without violating Estonian airspace, the Russian Defense Ministry reported:
https://vk.cc/cPF8LC

https://x.com/tassagency_en/status/1969188550139621452

https://tass.com/politics/2019105?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=smm_social_share

Russian MiG-31 jets did not violate Estonian airspace — top brass

Three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets made a scheduled flight from Karelia to an airfield in the Kaliningrad Region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

MOSCOW, September 20. /TASS/. Three Russian MiG-31 jets carried out a scheduled flight from Karelia to the Kaliningrad Region without violating Estonian airspace, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"On September 19, three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets made a scheduled flight from Karelia to an airfield in the Kaliningrad Region. The flight was conducted in strict accordance with international airspace rules, without violating the borders of other states, which is confirmed by objective monitoring. During the flight, the Russian aircraft did not deviate from the agreed flight path and did not violate Estonian airspace. The aircraft's flight path lay over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, more than three kilometers from the island of Vaindloo," the statement said.

Ravenlocke

20th September 2025, 03:43

🇪🇪🇷🇺 Estonia has changed its mind about completely closing the border with Russia

The country realized that all border trade has been destroyed and tourism killed, so it reconsidered closing the border. Interior Minister Igor Taro stated:

📝 "There is currently no need for this in Estonia. In my opinion, it could only be a response to some specific actions."

❗️ According to him, border checkpoints are operating as usual, the flow of migrants from Russia has already been seriously limited, and the introduction of full customs control has reduced trade flows. The border remains partially open so that people can visit close relatives on the other side.

✖️ Earlier, Taro emphasized that no one intends to simplify crossing the border with Russia. Meanwhile, Poland has already closed the border with Belarus, Finland does not open the border with the Russian Federation, and Latvia and Lithuania are discussing the cessation of land communication with Russia.

- Ostashko

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Ravenlocke

20th September 2025, 03:50

Well, we all expected it to happen.

The coordinated campaign to accuse Russia of various cross-border violations which began with the Polish ‘drone’ debacle last week has reached new heights. Today, Estonia accused Russian MiG-31s of violating its “airspace” for twelve minutes, as Prime Minister Kristen Michal explains below:

The events have the telltale signs of a coordinated false flag because, once again, right on cue NATO’s Article Four was invoked for the second time in a week:

Estonia has requested NATO consultations under Article 4 after Russian MiG-31 jets violated its airspace. “Such a breach is completely unacceptable,” Prime Minister Kristen Michal said.

Of course, we can’t say with absolute certainty: maybe Russia really is trying to test NATO “defenses” or merely prod its adversary for a reaction, perhaps even as a message to stop provocations on the Russian border. But it certainly appears to be a concerted information campaign, particularly given the fact that last week’s hoax was already debunked, with Polish authorities themselves admitting the “drone” that was alleged to have hit a Polish house was in fact a Polish-fired anti-air missile from an F-16:

On Monday, the Polish daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita, citing anonymous sources in the army, reported that a Polish AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile fired from an F-16 fighter jet had fallen on the house. The missile, estimated by military experts to be worth €850,000, had a defect in its guidance system. However, another system that defused the warhead worked perfectly, preventing an explosion. The metal missile punched a hole in the roof and fell into a room on the upper floor. No one was injured in the impact.

Polish senator Marcin Bosacki even admitted it but still blamed Russia, given that Poland would not have had to fire missiles if “Russian” styrofoam drones had not incurred into Polish territory:

https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/sitrep-91925-russian-incursion-scare?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1351274&post_id=173767656&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=i1htz&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

https://x.com/JackSarfatti/status/1969242241207321043

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ExomatrixTV

21st September 2025, 13:19

Armed Russian MiG-31s enter NATO airspace, intercepted by F-35s:

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Three armed Russian fighters entered NATO airspace earlier today, September 19th. The MiG-31s reported flew into Estonian airspace on course toward the nation’s capital of Tallinn, before circling inside the nation’s airspace until they were intercepted by Italian F-35s deployed to Estonia in support of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission.

Vicus

21st September 2025, 16:03

French politician: Estonia's lies about the MiG-31 are a reason for France to leave NATO -yesterday

The Estonian government's lies about the MiG-31 are a compelling reason for France to withdraw from NATO. This refers to Tallinn's false statement about Russian fighter jets allegedly violating Estonian airspace.

This was stated by the leader of the French Patriots party, Florian Philippot, on his social media page.

In his opinion, the goal of the Estonian authorities is to incite an armed conflict between NATO and Russia. The French politician puts the Estonian incident on a par with drones In Poland, false reports of Russian jamming of Ursula von der Leyen's plane's GPS signal, disinformation about Russia's involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, and other anti-Russian provocations. Philippot does not want France to be drawn into a major war over this.

"Let's leave the EU and NATO, destroy these military structures!"
- the politician calls.

Today, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that a group of Russian Aerospace Forces MiG-31 fighters was on a scheduled flight from Karelia to the Kaliningrad Region. The Russian aircraft did not violate the airspace of any states in the region. This was the Russian Ministry of Defense's response to the Estonian Foreign Ministry's false claims that our MiGs allegedly crossed the Estonian border and flew over its territory for 12 minutes.

Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė called for the downing of Russian aircraft. She alluded to the Turkish military's downing of a Russian Su-24 jet over Syria ten years ago.

https://en.topwar.ru/271244-francuzskij-politik-lozh-jestonii-o-mig-31-povod-dlja-vyhoda-francii-iz-nato.html

Ravenlocke

21st September 2025, 21:35

‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦Statement from the Ministry of Defense on the enemy's terrorist attack on Crimea, where people were killed and injured

➖"The Kyiv regime on September 21 carried out a deliberate terrorist attack on civilian targets in Crimea: the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck a resort area where there are no military facilities, using UAVs equipped with explosive warheads," the department reported.
▪️Another 15 people were injured to varying degrees, the Ministry of Defense added.

https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/1969867359297945997

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Ravenlocke

21st September 2025, 23:05

Poles don't want to fight Russia. A protest against Poland's involvement in the fighting in Ukraine is taking place in central Warsaw, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

The event is held under the slogan "No to sending Poles to the fronts of other people's wars." It was organized by the Confederation of the Polish Crown party.

Several hundred people gathered in Roman Dmowski Square carrying national flags. They are demanding an end to military support for Ukraine and accusing the authorities of dragging Poland into the conflict.

🔹RIA Novosti

https://x.com/vick55top/status/1969825189958467998

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Tintin

22nd September 2025, 10:59

Pretty extraordinary footage showing a Geran-2 drone arriving following an earlier hit, the damage clearly visible from the billowing smoke. Unsure on the location but an industrial facility appears to have been hit; those folks filming were lucky:

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1970068496382922753/pu/vid/avc1/478x854/hDfmtFjBwFAt-D8O.mp4?tag=12

grapevine

22nd September 2025, 14:23

LIVE: United Nations Security Council convenes after Russia's NATO incursions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkZErrSzQlM
Don't like the look/sound of this . . .

Ravenlocke

22nd September 2025, 15:29

News of Donbass,

‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦

Footage of the assault on the enemy's "🅾️brave" fortifications in the forest areas of the Muravki district on the border of the Dnipropetrovsk region

▪️ Fighters of the "Unstoppable" brigade are operating.

▪️ During the assault, one of the fighters was wounded; at that time, the group opened suppressive fire to create an opportunity to provide timely assistance to him.

▪️ As a result, the assault troops broke into the enemy positions, forcing them to flee.

▪️ The "Unstoppable" decided not to immediately hold the positions and withdrew to evacuate the wounded.

▪️ After the evacuation, the fighters returned to the positions, deployed forces to secure them, and moved on — to the next stronghold.

https://x.com/News_of_Donbass/status/1969756558264287532

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Ravenlocke

22nd September 2025, 15:38

News of Donbass

❗️ We are starting a new project #DonbassUnseen ❗️

Thread 1 / 6

We will publish photos of foreign journalists who visited Donbass themselves and captured it on cameras.

📷 From military situations and destruction to peaceful life and the beauty of our region. Let's experience emotions and impressions together with the authors of these pictures.

⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️
🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴

Part 1: Italian reporter and independent journalist Vittorio Rangeloni, who has been living in Donetsk since the beginning of the conflict in 2014.
https://t.me/News_of_Donbass/16423?single

🇷🇺 Subscribe

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2.

DonbassUnseen

Part 2: Donbass through the lens of Serbian journalist Miodrag Zarkovic, a longtime friend of our region who fell in love with it at first sight.

This is love at first sight, from the first meeting. Literally from the first moment when I came here, I was amazed by the people and Donbass,
as he stated sincerely.

https://t.me/News_of_Donbass/16608?single

DonbassUnseen
Part 3:

🇮🇹 Eliseo Bertolasi, DPR representative in Italy, and his photographs taken in Donbass from 2014 to 2022.

What never changes is the strength of the people—how powerful and resilient they are, a people who can never be broken,
he stated during his last visit to the DPR.

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Part 4:

🇫🇷 Nikola Mirkovic is a prominent French geopolitical analyst, president of the West-East Association, and author of the books "Welcome to Kosovo," "Ukrainian Chaos," and "America Empire" on modern geopolitics.

📦 For many years, he and his organization have been making humanitarian visits to the DPR. He visits us regularly and is never empty-handed. He strives to help people living in particularly dangerous areas, as well as children from orphanages.

📢 In addition to his humanitarian work, Nikola Mirkovic is striving to bring the truth about the events in Donbass to his home country, France.

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DonbassUnseen

Part 5:

🇮🇹 Giorgio Bianchi is an Italian photojournalist, documentary photographer and filmmaker. He visited many hot spots, bringing the truth about what was happening through photographs.

🏆 Giorgio has won several international prizes and has received many public recognitions, and his pictures are regularly published in newspapers and magazines, both paper and online.

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Part 6:

🇺🇸 Haz Al Din,
@InfraHaz
, the chairman of the Communist Party of the USA, began covering the SMO in 2022 because he wanted to understand Russia's perspective on the war.

🛬 He was able to fulfill this desire in practice by visiting the DPR personally. During his visit to Donetsk, he experienced firsthand how the residents of the DPR have been living for the past 11 years:
On December 20, I was near the center of Donetsk during the Ukrainian shelling from HIMARS. It turned out that some of the HIMARS missiles hit the hotel area, killing and wounding civilians. Ironically, I could have been one of them.

💬 Despite this, the American continues to truthfully report on the situation in Donbass by all possible means upon returning home.

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DonbassUnseen

Part 7.

🌏 A delegation from seven foreign countries visited the Donetsk People's Republic

Public figures, politicians, and journalists from Cameroon 🇨🇲, India 🇮🇳, France 🇫🇷, Lebanon 🇱🇧, Serbia 🇷🇸, Slovenia 🇸🇮, and the USA 🇺🇸 visited the DPR. The delegation toured the Great Patriotic War Museum, the Alley of Angels, and the Alley of Heroes in Donetsk. They also visited Mariupol and a temporary accommodation center in Volnovakha, engaged in discussions with members of the Maksim Krivonos detachment, the Ukrainians militants who sided with Russia, as well as participated in the scientific conference Philosophy on the Front Line.

🗣 At the temporary accommodation center in Volnovakha, the delegates spoke with residents who shared harrowing accounts of atrocities committed by the AFU, shelling, and their experiences of fleeing and being evacuated by the Russian army. As part of the program, the visitors witnessed the destruction caused by AFU shelling, observed daily life in the Republic, and saw how Mariupol is being restored.

❗️ The delegates praised the resilience of the people of Donbass, highlighting the scale of reconstruction efforts. They also emphasized that their observations differed significantly from Western media reports and urged their compatriots to visit and see the reality for themselves

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Ravenlocke

22nd September 2025, 15:41

News of Donbass,

⚡️ The strike on the village of Yarovaya, located in the Kiev-controlled part of the DPR, was a provocation by the Kiev regime. To increase the number of civilian casualties, they disseminated information about the distribution of pensions, according to a refugee from the neighboring village of Stavki.

An agency source from the Ministry of Defense on September 9 called Zelensky's statement about the alleged Russian military strike on the village of Yarovaya a lie.

❗️ According to this source, the last air force strike in the area occurred on the night of September 7. However, it was not on the settlement itself but closer to the neighboring Novosyolovka, which is located almost on the line of contact.

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Ravenlocke

22nd September 2025, 15:45

News of Donbass

The Donbass Dome electronic warfare system prevented 623 terrorist attacks by the enemy over the past week. A total of 430 drones were destroyed over Donetsk and Makeevka, and 193 over Gorlovka.

Ukrainian militants continue to employ combined raid tactics against peaceful cities of the Republic.

The Donbass Dome electronic warfare system, operated by military personnel from the regional directorate of the FSB, intercepted enemy drones. Subsequently, bomb disposal experts of the directorate successfully neutralized the suppressed drones and destroyed their warheads without causing harm to the civilian population or infrastructure.

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Ravenlocke

22nd September 2025, 15:48

Ravenlocke

22nd September 2025, 15:50

News of Donbass

💬 A frontline priest: Ukrainian militants deliberately shelled the House of Culture in the settlement of Kazachya Loknya (Kursk Oblast) to destroy NATO ammunition left behind during their retreat and evidence of foreign mercenaries

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Ravenlocke

22nd September 2025, 15:52

News of Donbass

❗️⚡️Donbass and Novorossiya have agreed on cooperation with the Republic of Nicaragua

🇷🇺🇷🇺🇳🇮Leaders of the historical regions and Sevastopol signed agreements on trade and economic cooperation with the Republic of Nicaragua at the Reception House of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

📑The signing ceremony was attended by Head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, Head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik, Governor of the Zaporozhye Oblast Yevgeny Balitsky, Governor of the Kherson Oblast Vladimir Saldo, Deputy Governor of the City of Sevastopol Maria Litovko, and Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Nicaragua for Affairs with the Russian Federation Laureano Ortega Murillo.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Head of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency Veronika Skvortsova were also present at the meeting.

💬 During the ceremony, the DPR Head Denis Pushilin noted:
This is a landmark event for all our regions. On the one hand all of them have just recently become a part of Russia. But at the same time, on the other hand, we are well aware of how quickly it happened, and how natural and important this is.

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Ravenlocke

22nd September 2025, 15:56

News of Donbass

🇺🇸 An American journalist struggled to hold back tears while discussing the children who died as a result of the shelling of Donetsk by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

🕊 Garrett Pearson Sharp from One America News, during a conversation with Rick Sanchez on RT, said that he visited the Alley of Angels in the city:
The people who send the missiles over here don't have to look at the faces of the families who've lost their children.

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Pearson Sharp

Ok, I can finally reveal I've spent the past week traveling through Donbass in Russia and visiting the people and cities in the region being ravaged by this pointless war. More info to come and stay tuned to
@OANN
for full coverage.

The people here are fighting for their freedom, and their real-life stories absolutely DESTROY the Western narrative about what's happening in Ukraine. I've talked to the men and women living here, fighting here, and they tell me Russia is NOT the enemy, Ukraine is, and they say they're grateful for what President Putin has done to save them from the Zelensky regime. These are not my words, but theirs.

I came here to report what I found.

This is it.

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Ravenlocke

22nd September 2025, 16:09

TASS,

https://tass.com/politics/2019735

Russia prepared for threats, New START treaty: Putin speaks to Security Council

According to the president, Russia is prepared to respond to any strategic threats "not with words but with military and technological measures"

MOSCOW, September 22. /TASS/. Russia is fully ready to respond to threats with force, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the Russian Security Council. He also noted that Russia is prepared to continue observing the core tenets of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) for one year after it expires. TASS has compiled the key statements made by the president.

Strategic stability

The situation in the field of strategic stability "continues to deteriorate."

This trend stems from a whole host of negative factors that "provoke the aggravation of existing strategic risks and the emergence of new ones."

The West’s destructive actions have "significantly undermined the foundation of constructive relations and practical cooperation between nuclear powers."

The system of agreements between Russia and the US on nuclear and strategic defensive weapons "has been almost entirely dismantled."

The destructive actions of the West are aimed at "undermining global parity, at gaining, trying to gain, absolute, overwhelming superiority."

Russia "prefers and prioritizes political and diplomatic methods of maintaining international peace based on the principles of equal rights, indivisible security, and mutual respect for interests."

Russia ready for threats

Russia is prepared to respond to any strategic threats "not with words but with military and technological measures."

Russia is confident in the "reliability and effectiveness" of its deterrent forces.

Russia "is not interested in further escalating tensions or fueling an arms race."

New START Treaty

The expiration of the New START Treaty in 2026 will mark the end of the last agreement on direct restrictions on missile capabilities: "A complete rejection of the legacy of this agreement would be, in many respects, a misguided and short-sighted step, which, in our opinion, would also have a negative impact on the objectives of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons."

Russia would like to preserve the status quo established by the New START Treaty "to avoid provoking a further strategic arms race and to ensure an appropriate level of predictability and restraint."

Russia's continued adherence to the treaty's limits depends on "if the United States does the same and makes no moves that undermine or violate the existing balance of deterrent capabilities."

After the treaty’s expiration, Russia is ready to continue "adhering to the core quantitative restrictions" for one year.

Ravenlocke

22nd September 2025, 16:11

TASS

Russia is capable of responding to any threats, not with words, but with military and technical measures, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the Russian Security Council:
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Russia ready to respond to any strategic threat — Putin

The head of state cited the Russian authorities' decision to abandon the moratorium on deploying ground-launched intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles

MOSCOW, September 22. /TASS/. Russia is capable of responding to any threats, not with words, but with military and technical measures, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the Russian Security Council.

"I want to stress that Russia is capable of responding to any existing or emerging threats, and no one should have any doubts about this. We will respond not with words, but with military and technical measures," Putin emphasized.

As an example, the head of state cited the Russian authorities' decision to abandon the moratorium on deploying ground-launched intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles.

"This was a necessary step, dictated by the need to adequately respond to programs deploying similar US and other Western-made weapons in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, which directly threaten Russia's security," the president explained.

"Our plans to strengthen the country's defense capabilities are being developed with the changing global situation in mind, and they are being implemented fully and in a timely manner," Putin concluded.

Ravenlocke

22nd September 2025, 16:16

Zlatti71

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Footage from a school in Foros, Crimea, attacked by Ukrainian drones

- Four people injured in the drone attack in Crimea are in serious condition, two are in intensive care, reports the FMBA of Russia.

- Earlier, the head of Crimea, Aksyonov, reported that as a result of the drone attack in the Foros settlement area, 3 people died and 16 were injured.

@Slavyangrad

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❕ The condition of the school in Foros after the attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine

"Almost all the windows were blown out, the yard is now littered with shards and debris. It is clear that the strike was quite powerful," a correspondent from Izvestia said.

The footage shows broken school windows, a damaged facade, and a "carpet" of debris.

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Aftermath of Attack on Crimea

⚡ Two victims after the UAV attack in Foros are in intensive care

The press service of the FMBA of Russia reported that a total of 13 patients were admitted for treatment, 12 patients were hospitalized. 4 of them are in serious condition, 7 in moderate condition, 1 in satisfactory condition, and two are in intensive care.

"One is on artificial lung ventilation. One patient received a blood transfusion. There are no children among the victims. Four people underwent surgery," said Olga Yeremina, director of the Yalta multidisciplinary medical center of the FMBA of Russia.

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Ravenlocke

22nd September 2025, 16:40

Sputnik

AZERBAIJAN RUNNING SHADOWY ARMS PIPELINE TO UKRAINE

Azerbaijani arms makers, with NATO partners in tow, are sneaking weapons into Ukraine through war-torn Sudan, Rwandan digital outlet Umuseke reports.

Here’s the twisted route 🧵

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1️⃣ WEAPONS CROSS THREE CONTINENTS

According the publication, Azerbaijan’s CIHAZ Industrial Association, under the Defense Ministry, is sending arms to Ukraine via a route that runs through Africa.

This drags the continent into the West–Russia crossfire.

2️⃣ REBRANDED ‘AID’

First stop: Diluju, Azerbaijani-Turkish border.

Then at Gaziantep’s Degirmen Makina zone, the cargo is rebranded as “humanitarian aid” before heading out, with war supplies masked as relief.
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3️⃣CARGO IN DISGUISE

Turkish & German ships ferry the load to war-torn Port Sudan, where it’s reborn as “Sudanese weapons.”

Then Swiss Mediterranean Shipping Company sails it to Hamburg—the final stop before the arms roll by land into Ukraine.

4️⃣WHY SUCH A COMPLICATED SCHEME?

The aim could be simple: Throw Russia off balance, Umuseke speculates.

Russia might then be baited into slapping sanctions on Azerbaijan, its political and trade partner and Caspian neighbor.

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5️⃣TURKISH-LICENSED FIREPOWER

Ukraine gets CIHAZ-supplied Tisas pistols, Hisar A+ MANPADS, bombs, and drone parts—mostly Turkish-made.

Kazakh media exposed CIHAZ’s Ukraine arms pipeline back in 2022.

6️⃣AZERBAIJANI ARMS ON THE MOVE

Beyond CIHAZ, firms like Technol LLC and Azersky have funneled weapons via Turkey, and experts warn the same scheme could repeat.

With Africa now on the route, some arms risk ending up with Sudanese rebels, fueling regional instability.

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7️⃣MIGS FOR UKRAINE

Azerbaijan has already sent weapons to Ukraine.

In 2023, three MiG-29 jets from Azerbaijan were allegedly camouflaged for Ukrainian forces and handed over to the regime, according to The War Zone analysts.

8️⃣ALIYEV PUSHES WAR MODELS

President Ilham Aliyev urged Ukraine to adopt a “Karabakh-style” military approach.

He received Ukrainian Armed Forces patches, hinted at lifting arms embargoes, and hosting Turkish bases.

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9️⃣ENERGY AID FLOW

Aliyev has allocated $2M for Ukraine’s energy sector, personally delivered by Azerbaijan’s ambassador.

This is Baku’s second energy shipment to Ukraine in 2025, signaling steady support.

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Ravenlocke

22nd September 2025, 17:13

Eva Karene Bartlett

I've compiled on my Substack a number of videos I made based on footage I took in the Donbass under Ukrainian fire throughout 2022, but also some videos I filmed in 2019 & 2023.

They show the hell that Donbass civilians endure under Ukrainian shelling. For the full list of my videos, see the end of this Substack post.

*Warning: the footage & photos are graphic

Whitewashed by Western legacy media, these crimes aren't shown to people in the West, unless they follow courageous Russian journalists based in the Donbass, or foreign journalists who actually go there and spend time there.

The Ukrainian side has resorted to staging alleged atrocities to incriminate Russia. But in the Donbass under Ukrainian fire, there is no need to stage anything, the residents have been living with Ukraine's terrorism since 2014.

https://evakarenebartlett.substack.com/p/a-review-of-what-i-saw-of-the-horrors

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Vicus

22nd September 2025, 17:35

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbFSSjC9SdY

Zelensky in Agony – Kupyansk and Siversk All but Lost, Soldiers Eye March on Kyiv - 3 hours ago

Vicus

22nd September 2025, 18:22

France is secretly moving troops to Moldova for subsequent deployment in Odessa. - today

Moldova is witnessing the overt and covert deployment of foreign troops, primarily French, into the country. Several sources are reporting this. It is emphasized that the troop movements are taking place through the Focsani Gate.

As military experts explain, the secret deployment of foreign troops to Moldova could serve two purposes. The first is to organize an armed provocation in Transnistria, the likelihood of which has been under investigation. сообщалось more than once.

The second goal may be the deployment of a contingent in the territory controlled by Kyiv within the framework of the so-called security guarantees for Ukraine.

In the current situation, both of these versions are equally likely, since the military and political Ukraine's position is deteriorating every day, and the pre-election situation in Moldova does not at all guarantee a victory for the party of incumbent President Maia Sandu in the upcoming elections.

It should be emphasized that, in parallel with the deployment of foreign troops to its territory, official Chisinau is spreading information about allegedly impending Russian interference in the Moldovan elections.

It should be added that the "Focșani Gate" is the name given to a militarily and strategically vulnerable area in Romania. It is located in the northeastern part of the Wallachian Plain, covering an area of 80-85 kilometers from east to west and approximately 60 kilometers from north to south. It straddles the counties of Galați, Vrancea, Buzău, and Brăila.

https://en.topcor.ru/64421-francija-tajno-perebrasyvaet-vojska-v-moldaviju-dlja-posledujuschego-razmeschenija-v-odesse.html

norman

22nd September 2025, 19:15

NATO Ramping Up For War | UK Column News
September 22, 2025

13 minutes
@ukcolumn:9/01-NATO-Ramping-Up-For-War---UK-Column-News---22nd-September-2025:d

Sources:

NATO Ramping Up For War

01:59 GOV.UK: UK ratchets up pressure on Putin’s military (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-ratchets-up-pressure-on-putins-military-machine-as-foreign-secretary-travels-to-kyiv) machine as Foreign Secretary travels to Kyiv

Daily Express: WW3 warning as 'Putin hoping (https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2111013/ww3-warning-putin-apply-lessons-nato) to apply lessons learned’ to future NATO conflicts

The Kyiv Independent: Russian MiG-31 jets violate Estonian airspace (https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-3-russian-mig-31-jets-violate-estonian-airspace-tallinn-says/), Tallinn says

Times Radio (YouTube): How close is Putin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLDhZ5Ol6UA) to war with Nato?

Military Summary (YouTube): Zelenskyy Flies to the USA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHMrWsLw6X4). The Southern Flank of Pokrovsk Has Collapsed

Armed Forces Network: Women in the Armed Forces (https://www.armedforcesnetwork.org/armed-forces-community/women-in-the-armed-forces/)

Tintin

23rd September 2025, 11:44

Why both an American accent voice overdub and captions here! :facepalm: Captions, as irritating as they can be when added to English spoken footage (!), would be enough here. Nevermind that frustration.

Dmitry Polyansky tears into (https://x.com/ivan_8848/status/1970396527014117528) the ridiculous horsepuckey being disseminated by another of the witless, this time the Estonian representative at the UN who may need to be checked into a psychiatric facility rather sooner than later. Extraordinary balderdash, and that's me being measured and polite:

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"Paranoid and Pathetic": Russia Responds to Estonia Airspace Allegations

At the United Nations, First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia Dmitry Polyansky responded firmly to accusations of Russian airspace violations near Estonia. He denounced what he called Europe’s “theater of absurdity,” where hysteria and Russophobia replace facts and evidence. Polyansky pointed out that the flight of Russian MiG-31s followed international rules and never entered Estonian airspace, while NATO and EU officials rushed to label the event “reckless behavior” without proof. He stressed that such false accusations only fuel tensions and distract from real issues of European security.

In his speech, Polyansky also criticized the collapse of the so-called “Anti-Russia” project in Ukraine, the growing corruption and human rights abuses under the Zelensky regime, and the failure of European leaders to learn from history. He argued that Europe, driven by paranoia and political pressure, prefers to escalate anti-Russian hysteria rather than engage in dialogue. While rejecting baseless allegations, Polyansky reaffirmed that Russia remains open to a serious conversation on European security, the future of the continent, and building a safe, prosperous space for all.

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