WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

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Reactions to Macron's speech
The official statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry

President Macron's address to the nation, which sounded like a declaration of war on Russia, provoked many reactions in Russia, including an official response from the Russian Foreign Ministry.

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by Anti-Spiegel
March 7, 2025 06:00 am

French President Macron delivered a speech to the nation on Wednesday that sounded for long stretches like a declaration of war against Russia . Here I translate the official statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

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Ahead of the EU summit on the crisis in Ukraine and the confrontation with Russia, French President Macron delivered a highly aggressive anti-Russian speech in an obvious attempt to set the tone for the upcoming meeting. For the umpteenth time, he called our country a "threat to France and Europe" and, as usual, accused it of all the mortal sins - from cyberattacks to election interference and the desire to outright attack other European countries.

He has expressed such inventions and provocative theses before. But this was probably the first time he presented them in such a concentrated and irreconcilable form. It was a kind of catechism for a Russophobic action program.

It must be said that the French leader has repeatedly stated his intention to call Russian President Putin to discuss the possibilities of a peaceful solution in Ukraine and ensuring security in Europe. The Russian side has always shown itself open to such a conversation. However, Macron has once again preferred the tactic of loud public rhetoric.

The French president is convincing his own citizens of the existence of an imaginary "existential threat" from Russia. In fact, Russia has never threatened France, but on the contrary helped the country defend its independence and sovereignty during two world wars. However, Macron's statements are de facto a threat to Russia.

The French leader draws on his country's foreign policy traditions, but his theses run counter to these traditions and the ideological legacy of Gaullism. He must be aware that France's authority on the international stage has been based for decades on the desire of his predecessors to play a balancing role in world affairs and to help reduce tensions between Russia and the West. At the time, it was de Gaulle who put forward the concept of indivisible security from the Atlantic to the Urals, building consensus by taking into account the opinions and interests of all the continent's states. Today, however, we are witnessing a break between official Paris and these fundamental principles of French foreign policy.

Macron's speech was permeated with the theme of security guarantees for Ukraine. But not a word about security guarantees for Russia. After all, it is precisely the lack of such guarantees, the constant creation of threats to our country by the West, primarily through the unrestrained expansion of NATO - contrary to the promises made - and the desire to turn Ukraine into an anti-Russian bridgehead, that has led to the current crisis. We have warned Western leaders, including Mr Macron himself, about this repeatedly and for many years. We are once again convinced that Paris still has no intention of taking into account the vital interests of our country and is aiming to "force" it to make decisions that the West wants. Of course, this will not work.

In response to Mr Macron's arguments, we must once again recall that the tragedy of Ukraine began in 2014, when, as a result of the coup d'état, with the connivance and support of the West, openly neo-Nazi forces seized power in the country and set about discriminating against the Russian and Russian-speaking population, eradicating the Russian language, culture and canonical Orthodoxy, and provoking a bloody civil war in Donbass.

The allegations that Russia has violated the Minsk Agreement, which are nothing more than a distortion of the facts, do not stand up to criticism. Our country has striven for the strict implementation of this agreement, while Kyiv, with the tacit consent and at the instigation of its Western curators, has sabotaged its obligations in every possible way. The former leaders of France, Germany and Ukraine have publicly admitted more than once that they used this agreement only to prepare for war.

What "path to peace" does the French leader propose? The recipes are the same: further Western arms deliveries to Ukraine and the continuation of hostilities, as well as an unprecedented increase in military spending by the European members of NATO and the EU. In this context, the accusations against Russia of increasing military spending and the size of its armed forces seem absurd. After all, the military budget of NATO countries combined is twice the defense spending of all other countries in the world, and the military budget of the EU countries is several times higher than Russia's defense spending. It must also be emphasized that Russia's military buildup program is a forced response to NATO's aggressive policy, including the forced accession of Sweden and Finland to the alliance.

As for the idea promoted by Mr Macron of stationing Western military contingents on Ukrainian territory under the guise of peacekeepers, we have repeatedly stated that this is unacceptable. Such an occupation of Ukraine would inevitably lead to an extremely dangerous escalation.

In Macron's statement, the notes of nuclear blackmail are clearly audible. Paris' ambitions to become the nuclear "patron" of all of Europe by equipping Europe with its own "nuclear umbrella" that will almost replace the American one have come to the surface. Of course, this will not strengthen the security of France itself or that of its allies. In addition, the potential of the French nuclear forces is not comparable to that of the United States. France has only 56 carriers of nuclear warheads, while the United States has 898. The total capacity of the nuclear component of the French armed forces is 67.2 megatons, while that of the United States is 1,814 megatons. But of course, Russia will take the French president's statement into account in its defense planning.

The speech leaves Macron himself, who wants to present himself as a kind of new leader of the "free world", feeling embarrassed. It is indicative of how bitter the current European elites have become. The barely emerging contours of normalization between Russia and the United States and the movement toward a peaceful solution to the Ukraine crisis are sending them into a real panic. It seems that the Europeans, who were at the center of the confrontation between the superpowers during the Cold War, should be more interested than anyone else in changing the vector of US-Russian relations, reducing tensions and promoting a constructive dialogue between Moscow and Washington.

Of course, the French president's demonstrative militarism is also dictated by the domestic political agenda. Behind it is the desire to distract the population from the worsening social and economic problems in France and the EU as a whole, to draw their attention to pseudo-threats from outside and to somehow strengthen the political position that has been shaken over the last year.

Macron’s speech finally throws off the masks and shows who is now leading the “party of war” and who is actually against a ceasefire and is counting on the continuation of the Ukraine conflict and its further escalation.

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At least 10 Tu-95MS launched a massive attack on Ukrainian energy facilities today

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On March 7, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive missile and drone strike on energy and gas infrastructure in various regions of Ukraine. The damage was confirmed by the country's Energy Minister German Galushchenko.

At least 10 Tu-95MS bombers were operating against the targets. MiG-31I Kinzhal missile carriers were also involved. An air threat was declared throughout Ukraine, the media reported explosions in Kharkov, Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, as well as in Poltava, Khmelnytsky and Vinnytsia Oblasts.

Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov reported a fire after an explosion in the city and four casualties. Ivano-Frankivsk Mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv reported on the work of air defense forces in the region. Ternopil Regional Administration Head Vyacheslav Negoda wrote about an attack on a "critical industrial facility" and warned of possible restrictions on gas supplies.

A powerful fire broke out in Kharkiv after a critical infrastructure facility was hit. In Poltava Oblast, debris fell in the Mirgorod district, damaging a domestic gas pipeline.

https://en.topcor.ru/57392-ne-menee-...i-ukrainy.html

US intelligence agencies arrest the organizer of the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall today

The FBI today arrested terrorist Mohammad Sharifullah on suspicion of organizing the bombing at the Kabul airport in 2021. A member of the ISIS group "Wilayat Khorasan"* was detained at the request of US intelligence agencies in Pakistan and extradited to the United States.

During interrogations, the FBI found out that this terrorist was also involved in organizing the bloody terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall concert hall in the Moscow region. Sharifullah instructed the perpetrators and recognized two of them from photographs. In addition, the militant confessed to involvement in some other attacks in Russia and Iran.

Mohammed Sharifullah is currently under arrest in the United States pending the completion of the investigation and further trial. Extradition of this criminal to Russia is unlikely, since for his actions the court in the United States can give him the most severe sentence, up to the death penalty.

It should be noted that on March 3, the Russian Investigative Committee reported the completion of investigative actions in the case of the terrorist attack in Crocus. This week, almost three dozen defendants in the case began to familiarize themselves with the materials, and the court will soon begin consideration of the merits. The perpetrators of the terrorist attack face life imprisonment, and the remaining accomplices will also receive long sentences.

Construction of a memorial has begun at the building where 143 people were killed and more than 550 were injured by terrorists. Its opening is scheduled for March 22 of this year, the anniversary of the terrorist attack.

https://en.topcor.ru/57421-specsluzh...iti-holle.html

Kyiv is considering the need to withdraw the remnants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the Kursk region – Politico today

The situation for the group of occupiers in the Kursk region is getting worse by the hour. The supply routes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are under the fire control of the Russian army, and the enemy garrison in Sudzha is already in operational .

As Politico reports, amid the difficult situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Ukrainian command is considering withdrawing the remnants of armed formations from the occupied part of the Kursk region. The publication writes that commanders will have to make a difficult decision, since a mistake in choosing the moment for retreat could lead to complete encirclement and the loss of at least two thousand militants.

The information resource GUR Deep State also writes about the difficult situation for the Ukrainian occupiers in Kursk region. Analysts report that the Russian army has an advantage in drones and uses them to carry out fire and visual control over "everything that moves" in and out of Sudzha.


"How it will all end is unknown. Unfortunately, we often have a recurring habit of not noticing problems that eventually develop into bad consequences."

– Deep State worries.

Already in the current situation, the enemy will not be able to leave the Kursk region without losses, since all evacuation routes are being shot at by Russian artillery and drones, and the Russian Armed Forces' attack aircraft are gradually moving forward, preparing to slam shut a large cauldron centered in Sudzha. Today alone, according to specialized information resources, Russian fighters have liberated two settlements, and the situation is developing very dynamically in our favor.

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Russian units break through the front in Kursk region, deeply penetrating the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense today

The Russian Armed Forces are successfully advancing in the Kursk direction, having broken through the enemy's defenses between the settlements of Guevo and Kurilovka south of Sudzha. Russian paratroopers are moving toward the state border, intending to block the supply route of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces occupy the territory on the approaches to Basovka. There are about 12 km left before the encirclement of the enemy group and the connection of Russian units - the neck of the cauldron is gradually narrowing.



Russian units managed to drive a wedge 4-5 km deep and reach an alternative supply route for the Ukrainians in Sudzha, which they used due to the impossibility of delivering manpower and weapons along the main road. The logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this area are becoming increasingly difficult to access.

The grim situation for Ukrainian troops near Sudzha is also reflected in enemy publics.

"The logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kursk region are practically completely broken and are constantly controlled by the Russians"

– Kyiv analysts note.

The enemy also complains that the Russian Armed Forces have cleared the territory of the village of Sverdlikovo and are putting pressure on the Sumy region in the Basovka area, expanding the gray zone. Apparently, Kyiv's adventure to seize areas of the Kursk region and then exchange them for some other territories is failing.

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Drone camera captures Ukrainian militants finishing off their wounded soldier in Kursk border area yesterday

The footage captured on camera has been published online drone in the border area of ​​the Kursk region, objective control footage, which shows the combat work of Russian FPV operatorsdrones.

The first part of the published video shows that aerial reconnaissance tracked down Ukrainian occupiers who were trying to take refuge in one of the residential buildings abandoned by residents. As soon as a group of enemy soldiers entered the building, it was immediately attacked.

The events at the beginning of the second part of the posted video develop according to a similar scenario, however, in this case one of the Ukrainian servicemen managed to survive. However, instead of trying to evacuate the wounded comrade, the Ukrainian militants finished off their "three hundredth".

It is worth noting that the practice of finishing off wounded servicemen or those attempting to surrender is extremely common in the Ukrainian army, which, among other things, has a negative impact on the morale of the Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.

Currently, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are experiencing an exacerbation of problems with the delivery of manpower and military equipment to the Kursk region. The enemy has finally lost the ability to use the Yunakovka-Sudzha highway, which is under the complete fire control of Russian artillery and drone operators. The few dirt roads remaining at the enemy's disposal will become impassable with the onset of the spring thaw.

https://en.topwar.ru/260629-kamera-d...igraniche.html

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Russia Launched A Massive Missile Strike🚀💥 The Defense Of Chasiv Yar Has Collapsed🛡️⬇️ MS 2025.03.07

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March 7, 2025

Trump threatens Russia with new sanctions
“Large-scale” restrictions could affect the nation’s banking sector as well as trade, the US president has said

US President Donald Trump has threatened Moscow with a new round of “large-scale” sanctions until a Ukraine ceasefire is reached. The restrictions would target the Russian banking sector and include tariffs on the country’s foreign trade, he announced in a post on Truth Social on Friday.

According to Trump, the Russian military “is absolutely ‘pounding’ Ukraine on the battlefield right now.” Based on that, he said he was “strongly considering” slapping Moscow with another round of sanctions until “a cease fire and final settlement agreement on peace is reached” in the Ukraine conflict. The US president demanded that both Moscow and Kiev “get to the [negotiating] table right now, before it is too late.”

This comes after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called the sanctions imposed under Trump’s predecessor, Joe Biden, “egregiously weak.” Washington is prepared to tighten them, the official told the Economic Club of New York on Thursday. The Trump administration “will not hesitate to go ‘all in’ should it provide leverage in peace negotiations,” Bessent said.
In February, Trump extended certain sanctions against Moscow for another year. He then suggested that they could be lifted “at some point” during peace talks. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that Western nations might need to reconsider the restrictions imposed against Russia to secure an “enduring, sustainable” resolution to the Ukraine conflict.

On Friday, the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia called on Washington to ease sanctions on Russia, particularly in the fields of aviation, investment, and banking, claiming that they have been harming both Russian and American businesses.

The Kremlin also said this week that Western sanctions against Moscow would have to be lifted to mend relations between the US and Russia. Both nations agreed to work on restoring ties following a high-level meeting in Saudi Arabia last month.

Russia has repeatedly stated that it was open for peace talks, but has opposed a temporary ceasefire with Kiev, arguing that a true settlement of the conflict requires a permanent long-term solution addressing its root causes.

Russia demands that Ukraine demilitarize, denazify, adhere to a position of neutrality, and recognize the territorial “realities on the ground.” It also opposes any NATO presence on Ukrainian soil.

Europe is showing its real face,scary & silly pushing for more war. "This is why Europe is COLLAPSING in real time': A deep dive | Redacted 40 min--8/3/25

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I've thanked all these RT and Sputnik posts as a gesture of further appreciation for the effort you've made, but have never been able to see what they contain. This will affect members based in Europe, UK, and it seems Canada as well :flower:

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Or you could use a VPN like Express VPN to log into Project Avalon and you would be able to see it then. (Just use the code BMJ to get 5% off for your first month, just joking).

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📑UKRAINE’S SITUATION IS ‘PRETTY BAD’ WITHOUT US HELP – REPORTS

The cessation of US intelligence and military support to Ukraine “pretty much guarantees a Russian victory,” making a peace agreement unnecessary, CNN writes, citing sources.

WHY UKRAINE’S WAR MACHINE WILL CRUMBLE WITHOUT US INTEL

Trump’s reported ban on Britain sharing the US intelligence with Kiev via the ‘Releasable to Ukraine’ program could deal a serious blow to Zelensky’s war effort. Here’s why: 🧵(1/8)



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🇸🇰 Slovakia WILL NOT PROVIDE Ukraine with military aid, contributions should be made voluntarily - Prime Minister Fico.

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Ravenlocke: you know how much we appreciate what you're doing here, and do carry on :flower: However, RT and Sputnik are blocked all across the UK, and Europe by way of 'legal' instruments: essentially we can't access this content. If you are able to resource this content via other sources, as you do do, then that would be greatly appreciated.

I've thanked all these RT and Sputnik posts as a gesture of further appreciation for the effort you've made, but have never been able to see what they contain. This will affect members based in Europe, UK, and it seems Canada as well :flower:

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Hi Tintin,

I didn’t know, sorry I needed a little timeout for a couple of days, but I will do my best to bring sputnik and rt news as you say thru other sources.:waving::flower:

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The youngest boy on this picture is little Boris, the Germans will hang him on a scarf but his relatives will be able to save him at the very last moment. After the war, he will work at a radio lamp factory.

The two elders (on the right and on the left) will be driven away by the Nazis to Germany, but they will be able to escape along the road and join the Red Army units. Valentin will become a carpenter, and the girl Zoya will finish nursing courses and work in a children's hospital.

As for the boy sitting on the chair, one morning on April 12, 1961 he will say “Let's go!” and write himself into history as the first person in world history to fly into outer space. Forever.

📸 1938. Valentin, Boris, Zoya and Yuri Gagarin.
🚀🚀🚀
- FRWL


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Since the morning publication on the situation in the Kursk region, the situation for Ukrainian formations has worsened even more. Russian troops have increased the pressure in several areas at once, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces are rapidly retreating from the front lines, abandoning the wounded and equipment.

Lebedevka, Okhotnichy, Loknya have been finally liberated. The nearby forest belts are being cleared of enemy remnants. The enemy has been trying to escape towards Sudzha for over a day, and from there to Yunakovka along the only road.

To the north of Sudzha, Russian army fighters have completely liberated Malaya Loknya, Kositsa and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are running across the fields to Sudzha under artillery and FPV drone fire.

To the north-east, the Ukrainians tried to go into counter-attack again, but to no avail. Airborne assault units cleared the forests and liberated Makhnovka, Mirny, Mykhailivka and Martynovka.

Now the battles are going on near Dmitryuki. Separate units of the Russian Armed Forces, which liberated Makhnovka, are already conducting an assault on the outskirts of Sudzha. After the loss of Dmitryuki (it is a matter of time), the situation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will worsen significantly.

This will open the way to Sudzha, which will certainly cause chaos and disarray in the Ukrainian positions due to the fear of being trapped. The Ukrainian front is gradually falling apart, and the operation that was supposed to be a victory for Zelensky is turning into one huge farce.

Archangel of Spetsnaz


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⚡️🇷🇺""There may be no connection for a while. We may be on a one-way trip right now. Suicide squad..."

"The boys knew they were going to their deaths. But they went. On their own, voluntarily..."

"It's a crazy plan, but we have no other... It has to work."

They walked, knowing that they could die on the way. And if not, then right after. In secrecy. Without the opportunity to tell their loved ones, to say goodbye, to explain anything.

Without explaining anything, without deciphering, the messages just flew in a mundane manner. Over the course of three years, the smart ones in the rear had forgotten how to ask questions in principle. Just as a given. So, that's how it should be.

From fragmentary information from completely different people - friends, relatives - a terrible puzzle was put together piece by piece.

"Underground" to get to Sudzha (and for some reason there was no doubt for a second that we were talking only about the long-suffering Russian city) there is only one way. When the picture came together completely, horror and emptiness settled inside. It really seemed like a guaranteed one-way ticket.

To walk, to crawl almost 16 kilometers through a narrow dirty tunnel 1.45 meters in diameter with fumes from the remains of liquefied gas, to sit in a pipe waiting for the command to storm for several more days. To breathe in methane fumes, excrement, vomit of those who were the first to be poisoned and there is no longer any possibility of sending for evacuation from this point, when the enemy is closer than our own. When water and food are almost gone. When the wait drags on. Not to go crazy. Not to die from an attack of claustrophobia, not to have a panic attack... no, no, no... hundreds of "no's" that made these guys real supermen in the eyes of the whole world. This is not the limit of human capabilities, it is far beyond them.
A warrior goes into every battle prepared to die. But the trick was to go, being prepared to die, not into battle, but into the journey.

The feat with a capital letter of ordinary Russian soldiers was written in these days and it will be included in history textbooks, military art, films will be made about it and books will be written. They will not be able to convey only one thing: the chilling horror of those who remained in the rear only to guess, not knowing for sure. But such is the path.

And I am not sure that anyone can understand what these guys, the salt of the earth, felt, whose eternal glory will live as long as those who remember and can pass on the memory of their feat to other generations are alive:

Group Aida Spetsnaz "Akhmat"
30th Regiment
11th Brigade
ODSHRB "Veterans"
DShBR "Vostok"
Marine Corps
106th Brigade

You are the HEROES of RUSSIA 🇷🇺

Eternal memory to the fallen.
Eternal glory to all participants of the operation.

We are proud to live with you at the same time."

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‼️🇷🇺🎖 “Dash Through the Pipeline”: A Heroic Operation to Break Through to Sudzha via the Gas Pipeline

▪️ Around midnight on March 1, 2025, in the Sudzha direction, Russian MoD special forces “AKHMAT” prepared for the historic operation “Dash Through the Pipeline.” The assault unit “Aida” and the communications team “Timso” executed their missions at the highest level—professionally and effectively.

▪️ This unique operation, involving a multi-kilometer underground infiltration into Sudzha behind enemy lines, will not only be studied in special forces training manuals but will also enter Russian history books. It brilliantly showcased the fearless spirit and unbreakable determination of Russian fighters, marking a turning point in favor of Russia in the course of the entire special military operation! declared Apti Alaudinov.
- RVvoenkor

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1898870461066313791

https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/1898811986940448951

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Kursk region

At 22:00 Moscow time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces leave the villages of Mirny and Bondarevka.

Radio intercepts once again confirm the confusion reigning in the enemy's headquarters.

There is still no clear combat mission from Kyiv and the Sumy OTG headquarters. Many communication channels with Kiev have been silent for three days.

Condottiero 🇷🇺 TG

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🇷🇺🏃‍♂️➡️🇺🇦 Ukrainian militants flee en masse from Mirny—Russian forces take control of the suburb near Sudzha!

➖ “Most likely, battles in Sudzha will begin tomorrow…”—Ukrainian military analysts report with concern.

▪️ Some sources indicate that Mirny is almost entirely under Russian control. The settlement is located right next to Sudzha, and the noose around the city is tightening rapidly.

- RVvoenkor

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🇷🇺🔥🇺🇦 Ukrainian counteroffensive near Dzerzhinsk crushed—Russian forces annihilate attacking troops!

▪️ Russian troops in the Dzerzhinsk area detected and eliminated Ukrainian militants who had declared a so-called “successful counteroffensive.” Small enemy groups infiltrating the area were swiftly identified and neutralized through skilled and professional military action.

▪️ Fighters from the 102nd and 103rd Regiments, along with the 174th Reconnaissance Battalion of the 150th Division, delivered devastating strikes on enemy strongholds.

▪️ Ukrainian militants who resisted and refused to surrender were eliminated by air-dropped munitions. Those who attempted to flee from their positions were tracked down and destroyed.

▪️ As a result, Ukrainian forces suffered heavy losses, completely shattering the myth of their “successful counteroffensive.”
- RVvoenkor

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“Shaheds" visited the TCC in the Kharkov region.

In the town of Pechenihy, Kharkiv region, two "Geran-2" attack drones precisely hit the building of the TCC (Territorial Recruitment Center), almost completely destroying it.

As a result of the strike, TCC employees involved in mobilizing the local population were eliminated, and the archive department, which stored the personal files of mobilized individuals, was burned down.

Preliminary reports indicate that at least five TCC workers were killed.

Local residents have received a temporary respite from mobilization terror.

- ukraine_watch

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❗️ Von der Leyen got tangled up explaining why Europe is left without Russian gas. The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, advocates for a phased abandonment of oil and gas, especially Russian, although she admits that the EU's energy sector is experiencing problems because of this.

🔴 She stated this today at a press conference in Brussels, as reported by a correspondent from "PolitNavigator."

🗣 "Of course, I remain committed to this. It is absolutely necessary. We have succeeded, but of course, we always see loopholes that need to be closed. And we need to work on that.

🗣 The fact that we have gotten rid of our dependence on Russian gas has caused huge problems in the energy sector. But it also proves that when we are asked to act together, we can get rid of this dependence and create a secure and affordable energy market," said von der Leyen.

🔴 At the same time, she accused Russia of cutting off Europe from gas.

🗣 "Four years ago, we saw that Gazprom was not filling gas storage facilities as it should have, but we did not draw the right conclusions. This was before the start of the war. We saw it and were concerned, but we did not know or even suspect that this was the beginning of a hybrid attack on Europe's energy security to force us not to support Ukraine. They used our dependence, and then the storage facilities were not filled, and Putin cut us off from Russian gas," von der Leyen fabricated.

🔴 She decided it would be wise to boast that the consumption of Russian gas has decreased by 75%, and oil is only 3%.

- ukraine

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1898832801614454916

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4NVJx1Pezmg

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here 's a bit of satire to deal with the unbelieveable stupidity of the anti peace narrative

Apparently, it is good for business to keep a war going. A donation such as this should only be allowed if Warren Buffet's son Howard actually had to go and fight in the war. Wealth is clearly not an indicator of intelligence.

Warren Buffett and his son Howard have given $500M to Ukraine — he warns the US is making a historic mistake by pulling its support

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• Business Insider interviewed Warren Buffett's son about his support for Ukraine.
• Howard Buffett's foundation has given $520 million to Ukraine in humanitarian aid.
• The philanthropist warns the US will make a historic blunder if it fails to support Ukraine's war effort.
• Two years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the embattled nation needs its friends more than ever.

Russia celebrated a landmark victory when it captured the eastern town of Avdiivka last week, and it is running low on artillery ammunition. Meanwhile, a $60 billion military aid package is snarled up in Congress due to opposition from some Republican Party lawmakers.

But Howard Buffett, the elder son of Warren, the billionaire investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO, has no intention of forsaking Ukraine or its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The wartime leader and American philanthropist have a profound mutual respect.

Buffett told Business Insider, "There are very few people in the world that could step up" and do what Zelenskyy's done. "I think he's a pretty amazing guy," he said.

As a result, Buffett's Howard G. Buffett Foundation has emerged as a stalwart ally to Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion, injecting $521,779,225 into humanitarian assistance for Ukraine as of January 2024

Source & Full Story: https://www.businessinsider.com/howa...ion-to-ukraine

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Reports are coming in from the Donetsk front.

The infamous “Aidar” battalion was deployed to Ulakly and Burlatskoye but was never seen again. Now, 34 families are searching for their missing Aidar fighters.

These are the same notorious butchers of Aidar, probably the biggest debtors to the people of Donbass

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https://twitter.com/GeromanAT/status...93753103159721

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🇫🇷🇺🇸 US Vice President Vance's cousin fought on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces as part of the national battalion "Da Vinci Wolves".

Le Figaro claims that Nate Vance arrived in Lvov in 2022, and then the mercenary was sent to different destinations.

At the beginning of the year, before Trump's inauguration and his brother's accession as vice president, he returned to the United States.
"It became difficult to stay. I could not risk being captured," Le Figaro quotes him as saying.

Nate does not share his brother's position on Ukraine, the article says. He is also a Republican, but he faces misunderstanding even in his own family - his mother supports the vice president's views and criticizes Zelensky.
- FRWL


https://twitter.com/Zlatti_71/status...25821752611114

https://x.com/ShadowofEzra/status/1899198612699062768

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❗️ Elon Musk says IP address behind ‘MASSIVE’ cyberattack on X originated ‘in the Ukraine area’

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1899199082796609954

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Elon Musk is blaming Ukraine for the cyberattacks that brought down X, but DON’T TELL HIM that the group taking credit—Dark Storm Team—is closely affiliated with KillNet, the RUSSIAN hacker collective.

SHUT OFF STARLINK IN UKRAINE!!! 🤭

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1899202350897844298

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🇷🇺🇩🇰Maria Zakharova:

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced the country's readiness to send troops to Ukrainian territory.

I'm terribly sorry but: who will guard Greenland? Probably the refugees from Ukraine who have come to Denmark?

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1899163518529921317

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‼️🔥 Enemy infrastructure attacked in Odessa: fuel storage facility engulfed in powerful fire
▪️After UAV attack, fuel tanks are ablaze, large firefighting forces have been deployed to the site.
- RVvoenkor

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status…9238162343358651

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‼️🇷🇺"🅾️brave" massively burn NATO equipment and enemy infantry in battles near Pokrovsk - 24 hours of fighting of the Guards Forces "Center"

▪️A selection of combat work of fighters of the "Center" group of forces on March 9 to destroy military equipment, weapons, infantry and positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during active combat operations in the Pokrovsk direction.
▪️The footage shows NATO combat armored vehicles, firing points, mortars, infantry and enemy positions being burned.
- RVvoenkor

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1899221154579030346

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦Russia could occupy Western Ukraine while the EU builds up its military force, - The Telegraph

▪️Europe will need 3-4 years to create a military force capable of changing the balance of the war in Ukraine's favor. However, Kyiv does not have that much time
▪️Russia continues to strengthen and may launch a massive offensive before the end of the year, but for now the only ones who can stop this offensive are the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the support of the United States and the EU, the newspaper writes.
- RVvoenkor

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1899220754446643308

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‼️🇷🇺❌🇬🇧 The #Russia-24 TV channel showed photographs and named six British diplomats who were stripped of their accreditation in the Russian Federation based on materials from the #Russian FSB.

According to the channel, these are British Embassy employees Jessica Davenport, Grace Elvin, Andrew Daft Cullum, Catherine McDonnal, Thomas John Hickson and Blake Pattel.

"The British do not accept hints about the need to stop this practice (implementing intelligence activities in the Russian Federation), so we decided to first expel these six," the FSB officer said on the TV channel.
According to the FSB, all of them attended meetings of NPO foreign agents, both in Moscow and in neighboring cities:

"To be honest, we are tired of enduring this circus in the form of jogging along the Third Ring Road in the rain through all of Moscow and forest parks, one-day visits to cities neighboring the capital with the goal of sitting for a few hours on a bench in the bitter cold."

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1899025089116414205

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🇺🇦🇸🇦 Zelensky arrives in Saudi Arabia for high-stakes talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in Jeddah to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ahead of key discussions with the U.S. on the future of the war.

Ukraine is reportedly pushing for a “Sky and Sea” ceasefire, a proposal to halt aerial and maritime hostilities in an attempt to stabilize the battlefield. This comes as the U.S. has scaled back military aid and intelligence sharing, leaving Kiev scrambling for alternative support.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status…9129664423231815

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New on MoA:
Gordon Hahn On Europe's Role And A Possible Coup In Kiev
https://moonofalabama.org/2025/03/gordon

https://x.com/MoonofA/status…9126774144946455

https://www.moonofalabama.org/2025/0...p-in-kiev.html


Gordon Hahn On Europe's Role And A Possible Coup In Kiev
March 10, 2025

Two interesting thoughts from Gordon Hahn's latest piece:

The World Order’s Restructuring Intensifies as the Ukrainian War Implodes the West and Kiev

One question the piece tackles is a split between the U.S. and Europe. The core question:

The international level of the Ukrainian conflict is shifting from a bilateral confrontation between the West and Russia to a trilateral confrontation involving Russia, the U.S., and a new European-Ukrainian axis, with each riven by divisions generated by the intra-Atlantic cold civil war. This begs the question: Will Europe become a separate pole in the international system’s new multipolar stucture, adding to the U.S, and Sin-Russian pole?
Hard to tell, but I doubt it. Europe (which I understand to mean the European Union) does not have sufficient unity to become a real actor in a multipolar structure. The core project of the 'ever closer union' has failed politically and economically. It is bureaucratic laggardness, no intellectual heft, that is still driving it.

Europe's resistance to America’s rapprochement with Russia and peace efforts for Ukraine means stagnation which will only hinder its development towards a more autonomous structure.

Another point of Hahn's piece is made in his discussion about the future configuration of the government in Kiev. It is a warning to those who want to remove Zelenski:

Despite Zelenskiy’s weakened position domestically and internationally, this at least partially illegitimate president may be the last or next to last surviving pillar of the Maidan regime and the Ukrainian state. For all his narcissism, egoism, corruption, and mounting authoritarianism, Zelenskiy currently holds the Ukrainian elite together and is the face of Ukraine abroad, still well-liked in Europe. He remains a figure that minimally satisfies all the various factions in Ukrainian politics and is able to hold off opposition elements, many of which he has emasculated by banning parties and media and by either forcing their leaders into exile or arresting them (e.g., former President Petro Poroshenko and Viktor Medvedchuk).
For these reasons and perhaps others, Russian Vladimir Putin himself has been very careful not to seek Zelenskiy’s removal or reject him firmly and finally as a potential negotiating partner.

Currently there are only two potential replacements for Zelenski. Ukraine’s ambassador to London and former commander of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, General Valery Zaluzny. His deep relations with the radical (fascist) right in Ukraine would make him reluctant to look for peace. The other candidate, less popular, is the Director of the Military Intelligence Administration (HRU) General Kyryll Budanov. He has his own relations with the fascist right which is the power behind the throne in Kiev.

Zaluzny is Britain's man while Budanov is a CIA seeding. Both could be used to interrupt Trump's plan to replace Zelenski with a more pliant politician willing to make peace with Russia:

[This] could be seized upon by those who run secret operations. Not only could any order [Trump] issues be implemented by the CIA so as to achieve the Deep State’s alternative goals, but the CIA could pre-empt the White House by organizing its own coup operation, perhaps one led by Budanov and including the forces he has at his disposal as HRU chief but also the many disenchanted military units suffering at the hands of Zelenskiy and his use of the war for personal political and political-propaganda goals. If the CIA ushers in a truly neofascist Ukrainian regime replacing the partially neofascist Maidan regime, then the war could be dragged out by these extremist elements for quite a while, particularly if anti-Trump Europe supplies them with weapons, not to mention troops. Such a development would also sow distrust between Trump and Putin, perhaps helping to scuttle the US-Russian rapprochement. This is precisely what the globalist-wokist faction in the West wants.
Hahn only mentions the CIA and Budanov in the scheme of a 'deep-state' coup in Kiev sabotaging Trump's policies.

I regard a combination of the British MI6 and Zaluzny as the more likely initiators to install a forever-war regime in Kiev.

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‼️🇷🇺❌🇬🇧 The FSB has shown photos of spies working under cover at the #British Embassy in Moscow.

This is the second secretary of the embassy, Alkesh Odedra (left), and Michael Skinner (right), the husband of the first secretary of the embassy's political department, Tabasum Rashid.
When receiving permission to enter Russia, they deliberately provided false information. Signs of "intelligence and subversive activities threatening the security of Russia" were also identified.

Moscow will not tolerate the activities of undeclared employees of the British intelligence services, the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized.

Russia has warned Britain that London will receive a decisive, mirror-like response if it escalates the situation.

The British are strongly advised to provide only accurate and complete information about themselves when applying for a #Russian visa, the diplomatic department noted.

🇬🇧 The wife of the spy Michael Skinner exposed by the FSB, diplomat Tabasum Rashid, worked in the British Ministry of Defense, with #NATO troops in #Estonia, and also in the German NGO Transparency International, financed by the State Department and the European Commission, RIA Novosti has found out.

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1899066454177145241

I'm unable to open any of the above X posts tonight. Anybody else experiencing the same?

Mod note from Bill:

Yes, same here. It appears to be a Twitter/X problem, as Elon has reported they've been affected by a large cyberattack, so maybe this hasn't at all been resolved yet.

¨Massive Ukrainian Drone Strike Hits Moscow
Early Tuesday morning, Ukraine launched what has
been described as one of the largest drone attacks on
Moscow to date. Russian air defenses reportedly
intercepted and destroyed at least 73 Ukrainian
drones, with some drones causing damage to
residential buildings and sparking fires. The attack led
to one fatality, three injuries, and disruptions in
Moscow's air and train transport systems. This
incident marks a significant escalation in the conflict,
being the first attack on the Russian capital in 2025.¨

Read from some other place that Ukraine used 330 drones . Masonic nr ?
Not sure what they tried to achieve with this . To escalate the war ?
Meanwhile in Kursk ukrainians are running away by the thousands and abandoning equipment.

https://x.com/Roberto05246129/status...15855538069880

The pipeline assault explained :

Commander “Zombie”, who participated in the operation, explained how it was done:

1) The gas pressure pumps were stopped and the gas was sucked out
2) Oxygen was pumped into the pipeline
3) Diggers dug out rooms for assembly and toilets were installed
4) Water, food and ammunition was brought in to these assembly rooms
5) 800 soldiers went through the pipe to the assembly rooms
6) The soldiers waited 4 days in the assembly rooms and in the pipe close to the exit
7) When the signal was given, the ran out and went into the industry zone of Sudzha
8) The Ukrainian army was surprised to see such a huge force in their rear, they began to panic and became disorganized
9) Russians liberated many settlements in Kursk region, due to this

The preparation lasted 3 weeks.

He is well-known commander formally of the Wagner PMC, with the call sign "Zombie", now a commander of the Vostok battalion.

WOW, that is a crazy operation and since Ukrainian pocket in Kursk collapsed to a large extent, it is evident that it worked
https://x.com/JurgenKingsmann/status...06695362605135

Zelensky gets last chance in Riyadh; Russia threatens SMO escalation; Russia enters Dnipro/Pokrovsk
The Sirius Report - 2 hours ago

Paul assess the latest developments in the SMO with respect to the US and Ukraine meeting in Riyadh and Russia's potential response to the outcome of those talks.

21 minutes

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=aNC0EmHQofY

• Breaking! Ukraine Agrees To Ceasefire With Russia... But There's A Big Catch | Redacted News:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=nAFIxJPAyqM