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🇷🇺🇺🇦 She stopped Death: а woman stopped fighting in Ukraine
Without exaggeration, unique footage taken from a bird's eye view was published by the WarGonzo Telegram channel. In the video, something supernatural happens: in the midst of a fierce battle in the Avdeevsky direction, a woman with a bag on wheels full of her acquired property appears on the road and walks, not paying attention to the dagger fire from both sides, to the east, towards Russia.
And suddenly the desperate shooting at the same time, as if by command from above, stops, both on the Russian and Ukrainian sides. Silence fell on the battlefield. A woman with a bag, slowly, stopping to rest, walks wearily along the road. At some moment she took a break for 5 minutes, and then rolled her bag again. And no one dies around. The battle recommenced only when a woman covered a decent distance.
Those who watched this video have already called what is happening a real miracle.
FRWL reports
"Before going to bed, my wife complained to me: "This Russia is such a bad country, if Ukraine wants to join NATO, that is their business and freedom, Russia has no right to intervene. This is just an excuse for Russia to attack Ukraine." I said nothing, got out of bed and went to the kitchen, before returning to bed with knife in hand. I said to my wife: "Let's go to sleep" When she saw the knife, my wife suddenly sat up and looked at me with wide eyes. "What are you doing? Sleeping with a knife?!" she exclaimed. I replied, "Don't worry, let's go to sleep. Besides, sleeping with a knife is none of your business, and that's my freedom." My wife said to me: "You're crazy! How can I sleep when you're lying next to me with a knife? What if you accidentally cut me?" I answered: "Well, you don't even trust your own husband, how can you expect Russia to trust Ukraine?" Sleeping with a knife is like Ukraine joining NATO."
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31st July 2024 02:30
ExomatrixTV
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Putin vows 'mirror measures' if US deploys missiles in Germany:
Ukrainian Tochka-U complex failed during launch and resulted in a large explosion.
31st July 2024 17:59
Ravenlocke
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Russia, the United States, Germany and Belarus to hold large-scale prisoner exchange in the coming hours — Slovenian TV channel N1
According to journalists, the participants in the exchange will be Anna and Artem Dultsev, convicted in Slovenia "for espionage", whose detention became known in January 2023. They lived in Slovenia on Argentine passports under the names Ludwig Gish and Maria Meyer.
In addition to them, the participants in the exchange include German citizen Rico Krieger, who was sentenced to death in Belarus and who was pardoned by Lukashenko the day before. He is to be exchanged for Vadim Krasikov, an alleged FSB officer convicted in Germany for the murder of field "commander" Zelimkhan Khangoshvili.
Experts do not rule out that The Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich, who was sentenced to 16 years in Russia, will return to the United States. https://n1info.si/novice/slovenija/t...va-zapornikov/
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🇺🇦🇷🇺Zelensky allowed a referendum on the transfer of territories to Russia.
In an interview with French media, he acknowledged the likelihood that Kiev will not be able to reach the 1991 borders by military means:
“The issue of the territorial integrity of Ukraine cannot be resolved by the president alone, without the Ukrainian people.”
Zelensky also spoke in favor of Moscow’s presence at the next summit on Ukraine: “If everyone wants to see them at the negotiating table, then we cannot be against it.” - ISZ reports
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Zelensky admitted that he and the entire world want Russia to participate in the second summit on Ukraine.
"The majority of the world today says that Russia must be represented at the second summit, otherwise we will not achieve meaningful results," Zelensky said.
"Since the whole world wants them to be at the table, we cannot be against it," he told AFP.
In early July, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told Sputnik, commenting on the topic of a new summit on Ukraine, that Moscow does not accept ultimatums and does not intend to participate in such events. Also at the moment the ban in Ukraine on negotiations with Russia remains a problem and can significantly complicate the peace process.
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The first delivery of F-16 fighter jets from NATO allies has reached Ukraine, as reported by Bloomberg.
The number of jets is small, and it's uncertain if the Ukrainian pilots, who have been training with their Western trainers over the past months will be able to operate the jets immediately or if they will require more time, according to Bloomberg.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the F-16s being delivered to Ukraine "will not change the battlefield situation" and that Russia will destroy them, just as they do with other equipment. Military historian Nikolai Bodrikhin concurred, calling the F-16 an "old" plane with characteristics and limitations well known to the Russian military.
Russian troops strike Ukrainian army, equipment in 143 areas over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 710 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed a German-made Leopard tank in its area of responsibility over the past day
MOSCOW, July 31. /TASS/. Russian troops struck Ukrainian army units and military hardware in 143 areas over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.
"Operational/tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck massed enemy manpower and military equipment in 143 areas," the ministry said in a statement.
Russia’s Battlegroup North strikes five Ukrainian army brigades over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup North struck five Ukrainian army brigades and inflicted roughly 350 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup North units inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 42nd mechanized, 82nd assault, 92nd air assault, 57th motorized infantry and 36th marine infantry brigades in areas near the settlements of Tikhoye, Liptsy, Staritsa and Volchansk in the Kharkov Region. Over the past 24 hours, they repelled two counterattacks by enemy assault groups," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 350 personnel, a US-made HMMWV armored vehicle, a 122mm D-30 howitzer and a 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun, it specified.
In addition, Russian troops destroyed an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army, it said.
Russia’s Battlegroup West gains better frontline positions over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup West advanced to better positions and inflicted roughly 470 casualties on Ukrainian troops over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup West units kept taking more advantageous frontiers and positions. They inflicted casualties on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 30th and 67th mechanized and 3rd assault brigades, 12th Azov special operations brigade [outlawed in Russia as a terrorist organization] and 1st separate territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Sinkovka in the Kharkov Region, Novosadovoye and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Nevskoye and Makeyevka in the Lugansk People’s Republic. They repelled two counterattacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 470 personnel, nine motor vehicles, a 155mm FH70 howitzer and a 105mm L119 artillery gun of British manufacture, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer and two 122mm D-30 howitzers, it specified.
In addition, Russian troops destroyed three ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, it said.
Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicts 710 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 710 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed a German-made Leopard tank in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup South units improved their tactical position and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 24th, 32nd and 54th mechanized and 79th air assault brigades in areas near the settlements of Chasov Yar, Verkhnekamenskoye, Seversk and Katerinovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repulsed a counterattack by an assault group of the Ukrainian army," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 710 personnel, a German-made Leopard tank, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, three US-made 155mm M777 howitzers, two motor vehicles, a British-made 155mm FH70 howitzer, two British-made 105mm L119 artillery guns, a 152mm D-20 howitzer, two 122mm D-30 howitzers and two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations, it specified.
In addition, Russian troops destroyed three ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, it said.
Russia’s Battlegroup Center strikes six Ukrainian army brigades over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Center kept advancing westward and struck six Ukrainian army brigades in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup Center units kept advancing westward and inflicted casualties on the Ukrainian army’s 31st, 32nd, 47th and 53rd mechanized, 151st motorized infantry and 111th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Dzerzhinsk, Zhelannoye, Novgorodskoye, Grodovka and Vozdvizhenka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repelled three counterattacks by enemy assault groups," the ministry said.
Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts 350 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 350 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"The Ukrainian army lost as many as 350 personnel, a tank, an armored personnel carrier, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer, five 122mm D-30 howitzers, a US-made 105mm M119 artillery gun and a 100mm Rapira gun," the ministry said.
Russia’s Battlegroup East improves frontline positions over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup East improved its frontline positions and inflicted roughly 150 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup East units improved their forward edge positions and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 116th mechanized, 108th, 120th and 129th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Rovnopol, Velikaya Novosyolka and Vodyanoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Zaliznichnoye in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 150 personnel, two armored combat vehicles, six motor vehicles, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery gun and a 152mm D-20 howitzer, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr wipes out Ukrainian ammo depot over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted casualties on three Ukrainian army brigades and destroyed an enemy ammunition depot in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted casualties on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 128th mountain assault, 35th marine infantry and 121st territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Lugovoye and Pyatikhatki in the Zaporozhye Region and Tyaginka in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 100 personnel, seven motor vehicles, a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, a US-manufactured 155mm M777 howitzer, a US-made AN/TPQ-36 counterbattery radar station and a 152mm D-20 howitzer, it specified.
In addition, Russian troops destroyed an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army, it said.
Russian air defenses destroy 42 Ukrainian UAVs, two HIMARS rockets over past day
Russian air defense forces shot down 42 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), two HIMARS rockets and a Neptune long-range missile over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Air defense capabilities shot down two US-made HIMARS rockets, a Neptune long-range missile and 42 unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.
In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 631 Ukrainian warplanes, 278 helicopters, 28,734 unmanned aerial vehicles, 556 surface-to-air missile systems, 16,732 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,393 multiple rocket launchers, 12,597 field artillery guns and mortars and 24,225 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.
Kiev has no will for peace — Russian MFA about prospects for negotiations
Earlier, Adviser to the head of the Ukrainian president's office Mikhail Podolyak, said that Kiev was ready for talks with Moscow, but on conditions based on "the concept of international law"
MOSCOW, July 31. /TASS/. Russia sees well enough that neither Kiev nor the West has the political will for peace, Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrey Nastasyin said while commenting on the prospects of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations.
Earlier, Mikhail Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the Ukrainian president's office, said that Kiev was ready for talks with Moscow, but on conditions based on "the concept of international law." He specified that this meant primarily territorial integrity and sovereignty of the state.
"As for Ukraine's readiness for negotiations, we see that neither in Kiev nor in the West there is any political will for peace. They continue to think in terms of war, panic-stricken by the fear of Ukraine's defeat because it would mean the end of the rules-based world order," Nastasyin said.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that he was not listening to what Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba were saying about the prospects of settlement talks because both often make conflicting statements.
31st July 2024 18:18
Ravenlocke
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Podolyak called for the destruction of the Crimean Bridge and an attack on Russia's border territories.
According to him, Kiev "has the will, the means and the need to destroy the supply infrastructure" of the Russian Armed Forces.
"We need to destroy the infrastructure in the border zone. Rostov Oblast, Belgorod Oblast, Kursk Oblast. All of this needs to be taken out," he says.
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🇺🇸 🇬🇪🇨🇳 The United States has demanded that Georgia stop the construction of a joint port with China in the Black Sea.
"The Georgian government should be clear that there is a way back: to prevent China from building a deep-water port in Anaklia,"
said Assistant Secretary of State O'Brien, speaking before senators.
Earlier, the American Conti International LLC failed to fulfill its obligations to attract $400 million for the construction of this port, and the Georgian authorities terminated the contract with the consortium of which it was a part.
- RD reports
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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦We have completely lost the big city of Krasnogorovka, but they are embarrassed to say so,” military propagandist Butusov
▪️ “Krasnogorovka, which we have already lost completely, Unfortunately, literally three months (it was taken by the Russian army) ... we completely lost a big city. So far they are embarrassed to announce this,” added the chief editor of “Censor” on Radio NV.
▪️Ukrainian military analysts practically recognized the transition of the city to the control of the Russian Army on their maps.
▪️The other day, the Donetsk 110th brigade with a daring breakthrough broke through to the northwestern entrance of the city, completing the capture of the entire city limits. The Ukrainian Armed Forces maintain a presence only in the suburbs.
- RVvoenkor
An interesting Russian media report from the frontline around Chasov Yar recorded summer 2024:
1st August 2024 17:55
Vicus
Re: WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia
Shooting down Russian missiles an ‘act of war’ – Ritter 31 Jul, 2024
Vladimir Zelensky’s demand is desperate and unrealistic, the former US Marine has said
Vladimir Zelensky’s idea to have Poland shoot down Russian missiles would directly involve NATO in the conflict with Moscow, former US Marine and UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter has said.
Ukraine’s leader has asked his Western partners for a “defense shield” for months. He claimed to have finally received a commitment from Warsaw in early July, as part of a security pact. Poland has said it would not target Russian missiles without NATO approval, which the US-led bloc has yet to give.
“Zelensky is operating on the assumption that NATO can have Patriot missiles in Poland that can shoot down Russian missiles that are headed towards militarily sensitive targets in the vicinity of Lviv,” Ritter told YouTube host Danny Haiphong in an interview posted on Tuesday.
“He doesn’t understand: that’s an act of war,” Ritter added. “That’s Russian military equipment, on a Russian military mission, in support of a Russian national security objective.”
Shooting down those missiles, even locking on to them with radar, would make NATO “literally a party to the conflict,” Ritter explained.
The US-led bloc has been trying to maintain a pretense that it’s not directly involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, despite donating billions of dollars worth of weapons, equipment and ammunition to Kiev’s armed forces and in some cases literally paying the salary of Ukrainian government employees.
Kiev is trying to have NATO set up a de facto “no fly zone” over western Ukraine, Ritter argued, which he described as “something Russia simply won’t tolerate.”
“Zelensky is just desperate right now, so he’s trying to invent rules of engagement,” Ritter concluded.
Ukrainian forces have been suffering steady setbacks along the front for weeks, with no prospect of replenishing their losses in either men or materiel.
The first handful of F-16 fighters reportedly arrived on Wednesday and will most likely be armed with modern US missiles. Zelensky has already complained that he would need more than 100 jets to actually make a difference, however.
'The Only Answer is to Destroy Them': How Russia Plans to Handle Ukraine's Western-Supplied F-16s 2 hours ago
Ukraine has finally received the first small batch of F-16 fighter jets promised by the West, with some of them allegedly already participating in air defense missions, if recent Western media reports are to be believed.
While F-16 jets are indeed designed to counter relatively slow-moving airborne targets like cruise missiles, the effectiveness of these planes against Russian air raids is questionable, says Russian military analyst Dmitry Drozdenko.
“Using fighters to attack Geran-class drones is pointless, if only because the missiles used against them are much more expensive than the drones themselves,” Drozdenko explains.
He further notes that any Russian group airstrike would involve up to twenty cruise missiles and the F-16 jets donated to Ukraine are unlikely to be able to shoot all these missiles down.
“I think they will try to engage in air combat and attempt to attack our Su-34 [jets] that currently inflict serious damage upon Ukrainian fortifications thanks to glide bombs with the universal gliding and correction module,” Drozdenko says when asked how else Kiev may try to use these F-16s.
“As for our response, we have Su-30s and Su-35s, aircraft that are more advanced that these F-16s. And I know that our pilots are preparing to meet the enemy in our skies,” he notes.
According to Drozdenko, the range of Russian warplanes’ radar systems and the range of their air-to-air missiles exceed those of the radar and missiles used by F-16 so Russian have all the means to deal with the new threat.
“The only answer to this situation is to destroy this hardware, just like those Leopard and Abrams tanks,” he says.
Drozdenko also speculates that Kiev may opt to station F-16s in Poland or in Romania to keep them safe from Russian airstrikes.
An F-16 would then fly to an airstrip to quickly rearm and refuel, fly a sortie from that Ukrainian airfield and then quickly flee back to an airbase in one of the two aforementioned NATO countries.
