WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

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Last year,
Check out Putin flying Tu-160M strategic bomber

Details: https://on.rt.com/cpir

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1760686581265125478

https://www.rt.com/russia/592947-put...arrier-praise/

Putin test-flies Russian strategic bomber (VIDEO)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he will greenlight the modernized Tu-160M to enter service, after a flight on Thursday on board the nuclear-capable strategic bomber.

The 30-minute flight from Kazan followed Wednesday’s inspection of the Gorbunov Aviation Plant, which is charged with modernizing the aircraft originally developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the 1970s. The bomber’s flight path was classified, according to the Kremlin.

“It is really a new machine, in many respects,” Putin said after the flight. “Even a layman can see that the controls are smoother. It’s very reliable, as is its armament. This is a new plane.”

The president described the modernized missile carrier as “truly next-generation technology” and said he would instruct the Defense Ministry to accept it into service with the air force.


Nuclear-capable Tu-160Ms have had up to 80% of their original systems replaced around the strategic bomber’s original airframe. Putin has proposed naming the newest aircraft after Mintimer Shaimiev, the first president of the federal Republic of Tatarstan, of which Kazan is the located.

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Why Russia’s UNILATERALLY decided to hand over 6,000 bodies of Ukrainian troops:

‘For reasons of HUMANITY…. so their families could bury them in a Christian manner’ — Medinsky

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1929612065213190164

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RT gets hold of Russia’s peace memorandum given to Ukraine

- Crimea, Donbass, Kherson, Zaporozhye internationally recognized as Russian

- Ukraine doesn’t join NATO or any military bloc

- Holds ELECTIONS

- Withdraws troops from new Russian regions

- BANS Nazi propaganda

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🇷🇺 Mass power outages reported across Russian-controlled southern Ukraine after major Ukrainian drone strikes.

In Zaporozhye, hospitals have switched to backup power.

In Kherson, over 100,000 residents across 150 settlements are without electricity, officials say.


The Slavyanskaya Thermal Power Plant in Donetsk is on fire after a Ukrainian drone strike.

Zelensky continues to make VERY poor decisions.


https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1929648019236180350

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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 The enemy is launching a massive attack
with drones on the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions, Melitopol is without power — authorities

➖"Right now, a massive attack is underway on the Kherson region using strike UAVs of the aircraft type. Several drones have already been shot down. The combat work of the air defense forces and means of the Russian Armed Forces continues," wrote Governor Saldo.
▪️It is also reported about the work of the air defense in Melitopol, Zaporizhia region.
▪️Power outages have been recorded in Melitopol, the administration reported.
- RVvoenkor

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1929647812150808974

⚡ Power engineers quickly began restoring electricity supply in the Kherson region after outages due to attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces — Saldo

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1929654428032028682

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🇷🇺😂🇺🇦Kiev has presented Russia with a memorandum in two languages: English and Ukrainian

The Russian delegation had previously received the text of the memorandum on the peace settlement.

According to Vladimir Medinsky*, the document was handed over in Ukrainian and English:
"No problem, we got along with it. There are people in our delegation who speak many different languages. If necessary, two people are fluent in Japanese."

*The Trump amateur administration insisted on his exclusion from the negotiation process.

The Ukrainian delegation used an interpreter during the first round of negotiations.

While the opening speech was held in English, the majority of the discussions were held in Russian. The Ukrainian language, as it turned out, was ultimately not necessary.

https://x.com/Hawkeye1745/status/1929490445094035621

[ThePythonicCow]

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
This half hour interview with Stanislav Krapivnik was published by The Duran a few hours ago. Stanislav, who speaks perfect American English and is REALLY easy to understand, gives the most concise and easy-to-follow summary of the current state of the conflict that I've heard for a very long time.

Another in Stanislav Krapivnik's series of talks about Russia, the Ukraine, the West, the Americans, Trump, and the prospects for catastrophic war, due to the West's arrogant aggressive asininities (my phrasing, not Stanislav's ... I'm the one addicted to atrocious alliteration.)

Stanislav seems to me to be far more accustomed to telling it like it is, than most of those with access to big microphones in the west seem capable of.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=LJ7kWIJGiMQ

[Helvetic]

Larry C. Johnson | Ukraine Is Committing TOTAL SUICIDE | June 2, 2025

Source: Dialogue Works youtube

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=PFUoXm8J6tY

[Tintin]

Russian drone strike on Ukrainian and British military personnel in Sumy

Seems like Russian HUMINT isn't as shoddy as some cope commentators are bemoaning, as I rather suspected. Of course the British are involved, dummies; they always are (Gladio - and 'stay behinds', Project Alchemy etc.: You, at the back of the class: what do you mean you haven't been paying attention?! )

This is reasonably up-to date information and from a hitherto reliable X user, SlavicFreeSpirit, on X. I expect the usual silence from the intelligence owned legacy media in Britain: crickets:

❗️A group of high-ranking officers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and their British colleague were eliminated by a drone attack on two cars in the center of Sumy. The news was confirmed by Ukrainian channels.

According to the spokesman for the Russian military intelligence, these are the military personnel involved in the recent terrorist operations on Russian territory, who are part of the Ukrainian secret service GUR, a department headed by advisers of the British MI6.

Among the eliminated Ukrainian military personnel was also a British Navy operative, who was supposedly responsible for planning the attacks on trains in Russia.

The Russian military intelligence followed the movement of the Ukrainian servicemen in the car using a GPS signal remotely activated by Russian hackers on one of the phones of one of the victims, the strike was carried out with extreme precision by a derated LMUR missile released by the high-altitude drone Inokhodetz.

[Tintin]

Jeffrey Sachs: a very short clip, but, every word Jeffrey, every word

"Starmer is the greatest warmonger on the planet.."

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BREAKING

Ukraine SBU claim responsibility for Kerch Bridge attack

Two sources immediately for this:

- The UK Guardian newspaper: https://www.theguardian.com/world/li...-russia-poland

- Lord Bebo on X: https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1929864965646684497

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Ukraine’s SBU carried out an attack on the Kerch Bridge placing 1,100 kg of explosives on the bridge’s supports under water

The explosion occurred at 4:44 am, causing serious damage to the underwater structures.

SBU: “The underwater structures at the bottom level are seriously damaged - the bridge is actually in a state of emergency.”

Ironically the bridge functions as before and no emergency was declared.

A little clean up was done.

Here's some footage:

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by Tintin (here)
Ukraine’s SBU carried out an attack on the Kerch Bridge placing 1,100 kg of explosives on the bridge’s supports under water

The explosion occurred at 4:44 am, causing serious damage to the underwater structures.

SBU: “The underwater structures at the bottom level are seriously damaged - the bridge is actually in a state of emergency.”

Ironically the bridge functions as before and no emergency was declared.

A little clean up was done.

Yes. Just catching up in this, but according to Zero Hedge: (their report here)

Russia since confirmed that traffic on (alternatively called) Crimea Bridge was temporarily suspended as a result of the damage and emergency situation. But the 12-mile bridge, Europe's longest, was reportedly quickly reopened after hours.

[Bill Ryan]

I looked on RT for their take on the Kerch Bridge sabotage, but they'd not yet reported it. Instead, I found this, which was interesting:

• https://www.rt.com/news/618593-trump...ukraine-talks/

Trump ‘at the end of his rope’ on Ukraine – ambassador

The president would expect a guaranteed breakthrough from a potential meeting with Putin and Zelensky, the US envoy to Türkiye has said

US President Donald Trump appears to be “at the end of his rope” over the conflict in Ukraine, Washington’s top diplomat in Türkiye has told local media.

Tom Barrack, US ambassador to Türkiye and special envoy for Syria, made the remarks during an interview with Turkish broadcaster NTV on Monday, in the wake of a second round of talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations which lasted approximately 90 minutes.

He was asked about Kiev’s calls for a high-level summit that would include Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky.

Barrack indicated that any such meeting would need to be “meaningful” and yield substantive outcomes, while acknowledging he could not speak for the US president directly. He added that Trump, who has openly expressed frustration with both Zelensky and Putin, is not known for his patience.

Barrack said Türkiye could play a key role in facilitating a breakthrough, given its status as a mediator.

Trump repeatedly used campaign rallies to claim he could resolve the conflict between Ukraine and Russia within 24 hours – a claim he later acknowledged was hyperbolic. His efforts to mediate, have faced resistance from European NATO members, who back continued military plans for Ukraine.

Last month, following pressure from Trump, Kiev dropped its opposition to direct talks with Russia, which said such a move was the logical next step.

Zelensky traveled to Türkiye on the date proposed by Moscow for the initial round, claiming he expected Putin to attend.

Russia has maintained that a summit involving top leaders should be the culmination of the negotiation process, not a substitute for it. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov reiterated the stance on Tuesday, saying a trilateral meeting with Zelensky and Trump appeared “unlikely anytime soon.”

At Monday’s talks in Istanbul, Kiev reiterated its desire for a trilateral summit. Moscow, in turn, presented two potential paths toward a ceasefire and offered to return the bodies of 6,000 deceased Ukrainian soldiers as a goodwill gesture, which Kiev agreed to reciprocate.

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‼️🏴‍☠️🇺🇦🇷🇺The SBU carried out an underwater explosion terrorist attack in the area of the #CrimeanBridge.

The service reports that more than a ton of explosives were attached to one of the underwater supports of the bridge.

Judging by the footage, the bridge itself continues to function.

It was reported that its debris fell onto the road, causing the bridge to be closed for three hours, but
traffic was then resumed. #Russia #Ukraine️

‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 The explosion occurred near one of the #CrimeanBridge supports, but thanks to reinforced defenses, the structure itself remained unharmed. The blast impacted only protective barriers, and some debris was scattered onto the roadway. Traffic was briefly halted but has since resumed normal operations.

While #Ukrainian sources spread claims about "mining" the bridge, available evidence points to the use of submersible drones such as the Marichka or Toloka, developed since 2023. It’s also likely that unpublicized variants may have been involved.

‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 #Russian sources report that a renewed #Ukrainian attack on the #CrimeanBridge is underway. The Russian military is actively repelling drone strikes.

The reports have not been officially confirmed.

Vehicle traffic on the bridge has been temporarily halted.

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1929863961190559755

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1929882101215621359

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🇷🇺🪖 The #Russian Armed Forces have just liberated Andreevka in #Sumy Oblast

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1929865721653137770

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❗A group of high-ranking officers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces 🇺🇦 and their British 🇬🇧 colleague were eliminated by a Russian 🇷🇺 drone attack on two cars in the Center of Sumy. The news was confirmed by Ukrainian channels.

https://x.com/ug_chelsea/status/1929851009272025352

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🇺🇦🛬🇺🇸 #Zelensky's Chief of Staff Yermak is flying to the United States, Ukrainian media reports. #Ukraine️ #USA

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1929785350500634778

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🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇳 The Trump administration is eager to shift U.S. focus away from #Ukraine️ and toward Asia, prioritizing strategic competition with #China, according to Axios.

Kiev finds itself in a tough position as both Washington and European governments delay providing additional air defense systems, leaving the Ukrainian military increasingly vulnerable.

🐻 Mind you, Axios initially reported that Trump was informed about the attack—only to later walk it back and claim he wasn’t. Just yesterday, they stated the Trump administration would allow partial uranium enrichment for Iran, only for Trump himself to later declare that no enrichment would be permitted. At this point, we’re starting to wonder if Axios has outsourced its editorial decisions to the turtle that predicts World Cup scores—or, more likely, that officials within the #Trump administration genuinely have no idea what they’re doing.


https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1929852596522475726

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🇺🇦Air raid alert across Ukraine

Smoke rises in Nikolaev — Ukrainian media reports on the first ever hit by a Kinzhal missile.

https://x.com/ug_chelsea/status/1929811477575151738

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 This is footage of nightmare arrivals in Odessa - the port infrastructure, warehouses and railway logistics hubs operating in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces came under fire.

https://x.com/ug_chelsea/status/1929783349108789505

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 In Kostyantynivka, the OKKO gas station where Zelensky took selfies and waited in line for boiling water no longer exists.

https://x.com/ug_chelsea/status/1929785482449146153

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Gerani destroyed a postal terminal near Kharkiv, the State Emergency Service reports. The Novaya Pochta facility in Korotych was hit.


https://x.com/ug_chelsea/status/1929784736865489182

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The OK footage shows a powerful strike by 4 🇷🇺 FAB-500 missiles on the air defense system of the 117th separate motorized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces 🇺🇦 in the area of the settlement of Novoekonomicheskoe

https://x.com/ug_chelsea/status/1929843730149765336