WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

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July 11

❗️ Ukrainian strike collapses 5-story building in Alyoshki, Kherson region — governor

As people remain trapped under the rubble, Ukrainian drone are now reportedly targeting emergency crews

https://x.com/GudadzeLevan/status/1943704502533493165

From RT,

Dozens TRAPPED under rubble after Ukrainian strike on Kherson’s Alyoshki

2 BOMBS hit residential building — governor Saldo

Rescuers can’t move as Ukrainian drones STILL circle overhead

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1943718907216327036

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‼️🇷🇺UAF carried out an airstrike on Aleshki, collapsing a residential five-story building — governor

▪️ People are under the rubble of the destroyed five-story building, said the head of the Kherson region V. Saldo.

▪️ UAF is hindering the work of emergency services at the site of the destruction of the five-story building in Aleshki, attacking them with drones, the governor's press secretary reports.


https://x.com/SMO_VZ/status/1943744608065786144

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❕ Desertions Skyrocket in Elite Ukrainian Units!

Desertions are surging in the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ “Da Vinci Wolves” battalion—once hailed as an elite outfit—according to captured rifleman Limar Osmanov from the “Wolves.”
“Despite the unit’s high rating, troops are still deserting. Mostly after getting wounded, or sometimes they just abandon positions on their own,” he said.

On to other news:

🟥 Four civilians in Russia’s Belgorod region wounded by Ukrainian drone strikes, reports Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov;

🟦 Ukrainian combat medic Larisa Brodetzkaya is handing back all her awards and medals from Zelensky’s era, protesting his decree stripping citizenship from UOC Metropolitan Onufriy. She’s also demanding her own citizenship be revoked in solidarity with Onufriy;
🟦 TCC staffers are remobilizing Ukrainian soldiers who just returned from Russian captivity, say Russian security sources;
🟦 A group of Cuban kids will head to Russia’s “Orlyonok” national children’s center for a nearly 30-year hiatus, announced at the center’s 65th anniversary bash by its director.
- UARU

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1944133984050720979

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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russia will agree to a meeting between Putin and Zelensky only after Kyiv’s capitulation, says Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister

➖ “Putin’s mandate (at the Istanbul talks) is to force capitulation. Their logic is opposite to ours. We say: let’s establish a ceasefire as a step towards creating conditions for a leaders’ meeting, fostering a constructive environment conducive to agreements. They openly say: ‘No, first you accept our demands — capitulation — and only then will we arrange the leaders’ meeting. After that, you deal with implementing those demands,’” said Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Serhii Kyslytsia in an interview with The Kyiv Independent, citing the Russian delegation in Istanbul.
- RVvoenkor

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1944097561230667836

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There are 2 noteworthy things about the Russian strikes on the Ukrainian TCC:

1. They are hitting TCCs in the Russian regions of Ukraine.
2. They always strike during the day when the manhunters are in their den.
- FRWL

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1944091681449496987

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 The Russian Armed Forces have begun to apply a new strategy, which consists in the destruction of military registration and enlistment offices (TCC) in the Russian-speaking regions of Ukraine, where mobilization is most active - Konstantin Basyuk.

"The destruction of local branches [of the TCC] with their database will significantly complicate this process," said the senator from the Kherson region.
- FRWL

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1944091536569884754

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🇺🇦🇨🇴 The Armed Forces of Ukraine abandoned a brigade of 30 Colombian mercenaries to defend the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Yunakovka in the Sumy region. The Ukrainians retreated from their positions but deliberately did not inform the foreigners. Now they are there alone.

Our drone operators are observing concentrations of Colombians in the 47th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine southwest of Yunakovka.

Ukrainian media report a record 100,000 cases of desertion – with particularly frequent flight from the Sumy direction. One of the fighters even stole an armored personnel carrier with weapons, allegedly for refueling, but he was caught hundreds of kilometers away from his unit.

It is also reported that before assaults, Ukrainian soldiers often use cocaine to calm down, and ampoules with ketamine, a strong painkiller (considered a drug), similar to promedol, are found on the bodies.
- FRWL

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1944091458207899827

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🇺🇦🇷🇺 With the loss of Bilohorivka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces no longer control any settlements in the Luhansk People’s Republic — says Bezuhla

▪️The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) has acknowledged the loss of the last settlement under Ukrainian control in Luhansk Oblast — Bilohorivka, according to MP Maryana Bezuhla, citing the Kyiv-based analytical platform Deep State.

➖ “Bilohorivka was the last settlement in Luhansk region not occupied by Russian forces. Now, about 80 km² of Luhansk remains to be taken — and that’s it,” she stated.
- RVvoenkor

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1944088938320101551

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‼️🇭🇺🇺🇦 “This should not happen in Europe,” — President of Hungary

▪️ Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok sent a letter to the family of 45-year-old József Sebestyén, who died after being beaten by Ukrainian military recruitment officers (TCC) in the town of Berehove. In the message, shared on social media, he expressed condolences and stated:

➖ “This should not be happening in Europe. It contradicts all human values our continent has upheld for centuries.”

▪️ The president emphasized that every Hungarian life is precious, and the death of a fellow citizen is a national tragedy.

▪️ A memorial vigil was held outside the Ukrainian Embassy in Budapest. Participants lit candles and placed a Ukrainian flag marked with the word “Murderers.”
Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén also attended the event.

- RVvoenkor

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1943940314688786813

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Maria Zakharova:

“In Wonsan, there stands a monument to Soviet soldiers, reburied there in 1985.

The memorial is carefully maintained with respect and care.

A Russian delegation laid a wreath and honored their memory with a minute of silence.

Who would have thought that our wartime brotherhood would reemerge in the 21st century — and that today, the DPRK stands with us in the fight against Nazism.”
🇷🇺🤝🇰🇵

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1943941349859881038

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❗Lavrov was received by Kim Jong-un during his visit to the DPRK, the Russian Foreign Ministry reports.

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1944011206760480781

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🇷🇺🇰🇵 Russia–North Korea Alliance Grows Stronger

During a high-level meeting with FM Lavrov, Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un reaffirmed full support for Russia’s actions in Ukraine.

Lavrov delivered Putin’s greetings and reiterated Moscow’s commitment to bilateral agreements.

Both sides expressed hope for an upcoming in-person summit between Putin and Kim—signaling deepening military and strategic alignment.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1944162737422315585

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‼️🇺🇸🇷🇺 Trump may seize $5 billion in frozen Russian assets to transfer to Ukraine — CBS News

▪️This option was also available to President Biden, but he chose not to use it.
▪️In addition, Trump would reportedly have access to $3.85 billion left over from the previous administration, which he could allocate for military aid to Ukraine.

- RVvoenkor

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1944175788334756064

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Why Russia Is Arming This Arctic Bay to the Teeth | WSJ Coordinates

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=7SfPcOF3sfA

(6:48)
The Kola Bay is emerging as one of Russia’s most powerful hubs in its quest to dominate the Arctic. This small stretch of water is where Moscow stores part of its icebreaker fleet and could mine for minerals and oil, export those resources and launch nuclear weapons.

WSJ explores why Kola Bay is so critical for Russia’s fight for the Arctic.

Chapters:
0:00 Russia’s Arctic ambitions
0:54 Why the Kola Bay is so critical
2:30 Russia’s nuclear weapons and icebreaker ships
5:36 How other countries are responding

[Tintin]

Bold move here from a serving Ukrainian woman fighter who, in a show of solidarity with the Metropolitan Onufriy who has had his citizenship revoked by the Gollum on Bankova Street, asks that he do the same for her. The continuation of the deliberate attacks on the Ukrainian Orthodox church continue, tragically. (Courtesy Diana Panchenko on X):

Larisa Borodetskaya from Ukrainian 107th Brigade



Diana Panchenko's description:

BREAKING. A crusade against Zelensky!

War veteran and military medic refused Zelensky's military awards for depriving Metropolitan Onufriy of his citizenship!

Brave warrior called for her own citizenship to be revoked in solidarity with the priest!
Woman's courage is astonishing!

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Crimea Mulls Restoration Of Commercial Flights Suspended Since 2022
https://russiaspivottoasia.com/crime...ed-since-2022/
Crimea is discussing the possibility of reopening its international airport since its closure in 2022. This could be a sign that Russia is beginning to prepare for an end to the Ukraine conflict and a return to normality.

https://x.com/RussiasPivot/status/1943712213845651660

https://russiaspivottoasia.com/crime...ed-since-2022/

Crimea Mulls Restoration Of Commercial Flights Suspended Since 2022
July 10, 2025 Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market By Russia's Pivot to Asia

The head of the Republic of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, has met with the director of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia), Dmitry Yadrov, to discuss the prospects of resuming flights to the peninsula. He stated that “We discussed the future restoration of the aviation link and a number of issues concerning the material and technical state of Simferopol’s Aivazovsky International Airport. Without flights, Crimea is losing a certain share of tourists. Despite its temporary closure, the airport is undergoing all necessary maintenance checks, and we are ready to reopen the airport immediately upon receipt of such an order from President Vladimir Putin.”

Simferopol is the Republic of Crimea capital city. There have been no flights to and from the airport since February 2022. In 2021, it serviced 6.8 million people; 27% of tourists in Crimea arrived by aircraft. From 2014 to 2021, the airport only serviced domestic flights because of sanctions imposed on Crimea after it became part of Russia.

The discussions appear to raise the possibility that Russia feels the war in Ukraine may be drawing to a conclusion and that normal operations may soon be able to resume in the region.

Further Reading

Ten Years Of Crimea’s Integration With Russia: The Economic Development Data

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Russian, Moldova Politicians Discuss Agricultural & Transport Links As Elections Are Due
https://russiaspivottoasia.com/russi...tions-are-due/
Moldova is set to have national elections in September. The battle between the pro-EU and pro-Russian factions has just begun.#RussiaMoldova #AgriTrade

https://x.com/RussiasPivot/status/1944791385347149945

https://russiaspivottoasia.com/russi...tions-are-due/

Russian, Moldova Politicians Discuss Agricultural & Transport Links As Elections Are Due
July 14, 2025 Exports, Imports, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Trade By Russia's Pivot to Asia
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev has met with leaders of several Moldovan political parties: Igor Dodon of the Socialists of the Republic of Moldova, Irina Vlah of the Heart of Moldova party, and Vasile Tarlev of the Future of Moldova party. Current Moldovan politics has become extremely partisan for a small country. In essence, it is largely divided between pro-European Union, and pro-Russian factions.

Patrushev stated that during 2024, in the agro-industrial complex, which is traditionally one of the key areas of cooperation between the two countries, the volume of mutual trade fell by another 20%. In addition, Moldovan exports to Russia decreased by almost a third.

He emphasized that Russia is ready to develop mutual cooperation, including in the trade of agricultural products and the supply of mineral fertilizers. He stated that “In the event of a change in the political situation in Moldova, we are ready to develop joint cooperation, including in the trade of agricultural products and the supply of mineral fertilizers. In general, we expect that the Moldovan authorities’ position on regular contacts with the Russian Federation will be adjusted.”

The current Kiev leadership, under pressure from Brussels, agreed that Ukraine would cut off Moldovan imports from, and exports to Russia, leading to substantial shortages.

The leaders of Moldova’s political parties also met with the new Russian Minister of Transport, Andrei Nikitin.

Nikitin said that Russia and Moldova traditionally have long-standing historical relations in the spirit of good neighbourliness and cooperation. “We need to establish transport links between our countries. Currently, for external reasons, there are a number of restrictions in terms of transportation by road as well as air. In the event of a warming of political relations, we are ready to assist in the issue of lifting restrictions on the issuance of permits to Moldovan cargo carriers.”

They noted the importance of developing transport links for citizens who move between the countries. In particular, they discussed the prospects of resuming direct flights. Tarlev said that “Today begins a dialogue that has not been held for four years. From the point of view of safety and other parameters, there are no obstacles to the resumption of direct flights. Hundreds of thousands of Moldovan citizens who are used to travelling to Russia are waiting for this.”

Currently, regular passenger bus routes Moscow–Chisinau and Moscow–Rezina operate between the two countries. However, this is not sufficient to fully meet the needs of passengers. The meeting participants see prospects for the development of transport cooperation and are considering the possibility of opening additional bus lines.


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Moldova borders Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The republic has no access to the sea, but does have limited access to the Danube River, with the inland port of Giurgiulesti capable of receiving river-sea class vessels and small sea vessels.

Moldova’s economy is heavily reliant on agriculture, which plays a major role in the country’s development. Major agricultural products include cereals, industrial crops, fruits, vegetables, and viticulture, with the wine industry being particularly significant. Moldova’s fertile lands and favourable climate allow for the production of high-quality wines and various fruit-based products for export, with Russia a previously well-established export market.

After breaking away from the Russian energy ring in 2022, Moldova set a course for full synchronization with the European ENTSO-E network by 2026, diversification of supplies, development of renewable energy sources, and modernization of distribution networks—the EU has already allocated tens of millions of euros to these projects.

After Moldova signed an association agreement with the European Union in 2014, trade with Russia declined sharply. By 2015, it had fallen by 32%, with Russia’s share of Moldova’s exports declining from 70% to just over 3% in 15 years. In 2021, trade with Russia amounted to about €1.86 billion, and in 2024 had reduced to about €257 million.

In recent years the Moldovan government has pursued policies close to the interests of the European Union and has committed to an eventual membership. The Moldovan parliament, whose term has just expired (July 11), adopted a declaration at its last session committing to an irreversible course of European integration.

In response, analysts note a significant increase in internal tensions and divisions within Moldovan society. In particular, the communities of Gagauzia and Taraclia are showing a growing desire for secession, while discontent is also growing among Russian-speaking Moldovans. National elections are due to be held in September and are unlikely to be without incident.

With a population of about 3.03 million, Moldova has a GDP (PPP) of about €37.6 billion and a GDP (PPP) per capita of about €13,310. In its June 2025 report, the World Bank lowered its economic growth forecast for Moldova for 2025 from 2.2% to 0.9%.

[Jaak]

https://x.com/CalltoActivism/status/1944788145586713040

Trump: We’ll be sending weapons to Ukraine — EU will be paying. The U.S. won’t cover a thing. We’ll build it, they’ll buy it. At our last meeting a month ago, they agreed to 5%—over a trillion a year. These are rich nations. They’re committed. 2/

https://x.com/i/status/1944803807801536964

USA started this mess and keeps it going while making $$$ in the process ...

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British drone converted into kamikaze drone intercepted over Russian territory -today



Russian Armed Forces servicemen managed to land, defuse mines and take as a trophy a British drone flying over Russian territory. The drone is currently being studied at the Bars-Sarmat Special Purpose Center. Footage of the UAV being dismantled has been published online.

"We have established that this drone is a remake of a British naval target. It is made of carbon fiber, which has a high level of radio emission. It is very well captured by radar. The idea is that during a raid, in addition to strike drones, so-called decoys are used to overload air defenses. This object is used as a false target, but is equipped with a warhead weighing eight kilograms "

– said a fighter with the call sign Advokat.

He added that these naval targets are delivered to Ukraine, where they are converted into kamikaze drones.

Let us recall that Ukraine pays special attention to the production and modernization of unmanned aerial vehicles for various purposes. It is with the help of a large number of UAVs that the enemy expects to contain the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of the special military operation.

https://en.topcor.ru/62007-nad-terri...kamikadze.html

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Russian troops liberated Novospasskoye, making it impossible for the enemy to escape from the fire pocket near Toretsk without losses -today

While Trump talks about how in 50 days he will introduce 100% secondary tariffs against Russia if “Putin does not sit down at the negotiating table and reach a peace deal,” while the same Trump is going to sell 17 Patriot installations to Ukraine through Germany and Norway, Russian soldiers in the SVO zone continue their work to liberate Russian lands.

Against the backdrop of reports of significant advances by the Russian Armed Forces in the area of the city of Rodinskoye in the west of the DPR, information is coming in about the liberation of another settlement in the Toretsk (Dzerzhinsk) direction. This is the village of Novospasskoye, which is to the west of Toretsk (Dzerzhinsk).

Novospasskoye (Petrovka) is located on the opposite bank of the Krivoy Torets River from the village of Shcherbinovka.

After its liberation, the enemy's fire pocket between Romanovka in the west and the aforementioned Novospasskoye in the east narrowed. The width of the "neck" in this area is about three kilometers, and therefore it is practically impossible for the enemy to leave the "neck" without losses. This "neck" is being fired upon by both mortar crews and snipers, not to mention the work of drone operators.

With the liberation of Novospasskoye, the southern front of advance towards Konstantinovka expands, and the encirclement of the area continues from several directions.

https://en.topwar.ru/268015-rossijsk...-toreckom.html

[Vicus]

Global parasite -yesterday


English ships destroying Chinese war junks in Anson Bay on January 7, 1841. British artist Edward Duncan

The basis of prosperity of the current "golden billion" countries is plunder, looting, slave trade and drugs. Parasitism over the entire planet Earth, humanity.

Robbery and looting

The foundation for the development of the Western economy, predatory capitalism – the so-called period of initial accumulation of capital, was a “special sector of the economy”, the profitability of which exceeded 100%..

Thus, an integral part of the process of initial accumulation of capital was piracy and privateering (legalized piracy, when captains had state patents-certificates). Piracy, robbery, pillaging, massacre, smuggling and slave trading remained among the most profitable enterprises for over four centuries.

To understand the profitability of privateering piracy, let us consider one of the operations of the Dutch admiral of the West India Company and the United Provinces, hero of the Dutch Revolution and famous pirate Piet Hein (1577 – 1629).

His life was very eventful. Hein became a sailor when he was still a teenager. He was captured by the Spanish twice. He spent several years as a galley slave in Europe and the Caribbean. He was ransomed and entered the service of the Dutch East India Company, which had a monopoly on trade and colonization in America and West Africa.

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https://en.topwar.ru/267888-globalnyj-parazit.html

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"Razinsky Flower": the enemy, under pressure from the Russian Armed Forces, has set an anti-record in recent months for the rate of territorial loss -today

Russian troops are conducting a new wave of offensive operations northeast of Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk). While the enemy was saturating the city limits of this city and the nearby Mirnograd with personnel, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a maneuver in which, literally in a matter of hours, they reached the city of Rodinskoye and transferred an area of about 40 square kilometers under their control.

These are the largest one-time territorial losses of the enemy in the last few weeks. A kind of anti-record of the last months. Considering that the advance of the Russian Armed Forces continues north of the liberated villages of Boykovka and Mayak, as well as in the area of the village of Krasny Liman (not to be confused with the city of the same name in the north of the DPR), the area of the territories lost by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this direction may increase significantly in the near future.

These are the largest one-time territorial losses of the enemy in the last few weeks. A kind of anti-record of the last months. Considering that the advance of the Russian Armed Forces continues north of the liberated villages of Boykovka and Mayak, as well as in the area of the village of Krasny Liman (not to be confused with the city of the same name in the north of the DPR), the area of the territories lost by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this direction may increase significantly in the near future.

The territories that came under control in a short period of time with the ongoing implementation of the offensive potential near Rodinsky can well be called the “Razinsky flower” - by the name of the “epicenter” of the offensive (Razino) and by analogy with the “Ocheretinsky flower”, which in its time quickly “bloomed” and led to the loss of vast territories and dozens of strongholds by the enemy.

Now the Russian bomber aviation strikes enemy personnel and equipment in the area of the city of Dobropolye, towards which assault groups are advancing. The enemy declares a bombing using KABs (as he often calls our FABs with UMPKs). It is now about 14 km to Dobropolye and about the same distance to the Dobropolye-Kramatorsk highway, which is one of the most important routes for the Ukrainian Armed Forces between Pokrovsk and the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.

Approximate contours of the enemy's encirclement of the Pokrovsky garrison:



Based on the map, the coverage of Pokrovsk at the moment is no less than 64%. At the same time, a number of supply routes have been cut off, and some have been taken under fire control.

And if the enemy in the near future is unable to counter our troops in this direction or conduct another “diversionary counteroffensive”, then the situation for the Pokrovsky garrison of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will smell like a full-scale “cauldron”.

https://en.topwar.ru/268006-razinski...erritorij.html