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'come and see'

- a partisan film

 

Watch this film --- and you

will - finally - understand.

 

https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=NJYOg4ORc1w

 

Some in the West are fond

of a loose use of words...

 

''stunning'', for example, to describe

a work of art... but believe me

when I say - this film about a

lad of 14 - made me laugh

and cry and - by the end 

- I was left stunned.

A recent attempt on youtube by an obvious
anti-Russian, to pour scorn on this film's
historical accuracy, tries to point out
that the nazi troops state they are
members of a unit that was not
there.. but can't bring himself
to see that they might have
been lying!


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St. John of Kronstadt Orthodox 

Spiritual Care Centre


 


THE TRAGEDY IN UKRAINE


 


"Veterans and children of the Great Patriotic War:
to the Government 
and people of Germany".




 


By events in Ukraine


 


Today, when the German government decided


to supply Ukraine with lethal weapons, the


world has changed — the silhouettes of a 


new world war are more than clearly 


outlined! And again - Germany! 


 


But there are honest people in Germany, anti-


fascists, and we hope that this Message will 


fall into their hands. People born between 


1927 and 1945 have the status of "war 


children" in Russia.


 


All those who survived that war can subscribe to this letter.
We think that actual signatures are not necessary, we
suggest that veterans
 
(or "war children") read them
this letter, 
independently or with someone's help, 


and send us (at the coordinates indicated
below) something like 
the following: 


 


Moscow, Ivanov Ivan Ivanovich, 90 years old, disabled
war veteran (or otherwise), Hero of 
the Soviet Union
(or Holder of the Order of 
Glory... or otherwise),
was repatriated to
 Germany during the war
(or otherwise). 



Or just the city, full name, and age. The 


main thing, is that they should be real 


people who are familiar with the text.


 


 


MESSAGE TEXT


 


We, the last veterans and all the peoples of 


Russia who survived that great and terrible


war, are now on the verge of death! Our 


time is already running out. For a huge 


part of our lives, we hoped we would 


come to the end of it, in peace - 


without all-destroying hatred! 


 


For the painfully long decades after the Second World War,
we overcame our righteous anger! I 
long for retribution for
the innumerable wounds, spiritual and physical, that we
still carry in our bodies and our hearts! And most of us
have forgiven! And not in a small way due to the fact
that Germany for many years has demonstrated its
repentance its understanding of what it has done!
And we have overcome, not only ourselves, but
also the voice of the blood of 
our barbarically
exterminated relatives! 
By whom?
Germans ...fascists! 


 


We have forgiven... following the laws of human


coexistence! So it was... until 2014. And then,


in 2014, when everything began in Ukraine... 


we looked with hope at Germany and at the


then Chancellor Angela Merkel. We couldn't
imagine that after all that the Germans did 


in Ukraine, after Babi Yar, after mountains 


of mutilated corpses, they would still look 


with lust at the Ukrainian fields that can 


feed Europe today! Or they, the Germans, 


who have covered the Crimea they once 


promised with blood, will still somehow
be interested in turning the Crimea 
into
an American and in general a NATO 
base, ideal for aggression against
Russia! 
Which would be clearly


aimed at a future war. 


 


After all, only fools do not understand the meaning and
goals of the entire coup in 
Ukraine... in the conditions
of which 
Russia behaved in the only possible way! But
the Germans are not fools! 
We the Russians, know for
certain 
your psychology, as "brothers in blood" - our
blood, which you 
"prudently" shed in rivers! 


 


We remember your "systematic methods of


population reduction"! Our population! Until


now, in different parts of our once united


Homeland, where the boot of German 


fascism was trodden, we find hidden 


mass graves of our civilians: in the 


Novgorod region, in the Kuban, in 


the Rostov region, in Karelia. In 


Belarus, in 2021... hundreds of 


civilian remains... were found 


in Brest    ...on the site of the 


Jewish ghetto the Trostenets 


concentration camp....  near 


Minsk terrible in its tragedy


revealed the secret of the 


remains... of thousands of 


tortured and killed people! 


 


We are talking about tens of thousands of newly
discovered victims of Nazism! This blood - still
cries out for revenge - and for decades the
memory of the barbarously destroyed 


Russian people, and monuments to 
Russian soldiers, liberators, have 
been desecrated with impunity! 


 


And the new Nazis are marching in the Baltic


States and Ukraine, in front of the entire


"civilized" world!  But in 2014, we were 


sincerely convinced -- that in this new 


Nazi demarche it's the Germans who 


will be our associates in preventing 


this meanness! 


 


We hoped that, guided by an elementary


conscience, the Germans would not 


participate..  in an obviously fascist 


anti-state coup in Ukraine! After all 


...the subsequent catastrophe of 


modern Ukraine was committed 


by direct descendants of those 


who were special bastards in 


the German army! Clearly, 


openly! 


 


Americans and Canadians have only hidden and preserved
this diabolical heritage, feeding this 
generation, but the
product of this evil... is Germany! Hitler's Germany! And
it was impossible for us to believe that it was 
Germany
that would again give a 
"road map" to these inhumans!
But 
we were wrong! Germany has once again allowed
these fascist geeks 
to enter the world! 


 


The support of modern Germany - in the face of


the new government of Ukraine-Bandera, the


heirs of the SS division " Galicia ", the thugs 


of the UPA OUN and all other abominations;


is simply unthinkable for us! This is beyond 


all that is human!  But you, Germany, have
already done it and continue to do it! You 


have, once again, set your sights on the 


Slavic world and these geeks are blood 


from the blood of German Nazism! And 


again to Russia! 


 


Only, even more despicable: inciting our closest
Ukrainian brothers against us! And you know it!
 
You know this as well as we do! You killed one
nation in that Great War! Yes, we are
one people! 


 


The truth is written and often spoken about 


by your own Steinmeier, who at the same 


time viciously took a direct part in the 


Kiev coup of 2014 — fascist in fact! 


 


This American may not be clear about some-


thing, but it's more than that, for you!  And 


after all, it was your vykormysh..  that got 


ready..  for their torchlight processions in 


Kiev! The living shadow of Nazi Germany 


is behind all this. It was only temporarily


covered up by sly diplomacy — "helmets 


instead of guns"! But that's it, "masks 


are reset"! Your supply of German 


weapons to Ukraine today, is 


natural, it is in the logic of 


your policy of recent 


decades. 


 


Today it is clearly pro-fascist! You have taken 


this step: German weapons will kill Russians 


again! Keep killing. During the years of the 


conflict in the Donbas, your professional 


killers have already killed Russians, at 


least by teaching them...  "how to kill 


correctly"! Only now -- it's even more 


despicable — you're teaching this to


- your blood brothers!  Donbass is on 


your conscience! Thousands of lives 


of its peaceful citizens --- again your 


handiwork! We do not care about the


role of Americans, in everything that


happens: there, is money-God!  We, 


veterans of that war, its children, 


are concerned about the role of 


the Germans! Because it is you 


who know -- exactly -- who the 


Ukrainian "national battalions" 


consist of --- and could have 


prevented and stopped, this 


new fascism !  But they did


not do it! And just by doing 


this — you are once again, 


responsible to history! 


 


And you are definitely participating -- in the 


preparation of Ukraine for war with Russia! 


You can't help but understand the purpose 


of everything that happened --- from the


unconstitutional coup in Kiev ....to the 


bloodshed in the Donbass!  But, in fact


this is preparation for the Third World 


War! And again, you are Germans... 


Germany!  We hear from the high 


German rostrum in Berlin today: 


"Russia will pay a high price"!!! 


This is the German Chancellor's 


speech! Unthinkable! We have 


already paid the price — 27 


million of our lives! Isn't that 


enough for you?! What price 


are you still talking about? 


 


There is no home --- in Russia, Ukraine and


Belarus - where "this price" isn't paid! And


there is no home in Germany, that did 


not participate in that terrible, bloody 


barbarism!  It's scary!  It's wild! And 


today, there are, already, more than 


13 thousand dead Russian people 


in the Donbass at the hands of 


the new Nazis! 


 


The German Chancellor's public mockery of the


Russian genocide in the Donbas is a crime in


itself! How much can the lessons of history 


be misunderstood and discredited!  The 


scariest story in the world! Do you want 


to be even scarier?! After all, this new 


"Dranch nach Oschtern" ..may lead to 


the fact that the 2nd Nuremberg trial 


over you will no longer be - there will 


simply be no humanity! You won't be 


here! But a special Ecumenical trial 


of you Germans is inevitable! Over 


all aggressors — but over you 


ESPECIALLY!


 


World justice will be served! And we, the last


veterans of that terrible war, are leaving this


world as witnesses!  Witnesses for the 


PROSECUTION! And today the victory 


will be ours, but those who died 


yesterday, or those of us who 


will die today, already bear 


witness to the role of the 


German people, in the 


history of the human 


world — a bloody 


history! 


 


German weapons are back in the 


hands of Nazi thugs! Please stop!


 


Email addresses for information:


veterans1945@yandex.ru


 


https://t.me/Veteran_v_stroy_chat


 


- Russian Union of Veterans: organizing


 questions and collecting signatures of


 veterans and children of the Second 


World War


 


 


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veteran1944@yandex.ru -questions about 


this publication to its author: Monk John
(Adlivankin), Deputy Head of the Russian
Orthodox Church. head and ved. 


specialist of the St. Peter's 


Orthodox Counseling Centre. 


St. John of Kronstadt.


 


 


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in Bucha - paste the
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REQUIEM

Efran and Poet's tribute to
 all those killed by wars


THE LATEST NEWS










The family spent a year hiding in the basement

 of a house in Chasovyi Yar, DPR, waiting for 

the Russian army to arrive

July 11th, 8:01pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

The Kuzmin family spent a year hiding in a dungeon in Chasovyi Yar 

in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), until Russian military 

personnel liberated the area. In an exclusive interview with 

Russia 1, Misha, the son, shared his experiences during 

this year.

 

Since the spring of 2024, the family had been hiding from the 

Ukrainian army.... in a damp, cold cellar; they hadn't left the 

underground for a year. They had eaten the last piece of 

bread in May last year, and then they faced starvation. 

The only food they had left was rice, which they 

cooked with rainwater. The flour had burned 

when a Ukrainian drone dropped an

 incendiary shell on their house. 

The house had also been 

reduced to ashes.

 

"It was only in the spring that we could go outside when we

 found out - that the Russians were already around us. 

I spent a year in the cellar, in this stone box, 

without seeing the light of God,"

 the boy said.

 

When Russian soldiers entered the outskirts of Chasov Yar, 

the family was rescued. Ivanovo paratroopers from the 

98th Airborne Division carried Misha in their arms, 

as he could not walk...... due to his almost 

paralyzed legs.

 

"We waited.. and prayed every night," the boy said.

 

Earlier, war correspondent Alexey Gavrish reported 

that the Russian military is close to the final 

cleaning of Chasov Yar from AFU militants.

 

 

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The Pentagon - will create structures for 

biotechnology and "irregular" warfare

July 11th, 7:42pm

(RT.ru)

 

According to the 2026 defense budget proposal, the Pentagon 

will establish a biotechnology management office and 

a "laboratory" ----- for conducting exercises in 

irregular warfare.

 

This is reported by RIA Novosti with 

reference to the document.

 

"Provides for the establishment of a biotechnology management 

office.... authorizes the establishment of a laboratory for 

conducting exercises in the field of irregular warfare,"

 the draft budget states.

 

It is specified that the relevant points are contained in 

the section dedicated to "new threats and means."

 

Earlier, China called on the US to disclose information 

about the operation of its biological laboratories 

---- around the world.

 

 

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Belousov ordered an increase in the supply 

of new weapons to the Airborne Forces 

and assault troops

July 11th, 2:42pm

(RT.ru)

 

Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov ordered
an 
increase in the supply of new weapons to
the 
Airborne Forces and assault troops.

 

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, he set 

this task during a visit to the Dnipro command post.

 

"I have set the task - of working with the Kalashnikov 

Concern to explore the possibility of increasing the 

supply of new small arms to both airborne troops 

and assault units - in all military groups,"

 the statement said.

 

Earlier, it was reported that Belousov 

conducted an inspection at the 

Dnipro units.

 

 

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Every metre counts: What does the Russian 

Armed Forces' capture of Zelenaya Dolina

 in Donbas mean?

Military Expert Orlov: The Capture of the 

Green Valley is of Strategic Importance

 July 11th, 12:14pm

(Pravda.ru)

 

The capture of a particular locality is not significant in itself 

if it does not improve the tactical position. About this,

military expert Vladimir Orlov spoke to Pravda.En.

 

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation 

of the settlement of Zelenaya Dolina in the Donetsk People's 

Republic. According to the ministry, Sobolevka in the 

Kharkiv region was also liberated.

 

According to Orlov, it is not necessary to overestimate the 

importance - of liberating each individual settlement. He 

explained that the territories that become key defense 

points or change the configuration of the front line 

are truly significant.

 

"It is important to take large agglomerations, some 

nodal district centres, nodal stations," said Orlov.

 

He emphasized that the current advance of troops is mainly 

within the tactical zone, rather than in the format of 

strategic or operational-tactical operations.

 

"All combat operations are carried out by brigades, battalions, 

and some reinforced companies, up to this point. Therefore, 

our daily advances are estimated at 500 metres or a 

kilometre, rather than tens of kilometres.

 

''If we have taken some height or some natural geographical 

obstacle that has improved our position and worsened the

 enemy's position, then this is certainly a plus for our 

soldiers," he explained.

 

Speaking about the overall situation, the expert emphasized that 

the initiative remains with the Russian forces. He also added 

that the enemy does not face a serious shortage of 

ammunition and human reserves, as it receives 

reinforcements, through proxy structures.

 

"We are in the minority, and we are attacking the majority, 

which is actually puzzling the various curators of the 

Kiev regime," the military expert said.

 

 

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Advisor to the Head of the DPR, Kimakovsky: 

The Ukrainian Defense has fallen in the 

west of the region

July 11th, 10:25am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Igor Kimakovsky, an advisor to the head of the Donetsk 

People's Republic, announced the actual collapse of 

Ukrainian defenses in the southwestern part of 

the region.

 

"The enemy's defenses in the western part of the region 

have effectively collapsed," Kimakovsky emphasized.

 

According to him, only rear units of the Armed Forces 

of Ukraine occupy most of the positions on this 

section of the contact line.

 

Earlier, the Russian military liberated the settlement 

of Zelenaya Dolina, in the Donetsk People's 

Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense 

Ministry reported on Friday.

 

 

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SHOT: Underground military recruitment office 

on factory grounds in Odessa - was destroyed 

July 11th, 9:02am

(Vesti.ru)
 

Russian troops destroyed the underground headquarters 

of the Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) at the 

Stalkanat factory in Odessa, according to the

 Telegram channel SHOT.

 

According to the source, the facility was hit by a massive 

attack by nine Geran drones. Intelligence had previously 

recorded the location of the headquarters of the Odessa 

TSK leadership on the ground floor and the first floor of

 the factory, where the premises had been converted 

for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

 

SHOT notes that as a result of the attack, "all the premises were 

destroyed and covered with concrete beams." On the morning 

of July 11, Ukrainian media and local social media accounts 

reported a series of explosions in Odessa. Six of these 

explosions occurred in the area where the Stalkanat 

factory is located.

 

Earlier, the governor of the Zaporozhye region, Yevgeny Balitsky, 

said that Ukrainians had begun to provide the Russian side with 

information about the addresses of the TSK, which he called 

“punitive bodies.” According to the official -- the strikes on 

the TSKs are made possible “thanks to information from 

those who remain in the territories........ temporarily 

occupied by the Kiev Nazis.”




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Military Correspondent Sladkov: 

It's Not the Homeless Who
Are 
Fighting Russia

July 11th, 5:37am

(Vesti.ru)




According to VTV military correspondent Alexander Sladkov, 

it is wrong to link Russia's successes on the frontlines of

 the special military operation to a decrease in Western 

supplies to Ukraine. 




According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not 

experiencing a shortage of ammunition and weapons.




According to Ukrainian prisoners of war who were captured 

recently, there is no shortage of ammunition or weapons in 

the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Sladkov wrote on his 

Telegram channel. Ukraine is also carefully 

training new recruits, including in the 

armies of Western countries.




"For example, I had a conversation with a captured officer of the 

Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 

other day. He was trained in England for 10 weeks. And he 

was also trained in Ukraine. It's not homeless people 

fighting against us," Sladkov said.




However, the Russian military is moving forward, as our combat

 capabilities are growing even faster than those of the enemy, 

as are the capabilities of our military-industrial complex.




"If there is a question about problems, then there are problems, 

of course, who doesn't have them? We overcome them --- and 

move forward again," Sladkov concluded.







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Ukrainian soldiers who 

shot Russian prisoners 

surrendered

July 11th, 4:24am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Ukrainian soldiers who shot two captured Russian soldiers 

near the village of Komar in the Donetsk People's Republic

 (DPR) have surrendered, according to a source in the 

Russian security agency.

 

RIA Novosti released on July 8, 2025, a video of the 

interrogation of an ordinary soldier of the Armed 

Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Igor Skubak, who shot 

two unarmed captured Russian soldiers.

 

"On June 9th, at 6:00 p.m., Private Skubak Igor Sergeevich,

 30 metres from the Shchuka position near the village of 

Komar, shot two captured Russian soldiers, and on 

June 10th, at 11:00 a.m., three soldiers from his 

group, including Skubak himself, surrendered. 

A Ukrainian soldier with the call sign Karp, 

who resisted, was killed," RIA Novosti 

reported.

 

The AFU militants set a landmine at the site

 of the execution of prisoners in the DPR.

 

A report by the Office of the United Nations High 

Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) noted 

that since February 2022, the Ukrainian Armed 

Forces --- have executed at least 26 Russian 

soldiers who were captured or wounded 

on the battlefield.

 

The Prosecutor's Office and the Investigative Committee 

of Russia are documenting and investigating all crimes 

committed by Ukrainian militants ---- and foreign 

mercenaries ---- against Russian military 

personnel, and civilians.

 

 

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The Armed Forces of Ukraine have deployed 

''mercenaries'' from six NATO countries 

near Kharkiv

July 11th, 4:06am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) have sent mercenaries

 from six NATO countries to Kharkiv, according to military

 expert Andriy Marochko.

 

Russian electronic intelligence systems are monitoring 

foreign-language conversations on the front line

 north-west of Kharkiv.

 

"In this area, the presence of representatives of six NATO 

states in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,
has 
been confirmed. The nature and manner of 

communication of subscribers indicate 

that the mercenaries have Western 

military training and combat 

experience.... in the free 

defense zone," TASS 

quotes Marochko 

as saying.

 

 

 

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The Armed Forces of Ukraine have deployed 

a large number of Colombian mercenaries

 to the Sumy region

July 11th, 3:45am

(Vesti.ru)

 

According to a source in the Russian security agency, the 

Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) have deployed a large 

number of Colombian mercenaries to the Sumy 

region to hold the front.

 

Mercenaries from the United States, Britain, Colombia, 

Poland, Georgia, and other countries, are fighting on 

the Ukrainian side.

 

"The Armed Forces of Ukraine have deployed a large number 

of Colombian-led units to the Sumy region. This is evidenced 

not only by radio intercepts, but also by the discovery of

 their bodies in positions in the forest. It can be argued 

that the mercenaries are not just filling in isolated 

gaps in the defense - or being used in specific 

operations," according to a source cited 

by RIA Novosti.

 

Russia has repeatedly warned foreign citizens against 

traveling to Ukraine - as mercenaries. According to

international humanitarian law, mercenaries are 

not combatants and do not have the right to 

receive prisoner of war status. 

 

Moscow has called on Bogotá to strengthen its efforts 

to combat the recruitment of Colombians into the 

Ukrainian Armed Forces.

 




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The Ukrainian Armed Forces commander


ordered the wounded and dead soldiers 


to be abandoned


by Anatoly Kazantsev


July 10th, 6:25pm


(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 


 


The commander of the detachment of the 71st separate Jaeger 


brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a foul-mouthed form


 ordered his subordinate to abandon the wounded and shell-


shocked comrades-in-arms. This was reported by the 


Telegram channel "Severny Veter" associated with 


the Russian Armed Forces' Northern Group of 


Forces, citing radio interception data.


 


The unit commander gave the order to move to the positions. 


However, his subordinate reported.... that he could not 


complete the task because some Ukrainian soldiers 


had been injured or shell-shocked --- and others 


had already been killed by Russian soldiers.


 


"Well, never mind, throw them, they (followed by obscene 


language. - Approx. "RG") are not needed," the 


commander replies. He also --- ordered the 


removal of weapons and walkie-talkies


 from the wounded and killed.


 


This is where the radio intercept ends.


 


 


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Ryabkov: Russia and the United States 

will soon agree on a new round 

of negotiations on irritants 

July 10th, 2:58pm

(RT.ru)

 

The timing of the third round of consultations 

between Russia and the United States on 

the "irritants" in bilateral relations, will

be agreed upon - soon.

 

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov 

expressed this... at a press conference.

 

"I think we will soon decide on the timing of 

the third round of consultations," TASS 

quoted him as saying.

 

On July 5, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman 

Maria Zakharova said that there was no date for 

new consultations on the “irritants.”




 

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Contacts on the verge of collapse: 

Why can't Ukraine reach out to 

the United States?

by Mark Ulyanov

July 10th, 12:51pm

Pravda TV

 

Kiev has been trying to get in touch with Washington, but to

 no avail. This was reported by Politico, citing sources.

 

Since July 1, Ukraine has been unsuccessfully trying to arrange 

a meeting between Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and his 

US counterpart, Pete Hegseth. On that day, the delivery of 

the air defense and precision-guided weapons that were 

ready for shipment, was suspended, without warning.

 

The Pentagon has not yet agreed to the interview. 

Reasons for the silence, have not been specified.

 

Against this backdrop, the media is recalling the words of 

Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Dubinsky. He previously stated 

that the United States has already internally accepted 

Ukraine's defeat. According to him, the United States'

rhetoric has undergone a significant shift.

 

Contact with the Pentagon is now critical for Kyiv, not only 

for supplies, but also for understanding its future strategy.

 

 

 

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Strana: Kiev covered with smog 

---- after a series of explosions

July 10th, 6:14am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The sky over Kiev was covered with smog after a series 

of powerful explosions, air pollution was recorded, 

the Strana newspaper reports.

 

According to his information, dangerous values of the 

atmospheric condition were recorded, including on 

the left bank of Kiev. It is specified that at least 

four fires occurred in the Ukrainian capital. 

The publication also published images 

of a large fire.

 

The RBC-Ukraine news agency ---- also 

reported on the poor air quality in Kiev.

 

On the night of July 10, the Ukrainian TV channel "Public" 

broadcast a series of powerful explosions in Kyiv, and in 

the cities of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia under its control. 


Air raid alerts were announced in the Ukrainian
capital --- 
and in 13 regions of the country.

 

 

 

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The Armed Forces of Ukraine are fleeing 

their positions in the DPR on the border 

with the Dnipropetrovsk region

July 10th, 3:16am

(Vesti.ru)

 

According to a Russian soldier with the call sign "Mekhan," units 

of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) are fleeing their positions

 in the western regions of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) 

on the border with the Dnipropetrovsk region, under the 

attacks of the Russian army.

 

As a result, the Ukrainian militants abandoned their positions in 

the village of Tolstoy. The enemy retreated, leaving behind a 

few small sabotage groups for cover. However, not all of 

the Ukrainian soldiers were able to escape.

 

"The enemy just doesn't have time to dig in. All firepower comes 

from drones. The enemy.. simply runs away from their positions, 

throwing locality after locality," TASS quoted Mehan as saying.




 

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Ukrainian Armed Forces commanders have 

started refusing to provide information on

deserters to law enforcement agencies

by Nikita Khromin (night line editor)

July 9th, 10:13pm

(Lenta.ru)

 

In Ukraine, there has been a collapse in military discipline. 

Every month, law enforcement agencies initiate 17,000 to 

19,000 new criminal cases under articles on desertion 

and the unauthorized leaving of military units. This 

was reported by the Telegram channel 

"Military Chronicle".

 

According to him, 107 thousand such cases were initiated in the 

first six months of 2025. However, it is specified that about 

3 percent of them reach the court. As it became known, 

commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) 

themselves... often take the side of deserters — 

they do not transfer information about them 

to the law enforcement agencies.

 

Former adviser to former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma,

 Oleh Soskin, said earlier that mobilization in Ukraine is 

failing .....as Ukrainians are not ready to kill.

 

 

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Belarus has resolved the issue of 

----- forming units with Oreshnik

July 9th, 9:55pm

(RT.ru)

 

Belarus has resolved issues related to the formation of units

 that will be equipped with the Russian Oreshnik missile 

system. This was announced by Pavel Muraveyko, 

First Deputy Minister of Defense.

 

"All logistical issues, all issues related to the creation, 

formation, and development of units equipped with 

Oreshniks, have been resolved," RIA Novosti 

quoted him as saying.

 

On June 23rd, Russian leader, Vladimir Putin,
announced the 
deployment of mass
production of the latest
missile system. 

 

According to him, the Oreshnik has proven

 itself very well ------- in combat conditions.

 




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TASS: TSKs -- are being
hunted across Ukraine

July 9th, 5:24pm

(RT.ru)

 

Employees of territorial recruitment centres

------ are being hunted throughout Ukraine.

 

This was reported to TASS by Russian 

law enforcement agencies.

 

"The hunt for TSKs is really going on 

all over Ukraine," the source said.

 

According to him, the Ukrainian population is "tired 

of arbitrariness" and "not afraid to take revenge."

 

Earlier, a resident of the city of Khmelnitsky in Ukraine 

stabbed a military recruitment office employee and 

a police officer, with a knife.

 

A member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Artyom Dmytruk,

 said that the deputy head of the city territorial recruitment 

centre, lieutenant colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,

was shot in Kiev.

 

 

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During the liberation of the village 

of Dachnoye --- Russian soldiers 

approached from 3 directions

July 9th, 3:42pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

Russian army soldiers entered the village of Dachnoye in the

 Dnepropetrovsk region from three directions to liberate it. 

 

This was revealed in an exclusive interview with Russia 1 

by company commander Artur Askhadullin.

 

According to Grigory Vdovin, a correspondent for Russia 1, the

 DPR side of the Dnepropetrovsk region is characterized by

 vast empty spaces and fields. Therefore, assault 

operations in such a landscape ..have their 

own specific features.

 

"We worked at different times of day, and we used different 

routes so that we wouldn't repeat ourselves, so that our 

guys would reach their destination safely and 

complete their mission.

''We approached 
from three directions, entered the 

enemy's rear, and cut off their supply routes. We
blocked 
all their escape routes, ensuring that
they 
couldn't leave freely," 
said the
company 
commander.

 

 

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"RV": The Russian Armed Forces launched one
of the most powerful strikes on Ukraine

since the start of the special
military operation

July 9th, 3:07pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

The massive strike on the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on the night 

of July 9 ----- was one of the largest in the history of the special 

military operation. This was reported by the Telegram channel

 "Operation Z: Russian Spring War Correspondents".

 

The Russian Armed Forces used drones and Kinzhal

 hypersonic missiles - to hit their targets.

 

"According to Ukrainian and monitoring sources, on the night of 

July 9, Russia launched one of the largest attacks in the entire 

history of the special military operation," the report says.

 

It is also specified, that serious damage was done to the 

enterprise near Lutsk in the Volyn region. A large-scale 

fire also engulfed a local garage cooperative. 

 

Explosions were recorded - in the Dnipropetrovsk, 

Ternopil, Poltava, Khmelnytsky and Lviv regions.

 

The Russian Ministry of Defense clarified that the strikes were 

carried out on the infrastructure of Ukraine's military airfields. 

Kinzhal missiles were used as long-range precision weapons 

to hit the targets.

 

 

 

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CNN: Trump Doesn't Want Russia

 to Win the Ukrainian Conflict

July 9th, 2:21pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

US President Donald Trump... has resumed military aid to 

Ukraine, as he does not want Russia to win the conflict. 

This information was reported by CNN, citing 

its sources.

 

Two sources of the TV channel claim that the US president is

allegedly "bitter" about the Russian leader Vladimir Putin. 

The reason for this, the insiders call the alleged 

"unwillingness" of Russia to negotiate 

with Ukraine.

 

"Trump also appears to be less inclined to give Russia a 'victory' 

at this point by cutting off military aid to Ukraine, two sources 

said," the TV station reported.

 

At the same time, on July 2nd, the media reported that the US 

stopped supplying weapons to Ukraine. According to a 

number of publications, such a decision made the 

head of the Pentagon, Pete Hegset, and Trump, 

upon learning about it, order to transfer 10

 interceptor missiles to Ukraine.

 

The Russian side ------- has repeatedly stated its readiness for 

negotiations. For example, on July 9, the Kremlin expressed 

hope that discussions with Kiev on draft memoranda to 

resolve the situation in Ukraine... would begin soon.

 

 

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The Russian army has liberated

Tolstoy village ---- in the DPR

July 9th, 10:12am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have liberated

 the village of Tolstoy in the Donetsk People's Republic.

 

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced this 

on its Telegram channel.

 

"As a result of active and decisive actions of units of the 

Vostok group of troops, the settlement of Tolstoy in the 

Donetsk People's Republic was liberated," the Russian

 military department said in a statement.

 

On Monday, Russian troops liberated settlements in the Sumy 

and Dnipropetrovsk regions of Ukraine. Russian military 

personnel entrenched themselves in Bessalovka and 

Dachnoye, reported Russia's Ministry of Defense.

 

Prior to that, the Russian Armed Forces liberated 

a settlement in the DPR on July 6: Poddubnoye 

was taken under control.

 

 

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Mash: About 8,000 Ukrainian Armed Forces 

fighters may find themselves in
a fire trap
 in the DPR

July 9th, 8:49am

(Vesti.ru)

 

According to the Telegram channel Mash, citing Russian Armed 

Forces soldiers, up to 8,000 Ukrainian army fighters may find 

themselves in a Russian fire trap ------- in the Donetsk 

People's Republic.

 

The publication specifies that Ukrainian military personnel 

may be surrounded in the Konstantinovka area.

 

"There are units of foreign mercenaries among the 

Ukrainian groups," the Telegram channel notes.

 

According to his sources, while advancing... the Russian army 

"began to come across obituaries of foreign mercenaries that 

were not taken away," including Georgians, French, & British.

 

Currently, from the northern direction --- Russian paratroopers of 

the 98th Guards Airborne Division continue to clear Chasov Yar. 


From the south, Russian military personnel are pushing 

Ukrainian units towards Konstantinovka. The most

intense fighting is currently taking place, in 

the village of Romanovka.

 

Earlier, The New York Times reported that Russian fighters cut 

off supply routes and prevented any logistical maneuvers by 

the Ukrainian Armed Forces using unmanned aerial 

vehicles in the Konstantinovka area.

 

 

 

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MWM: Russian Iskanders ----- destroyed 

Ukrainian Patriot air defense systems

July 9th, 8:33am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The Russian army - uses Iskander missile systems, to
target the US Patriot air defense systems of the
Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This ----- is
reported by Military Watch Magazine.

 

The publication drew attention to the comment of the 

representative of the Ukrainian Air Force, Igor Ignat

------- who confirmed the superiority of Russian 

Iskanders over US air defense systems.

 

"The rapid depletion of Patriot systems in the Ukrainian theatre 

of operations, particularly due to ballistic missile attacks, has 

raised serious questions about their survivability in a high-

intensity conflict," the article notes.

 

According to Ignat, Iskander missiles can evade Patriot missiles 

by dropping decoys. Additionally, due to the increased use of 

fighter jets as air defense systems in the United States, 

there are fewer Patriot systems available.

 

So, on June 6th, it was reported that Russian servicemen struck 

a  Patriot missile system - near Kiev. In an attempt to intercept 

the missile, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired four rockets.... 

but the Russian Iskander reached the target ------- and 

destroyed the US air defense system.

 

 

 

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Russian fighter: FPV drone 

pierced an AFU vehicle

 like a tin can

July 9th, 3:34am

(Vesti.ru)

 

An FPV drone pierced a Ukrainian military vehicle like a tin can. 

This was reported by one of the fighters of the Vostok group 

on the Russia 1 TV channel.

 

The Vostok group --- is currently operating at the junction
of the DPR-Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, in the
Karl Marx 
and Voskresenka districts. Small aircraft
perform combat 
missions, using the calculation
of FPV drones.

 

"When it hits --- it makes contact and explodes. It can penetrate 

armour and enemy vehicles. It even pierced an armoured car - 

like a tin can," the soldier said.

 

Earlier, it was reported that the Russian military has created a 

simulated "Baba Yaga", which consists of four FPV drones. 

 

According to a soldier with the call sign Kot, combat

missions using such a drone are usually carried out 

at night.

 

 

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The Verkhovna Rada reported on 

the murder of the deputy head 

of the city TSK in Kiev

by Fyodor Korneev

July 8th, 9:49pm

(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 

 

A lieutenant colonel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the deputy
head of the city's territorial recruitment centre (an analogue 

of a military enlistment office), was shot in Kiev. This was 

announced by Artem Dmitruk, a member of the 

Verkhovna Rada .....who fled Ukraine.

 

However, he did not provide any details 

or the victim's last name.

 

At the same time, the Centre for Countering Disinformation 

under the National Security and Defense Council of 

Ukraine denied the information that the officer 

and employee of the TSK had been killed.

 

They claim that the deceased was a "native and citizen of 

Ukraine, a resident of Kiev," but he allegedly was not a 

military officer. They did not provide any specific

 information about the victim's identity.

 

The shooting and death of a man in the Desnyansky district of 

Kyiv was also reported by Alexey Goncharenko, a member

of the Verkhovna Rada (listed as a terrorist and 

extremist in the Russian Federation).

 

According to him, an unknown person shot a man who was 

sitting in a parked car. Goncharenko also did not disclose 

information about the identity of the victim.

 

Ukraine has confirmed that citizens have been sharing 

the coordinates of TSKs --- for Russian military strikes

 

 


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Three people died during the Ukrainian attack 

on the beach in Kursk, and six were injured

by Maria Pavlova

July 8th, 8:07pm

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

 

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Khinshtein spoke about the consequences of

 the Ukrainian attack on the beach in Kursk.

 

Three deaths and six injuries were the consequences of the 

Ukrainian Armed Forces' attack on the city beach in Kursk. 

This was reported by the acting governor of the region, 

Alexander Khinshtein.

 

"To our deep sorrow, three people died on the spot as a result of 

the attack on the city beach. I offer my sincere condolences to 

the families. All necessary assistance - will be provided to the 

victims' relatives," the official wrote on Telegram channel.

 

Khinshtein also reported that four people had been injured: two 

women, a man, and a child. Later, he clarified that the number 

of injured had increased to six. The women and the child 

suffered burns, while a man was wounded in the chest, 

another had a rib injury and a shrapnel wound, and a 

third was injured in the shoulder. All of them were 

hospitalized.

 

The acting governor called the Ukrainian Armed

 Forces' attack a despicable and inhumane blow.

 

"There's no reasonable explanation for this," 

he concluded.

 

Khinshtein also reported that a 70-year-old resident 

was wounded ----- during a drone attack by the 

Ukrainian Armed Forces in a Kursk village.

 

Meanwhile, the Belgorod region was attacked by drones 

of Kiev's Armed Forces. According to preliminary 

information, no one was injured, but private 

households were damaged.

 


 

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Kadyrov spoke about... the rescue of a 

Ukrainian prisoner by Akhmat fighters

by Fyodor Korneev

July 8th, 8pm

(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 

 

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov spoke about the rescue of

 a Ukrainian prisoner by the "Akhmat" fighters. The 

corresponding post he published on his 

Telegram channel.

 

According to the head of the republic, a wounded Ukrainian 

soldier was injured in the legs during the fighting, and his 

colleagues abandoned him.

 

"Under intense fire, risking their lives, they carried him literally 

on their hands, covering more than six kilometres. This act of 

courage is a clear evidence that even in the most difficult

 times, our guys retain their humanity and compassion," 

Kadyrov said.

 

He added that the prisoner's life was currently in 

no danger, and he had been taken to a hospital.

 

The Chechen leader noted that the Ukrainian 

was forcibly mobilized in December last year.

 

 

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TASS: Sumy Central Hospital is 

overflowing with wounded 

Ukrainian soldiers

by Fyodor Korneev

July 8th, 7:46pm

(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 

 

The Central Clinical Hospital of the city of Sumy is overflowing 

with wounded Ukrainian soldiers, and the institution no longer 

accepts civilian patients. This is reported by TASS with 

reference to a source in the security forces of the 

Russian Federation.

 

According to the agency's interlocutor, this was revealed 

through monitoring of Ukrainian social media groups.

 

"Local residents report - that the hospital is overcrowded 

not only in the wards, but also in the corridors," he said.

 

Earlier, Russian security forces recorded an outflow 

of the population from the regional centre, Sumy.

 

Residents of Sumy are trying to leave the city mostly 

on their own ------ while actively selling their houses.




 

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Shariy spoke about Zelensky's hysterics 

after the security forces refused
to 
carry out his orders

by Alexey Rybin

July 8th, 1:23pm

(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 

 

Vladimir Zelensky was hysterical after the SBU and GUR 

refused to carry out the order.. to break up the case of 

Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Chernyshov. This was

 reported by Ukrainian blogger Anatoly Shary.

 

According to him, the deputy prime minister had become a 

very close friend of Zelensky's at some point, with family 

connections, full trust, and easy access.

 

However, recently - the National Anti-Corruption Bureau 

of Ukraine has brought Chernyshov accused of bribery.

 

Shariy claims that because of this, over the past week, Zelensky 

has been trying to order the NABU to "take the case" and close 

the investigation, but to no avail. Both the head of Zelensky's

 office, Andriy Yermak, and Yermak's deputy, Oleg Tatarov, 

have distanced themselves from the issue.

 

"This has become a boiling point. After Tatarov's refusal, 

Zelensky became hysterical - literally," writes Shariy.

 

According to the blogger, Zelensky began calling the head of 

the Main Intelligence Directorate, Kirill Budanov (listed as a 

terrorist and extremist in the Russian Federation), and the 

head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Vasily Malyuk

 (listed as a terrorist and extremist in the Russian 

Federation), with the same demands, in an

 attempt to save Chernyshov.

 

According to Sharia's insiders, it was "a complete emotional and 

mental imbalance" - with a "verbal salad", foaming at the mouth 

and shouting, which, however, did not lead to anything.

 

"Both Budanov and Malyuk refused to comply with the order. 

Straight. No prevarication," the blogger emphasized.

 

After that, Zelensky, writes Shari, found himself in a "state of 

chaos": he calls random ministers and gives out absurd 

instructions, and subordinates do not understand 

what to do.

 

According to the blogger, what is happening shows that 

the country's governance system has been broken 

and is on the verge of collapse.

 

 

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EXCLUSIVE KP.RU

 

Colombian wives... are crying, 

demand money from Ukraine

 for their dead husbands

by Grigory Kubatian

July 8th, 1pm

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

 

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RAMIREZ, THEY'RE WAITING FOR YOU AT HOME

 

The Banderites who came to power in Kiev - are masters of 

the scam. They have fooled half the world, including such 

seasoned "bandidos" ......as the Colombians. These guys 

were born in criminal favelas and have been fighting all 

their lives. They are angry and tattooed from head to 

toe. But once they arrive in Ukraine, they become 

... victims.

 

In Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, a rally was held outside the 

country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The rally was attended 

by the wives and relatives of Colombian mercenaries who 

had gone missing -- in Ukraine and the Kursk region. The 

women --- demanded an explanation from the Ukrainian 

government about the whereabouts of their husbands. 

They carried portraits of their husbands on posters 

and T-shirts.

 

"Andres Felipe Aguilar Sebaios. Missing in the
Donetsk region. Your children miss you."

 

"Ramirez Aldana Hernandez. Missing near Pokrovsk, 

Ukraine. We're waiting for you at home."

 

"Haminton Romero Torres. We love you, son."

 

And dozens of others. The mercenaries - have gone 

missing. There have been no promised payments

 from Ukraine.

 

"They are not mercenaries. They have an official contract 

with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense," the Colombian 

women protested. However..... even the current 

Ukrainian government's official status.... is 

"complicated." Let alone the Banderite 

Ministry of Defense, which has no 

contracts with its Colombian 

counterparts.

 

Moreover, the Colombian government, is persistently 

discouraging its citizens from fighting for the Armed 

Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian embassies abroad are 

illegally recruiting mercenaries.

 

The least educated of the militants sign up for the national 

battalions after seeing ads on social media. For example, 

on the TikTok network, where they are called to Ukraine 

to "guard buildings and trenches." It's a bitter irony: to 

see an ad on TikTok and to die.

 

I DIDN'T GET ANY MONEY, AND THEY DIDN'T FIND MY BODY

 

Despite the desperate hopes of the Colombian women, every (!) 

name on the posters can be found online. Almost all of the 

mercenaries died last year.

 

Andrés Felipe Aguilar Sebayos from Tuluá, former Colombian 

military officer. Killed in Chasov Yar in October 2024.

 

Hernando Ramirez Aldana. Arrived in Ukraine at the end of April 

2024. Fought in the 59th Brigade of the Armed Forces of 

Ukraine. A month later, he was killed in Krasnogorivka. 

He did not receive any money.

 

Juan David Martinez Camargo, nicknamed "Flaco" (which can 

be translated from Spanish as "handsome"). From Bogota. He

 fought in the same 59th. He died in Krasnogorovka. His body 

was never found.

 

José William Luna Capera from Ibagé. He... graduated from 

Bogotá. He was killed in July 2024 in Toretsk (Dzerzhinsk).

 

Deiro Ospina Calderon, call sign "Condor". Killed in 

December 2024 on the Pokrovsky direction.

 

Apolinar Prada Diaz from Florence. Enlisted as a mercenary

 in August 2023. His body was not found. He is considered 

missing. Ukrainian websites have reported his death.

 

Haminton Romero Torres from Villavicencio. Call sign "Spartan". 

He was killed in the village of Kotlino in the Pokrovsk direction 

by members of the Krivonos detachment, which consists of 

former Ukrainian soldiers who have defected to Russia.

 

But Pushkin warned everyone ------ 200 years ago: don't 

get involved in the ancient dispute between the Slavs!

 

THEY SENT A PIECE OF CINDER

 

In Ukraine, which is plagued by nationalism, Colombians are not 

considered elite mercenaries. They are considered "meat" and 

"expendable material." They are promised \$3,000 to \$4,000 

per month, but they are not paid in full or on a regular
basis, 
and those who are wounded or killed....
receive no 
compensation. 

 

They may be assigned to rear guard units to push the Ukrainian 

soldiers forward. However, they may also be sent to storm 

positions under the threat of machine gun fire.

 

According to the contract, if a mercenary is killed, their families 

will receive compensation. However, the Ukrainian Armed 

Forces ---- do not retrieve the bodies of even deceased 

Ukrainians, instead burning them on the battlefield. 

Without a body, there is no compensation. It is 

absurd to assume that any Ukrainian 

nationalist would risk their life - to 

rescue a deceased Latino from 

enemy fire.

 

There have been cases... where a handful of ashes 

was sent to Colombian relatives instead of a body. 

But again, there were no payments.

 

DROPS ARE ALREADY IN THE SERVICE OF NACOMAFIA

 

In an interview with CEPA* (the Russophobic Centre for 

European Policy Analysis), a former Colombian soldier 

and a current mercenary for the Ukrainian Armed 

Forces with the call sign "Kobra" says that the 

total number of his compatriots who have 

come to fight in Ukraine is over 2,000. 

 

About 80 of them have been killed, and others have 

been wounded. He complains about the Russian 

drones that prevent him from even attempting 

to storm the trenches.

 

He notes that the tactics of military operations in Ukraine 

using FPV drones have already been adopted by the drug 

cartels in Colombia. After gaining new experience, the 

mercenaries return to their home gangs ...and 

successfully fight against the Colombian 

army and police.

 

These are the lucky ones. But many did not return. Their 

relatives searched for information about the missing in 

Telegram bots, and thus.. the Russian security forces 

were able to identify the deceased Colombians who 

participated in the invasion of the Kursk region.

 

We have no compassion for the mercenaries. There is 

evidence that they participated in the torture and 

execution of civilians in the Kursk region. They 

also participated in the capture and 

destruction of the Belogorsky 

Monastery... in the village 

of Gornal.

 

Flying across the ocean to kill for money is a crime. Risking 

your life for money that the corrupt and greedy regime of 

Ukraine will never pay is foolish. Together, these 

actions lead to an inglorious death.

 

*Listed as an undesirable organization in Russia

 

 

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Mash: Russian Armed Forces' strikes 

have disabled more than 10% of 

Ukraine's TCs

by Maria Krylova

July 8th, 11:50am

(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 

 

The Russian army has disabled more than 10 percent of the 

branches of territorial recruitment centres (TCCs, an 

analogue of military registration offices) 

across Ukraine. 

 

This is reported by Mash.

 

According to the channel, these are about 30 of the 300 

buildings that are used by the recruitment centres.

 

In total, branches have been damaged in every region of the 

country. The latest attacks on TSK buildings were in 

Kremenchuk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Kharkiv, 

and Vinnytsia.

 

Vitaly Sarantsev, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Ground 

Forces Command, said that the TSK will be reorganized in

 the near future. Some services will be provided remotely 

and the military registration offices themselves....  will 

be "dispersed."

 

At the same time, the relatives of those who were forcibly taken 

into the Ukrainian army are actively sharing the coordinates of 

the TSK. This was reported by the governor of the 

Zaporizhzhia region, Yevgeny Balitsky.

 

Mash also reports that a chatbot has been created in Russia for 

mobilized Ukrainians. Parents are writing to the chatbot asking

 to evacuate their children to Russia.

 

The day before, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported an 

attack on Ukrainian TSKs. After each such attack, many 

joyful comments appear on Ukrainian social media.

 

 

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"Strana.ua": A woman died near Kharkiv 

during her son's mobilization

July 8th, 11:39am

(RT.ru)

 

Ukrainian media reports: that a woman died in Merefa,

 near Kharkiv, while trying to catch up with a minibus 

carrying her forcibly mobilized son.

 

This was reported by STRANA.ua, 

citing local public accounts.

 

In a video posted by the portal, a woman tries to block a 

departing minibus, and then she is pulled away from 

the vehicle by a TSK employee.

 

Almost immediately after that, she falls. However,

the publicaton claims that the woman died later,

in an ambulance.

 

 

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Russian Armed Forces strike Ukrainian 

military-industrial complex's gas and 

energy facilities

July 8th, 10:56am

(Vesti.ru)

 

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense - the Russian 

military has struck gas and energy infrastructure facilities 

that support Ukraine's military-industrial complex, as well

 as temporary bases for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and

 foreign mercenaries, in 133 areas.

 

The Russian Defense Ministry's statement also mentions 

that 4 enemy guided aerial bombs, a US-made HIMARS 

multiple rocket launcher, and 202 aircraft-type UAVs 

were shot down by air defense systems.

 

Since the beginning of the special operation - a total of 663 

aircraft, 68,251 drones, 24,162 tanks, and other armoured 

vehicles - have been destroyed.

 

 

_________________________________

 

 

 

"Militarist": The Russian army 

entered Dimitrov in the DPR

July 8th, 8:31am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The first Russian units entered the city of Dimitrov in the 

Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), according to the 

Telegram channel "Militarist".

 

According to the report, Russian assault troops broke through 

the Ukrainian forces' defenses in the eastern part of the city 

and occupied the Nikolaevka area.

 

No official data has been released by the 

Russian Ministry of Defense on this.

 

The city of Dimitrov --- forms a single 

agglomeration with Krasnoarmeysk.

 

DPR head Denis Pushilin reported on July 7 that the Russian 

army continues to encircle Krasnoarmeysk, cutting off 

logistics for Ukrainian militants.

 

As Pushilin noted, there is a positive trend in this area. 

According to him, the full liberation of the territories 

is inevitable --- in the foreseeable future.


 

 

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Lavrov:  the Demilitarization and
denazification of 
Ukraine should
be included in the peace treaty


July 7th, 1:46pm


(Vesti.ru)


 


Demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, the withdrawal of 


lawsuits against Russia, the lifting of anti-Russian sanctions, 


and the return of foreign assets should be included in a 


peace agreement, according to Russian Foreign 


Minister Sergey Lavrov.


 


He also emphasized that Russia remains open 


to a political and diplomatic solution to the 


conflict in Ukraine.


 


"All of these provisions should be included in a legally binding 


agreement on a peaceful settlement," Lavrov said, according


 to the Hungarian newspaper Magyar Nemzet.


 


The Russian Foreign Minister clarified ----- that a sustainable 


resolution of the conflict is impossible without addressing 


the root causes... which include --------- NATO's eastward 


expansion and Ukraine's integration into the alliance. 


 


Additionally, international legal recognition of Russia's new 


territories -- including Crimea, Sevastopol, the Donetsk and 


Luhansk People's Republics, and the Zaporizhzhia and 


Kherson regions, is crucial.


 


Lavrov advised Ukraine to return to its origins as a state and 


follow its legal framework. He also reminded the country 


that its neutral, non-aligned, and non-nuclear status 


was enshrined in the 1990 Declaration on


 State Sovereignty.


 


Lavrov also said that in the context of today, Ukraine cannot 


claim the application of the principle of territorial integrity 


of the UN Declaration on Principles of International Law. 


 


According to him, the Kiev regime has elevated 


Russophobia ------- to the level of state policy.


 


 


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A mother of 3 from Dagestan 


--- became a signalman in a 


reconnaissance battalion 


--- and went to the front


July 7th, 1:39pm


(Vesti.ru)


 


Ranita Mamedova, a mother of three children and a native of 


Derbent in Dagestan, joined the army and went to carry out 


combat missions in the SVO zone.


According to RIA "Dagestan", the woman received a specialty 


in radio communications and is serving in a recon' battalion.


 


It is noted that, before joining the Russian Armed Forces, 


Mamedova lived in the Murmansk region, where she 


trained as a hairdresser.


 


The decision to participate in the special military operation 


was driven by a desire to protect the Motherland - and 


follow her husband, who was on the front line.


 


It is known that Mamedova's husband's brother was 


killed during the fighting.... in the spring of 2022.


 


 


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Military Correspondent Razin: In six days in July, 


the Russian Armed Forces liberated 200 square 


kilometres of territory


July 7th, 12:48pm


(Vesti.ru)


 


Since the beginning of July, the Russian Army has liberated 


about 200 square kilometres of territory during the special 


military operation (SVO). This was reported by Vladimir 


Razin, a military correspondent, for the 60 Minutes 


program on the Rossiya 1 TV channel.


 


According to the military correspondent, in order to solve the 


tasks of the special military operation, our military needs to 


cut off the enemy's logistics and increase the buffer zone 


on our state border.


 


"In total, about 200 square kilometres of our land were liberated 


in the six days of July," Razin said. "We are advancing every 


day in all directions, whether it's the Sumy region, the 


Dnipropetrovsk region, or the Donetsk People's 


Republic. Our soldiers and assault groups 


are pushing back the enemy.... and 


moving forward," Razin said.


 


In particular, Bessalovka, a settlement through which the enemy 


constantly tried to cut off Tetkino in the Kursk region of the 


Russian Federation, was liberated in the Sumy region.


 


"This is one of the tactical directions, that currently allows our 


Armed Forces to control the enemy in the Tetkin area. That is, 


it is located southeast of Tetkin, which is a populated area, 


and we see that we are pushing the enemy back ---- and 


preventing them from approaching our state border," 


Razin said.


 


According to him, the creation of a buffer zone is working, 


with the liberation of Dachnoye, a settlement in the 


Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine, by the 


Russian Armed Forces.


 


 


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Russian Defense Ministry: The Ukrainian
Armed 
Forces lost more than 1,200
soldiers and a 
tank ..in one day


July 7th, 10:38am


(Vesti.ru)


 


Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian army has lost about 


1,245 soldiers, a tank, and other military equipment in 


the special operation zone. This is according to 


the Russian Ministry of Defense.


 


In the area of operations of the Northern Group of Forces, the 


Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost about 180 soldiers, two 


armoured vehicles, five cars, four field artillery pieces, 


two ammunition depots, and a material depot.


 


The fighters of the Zapad group of forces managed to improve 


their position on the front line, as well as destroy 12 pickups, 


an artillery piece, 2 electronic warfare stations, 2 AN/TPQ-


36 & AN/TPQ-50 US-made counter-battery radar stations,


 as well as three ammunition depots. The enemy also 


lost over 210 troops, 3 armoured combat vehicles, 


including an M113 armoured personnel carrier 


and 2 US-made HMMWV armoured vehicles.


 


The Ukrainian army - has lost more than 130 soldiers in the area 


of operation of the South military group. Russian Armed Forces 


soldiers have also destroyed a tank, a Grad multiple rocket 


launcher, a Western-made artillery gun, a pickup truck, 


and two ammunition depots.


 


The ministry also reported on the actions of the Central Group 


of troops. They managed to destroy five armoured combat 


vehicles, 11 pickups, and 3 field artillery pieces of the 


Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as more than 440 


Ukrainian soldiers.


 


Fighters of the Vostok group of forces advanced into the depth of


 the enemy's defense and destroyed more than 200 soldiers, two 


armoured combat vehicles, 10 vehicles, an artillery piece and 


three electronic warfare stations. In turn, the Dnipro military 


group destroyed nine vehicles, two artillery pieces, five 


electronic warfare stations, three ammunition depots 


and a fuel depot. The enemy also lost about 85 


soldiers of its personnel.


 


Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russia's air 


defense systems shot down 402 drones and 7 guided aerial 


bombs in the SVO zone, over the course of a day.


 


 


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Russian Armed Forces liberated 


Bessalovka and Dachnoye 


in the SVO zone


July 7th, 10:13am


(Vesti.ru)


 


The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have taken 


control of settlements in the Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk 


regions of Ukraine. Russian troops have established 


a foothold in Bessalovka and Dachnoye, according 


to the Russian Ministry of Defense.


 


The Russian Northern Group of Forces continued


 its advance in the Sumy region ---- and


 liberated Bessalovka.


 


In turn, units of the "Central" group of troops in the 


Dnipropetrovsk region took control of the village 


of Dachnoye.


 


The day before, Russian military personnel liberated 


Sobolevka in the Kharkiv region and Poddubnoye 


in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).


 


 


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Russian Armed Forces


 strike TSKs in Ukraine 


July 7th, 10:11am


(Izvestia.ru)


 


The Armed Forces (AF) of the Russian Federation 


have defeated the territorial recruitment centres 


of Ukraine. This was announced by the Russian


 Ministry of Defense on July 7.


 


"Operational-tactical aviation, strike drones, missile 


forces, and artillery of the Armed Forces of the 


Russian Federation have inflicted damage on


 the territorial recruitment centres of the 


Armed Forces of Ukraine," 


the statement said.


 


In addition.... the Russian army attacked the places of 


assembly and storage of drones, ammunition depots 


of the Armed Forces of Ukraine( AFU), as well as 


temporary deployment points of the enemy.


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 In Novorossiysk, an attack 

by unmanned boats
was
 repelled

July 6th, 10:45pm

(RT.ru)

 

Andrey Kravchenko, the head of Novorossiysk, 

said that the city was being attacked by 

unmanned boats.

 

According to him, all services 

have been put on high alert.

 

"Please stay calm and follow 

safety measures," he said.

 

Earlier it was reported that a siren sounds 

along the coastline.... in Novorossiysk.

 

 

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Strategic Culture: The West Wants 

to Achieve Global Dominance

---- Through Ukraine

July 6th, 10:02pm

(RT.ru)

 

By providing assistance to Ukraine, Western leaders are 

trying to expand their dominance over the world. This

 is reported by the Strategic Culture magazine.

 

“The words and actions of Western leaders show that their goal 

is not to resolve a local conflict, but to wage a larger war to 

restore, consolidate, and expand their dominance over 

Europe and the rest of the world,” the article noted.

 

Earlier, Maxim Buyakevich, Deputy Permanent Representative 

of Russia to the OSCE, said that the West is demonizing 

Moscow --- in preparation for a conflict.

 

He also said that an escalation with the West

 is expected ------- on the Ukrainian issue.

 

 

______________________________________________


 


 


Russia's Ministry of Defense spoke about


 the feats of Russian military personnel


 in the SVO zone


July 6th, 10pm


(Izvestia.ru)


 


The agency noted the actions of Guard Corporal Alexey 


Bobylev, who was part of a mine-clearing unit that 


carried out engineering reconnaissance of 


Russian troop movements.


 


As they advanced through the area, Bobylev discovered a 


minefield set up by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) 


militants. After setting up a security perimeter .....the 


troops began to clear a path for the Russian convoy.


 


The enemy, noticing the sappers' actions, began to shell the 


area where the servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces 


were making a passage. The Guard Corporal decided,
to 
continue searching and destroying enemy mines. 


 


During the demining operation --- he personally disarmed three 


anti-personnel fragmentation mines, six improvised explosive 


devices, & a large number of anti-personnel pressure mines.


 


Thanks to the precise actions of Bobylev and his unit, a passage 


was made through the minefield, allowing Russian assault troops


 to liberate the village from Ukrainian militants.


 


In addition, the Ministry of Defense drew attention to the 


actions of Guard Corporal Eduard Ishniyazov, who, as 


part of an evacuation team, carried out combat 


missions.... to provide qualified medical 


assistance to wounded soldiers ----- 


and evacuate them to safe areas.


 


During the exit, Ishniyazov noticed an enemy FPV drone pursuing


 his vehicle. The Guard Corporal began to maneuver, but the 


unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) hit the vehicle's protective 


net ...and did not explode.


 


The serviceman disarmed the UAV, picked up the wounded, 


and successfully transported them to a field hospital. 


 


Thanks to his precise actions, the vehicles were 


not damaged, and the lives of the wounded 


soldiers - were saved.


 


 


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Ukrainian resources report strikes 


by Kinzhal missiles --- in the 


Starokonstantinov area


July 5th, 4:02pm


(Vesti.ru)


 


The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) are launching strikes 


with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles in the Starokonstantinov 


district of the Khmelnitsky region. This is based on data 


published by Ukrainian monitoring resources.


 


At about 17:35 Moscow time, an air alert was announced 


throughout Ukraine. The reason for this was the alleged


 launch of Kinzhal hypersonic missiles from a Russian 


Air Force MiG-31K aircraft.


 


According to monitoring resources, several missiles were 


fired in the direction of Starokonstantinov. Explosions 


were recorded in the area of the city.


 


Earlier, Ukrainian media reported that on the morning of 


July 5, unmanned aerial vehicles were used to strike a 


military airfield  a few kms from Starokonstantinov.


 


Earlier, the Russian Aerospace Forces used Kinzhal 


missiles to strike Ukrainian military infrastructure.


 


 


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TASS: Hundreds of Ukrainian Armed Forces 


soldiers from the 158th Brigade went 


missing in the Sumy region


July 5th, 2:51pm


(Vesti.ru)


 


Hundreds of soldiers from the 158th Mechanized Brigade of the 


Ukrainian Armed Forces have gone missing in the Sumy region 


--- according to their relatives.


 


This was reported by Russian law enforcement agencies,


states TASS. In addition, the relatives of Ukrainian 


military personnel --- complained about the


inappropriate behaviour on the part 


of the brigade command.


 


"Relatives and friends of the servicemen of the 158th


Mechanized Brigade, report hundreds of missing 


soldiers in the Sumy region and a rude attitude


from the brigade command," the source said.


 


Earlier, relatives of the assault company of the 425th 


Separate Assault Regiment of the Armed Forces of 


Ukraine also reported the disappearance of 


military personnel, in the Sumy region.


 


 


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Russian Defense Ministry: The Ukrainian Armed 


Forces lost more than 1,265 soldiers


 in the past 24 hours


July 5th, 10:31am


(Vesti.ru)


 


The Russian Armed Forces (RF) have destroyed about 1,265 


Ukrainian army fighters over the past 24 hours. This was 


reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense in its


 daily update on the special operation.


 


According to the agency, the enemy lost up to 210 soldiers in the


 North group's area of responsibility, more than 230 in the West 


group's area, up to 140 in the South group's area, up to 440 in


 the Center group's area, more than 155 in the East group's 


area, and up to 90 in the Dnipro group's area.


 


Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Russian 


military destroyed a temporary base for foreign mercenaries 


fighting on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who 


were staying at the Meridian recreation centre in the


 Zaporizhzhia region.


 


It was clarified that the attack on the mercenaries 


was carried out using Geran-2 drones.


 


 


 


______________________________________________




The 140th humanitarian convoy of the Communist Party of 

the Russian Federation left the Snegiri camp near Moscow

updated July 5th, 7:06am, 

(KPRF.ru)

 

The 140th automobile humanitarian convoy left for the front line of

the battles for our Fatherland. The Central Committee of the 

Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the All-

Russian Headquarters of the protest movement, with 

the active participation of the Communist Party of 

the Russian Federation's deputy faction --- and 

regional branches of the party, sent a cargo

 that preceded the opening of the 19th 

Congress of the Communist Party
of
 the Russian Federation.

 

Columns of UAZ special vehicles and cross-country motorcycles, 

as well as food supplies necessary for the front, have been 

loaded onto large-capacity trucks. Since the first days of 

2014 -- the Communist Party of the Russian Federation 

has been providing assistance to the Donbas region. 

Trucks carrying supplies from all regions of our 

country, are being sent to the front.

 

The rally was opened by Communist 

Party leader, Gennady Zyuganov:

 

''After the Kiev fascist junta seized power in Ukraine ----- the 

Communist Party of the Russian Federation and our allies 

created the "Children of Russia - Children of Donbass" 

movement. From the very first day, we extended a 

helping hand to the legendary Donetsk land, 

which has returned to its homeland. The 

people of these regions believe that 

they will be saved and protected 

by their brothers in arms,
by 
our Victory.

 

''The Communist Party of the Russian Federation --- is a fighting 

party. It is a party of internationalist friends. It is a party that 

saved Europe from Nazism and fascism. It is a party that 

defeated Hitler's Reich and the Japanese militarists.

 

''We paid for the victory in the Great Patriotic War with the lives of 

every seventh citizen of the USSR. Every second communist 

died on the front. These lives were given for our happiness 

and the safety of all humanity.

 

''Today, the Anglo-Saxons and NATO members have formed a new

 gang of 50 countries that have followed in the footsteps of Hitler 

and his followers. They are steeped in the ideology of Nazism 

and Banderism. They have occupied Ukraine, a country that 

was once a shining example of a prosperous and well-

developed economy, within the Soviet Union.

 

We have sworn to follow in the footsteps of our heroic fathers 

and grandfathers. We have sworn to defeat this fascist 

invasion. From the very first day of the conflict -- we 

have been advocating for the inclusion of Crimea 

and Sevastopol ------ as well as the Donetsk and 

Luhansk Republics, in the Russian Federation.

 

We must win this battle, or there will be no peace or rest for us. 

We have sent thousands of our volunteers to the front. I am 

saddened to report, that 154 commissioners have lost 

their lives.

 

We thank the soldiers who have come from the battlefields and 

will take part in the plenary session and congress, which will 

summarize the activities of the past few years and support 

the Victory program ---- developed by the people's 

patriotic forces.

 

Today, we will send the 140th humanitarian convoy. Andrey 

Klychkov, as the governor of the Oryol region, as a soldier, 

and as our party comrade, has been to the front 15 times. 

I thank Governor Alexey Russky ---- and our friends from
the 
Ulyanovsk region.

 

War has scorched our lands many times. Over the course of our 

thousand-year history, we have spent 700 years fighting and 

marching to defend our right to live in our lands, speak our 

native language -- and befriend those we choose, as well 

as to practice our faith, culture, and glorious traditions.

 

I keep repeating that we were the most victorious in the USSR.

 

When they tell us that we can win by following the path of Yeltsin 

and Yegor Gaidar, it's complete nonsense and a lie. We can only 

win by relying on the Red Banner of Lenin and the great deeds 

of our fathers and grandfathers, starting with Alexander 

Nevsky, Dmitry Donskoy, Suvorov, Kutuzov, Zhukov, 

and other great Russian military leaders.

 

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation's humanitarian 

convoy testifies to the unity of our people and to our great and 

glorious work which is led by the protest action headquarters 

headed by Academician V.I. Kashin. I thank the secretariat, 

the members of the presidium, all the first secretaries... 

and all our friends from the Union of Patriotic Forces 

--- which includes officers, Komsomol members, 

women and pioneers, Komsomol members 

and scientists — all those who forged 

victory, with their intelligence and 

talent back then and will surely 

ensure victory today.

 

I served in the Soviet Army Group in Germany for three years, 

and I understand perfectly well, the fate of a spy who looks 

into the eyes of his enemy. They must be well-equipped 

and have a strong will to win. Today, we have here the 

winners, who continue the glorious traditions of the 

Party, who continue the program of Victory and 

glorious service to the Motherland.

 

I would like to express my special gratitude to our distinguished 

deputy, N.M. Kharitonov, who was awarded the title of Hero
of Labour, for a reason. At the age of 27, he was elected
head 
of the largest farm in Novosibirsk - and has been 

elected to the Duma, eight times. Today, he is at the 

forefront of the fight for the North and the Far East 

..working tirelessly to expand our horizons and

 foster warm ties with our allies. Tomorrow, 

we will be welcomed by the ambassadors 

of all the fraternal republics ---- China, 

North Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, Laos, 

Venezuela, and Nicaragua. 

 

Today, our cause is supported by countries 

led by socialist people's parties.

 

Recently, 164 delegations from 91 countries gathered at the 

Anti-Fascist Forum in Moscow, and they all supported our 

honest and courageous work ---- and struggle against 

Nazism and Fascism. In my opinion, this is a great 

achievement ------ which was achieved by Yu.V. 

Afonin, D.G. Novikov, L.I. Kalashnikov, K.K. 

Taisaev, and other outstanding and 

talented party leaders 

and organizers.

 

Today, you should thank our friends from the Union of Communist

 Parties, who have all come to our congress and will participate. 

Here on the platform, we have gathered those who will 

determine the fate of our victory, the ideas of justice 

and socialism, humanism, and internationalism. 


''By following these values, we can defeat the 

absolute evil, that Capital and Imperialism 

have created. I hope that we will triumph 

together! Three cheers for the victors!

 

Then Vladimir Kashin, Deputy Chairman of the Central

 Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian 

Federation, addressed the audience:

 

''Dear comrades! I would like to thank all those who are involved 

in our great work -- which is carried out by our entire party. The 

roots of our 140 convoy date back to 2014. The report that our 

leader, Gennady Andreevich Zyuganov, will present tomorrow 

givees a detailed account of the struggle of the Communist 

Party of the Russian Federation and all the patriots of our 

country against fascism and nationalism, which were 

created by the capitalist scum. They have nurtured 

and educated nationalist hordes and units not only 

in Ukraine, but have also gathered them there to 

impose this battle on the Russian soul. You all 

know Chubais's words about how he wanted 

to bury the Russian soul ------- but he failed. 

These Russophobes didn't understand 

---- that we couldn't be broken.

 

Dear comrades, in 2014, our party made a decision at the Plenum 

to recognize the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. If we 

had been able to annex the republics, as we did with Crimea, 

things would have been much easier now. This ---- is already 

recognized by the current government. Therefore, our party 

is doing the right thing. Remember, before 2014, we were 

saving the Red Banner of Victory and resolving many 

other issues that united Russia and prevented its 

division, as our enemies had hoped. We have 

done a lot - to preserve our industry, 

agriculture, and defense industry. 

We have not allowed the US, to 

come to Arzamas or the NATO 

troops to come to Ulyanovsk.

 

Our great work for the Victory -- is expressed in this 140th 

humanitarian convoy. 21 motorcycles, armoured vehicles, 

food supplies, and 5 heavy trucks will all be sent to the

 front lines today. And this is just the beginning of 

our convoy.

 

''Dear comrades! We would like to express our gratitude ---- to the 

communists of the Moscow region. We would also like to thank 

the communists of the Rostov region and the Ulyanovsk region

who have been working closely with us since 2022. We would 

also like to thank the communists of Tver, Vladimir, Ryazan, 

Voronezh, Stavropol, the North Caucasus, Pskov, Tambov, 

and Moscow, which is also gaining strength. In addition 

to our main convoys, each region is sending its own 

convoys to support our soldiers. The 28,000 tons 

of cargo is a multimillion-dollar contribution to 

our shared victory.  I would like to thank 

everyone - once again - for their work.

As our leader, Gennady Andreyevich

 Zyuganov, said, "Our cause is just! 

Victory will be ours! The enemy 

will be defeated!"

 

And our triple: "Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!"

 

The First Secretary of the MK of the Communist Party of the 

Russian Federation, State Duma deputy Nikolai Vasilyev 

thanked the party organizations for participating in the 

formation of humanitarian convoys to Donbass: 

 

"Our party branches - are now patronizing 93 military units. The 

Solnechnogorsk GK of the Communist Party of the Russian 

Federation, in addition to the two armoured vehicles 

presented here ---- sent 2 "loaves" to the front the 

other day. Also, the Ruza, Korolev organizations 

and all organizations of the Moscow region 

participate in humanitarian convoys. All 

our help is dedicated to our common 

great Victory."

 

 

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Russia's Armed Forces --- 


destroy ''cannon fodder''


July 5th, 6:39am


(Vesti.ru)


 


The Kiev regime.... uses foreign mercenaries as "cannon fodder,"


 Russian military personnel say. The elimination of mercenaries


 from the US, Great Britain, Colombia, Georgia and a number 


of other countries was repeatedly reported in the special 


operation zone (SVO) and in the territory of the Kursk


region, where Ukrainian militants invaded in 


August 2024.


 


The head of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation 


Commission on Sovereignty Issues, and co-chair of the 


Coordination Council for the Integration of New 


Regions, Vladimir Rogov, said that Russian 


fighters knocked out units of Ukrainian 


militants -- from Malinovka village in
Zaporozhye. The settlement..... is 


located to the east of the city of 


Gulyaypole, a major logistics 


and command cenre of the 


Armed Forces of Ukraine.


 


In September 2022, the Zaporizhzhia region was reunited with 


Russia. Since March 2023, Melitopol has been the temporary 


regional centre of this Russian region. Currently, 30% of the 


Zaporizhzhia region is held by Ukrainian forces. Russian


 troops --- continue their special operation to liberate 


Russian territory.



 


 


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The Russian Armed Forces ....bypassed the

Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kamenskoye, 

by crossing on the bottom of the 

Kakhovka Reservoir

by Alexey Komolov

July 4th, 9:31pm

(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 

 

Russian troops continue to advance during the fighting 

in the village of Kamenskoye, on the left flank of the 

Zaporozhye front, the Telegram channel Voenkory

 Russkoy Vesna reports.

 

It is noted that most of the village is 

under the control of Russian units.

 

According to the publication, Russian soldiers crossed 

the shallow Kakhovka Reservoir - and attacked the

Ukrainian positions in the northwestern part of 

the settlement, creating a new bridgehead.

 

Earlier, it was reported that the Russian military is 

....pushing out the AFU group entrenched in 

Kamenskoye from the south and east. 

 

The Russian flag was raised, in 

the central part of the village.

 

 

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TASS: Prisoners mobilized... to the Shkval 

battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 

have gone missing

by Maria Pavlova

July 4th, 7:30pm

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

 

TO SHARE

 

In the Kharkiv region, prisoners who were mobilized into 

the Armed Forces of Ukraine... went missing. They all 

served in the Shkval battalion of the 57th Separate 

Motorized Infantry Brigade. This was reported 

by TASS citing a source in the Russian 

security forces.

 

"Social media is filled with ads looking for missing soldiers 

from the 57th Motorized Rifle Brigade near Volchansk, 

who went missing in the 20th of June. This, is likely 

a result of numerous unsuccessful counterattacks

 by the Ukrainian Armed Forces," the source told

 the agency, adding that... most of the missing 

soldiers were Ukrainian prisoners, who had 

been mobilized.

 

The day before, it was reported that the second assault 

company of the 425th Separate Assault Regiment of 

the Armed Forces of Ukraine disappeared almost 

completely in the Sumy direction in the zone of 

the special military operation.

 

Meanwhile, there has been no news - about the 2,000

Ukrainian soldiers who went missing near Krynytsia 

a year ago, and their relatives have gathered at 

a rally.

 

Earlier, a captured Ukrainian soldier said that Kiev 

is silencing the deaths of its soldiers, in order
to 
steal their family's compensation money.

 

 

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Koshkovic: Zelensky Should Have

 Made Peace with Russia

 a Year Ago

July 4th, 4:13pm

(RT.ru)

 

Vladimir Zelensky should have stopped the Ukrainian conflict 

a year ago, according to Zoltan Koskovics, an analyst at the 

Hungarian Centre for Fundamental Rights.

 

"Zelensky should have stopped this war a year ago. It would 

have been a lost war, but with better conditions," he wrote

 on his social media account.

 

In his opinion, the situation is becoming more desperate 

every day ..as the Kiev regime continues to fight.

 

Earlier, sociologist Alessandro Orsini said that Zelensky 

became the head of state --- without having any idea 

about international politics.

 

 

 

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Military Correspondent Gavrish: Ukrainian 

Counterattacks in the Yunakovka Area 

Were Unsuccessful

July 4th, 12:31pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian militants have launched more

 than 10 counterattack attempts near Yunakovka in the Sumy

 region --- but they have not been successful. This was 

reported by military correspondent Alexey Gavrish 

on the 60 Minutes program on Russia 1 

TV channel.

 

He noted that serious fighting is currently 

taking place on the Sumy front.

 

"If we talk about Yunakovka and the nearby settlements, the 

Ukrainian Armed Forces made more than 10 unsuccessful 

counterattacks ....over the past 24 hours. Our troops 

continue to strike the enemy's rear and destroy 

these mobile and sabotage groups that are 

attempting to attack," Gavrish said.

 

Earlier, military correspondent Vladimir Razin noted

 that the Russian Armed Forces are currently 

advancing along the entire front line

 in the Sumy region.

 

 

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Russian MoD: Ukrainian Armed Forces

Lost More Than 9,100 Soldiers 

in a Week

July 4th, 11:09am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The Russian Armed Forces have destroyed about 9,100 

Ukrainian soldiers over the past week. This -- was 

reported by the MoD of the Russian Federation.

 

The ministry clarified - that the losses of the Armed Forces of 

Ukraine in the area of responsibility of the Russian Northern 

Group exceeded 1,360 military personnel, the Western 

Group exceeded 1,550 Ukrainian military personnel, 

the Eastern Group exceeded 1,310, the Southern 

Group exceeded 1,180, the Central Group 

exceeded 3,180, and the Dnipro Group 

exceeded 520.

 

In addition, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost 10 tanks, a British 

Snatch armoured vehicle, 5 US HMMWV armoured vehicles, 

3 US-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 3 US Maxx

Pro armoured vehicles, and 2 NATO-made field artillery 

pieces ....over the course of a week.

 

Earlier, it was reported that from January to June 2025, 

the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 265,000

military personnel killed and wounded, and also 

lost about 4,000 units of armoured vehicles.

 

 

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MoD: Russian Troops Liberated 

Predtecheno --- in the DPR

July 4th, 10:31am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Russian troops have liberated the village of Predtecheno 

in the DPR, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

 

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the units of the 

Southern Group of Forces were involved in the liberation 

of Predtecheno.

 

"Units of the Southern Group of Forces --- continued their 

advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses and 

liberated the settlement of Predtecheno in the 

Donetsk People's Republic," the Ministry 

of Defense said.

 

 

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Marochko: The Russian Army --- Has Started 

Creating a Buffer Zone in Belgorod Oblast

July 4th, 7:10am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Units of the Russian Ministry of Defense have started creating

 a buffer zone between the Belgorod and Kharkiv regions. 

 

This was reported by Andrei Marochko, a military expert 

and retired lieutenant colonel of the People's Militia of 

the Luhansk People's Republic, on Telegram channel.

 

He noted that Russian troops had become more active from 

the Belgorod village of Stary Khutor to the Kharkiv village 

of Bologovka. According to the military expert, clashes 

in this area were.... extremely rare.

 

"On the 20-kilometre-wide section of the state border 

between the Belgorod and Kharkiv regions, the line

 of contact has started to move," Marochko said.

 

Andrei Marochko stated that since the end of June, small 

groups of Russian servicemen began to enter deep into 

the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine... near 

Kupyansk, and the first clashes began in the 

city itself. 

 

He added that the Ukrainian command, preparing for the 

battles for the city, begins mining Kupyansk. This city, 

is a major railway junction in the Kharkiv region.

 

Also, the forces of the Russian Ministry of Defense carried out 

air and artillery strikes on the ferry crossings of the VSU 

across the Oskol River..... near the settlements of 

Kupyansk-Uzlovoy ---- and Kovsharovka. These 

crossings were used by Ukrainian militants 

to transfer -- personnel, weapons and 

ammunition to the line of combat

 contact. The destruction of the 

crossings - will weaken the 

defense - and disrupt the 

logistics of the enemy

east of Kupyansk.

 

The Russian advance in the Kharkiv region, is stretching the 

Ukrainian Armed Forces' defenses, creating threats, and 

weakening resistance, according to Vitaly Ganchev, 

the head of the Russian administration, in the 

Kharkiv region. This was his comment ---- 

on the liberation of Melivyi, in Kharkiv.

 

 

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Two Russian paratroopers held 

a stronghold surrounded for 

more than 30 days

July 4th, 7:06am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Two paratroopers from the Russian Dnepr military group 

held a stronghold captured from the Ukrainian Armed 

Forces... for 37 days.

 

This was reported to RIA Novosti by a paratrooper with 

the call sign "Krona" and the commander of the 

airborne assault platoon unit with the call 

sign "Fartovy" ---- who took part in 

the capture.

 

According to them, the checkpoint was 

captured ------- with just one grenade 

launcher shot.

 

At the time of the capture, four Ukrainian Armed Forces 

soldiers were on the site. According to reports, two 

of them were captured - and two were killed.

 

At the end of June, an intelligence officer of the 83rd Air 

Assault Brigade of the Northern Group of Forces said 

that the Russian Airborne Troops repelled three 

attacks by the Ukrainian army, destroying

 the enemy.

 

The Russian soldiers entered the Sumy region 

through a field ---- where no one was 

waiting for them.

 

 

 

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An ex-Ukrainian soldier hid 

Russian soldiers in his 

house for two weeks

July 4th, 4:17am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Alexander Postoenko, a former soldier of the 91st Separate 

Okhtyrka Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), 

hid Russian soldiers in his house for two weeks, while 

Ukrainian militants ......occupied a nearby house.

 

The former Ukrainian Armed Forces
soldier, told
 TASS about this.

 

Postoenko... lived on the outskirts of one of the villages 

near Krasnoarmeysk, where fighting was taking place. 

He reported that the village had been bombed - and 

that Russian soldiers had entered the village.

 

"They came to my neighbour's house, and I took them in. 

They stayed with me, for about 16 days. Then.... the 

Ukrainians moved in next door," the source said.

 

Postoenko was wounded as a result of one of the shellings. 


Together with his son, the man was forced to evacuate to 

the Dnipropetrovsk region, where he later fell under 

forced mobilization. Subsequently, he deserted 

and walked 100 kilometres - to surrender to 

Russian troops.

 

Alexander Postoenko, who escaped from the 91th Separate 

Okhtyrskaya Brigade of Ukrainian troops, said that it took 

him about three weeks ---- to reach the Russian Armed 

Forces positions.... in order to surrender.

 

Prior to that, a family from the Donetsk People's Republic, hid a 

wounded Russian soldier for several months, who got lost and 

accidentally came across a Ukrainian-occupied settlement.

 

Earlier, it became known that Russian servicemen had been 

hiding from Ukrainian drones, in a drainpipe, for 25 days... 

in one of the directions in the zone of the smo.




 

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Russian drones ------- hit Kiev airport

by Nikita Khromin (night line editor)

July 3rd, 11:21pm

(Lenta.ru)

 

Kyiv has been hit by Russian drones. In particular, the 

airport in the capital of Ukraine was attacked, 

according to the Telegram channel, 

"Operation Z: Russian Spring War

 Correspondents" (RusVesna).

 

"A huge swarm of attack drones -- is attacking Kiev
and the 
Zhuliany airport (colloquial name of Kiev
airport)," 
the message reads.

 

It is specified that this airport is home to a Patriot anti-aircraft 

missile system. According to RusVesna, drones continue to 

arrive in the city.

 

Earlier, war correspondents reported on the 

strikes by hypersonic Kinzhals ---- on Kiev.

 

 

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A Ukrainian soldier - was captured on 

purpose - to reunite with his mother

by Nikita Khromin (night line editor)

July 3rd, 11:10pm

(Lenta.ru)

 

A captured soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Pavel

 Bolbot refused the exchange and expressed his desire to 

stay in Russia. He said that he wanted to be captured 

in order to reunite with his family. His words are 

reported by TASS.

 

"I want to stay in Russia now, because my mother is old, and I 

need to help her. I'll figure out how to bring my wife over later," 

the fighter said. According to him, he had tried to obtain 

Russian citizenship while living in Ukraine, but was 

unable to do so.

 

Bolbot's personal diary, which he kept while at the front, also 

reveals his plans. According to the soldier, he wanted to be 

captured, in order to be closer to his mother and family.

 

Earlier, a captured Ukrainian serviceman said that the Armed 

Forces of Ukraine mobilize even those who cannot walk 

without crutches.

 

 

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Military correspondents
reported on the use 
of
'Kinzhal' hypersonic
missiles in strikes 

on Kiev

by Marina Sovina (night editor)

July 3rd, 11:7pm

(Lenta.ru)

 

Kyiv has been struck by Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, 

according to the Telegram channel of the Russian 

Spring War Correspondents.

 

"The hypersonic Kinzhals have struck Kiev! The capital 

of Ukraine is also being attacked by the Geran strike 

missiles," the publication notes.

 

Ukrainian monitoring groups have also confirmed the launch 

of missiles. Local channels are broadcasting footage of 

fires in several districts of Kyiv, with smoke rising...

 over the city.

 

The Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko again reported on the 

operation of air defense systems. He noted that the

explosions occurred in the Obolon and Dnipro 

districts of the capital.

 

Air raids --- announced throughout Ukraine. Kievans 

prepared to spend the night in the subway, due to 

reports of almost 100 drones over the country.

 

 

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NATO weapons were handed over to 

Ukrainian soldiers who defected

 to Russia

by Nikita Khromin (night line editor)

July 3rd, 11:02pm

(Lenta.ru)

 

Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) who defected to

 Russia received captured NATO weapons. This was reported 

by a serviceman of the Vostok military group with the call 

sign Palma, as quoted by RIA Novosti.

 

"During the fighting in the village of Komar, foreign weapons

 were seized, which will be used against the Ukrainian 

Armed Forces themselves in the future. ... Today, the 

Vostok group of troops transfers NATO weapons to 

the Martin Pushkar detachment for the liberation 

of our territories," the soldier said.

 

Among the trophies were M4 rifles, UAR-15 rifles, FN
MAG 
machine guns, and 40-millimetre automatic
grenade
 launchers.

A member of Martyn Pushkar's unit 
with the call sign
"Shchuka" commented on 
this, noting that NATO
weapons are
 inferior to Russian weapons, but

 the Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers had
trained with 
them, making them 

more effective - in combat.

 

Earlier, military expert Andrey Marochko said that 

the Russian Armed Forces are increasingly 

taking Czech rifles as trophies, in the 

Donetsk People's Republic.

 

 

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"The response will be harsh." How military 

correspondents reacted to the death of 

Gudkov, Deputy Commander-in-Chief 

of the Russian Navy

by Igor Dmitrov (Editor 

of the Russia Dept)

July 3rd, 5:11pm

(Lenta.ru)

 

The Hero of Russia, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian 

Navy and former commander of the 155th Separate Guards 

Brigade of the Pacific Fleet Marine Corps, Major General 

Mikhail Gudkov, with the call sign Varyag, was killed in 

the Kursk border area. Russian military officers 

remember him as an outstanding military 

man - and promise a tough response.

 

According to the MoD, Gudkov died on Wednesday, July 2, 

while carrying out combat missions. Oleg Kozhemyako, 

the head of Primorye ---- who was one of the first to 

report his death, said that his comrade-in-arms, 

officer Nariman Shikhaliev, also died with the 

general. Kozhemyako added that he had 

spent a lot of time with Gudkov.

 

He was a strong-willed warrior who couldn't imagine himself 

anywhere but in the Navy. Even after becoming Deputy 

Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, he continued to 

visit our Marines' positions.

 

The Governor expressed his condolences 

to the relatives of the fallen officers.

 

Military correspondents, spoke about Gudkov's 

ability to achieve results, with minimal losses.

 

The news of Gudkov's death -- before Kozhemyako -- was 

published by the Telegram-channel "Northern Channel",
which is associated with the 
"North" group of troops.

The authors 
of the post admitted that "we often were
unfair to him", but only later 
realized that "he is real,
he is --- 
really a Hero of Russia".

 

General Gudkov was able to ensure results with minimal 

losses, said war correspondent Vladimir Romanov. 


According to him, it was the marines from the 155th
brigade - under his command - who 
liberated the
Korenevsky and 
Glushkovsky districts of the 

Kursk region, as well as formed the “main 

advance fist” ------ in the Sumy region.

 

Romanov expressed the opinion that the Deputy Commander-

in-Chief of the Navy was one of the few generals who could 

establish effective supply for his brigade, as well as its 

interaction with neighbouring formations.

 

With the appointment of Varyag to the post of deputy Commander

 of the Navy, he began to actively implement the foundations laid 

down in the 155 brigade in all subordinate units working at the

 site in the Sumy region. And most importantly, he wasn't 

afraid and didn't lie. I was not afraid to tell the truth to 

the General Staff and reported the real situation to 

the President. He was what a General should be. 

With a capital letter.

 

One of the general's traits was his 

reluctance to "stay in his office."

 

After being appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, 

Major General Gudkov "did not stay in his office." This was 

noted by the Telegram channel "MIG of Russia".

 

[Gudkov] continued to be on the front lines at all times, including 

to keep his finger on the pulse ---- and to see for himself --- how 

accurate his subordinates' reports were. He lived like a hero. 

He died like a hero. His name must be immortalized.

 

The author of the Telegram channel "HILER l HEALER" called 

Gudkov a man with a capital letter, an excellent warrior, and 

friend. According to him, the general had "the most genuine 

human qualities, wherever he was or whoever he was."

 

A worthy comrade and friend who was in touch with you. I offer 

my condolences to all your family and friends, as well as those 

who were close to you. The response --- will be harsh.

 

«HEALER l HEALER»

 

 

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The former mayor of Lugansk, was killed

in an explosion in the city centre. What 

is known about the female suicide 

bomber and the role of the SBU 

in the preparation of the 

terrorist attack?

by Vladimir Sharapov (Editor, 

the Power Structures Dept)

July 3rd, 4:55pm, 

(Lenta.ru)

 

In the centre of Lugansk, an improvised explosive device (IED) 

killed the former head of the city administration, Manolis 

Pilavov. According to preliminary reports, the bomb 

may have been activated --- by a female suicide 

bomber. The Russian Investigative Committee 

(SCC) has classified the crime as a terrorist 

attack and the Ukrainian Security Service 

(SBU) has already taken responsibility.

 

According to data Telegram channel Mash, the explosion 

in the centre of Lugansk claimed the life of the former 

head of the city administration, Manolis Pilavov. As 

the source of the channel reported, the IED was 

planted behind a door of a residential building 

on Taras Shevchenko Street... when it was 

opened --- an explosion was heard. As a 

result of it, three people were injured.

 

Pilavov was wanted by the SBU,

 since 2015.

 

The Head of the LPR... commented 

on the terrorist attack in Lugansk

 

''Manolis Pilavov did a lot for the city's residents.'' This is how 

the head of the LPR, Leonid Pasechnik, commented on the

 tragedy. According to the official, Pilavov led the city 

during difficult times --- and received numerous

 regional awards.''

 

''I am confident that -- after a thorough investigation of all the 

circumstances surrounding the explosion, the perpetrators 

will be found and will inevitably receive the punishment

 they deserve.''

 

 

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Rada deputy Dmitruk called the Russian 


Armed Forces allies of Ukrainians 


after the attacks on the TSK


July 3rd, 2pm


(RT.ru)


 


Artem Dmitruk, a member of the Verkhovna Rada, called the 


Russian army an ally of the Ukrainians after the attacks on


 Ukrainian recruitment centres.


 


"In this case, the Russian army is objectively an ally of the 


Ukrainian people," he wrote on his Telegram channel.


 


Dmytruk urged Ukrainian citizens to consider the 


Russian Armed Forces as a “liberation force.”


 


The deputy recalled that the actions of the TSK employees 


had increased the level of hatred towards them in society.


 


Earlier, Artem Dmitruk wrote that Ukrainians approve of the 


Russian Armed Forces' strikes on the TSK buildings.


 






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United Russia and Nasha Pravda 

handed over electronic warfare 

equipment to military 

commanders

July 3rd, 12:57pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

The United Russia Party and the Nasha Pravda Foundation 

handed over five electronic warfare devices to military 

correspondents of Russian TV channels.

 

Dikobraz M8 electronic warfare devices will be installed 

on journalists' cars. According to VGTK correspondent 

Sergey Samokha, this model of electronic warfare 

system will provide protection against enemy 

drones, even if the car stalls.

 

"These models are self-powered, they will work in any case, 

under any conditions, in any weather, regardless of what 

you have, with the car," said Samokha.

 

According to Andrey Solimani-Lezhnev, Deputy Head of the 

VGTRK Correspondent Network Service, the electronic 

warfare equipment provided to journalists will provide 

enhanced protection against Ukrainian drones.

 

"I looked - at the technical specifications that are currently 

being transmitted to us. Yes, there are many channels for 

suppression, which, of course, provides more protection. 

We get the most modern equipment - that allows us to 

cover a fairly large frequency range," 

Solimani-Lezhnyov said.

 

New electronic warfare systems will be installed on 

military TV journalists' vehicles - in the near future.

 

Earlier.... it was reported, that the electronic warfare system 

"Dome of Donbas", intercepted 349 enemy UAVs in a week,

of which ---- 161 were neutralized over Donetsk and 

Makeyevka, and 188 drones were destroyed 

over Gorlovka.

 




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Military Correspondent Razin: 


The Armed Forces of Ukraine 


Lack Ammunition ----- on the 


Front Line


July 3rd, 12:15pm


(Vesti.ru)


 


The Ukrainian Armed Forces ....are experiencing a shortage of 


ammunition, and this is especially noticeable on the front line, 


military correspondent Vladimir Razin said on the 60 Minutes 


program on the Rossiya 1 TV channel.


 


He noted, that the militants are now 


having to reorganize their defenses.


 


"On the front line, it is felt that the enemy has a certain 


shortage of this or that nomenclature of ammunition, 


which they previously used very actively. Now - the 


enemy, is mainly rebuilding its defense on drones. 


We have known this for a long time and we have


understood it for a long time ---- and we are 


fighting it quite effectively," the military 


commander said.


 


Vladimir Razin noted that Russian troops are advancing 


every day in both the Donetsk People's Republic and 


the Sumy region.


 


 


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Russian Defense Ministry: The Ukrainian Armed 


Forces lost more than 1,300 soldiers over the 


past 24 hours


July 3rd, 10:50am


(Vesti.ru)


 


The Russian Armed Forces (RF) have destroyed about 1,305 


Ukrainian army fighters --- over the past 24 hours. This was 


reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense, in its daily 


update on the special military operation.


 


It is specified that the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 


(AFU) in the area of responsibility of the Russian Northern 


Group units exceeded 240 military personnel, while the 


losses due to the Western Group units, were 230, the 


Eastern Group units were 180, the Southern Group 


units were 140, the Central Group units were 440, 


and the Dnipro Group units were 75.


 


 


 


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Defense Ministry -- Russia's Armed Forces 


liberated Melovoye in the Kharkiv Region


 and Razino in the DPR


July 3rd, 10:10am


(Vesti.ru)


 


The Russian Armed Forces have liberated Melovoye in 


the Kharkiv region and Razino in the DPR, according


 to the Ministry of Defense.


 


According to the ministry, the Melovoye settlement 


was taken under control by units of the Sever 


military group.


 


"As a result of decisive actions - the village of Melovoye in 


Kharkiv region - was liberated in the Kharkiv direction,"


 the agency reported.


 


The Russian group "Center" was responsible 


for the liberation of the village of Razino.


 


On June 29, it was reported that Russian troops had 


liberated the village of Novoukrainka, in the DPR.


 


 


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Expert Marochko: Kiev has sent a 


new type of troop unit to Kharkiv


July 3rd, 8:26am


(Vesti.ru)


 


In an attempt to stop the Russian army's advance, the Ukrainian 


command has deployed a new type of troops near Kharkiv, 


according to military expert Andrey Marochko. This 


was reported by RIA Novosti.


 


According to him, on July 1, a new unit of the Armed Forces of 


Ukraine arrived in Boguslavka, Kharkiv, to reinforce the area 


with logistics, weapons, and military equipment. The unit 


consisted of 30 soldiers.


 


"According to preliminary data, this unit belongs to a new branch


 of the Ukrainian army - the forces of unmanned systems (SBS)," 


said Andriy Marochko.


 


In June, Russian troops liberated the settlements of Moskovka, 


Dolgenkoye, Petrovskoye, and Novaya Kruglyakovka, in the 


Kharkiv region.


 


Marochko also said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are 


preparing for military operations in Kupyansk. This is
major railway junction in the Kharkiv region. 



In particular, Ukrainian sappers are mining 


the streets of the city. 


 


According to the military expert, who referred to his own 


sources, the AFU units are placing anti-tank hedgehogs 


in the city and equipping long-term firing points (dots) 


in houses. 


 


The creation of mine barriers, according to Marochko, poses 


a great danger to civilians remaining in the city. On May 1st 


Street, in Kupyansk, there was already one fatal case of 


an elderly man being killed by a MON-50 directional 


fragmentation anti-personnel mine.


 


The Armed Forces of Ukraine... are suffering heavy losses 


in their attempts to organize counterattacks. Since the 


beginning of the week, the enemy has launched 15 


counterattacks --- in the Volchansk and Liptsiv 


directions in the Kharkiv region. In the last 


three days alone, Ukrainian losses have 


amounted to  250 killed and wounded, 


12 pieces of armoured vehicles, two 


mortars, and one artillery piece.


 


 


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Russian laser "beamet" ...will burn down


 the Ukrainian drone "Luty" from 1.5 km


July 3rd, 5:51pm


(Vesti.ru)


 


The new laser anti-drone "beamet" will be able to destroy the 


Ukrainian drone "Luty" from a distance of 1,500 metres.


 


 The first prototype of the laser "beamet" will be tested in 


August, according to the head of the development 


company, who requested anonymity.


 


During the tests, the laser "beamet" will 


hit the "Lutoy" mock-up targets.


 


"For us, the priority target of destruction is the Ukrainian 


Fierce drone, which we must burn with a laser at a 


distance of 1,500 metres," the developer told 


RIA Novosti.


 


He clarified that the "beamet" is being developed as part 


of the "Staff" project. Its development will allow for the 


protection of rear facilities from enemy FPV drones. 


 


A single charge can destroy dozens of targets, 


including "Baba Yaga" and "Lyuty" drones.


 


 



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An assault company of the Ukrainian 


Armed Forces went missing 


in the Sumy region


July 3rd, 3:33am


(Vesti.ru)


 


The assault company of the 425th Separate Assault Regiment 


(OSR) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) has gone missing 


in the Sumy region, according to a source in the Russian 


security agency.


 


At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted 


to take positions near the village of Kondrativka in the 


Sumy region of Ukraine.... four times.


 


"The relatives and friends of the vseushniki of the 425th OSP 


report that the second assault company of this regiment has 


almost completely disappeared in the Sumy direction," 


TASS quotes the source as saying.


 


The details of the incident, and the exact number 


of missing soldiers, are currently being clarified.


 


Meanwhile, in the Sumy region, Russian fighters destroyed
US mercenary, Daniel Alexander Paul Woods-Reese...
who had 
been fighting on the side of the Armed
Forces of Ukraine, 
since 2022.


 


 


 


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The Russian Armed Forces ---- have taken 


control of a settlement near Chasov Yar


by Borislav Agadzhanov


July 2nd, 10:25pm


(Gazeta.ru)


 


Russian troops have taken control of the village of Nikolaevka,


 located near Chasovyi Yar, in the Donetsk People's Republic 


(DPR). This was reported by Lenta.ru with reference to the 


Telegram channel "Military Chronicle".


 


The authors of Military Chronicle note that the liberation 


of Nikolaevka may lead to the rapid conclusion of the 


battles for Chasov Yar.


 


On June 24, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that


 the Russian army had established control over the 


Dyleevka settlement in the DPR.


 


On June 21, the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin said that


 the urban battles in Chasovyi Yar continue, the enemy 


still has the ability to transfer reserves.


 


The city of Chasov Yar, like the nearby settlements, plays an


 important role due to its geographical location. Chasov Yar


 is located almost adjacent to Artemivsk, but it is divided 


into two parts, by the Seversky Donets-Donbas Canal. 



Once Russian forces establish control over the city, 


they will be able to advance ---- towards the


 Sloviansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.


 


Earlier, a video appeared of a Russian flag 


being hoisted over a liberated village


 in the DPR.


 


 


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The Russian Ministry of Defense - spoke about 

the feats of Russian soldiers in the SVO zone

July 2nd, 10pm

(Izvestia.ru)

 

So... the agency noted the actions of the Guards of the junior 

sergeant Artem Bryakotnin, who as part of the howitzer self-

propelled artillery division carried out a combat mission on

 fire support of the Russian troops conducting an offensive

 on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

 

During a combat mission, Bryakotnin spotted an enemy drone in 

the sky above Russian positions. Despite the threat of artillery 

fire, the Russian soldier quickly assessed the situation and 

engaged the drone with small arms fire. As a result, the 

enemy drone lost control and crashed in a field.

 

The Ministry of Defense also drew attention to the actions of 

Junior Sergeant Anton Padurin. The soldier was part of an 

assault unit that managed to break through the Ukrainian 

militants' defenses at a strategically important point, 

gain a foothold, and hold on..... until the main 

forces arrived.

 

While on the defensive, Padurin and his comrades-in-arms killed 

more than 10 Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters in close combat. 

Additionally - during the battle - the Russian soldier personally 

adjusted the Russian Armed Forces' artillery fire on Ukrainian 

positions, causing the enemy to suffer casualties and retreat.

 

The brave and selfless actions of Junior Sergeant Anton Padurin

 allowed him to complete his combat mission and create 

conditions for the further successful advance of

 Russian troops.

 

Also today, the Ministry of Defense reported the destruction by 

the kamikaze drone operators of the Rubicon test centre for 

advanced unmanned technologies - of the Leopard 2A6 

tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was specified 

that Russian intelligence had detected a moving 

enemy tank... near the village of Pisarevka,

 in the Sumy region.

 

 

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Yermak urged Ukrainians to "reflect less" 

on the issue of military supplies to Kiev

July 2nd, 4:55pm

(RT.ru)

 

Andriy Yermak, the head of Volodymyr Zelensky's office, 

urged Ukrainians to "reflect less" on the issue of 

weapons amid reports of a suspension in the 

supply of US military aid to Ukraine.

 

"We are working, so don't overreact to the loud headlines 

about the defense industry. Only official information 

matters," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

 

Earlier, The New York Times called the suspension 

of military supplies to Kiev ---- a signal of the US 

withdrawal from the conflict in Ukraine.

 

The Washington Post noted, that Washington's decision to 

suspend aid to Kyiv - caught Ukrainian officials off guard.

 

On the night of July 2, Politico reported that the Pentagon, 

due to a shortage in warehouses, suspended the supply

 of Ukraine with high-precision ammunition and 

missiles for air defense systems.

 

 

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Medvedev: More than 18,000 people 

have joined volunteer units since 

the beginning of the year

July 2nd, 1:38pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

Since the beginning of the year, more than 18,000 people have

 joined the volunteer units of the Russian Armed Forces. This

 was announced by Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of 

the Russian Security Council.

 

He held a meeting of the interdepartmental commission of 

the Russian Security Council for the recruitment of the 

Russian Armed Forces.

 

"Since the beginning of the year, more than 18,000 people have

 joined volunteer units," said Medvedev, whose speech was 

recorded and posted on his Telegram channel.

 

The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council also reported that 

more than 210,000 contract soldiers had arrived in Russian 

military units - in the first six months of 2025.

 

Medvedev assured..... that the tasks set by the Supreme 

Commander-in-Chief, Russian President Vladimir Putin,

 in the field of recruitment for the Russian Armed 

Forces, will be duly fulfilled.

 

 

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Russian Defense Ministry: Ukrainian Forces

Lost 1,235 Soldiers ----- in 24 Hours

July 2nd, 12:12pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

According to the daily report by the Russian Ministry of 

Defense, the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) lost 1,235 

soldiers in the special operation zone over the past 

24 hours.

 

It is specified that the Russian group "North" killed up to 

175 Ukrainian militants, the group "West" – over 210, 

and the Southern group – over 165.

 

The group "Center" eliminated more than 450 soldiers 

of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, "Vostok"– up to 165, 

and "Dnepr" – more than 70 soldiers.

 

Earlier, it was reported that the fighters of the Dnipro group 

of troops have already destroyed more than forty heavy 

Ukrainian Baba Yaga drones this year.

 

 

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MWM: Yenisei armoured train deployed 

to supply Russian troops in Donbas

July 2nd, 11:35am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The US publication Military Watch Magazine (MWM) reported 

that the Russian Armed Forces are using engineering 

armoured trains to supply frontline units in Donbas.

 

MWM journalists refer to the Russian media report on the 

recent exercises of the Center group of troops, which 

involved a special armoured train "Yenisei".

 

"Along with resupplying advanced forces, the train was also 

used for reconnaissance operations and to support the 

repair of railway lines," the MWM publication said.

 

The article notes that the combat capabilities of such trains

 are limited and are provided by ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft

 installations and several heavy machine guns.

 

Earlier, in June 2022, the Russian Ministry of Defense 

demonstrated the operation of the Volga armoured 

train - as part of the special military operation.

 

 

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The Russian Armed Forces have started 

using solar-powered drones ------     

 for ambushes

July 2nd, 8:30am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The Russian Armed Forces have started using FPV drones 

with solar panels ------ for ambushes in the SVO zone.


This was reported by Ukrainian communications 

expert Sergey Beskrestnov, on his Telegram 

channel. He attached a photo of a drone 

with a solar panel mounted on it.

 

"Of course, such a panel won't be able to power the drone in 

flight, but an FPV drone with such a panel will spend a long 

time... waiting," Beskrestnov wrote.

 

The expert noted that the Russian Armed Forces

 had previously used a similar drone.

 

The Russian army during the special operation earlier used the 

latest strike drones "Geran-3". Ukrainian media also reported 

about the emergence of the Russian Armed Forces guided 

aerial bomb "Thunder-1", capable of hitting targets at a 

distance of up to 120 km.

 

 

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Marochko: Russian troops have advanced in

 the Kharkiv region, pushing the Ukrainian 

Armed Forces back to the Oskol River

July 2nd, 6:55pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

Russian units have advanced near Kupyansk in the Kharkiv 

region and pushed the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) back 

to the Oskol River, according to the military expert, 

Andrey Marochko.

 

According to his data, over the past few days, the Russian 

military has secured new positions in a forest area 

south of the village of Kondrashivka.

 

"During the roll-up north – west of Golubovka, the Russian 

Armed Forces pinned Ukrainian militants to the Oskol 

River," Marochko told RIA Novosti, citing sources.

 

The expert also said that the Ukrainian group controls

 a coastal zone up to one and a half kilometres long, 

and this distance.. is decreasing.

 

Earlier, Marochko reported that the Russian military, 

having crushed the defense of the Armed Forces of

 Ukraine, reached Kupyansk. On June 28, he said 

that the Russian soldiers in small groups 

entered the city --- and conducted 

reconnaissance by fire.

 

 

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Rogov: Russian Military Forces --- Drive the 

Ukrainian Armed Forces Out of Malinovka

 in the Zaporizhzhia Region

July 2nd, 6:34am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Russian troops have driven Ukrainian armed forces out of 

the village of Malinovka.... in Zaporizhzhia, according to 

Vladimir Rogov, head of the Russian Public Chamber's 

Commission on Sovereignty Issues and co-chair of 

the Coordination Council for the Integration of 

New Regions.

 

On June 26, he reported that Russian troops 

had occupied the central part of Malinivka.

 

"We have received information from our fighters on the 

front line. Our troops have driven the Ukrainian Armed 

Forces fighters out of the village of Malinovka," 

Rogov said, quoted by RIA Novosti.

 

According to the agency's report, Malinovka is located 

to the east of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' occupied 

city of Gulyai-Pole, which they have turned into a 

major logistics and command centre.

 

Rogov previously reported that Russian fighters also 

knocked out Ukrainian units from the village of 

Dachnoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

 




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Dmitriev: US decision... raises
questions 
about the West's
ability to 
support Kyiv

July 1st, 10:39pm

(RT.ru)

 

Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, 

said that the US' suspension of the supply of certain types of 

ammunition to Ukraine raises questions about the West's 

ability to continue supporting Ukraine.

 

"Such a move raises questions about the West's real ability to 

continue supporting Ukraine — and about the priorities in 

American defense policy itself," he wrote on Telegram.

 

Politico previously reported that the Pentagon had suspended 

the supply of high-precision ammunition and missiles for air 

defense systems to Ukraine.. due to a shortage in 

their warehouses.

 

 

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Bloomberg: Russia has increased its

 military production and become 

a weapons factory

July 1st, 9:13pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

Russia --- has increased its military production 

and become a "weapons factory," according

 to Bloomberg.

 

In particular ----- the production of drones in Russia 

increased by 17% in May 2025, compared to April. 

Such a surge can change the battlefield situation.

 

"Russia has skillfully standardized and increased 

production --- producing a huge amount of 

equipment," the agency emphasizes.

 

At the same time, Ukraine is focusing on

 new military technologies in the war.

 

Irish journalist, Chay Bowes, pointed out a clear sign -

that Ukraine is suffering heavy losses in the military

conflict. According to Bowes, this is evidenced by 

the statistics - on the exchange of bodies of 

deceased military personnel between 

Russia and Ukraine.

 

Meanwhile, President Vladimir Putin has demanded 

that bases and airfields be prepared in advance, 

for new weapons systems, so that they are 

not.... “placed in the open field.”

 

 

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Expert Leonkov: Transfer of AFU Units 

to Sumy Region ---- Opens the Way for 

Russian Armed Forces to Chasov Yar

July 1st, 6:03pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

The transfer of Ukrainian Armed Forces units to the Sumy 

region has opened up new opportunities for the Russian 

troops in the Chasov Yar area of the Donetsk People's 

Republic and in the Krasnolimansk direction. 

 

This was stated by military expert Alexey Leonkov 

in an interview with the Russia 24 TV channel.

 

According to Leonkov, Russian troops may force Ukrainian 

militants to transfer reserves to the village of Dachnoye 

in the Dnepropetrovsk region and “uncover” other 

sectors of the front.

 

"A typical example is that the enemy transferred reserves to the 

Sumy region, slowing down our advance, but at the same time, 

we gained opportunities in other directions, such as 

Chasoviaivsk and Krasnolimansk. Dachnoye is

 also an example of our advance to the west, 

and the enemy... probably had nothing to 

stop our units," the expert said.

 

Earlier, Vladimir Rogov, Chairman of the Russian Public 

Chamber's Commission on Sovereignty Issues and 

Co-Chair of the Coordination Council for the 

Integration of New Regions, announced 

that the Russian army, had driven the 

Ukrainian Armed Forces -------- out of 

Dachnoye in Dnipropetrovsk region.

 

 

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Trump admitted that he was 

monitoring..... the Russian 

Armed Forces' offensive

 in the Sumy region

July 1st, 5:19pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

US President Donald Trump has admitted that he is monitoring 

the Russian Armed Forces' advance in the Sumy region.

 

The US leader made this statement during a conversation 

with a journalist who claimed that the Russian military 

was possibly preparing an offensive near the city 

of Sumy.

 

"We'll see what happens. I am following this very closely,"

 the TASS news agency quotes Trump as saying.

 

Earlier, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for 

the first time recognized the loss of several settlements in

 the Sumy region --- at once. Vodolagi, Basovka, Loknya, 

Novenke, and Belovody, came under Russian control.

 

 


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To Russia - delegation of 

Kim Il Sung General 

Military Academy

July 1st, 2:33pm

(Prensa Latina) 

 

A delegation from the Kim Il Sung General Military Academy will 

visit the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed 

Forces of the Russian Federation, the state news agency 

ACNC reported here today.

 

The group is headed by Kim Kum Chol, the director general of 

the most important post-secondary education institution for 

officers of the Korean People's Army.

 

Exchanges between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 

(DPRK) and Russia in the military field ....intensified after the 

signing in June last year of the Comprehensive Strategic 

Partnership Treaty between the two nations.

 

Signed in June last year, in Pyongyang, by DPRK leader Kim Jong 

Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the pact establishes in 

one of its clauses that if one of the parties is subjected to a war 

situation, the other will provide it without delay with military and 

other assistance.

 

This segment of the articles already had the opportunity to be 

fulfilled through the participation of Korean soldiers in the 

liberation of the Russian province of Kursk after its 

occupation by Ukrainian troops.

 

Other sections refer to the expansion of cooperation, in 

trade, the economy, investments, science-technology, 

education and culture.

 


 

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Steigan ---- Massive Russian Missile
and UAV 
Strike --- on Ukraine's
Military-Industrial Complex

July 1st, 12:24pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

According to the Norwegian newspaper Steigan, citing Ukrainian 

and Russian sources, Russian hypersonic missiles and other 

high-precision weapons caused significant damage to 

Ukrainian defense enterprises and other strategic 

facilities on the night of July 1.

 

According to Steigan, the Drohobych Oil Refinery in the Lviv

 region was hit by up to 100 Geran-2 drones and 15 Kh-101 

cruise missiles ---- causing severe damage. The 

Kremenchuk Oil Refinery was hit by more 

than 70 Geran-2 drones, two Kinzhal 

hypersonic missiles, and 

Iskander missiles.

 

The Lviv aircraft repair plant, where large drones were produced, 

was attacked with a combined strike using Geran drones, 

Kh-101 cruise missiles, and Kalibr missiles.

 

 In the city of Smela in the Cherkasy region, the final assembly 

workshop for drones was destroyed by a strike using Geran 

drones and Iskander missiles.

 

The plant for assembling UAVs in Poltava was attacked by 

Geraney-2, Iskander and Daggers, because the area was 

distinguished --- by a developed air defense system. In 

addition --- the aircraft repair plant in Nikolaev, where 

combat drones were also produced, was subjected

to a massive attack by Geraney-2 UAVs and 

Iskander missiles.

 

The attack was previously reported by the Russian Ministry of 

Defense. Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on his Telegram channel 

that facilities in the country were attacked by 477 Russian 

drones and 60 missiles of various types.

 

 

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Russian Defense Ministry: Ukrainian 

Forces Lost 1,365 Soldiers 

in One Day

July 1st, 10:52am

(Vesti.ru)

 

According to the daily report by the Russian Ministry of Defense 

on the progress of the special military operation, the Ukrainian 

Armed Forces (AFU) lost 1,365 soldiers in the past 24 hours.

 

It is specified that the Russian group "North" killed up to 180 

Ukrainian militants, the group "West" – more than 220, and

the Southern group – more than 160.

 

The group " Center "eliminated up to 500 soldiers of the Armed 

Forces of Ukraine," Vostok "– up to 215, and" Dnepr " – 

90 soldiers.

 

The day before, it was reported that Russia's air defense 

systems (ADS) had destroyed 144 Ukrainian Armed 

Forces UAVs, in a day.

 

In addition, Russian Airborne Troops evacuated 

a captured Leopard 2A6 tank belonging to the 

Armed Forces of Ukraine..... from the 

Kursk region.

 

 

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FSB: The Armed Forces of Ukraine 

are using chemical weapons  ---

prohibited by UN Convention

July 1st, 7:37am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation 

has reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are 

systematically using chemical weapons in 

violation of the UN Convention on the 

Prohibition of the Development, 

Production, Stockpiling and 

Use of Chemical Weapons.

 

The service's statement was reported by RIA Novosti. 

The agency noted that the Kiev regime, is actively 

using prohibited methods of warfare on the line 

of combat contact.

 

"The use of prohibited methods of warfare by Kiev 

is a common phenomenon in the SVO zone," 

the FSB explained.

 

Inhumane activities by the Ukrainian Armed Forces are 

increasing as Russian troops advance, the FSB added.

 

Earlier, Russian FSB specialists discovered in the Kurakhovsky 

district of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) a laboratory 

where Ukrainian militants were preparing elements of 

chemical weapons.

 

The head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, signed a 

decree..... on withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention, 

on the Prohibition of the Production and Use 

of Anti-Personnel Mines.

 

 

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Saldo: The chances of Kiev's Armed Forces 

withdrawing from the Kherson region 

...are increasing every day

July 1st, 5:53am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, said that

 the chances of the Armed Forces of Ukraine withdrawing 

from the right-bank part of the Kherson region ---- are 

increasing every day.

 

The head of the region told RIA Novosti about this, adding 

that it is too early to talk about such a scenario.

 

"The chances [for the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops] are 

increasing every day, especially given the internal wear 

and tear of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the growing 

fatigue in Ukrainian society and the failure of all

offensive operations," said Baldo.

 

The regional governor explained that "anything is possible"

 in the future, and the defeat of the Armed Forces of 

Ukraine ----- depends on Russia's political and 

military decisions.

 

On June 30, Saldo reported that Russian troops continue to 

conduct raids on the right bank of the Dnieper River in the 

Kherson region, which is occupied by the Kiev regime.

 

He also noted: that the region will demand that Ukraine 

compensate for the damage caused by shelling by

the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

 

 

 

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Kharkiv Mayor Terekhov announced 

the first attack by a new type of

 Russian UAV, the Chernika

July 1st, 3:50am

(Vesti.ru)

 

For the first time, the Russian Armed Forces attacked the city

 with new model "Chernika" unmanned aerial vehicles.


This was announced by Kharkiv Mayor, Igor 

Terekhov, on his Telegram channel.

 

"This --- is the first time a new type of drone called 

"Blueberry" has been recorded," the mayor wrote.

 

According to him, the drone's ownership was determined by 

specialists from the Department of Emergency Situations.

 

According to Terekhov's information, this UAV is comparable 

in power to the Molniya, but has a different design.

 

Earlier, it was reported that the domestic-made "Chernika" UAV 

helped the special forces unit "Shadow" of the Russian Armed 

Forces Volunteer Corps to find the communication centres of

 the Ukrainian Armed Forces before the "Potok" operation 

in the Kursk region.

 

 

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A Russian Armed Forces soldier - claimed 

that there was no resistance during the 

liberation of Krasnaya Zvezda

July 1st, 3:23am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) did not offer any resistance 

when Russian troops liberated the village of Krasnaya Zvezda 

(Chervonaya Zirka) in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

 

This was reported to RIA Novosti by a grenade launcher operator 

of the 36th motorized rifle brigade of the Vostok group of troops 

with the call sign Wahh.

 

The fighter stated ------ that the enemy was not putting up much

resistance at the moment, although there had been attempts 

to do so in the past. However, most of the militants were 

fleeing, and the liberation of the village was achieved 

relatively quickly.

 

He also noted that the enemy was retreating from a number 

of other settlements located in the lowlands, near the 

previously liberated village of Bogatyr.

 

On June the 28th, the Russian Defense Ministry announced 

the liberation of the settlement of Krasnaya Zvezda in the 

DPR by the actions of the Vostok group of troops. 

 

During the fighting, the Russian Armed Forces defeated two 

mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 

and a tero-defense brigade.. in this direction.

 

 

 

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Captured Kolesnik: TSK uses 
girls as bait for mobilization

June 30th, 7:39pm

(RT.ru)

 

Employees of Ukrainian military recruitment offices (TCKs), use 

girls as "bait" to mobilize men. This was reported by Alexander 

Kolesnik, a prisoner of war from the 25th Brigade of the Armed

 Forces of Ukraine.

 

He said that he met a girl on social media. They immediately

 started talking on messaging apps, after which the girl 

invited him to visit her in another city.

 

"I came, she and I went to her house, and I was taken in by 

the TSK.. It's just that there is a huge shortage of people 

at the TSK right now," the prisoner of war said, in an

 interview with RIA Novosti.

 

According to him, Ukrainian military recruitment offices 

are getting creative and coming up with schemes....

 to lure people in.

 

Earlier, Russian assault rifleman Lek, said that 

mobilized Ukrainians, lack motivation to fight.

 

 

 

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Pasechnik: The LPR territory

has been liberated ---- 100%

June 30th, 7:37pm

(RT.ru)

 

The territory of the Lugansk People's Republic has been 

completely liberated, according to Leonid Pasechnik, 

the head of the LPR, on Channel One.

 

"Just two days ago, we received a report that the territory 

of the Lugansk People's Republic has been completely 

liberated, 100%," TASS quoted him as saying.

 

Earlier --- as a result of an attack by a drone of the Armed 

Forces of Ukraine in the city of Vakhrushevo in the LPR, 

a civilian was killed, and another was injured.

 

 


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MWM: Russian Armed Forces 


widely use TOS-1 systems


 in the SVO zone


June 30th, 4:03pm


(RT.ru)


 


Russian troops in the SVO zone are widely using heavy 


flamethrower systems TOS-1. This was reported by 


the Military Watch Magazine (MWM).


 


"The effectiveness of the TOS-1A, has attracted significant 


attention due to its combat capabilities in the Ukrainian


 theatre of operations," the article states.


 


The authors of the article described this system as 


well-optimized - for neutralizing forces that are


 fortified in settlements, bunkers, caves,


 or trenches.


 


Earlier, the Ministry of Defense reported that the 


Solntsepek TOS had burned down an AFU 


stronghold ----- in the Kramatorsk-


Druzhkovka direction.


 


Also, the crew of a heavy flamethrower system 


burned out a stronghold of the Ukrainian 


forces with thermobaric shells -- in
the 
South Donetsk direction.


 


 



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Governor Chibis: 15 more veterans of

 the Special Military Operation will 

be selected for the Heroes of

 the North program

June 30th, 3:10pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

In the near future, 15 more veterans of the special military 

operation will be selected for the Heroes of the North 

program, which is being implemented in the 

Murmansk Region.

This was announced 
by the region's governor,
Andrey Chibis,
 in an interview with
Russia 24 
TV channel.

 

He noted that 19 special operation veterans had 

previously been selected for the program.

 

"We will select several more guys in the near future. Some of 

them, 15 more, who are definitely worthy of receiving the 

appropriate education, are currently fighting on the 

front lines of the special military operation -----
so
 they will also receive training upon their 

return. We have selected very deserving 

individuals, who want to try their hand 

at public & municipal administration 

......after the special operation is 

completed," Chibis said.

 

The Heroes of the North program was created in the region 

on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Its goal, is 

to retrain participants of the special military operation 

into highly qualified specialists for subsequent work

in the government bodies and enterprises of the 

Murmansk region.




 

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UN HRC: More than half of Russian 

military prisoners in Ukraine

reported being tortured

June 30th, 1:43pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

More than half of the Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine, who 

were interviewed by United Nations representatives from 

December last year -- to May this year, were subjected 

to torture. This is stated in a report by the Office of

 the United Nations High Commissioner for 

Human Rights (OHCHR).

 

In addition, according to the document, the Ukrainian military has

 tortured at least 170 prisoners in Ukraine since February 2022, 

allegedly for their alleged cooperation with Russia.

 

In early June, the Presidential Council for the Development of 

Civil Society and Human Rights (SPCh) sent evidence of the 

Ukrainian Armed Forces' crimes against civilians and 

Russian military personnel abroad.

 

The materials describe the crimes committed by the Kiev 

regime's militants from January 1 to March 31, 2025.

 

 

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The Russian army is burning down 

Ukrainian drones with the

"Battle Beam"

June 30th, 12:17pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

Russian military personnel, are actively using a new laser
air defense system in the special military operation zone. 


The "combat beam" damages the optical sensors of drones.

 

The laser effectively combats small strike UAVs, at a distance of 

2-3 kilometres, and reconnaissance UAVs at a distance of up to 

six kilometres, military expert, Yuri Knutov, told the Telegram 

channel Mash. The Russian laser system, with a power of 35 

kilowatts is superior to the 26-kilowatt US C-UAS DE system.

 

The operation of the laser anti-drone system was demonstrated 

in combat conditions by the fighters of the Russian special 

forces unit "Kochevnik". In just a few seconds, they 

destroyed an enemy drone -- using a laser beam, 

- blinding the enemy UAV. The operator of the 

laser-blinded UAV loses control of the drone.

 

"A blinded drone.......  has to be abandoned," Yuri Knutov 

explains. "Its combat mission has not been completed."

 

The next stage of using and developing laser weapons 

is the destruction of drones.... on approach.

 

According to Knutov, the deployment of a laser system is 

comparable in cost to the use of traditional anti-aircraft 

missile systems. However, the Russian laser system is 

much more cost-effective in operation, as it does not 

require the use of expensive ammunition. The laser 

air defense system also has technical limitations. 


The target must be within the line of sight for

 the laser system, and it is ineffective in 

bad weather conditions. The laser 

beam loses its power in rain,

 fog, or snowfall.

 

The development of laser weapons is currently actively being 

conducted by the US, China, and the UK. Combat lasers are 

also in service with the armies of Turkey and India. 

 

To burn through the casings of multiple rocket launchers,

 it is necessary to increase the power of the laser beam

 to hundreds of kilowatts.

 

 

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Military Correspondent Razin: The front on 

the border between the Dnipropetrovsk 

region and the DPR --- is very active

June 30th, 12:12pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

Russian fighters are advancing every day in the area of the 

Dnipropetrovsk region, military correspondent Vladimir 

Razin said, on the air of the 60 Minutes program on 

the Rossiya 1 TV channel.

 

He noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have 

few opportunities to deter the advance of 

Russian forces.

 

"The entire front that borders the Dnipropetrovsk region, on 

the border with the DPR is quite active. Every day there is

 progress, there are liberated settlements and the enemy

doesn't have many chances to hold back our advance, 

as their main tactic is to leave behind settlements, 

strongholds, or forests, and then use drones 

to cover them," Razin said.

 

However, the Ukrainian militants cannot cover the entire front 

with a large number of drones, the war correspondent noted. 

According to him, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have five 

times fewer drones in the Dnepropetrovsk direction 

than, for example, in Krasnoarmeysk direction.

 

Earlier, Vladimir Rogov, Chairman of the Russian Public 

Chamber's Commission on Sovereignty Issues and 

Co-Chair of the Coordination Council, for the 

Integration of New Regions, announced 

that the Russian army, had dislodged 

Ukrainian Armed Forces units from

...the first settlement in the 

Dnipropetrovsk region, 

Dachnoye village.

 

 

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Peskov: The history of Odessa is 

inextricably linked to Russia

June 30th, 11:12am

(Vesti.ru)

 

According to Dmitry Peskov, the Russian President's Press 

Secretary, the history of Odessa is inextricably linked to 

Russia. He said this in an interview with TASS. 

 

Thus, the press secretary of the Russian president 

commented on the words of the city's mayor, 

Gennady Trukhanov, who claimed that 

Odessa had never been a Russian 

city ..and had nothing to do 

with Russia.

 

"Of course - like any other city - Odessa has its own history. 

It's a rich history. But this history.... is inextricably linked to

Russia, and that's an obvious fact," the spokesperson said.

 

Peskov also advised the head of Odessa

 to "take a history textbook and read it."

 

In turn, Chairman of the commission of the Public Chamber of

 the Russian Federation on sovereignty, co-chairman of the 

Coordination Council for the integration of new regions 

Vladimir Rogov, expressed the opinion that the 

statement of Odessa, Mayor Gennady 

Trukhanov -- that Odessa is "not 

a Russian city" --- is flawed.

 

Earlier, the head of the State Duma Committee on Defense, 

Andrey Kartapolov, said that Kiev would lose Sumy, 

Dnepropetrovsk, and Odessa - if it refused a 

diplomatic solution to the conflict.

 

 

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Russian Defense Ministry: The Armed Forces 

of Ukraine have lost over 1,350 soldiers 

in the special operation zone

June 30th, 10:50am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The total daily losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) units 

in the area of the Russian special operation (SVO) exceeded 

1,350 military personnel. This was reported by the Russian 

Ministry of Defense in its report on June 30.

 

Tthe Armed Forces of Ukraine --- lost up to 220 soldiers in 

the area of responsibility of the Russian group of troops 

"North" & more than 230 – in the area of responsibility 

of the group "West". Losses of the Armed Forces of 

Ukraine in the areas of responsibility of the Yug 

group exceeded 210 military personnel, up to 

430 military personnel were lost in the zone 

of the Vostok group and up to 70 military 

personnel, in the zone of the 

Dnipro group.

 

The South Group also destroyed two enemy tanks, while 

the Center Group destroyed six armoured vehicles, 

three pickup trucks, and one artillery gun.

 

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that over the past day, 

personnel and equipment of the special forces detachment 

of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine, 

"Chimera", were defeated. An oil loading terminal 

providing fuel for the Ukrainian Navy was also 

hit. Production facilities, assembly and 

storage sites for attack drones, and 

ammunition depots, were also hit.

 

 

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Saldo: The conflict in Ukraine will end 

when the Armed Forces of Ukraine 

stop threatening Russia

June 30th, 6:23am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The military conflict will only end when Ukraine is no 

longer able to threaten Russia and the Russian 

people - according to Vladimir Saldo, the 

governor of the Kherson region, as 

reported by RIA Novosti.

 

Saldo clarified that this can only be achieved 

through a specific military and 

political strategy.

 

"The conflict will only end, when Ukraine is no longer 

able to threaten Russia and the Russian people," 

the governor of the Kherson region said.

 

At the same time, he noted --- that Russia is focused 

on completing all the tasks set, in the framework 

of the special military operation.

 

Earlier, Russian President's Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov 

said that the negotiation process to resolve the military 

conflict between Russia and Ukraine will depend on 

Kiev and Washington. Also, according to him, a 

meeting of the Russian and Ukrainian 

delegations... is not planned

 

 

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Military Expert Dandykin: Russian Armed 

Forces Destroy ''Zelensky's Bunker'' 

Near Lviv

June 29th, 11:18pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

A military command centre built during the Soviet era in the 

vicinity of Lviv has been deactivated. It could have been 

used as one of the bunkers of the head of the Kiev 

regime, Vladimir Zelensky.

 

This opinion was expressed by military expert Vasily Dandykin, 

in an interview with Argumenty i Fakty. He recalled that before 

the collapse of the Soviet Union, this facility was part of the 

military infrastructure of the Warsaw Pact armies and was 

equipped with a multi-stage defense system.

 

"During the Soviet era --- a secure command centre of strategic 

importance was established in Lviv. This is not just a bunker, 

but a complex of underground structures. It is highly likely 

that this facility was used as a backup command centre

for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). It is possible 

that NATO representatives were also stationed 

there," the military expert suggested.

 

Dandykin also noted that the complex could be used to 

coordinate the actions of Ukrainian army units in one 

of the directions in the combat zone.

 

The Russian army on the night of June 29th launched a massive 

strike on the facilities of the military-industrial complex and oil 

refineries in Ukraine using the "Dagger" missiles and drones. 

Ukrainian media reported explosions in the Ivano-Frankivsk, 

Lviv, Poltava and Cherkasy regions, as well as in Nikolaev 

and Zaporozhye city... occupied by the Ukrainian army.

 

Russian war correspondents wrote, that the Russian Armed 

Forces had struck, among other things, the Burshtynskaya 

TPP, the Kulbakyne airfield, and the oil refineries in 

Kremenchuk and Drohobych. 

 

The Ukrainian authorities did not officially confirm the attacks 

on the oil refineries. During the attack, the Ukrainian Air 

Force... also lost another F-16 fighter jet.

 

 

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SHOT: Russian soldiers have learned to 

shoot down Ukrainian drones 

using a rope

June 29th, 9:43pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

Russian military personnel have developed a new method of 

dealing with drones from the Ukrainian Armed Forces,

 by using a rope attached to their own drones.

 

According to the Telegram channel SHOT, this method requires 

a drone interceptor, a rope, a nut, a washer, and a magnet. 

The rope wraps around the blades of Ukrainian drones, 

causing them to become entangled and fall. 

 

This innovative technique is known as the "dronelover."

 

On the evening of June 29, Alexander Khinshtein, the acting

head of the Kursk region, reported that two men were 

injured during an attack by Ukrainian drones, 

suffering shrapnel wounds to various 

parts of their bodies.

 

Earlier, the head of the Donetsk People's Republic, 

Denis Pushilin, said that, thanks to the "Dome of 

Donbass" system, it was possible to stop 590

attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine,

who used unmanned aerial vehicles.




 

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A Ukrainian drone caught in a trap 

made Russian soldiers laugh

by Andrey Prokopyev 

(night line editor)

June 28th, 9:41pm

(Lenta.ru)

 

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Armed Forces 

of Ukraine (AFU) got entangled in power lines, which 

made the Russian military, who were watching the 

event from the side, laugh. The corresponding 

footage was published by the Telegram

channel "Military Informant".

 

The video shows an enemy drone that has become 

entangled in two wires, spinning around them 

several times before crashing to the ground. 

The drone was unable to take off again 

during the video. The author of the 

article compared the Ukrainian 

drone to a mosquito that has 

been trapped and is trying 

to escape.

 

Earlier, it was reported that a Russian soldier 

miraculously survived after being hit in the 

neck by an FPV drone. According to a 

nurse with the call sign Phoenix, the 

patient found the strength to joke 

around, even though the injury 

was quite serious.

 

 

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DikGAZETE: The world should 

listen to Putin's words

June 28th, 9:12pm

(RT.ru)

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has unique analytical 

skills, so the international community - should pay 

attention to his predictions. This is reported by 

the Turkish newspaper dikGAZETE.

 

It is noted that the Russian leader has made it clear 

that the conflict between Iran and Israel, along 

with Ukraine, is a concrete step -- towards 

a third world war.

 

The authors of the article --- called on the world to take 

this Russian president's prediction into consideration

 and put pressure on the Kiev regime and Israel.

 

"If Putin's prediction comes true, we may face

 a new major war - very soon," the article 

emphasized.

 

 

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The fighter of "Akhmat" - told about the 

tactics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 

with a "human shield" in Sumy region

by Fyodor Korneev

June 28th, 6:25pm

(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 

 

The Ukrainian authorities do not evacuate civilians in the 

border areas of the Sumy region, as the APU uses them 

as a "human shield". This was told to RIA Novosti by 

the commander of one of the special forces groups 

"Akhmat" with the call sign "Hades".

 

According to him, civilians are still staying 

in the border areas of the Sumy region.

 

"They're not evacuating them. They may have done it on 

the news, but in reality, their armed forces are among 

the civilian population in the same Sumy region," 

the military officer said.

 

He noted that the Ukrainian military is deploying 

artillery in the residential sector.

 

In addition, Vladimir Zelensky had previously said, that 

it was easier to take empty cities, the fighter recalled.

 

"What does this mean? That this is a human shield tactic 

that the enemy is actively using," Hades concluded.

 

The Russian army continues to advance in the Sumy 

region --- to create a buffer zone in Ukraine. The 

Ukrainian Armed Forces are suffering losses

in this area, constantly sending additional 

forces to this sector of the front.

 

 

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MO: The Volchya and Mokrye Yaly rivers 

have been fully controlled by the 

Russian Armed Forces

June 28th, 12:32pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

The area between the Volchya and Mokrye Yaly rivers.. 

came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces, 

after the liberation of Chervonaya Zirka village in
the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). This was 

reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense, 

which showed footage of the village being 

liberated by the Vostok group.

 

According to the Ministry -- after capturing the village of 

Zaporozhye and rapidly advancing towards Yalta, the 

assault units of the 36th Guards Motorized Rifle 

Brigade continued their offensive, entered 

Chervonaya Zirka, and drove the enemy 

out of the village. As a result, the area 

between the Volchya and Mokrye 

Yaly rivers came under the full 

control of the Vostok group.

 

 

 

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Crimean MP Ivlev warned Umerov about 

the responsibility for strikes on

 the Russian Federation

June 28th, 12:31pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

Russia will strike Ukraine's production and launch facilities for 

long-range weapons in response to the increased attacks on 

Russian regions, according to Leonid Ivlev, a member of the 

State Duma from the Republic of Crimea.

 

The parliamentarian responded to recent statements 

by Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who 

announced plans to increase the number of long-

range drone strikes on Russian territory.

 

"The power reserve of the Russian army is such that we can 

destroy the military potential of the Kiev regime every day 

and night, achieving very tangible results. And the pace 

of the offensive of Russian troops at the front, will only

increase," Ivlev said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

 

The deputy added that the Russian Armed Forces will be able to 

destroy drone assembly sites and bases, as well as disrupt 

delivery routes. According to Ivlev, Russian military 

personnel can cut off drone control channels 

and navigation support, rendering 

them useless.

 

Earlier, State Duma deputy Yuri Nesterenko also 

criticized Umerov's statements. He accused

 the Ukrainian Minister of Defense of

 using terrorist rhetoric.

 

 

 

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Russian Armed Forces liberated 

Chervonaya Zirka in the DPR

June 28th, 10:33am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Soldiers of the Russian army group of forces "Vostok" 

took control of the village of Chervonaya Zirka in 

the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). This was 

reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.

 

During the fighting, the Russian Armed Forces defeated 

two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed 

Forces and a territorial defense brigade,

 in this area.

 

"As a result of decisive actions, units of the Vostok group 

of troops liberated the village of Chervonaya Zirka,"

 the report says.

 

On June 24, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that

 the Russian Armed Forces had taken control of the 

village of Dyleevka in the DPR, on June 25 — 

Yalta, on June 26 — Novosergiyevka 

and Shevchenko.

 

 

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Ukrainian Borzyi, who joined the Russian

Armed Forces: The Ukrainian Armed 

Forces shot old people at the 

walls in Selidovo

June 28th, 5:33am

(Vesti.ru)

 

A former Ukrainian military officer who defected to Russia, 

the commander of the Maxim Krivonos battalion with the 

call sign "Borzyi", claimed that the Ukrainian military 

had killed elderly civilians near houses in Selidovo 

town, in the Donetsk People's Republic.

 

This battalion was created by former Ukrainian Armed Forces 

soldiers who are fighting against the Ukrainian government.

 

"When we first entered Selidovo, grandmothers were shot, 

grandfathers, civilians, were just lying near the walls," 

RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

 

According to the fighter, people's bodies were lying under 

the wall, and there were bullet holes in the wall.

 

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on October 29, 

2024, the capture of the city of Selidovo in the DPR. 


The settlement is strategically important, it is 

located approximately 40 km northwest 

of Donetsk.

 

 

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Russian units entered Kupyansk, 

and fighting began in the city

June 28th, 2:07am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Russian soldiers are entering Kupyansk in the Kharkiv 

region in small groups, and fighting has begun in the 

city, according to military expert Andrey Marochko.

 

The Russian army is preparing for a full-scale attack 

on Kupyansk, the expert noted.

 

"As for Kupyansk, Russian troops - are already working in 

the city. It operates a number of small groups that enter 

Kupyansk - identify enemy firing points. There is.. a
reconnaissance of the battle. Russian military 

personnel made a number of raids deep into 

the enemy's defenses in Kupyansk itself," 

TASS quoted Marochko as saying.

 

Russian troops have advanced in the Kupiansk direction, 

and the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) fighters, are 

fleeing their positions, the expert emphasized.

 

 

 

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A Ukrainian FPV drone killed

peaceful woman at a well 

in Selidov

June 28th, 1:47am

(Vesti.ru)

 

An operator of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, pointed 

an FPV drone at a civilian woman who was walking

towards a well... in the town of Selidovo in the 

Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). The 

woman was killed, according to a 

former AFU soldier -- who has

defected to Russia.

 

The serviceman -- with the call sign Borzy, serves as a group 

commander in the Maxim Krivonos battalion. The volunteer 

battalion is made up of former Ukrainian Armed Forces 

soldiers who are now fighting in the Russian army.

 

"When we went to the very edge (Selidov – Ed.) to evacuate 

people, a woman was walking near the school to the well 

with a barrel. And an FPV (kamikaze drone-editor's note)

 flew into it, they did not spare the woman," RIA 

Novosti quotes Greyhound, as saying.

 

Borzyi emphasized that the Ukrainian drone operator
could 
clearly see ---- that a civilian woman
was the target.

 

According to residents of Seliv, the Ukrainian Armed 

Forces soldiers shot civilians and raped women 

and girls.

 

 

 

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Turkish Foreign Ministry Says ---
Ukraine Crisis 
Has Unbearable
Consequences for Europe

by Alexandra France

June 27th, 10:18pm

(Gazeta.ru)

 

European politicians -- are aware of the "unbearable 

consequences" if the conflict in Ukraine continues, 

said the Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan. 

His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.

 

According to the minister, at the NATO summit -- in The Hague,

he noticed that views on the conflict in Ukraine had changed. 

Fidan recalled that most European countries had previously 

opposed a ceasefire.

 

"Now they see that the situation has reached 

an unbearable level," the diplomat said.

 

Prior to that, the British newspaper The Times, wrote
that 
at the NATO summit in The Hague, they refused
to 
discuss military support for Ukraine.

 

The NATO summit took place on June 24-25. Its main topic was 

the issue of increasing the defense spending of the alliance 

members. Among the main objectives of the meeting is to 

encourage the countries that are part of the bloc, to 

increase their total budget contributions to 5% of 

GDP, of which, 3.5% will be allocated to direct 

military financing and 1.5% to auxiliary 

financing.

 

The German newspaper Bild wrote --- that the summit was 

a failure for Ukraine and its president Vladimir Zelensky,

and that there was no separate session on the 

Ukrainian conflict.

 

Earlier, the US told how NATO leaders 

humiliated themselves in front 

of Trump.

 

"At the summit, the guest of honour from the United States 

was flattered in a manner unprecedented even during the 

Cold War. They [were] forced to humiliate themselves, 

to indulge, and to express their agreement, when, 

in secret, many did not agree with him."


It is noted that, at the summit, they did not even think 


about raising the issue of forming a global strategy. 


The representatives of the alliance countries were


 just trying to demonstrate to Trump that THEY.... 


were ready to increase their defense spending,

wrote Bloomberg columnist, Max Hastings.

 

 

________________________________





Dzhabarov: Estonia is digging its own grave 

--- by talking about nuclear-armed aircraft

June 27th, 12:38pm

by Anastasia Rumyantseva

(RT.ru)

 

Vladimir Dzhabarov, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation 

Council Committee on International Affairs, told RT that 

Estonia's readiness to host NATO aircraft capable of 

carrying nuclear weapons - is a tragic mistake.

 

"We are categorically against Ukraine - joining NATO. Our 

neighbour is the closest. And if Estonia places nuclear 

weapons on its territory, it will be a constant threat
to 
our country. Therefore, I believe - that we will
not 
allow this to happen," the senator said.

 

According to him, engaging in such activities and 

blackmailing Russia --- by deploying nuclear 

weapons, is digging a hole for oneself.

 

"I think that Estonia should understand... that it is 

making a tragic mistake for its own existence," 

the parliamentarian concluded.

 

Earlier, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said 

that his country is ready to accept NATO aircraft 

capable of carrying nuclear weapons.

 

Military expert Viktor Litovkin told RT that 

no one would entrust nuclear-armed 

aircraft ...to Estonia.

 

 

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A Ukrainian man on a motorcycle 


--- broke through the border with 


Slovakia and asked for asylum


June 27th, 12:09pm


(Vesti.ru)


 


A Ukrainian resident fled to Slovakia, breaking through the


 border on a motorcycle to avoid being sent to the front. 


 


Once in the country, the man applied for asylum, 


according to Strana.ua.


 


The man shared his story on social media. According to him, he


spent several months preparing to escape to a neighbouring 


country: he bought a motorcycle, learned how to drive it, 


and carefully studied the location and features of the 


checkpoints.


 


The first attempt did not end in anything: it started to rain..... and 


the man returned home. On June 10, he made a second attempt. 


The Ukrainian arrived at the checkpoint " Uzhgorod "and stood 


in line with cars with a fake printout" Reserve+", which allows 


you to issue a delay from mobilization. During the document 


check, he rushed across the border, hitting several cars, 


then abandoned the motorcycle ------ and ran to the 


border guards.


 


"As soon as it [the motorcycle] falls, I immediately do a 


somersault over it, run to the Slovaks, raise my hands, 


and say in English, 'I ask for temporary protection.' 


They immediately understood.  I repeated this 


several times. There was also a very nice 


woman who said, 'I won't let you go to


 war. Let's go,'" the fugitive said.


 


The Ukrainian Border Guard Service is currently conducting 


an investigation. All employees who were working at the 


time - have been suspended from their duties.


 


In April, another case was reported: a Ukrainian 


who had fled mobilization, burst into tears - at 


Moscow airport.


 


 


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Defense Ministry:  Russian Armed Forces 


Soldiers Liberated Novaya Kruglyakovka 


in the Kharkiv Region


June 27th, 10:50am


(Vesti.ru)


 


Russian military personnel have liberated the village 


of Novaya Kruglyakovka in the Kharkiv region. This 


was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.


 


The settlement was liberated - by the efforts 


of fighters of the West group of Troops unit.


 


"As a result of the active actions of the units of the 


Zapad group of troops, the settlements of Novaya 


Kruglyakovka and Petrovskoye were liberated," 


the ministry said in a statement.


 


In this area, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have lost 


up to 1,410 fighters. The enemy has also suffered 


significant losses in terms of equipment, with 


the Russian Armed Forces destroying two 


enemy tanks, eight armored vehicles, 


including an HMMWV and an M113 


armoured personnel carrier, and 


a Cobra II armoured vehicle. 


 


Additionally, the Russian military has destroyed 68 vehicles, 


eight field artillery pieces, 17 electronic warfare stations, 


and 26 ammunition depots.


 


 


 


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The Russian Armed Forces struck an AFU 


airfield using the Kinzhal hypersonic


 missile system


June 27th, 10:48am


(Vesti.ru)


 


On the night of June 27, the Russian army carried out a group 


strike on a military airfield in Ukraine using unmanned aerial 


vehicles and long-range precision-guided weapons, 


including the Kinzhal missile system, according 


to the Russian Ministry of Defense.


 


Russian military personnel used air-based weapons, including


 the Kinzhal aeroballistic hypersonic missile system. 


 


According to the military department, the Russian Armed 


Forces carried out several group strikes over the 


course of a week, starting on June 21.


 


It is reported that military-industrial complex enterprises, fuel 


and energy facilities, port infrastructure, air defense radar 


stations, and fuel and ammunition depots have been 


damaged or destroyed in Ukraine.


 


The ministry clarified that the arsenal of mine-torpedo weapons 


of the Armed Forces of Ukraine had been destroyed over the 


course of a week. It was also reported that drone assembly 


facilities and temporary personnel locations had been 


destroyed. A number of military airfields in Ukraine 


had been damaged.


 


Earlier, the Ministry of Defense informed that the Geran 


drone unit had hit the Ukrainian Armed Forces' drone 


assembly facility, in Kramatorsk.


 


 


 


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Commander of the Sunburn: The priority task


---------- is to destroy a large enemy formation


June 27th, 3:16am


(Vesti.ru)


 


The priority task during the attack on the enemy positions 


with the "Sunburn" is a large concentration of the enemy. 


 


This was stated by the commander of the combat vehicle 


with the call sign Taypan on the Russia 1 TV channel.


 


The Solntsepek flamethrower system --- is one of the most 


formidable weapons of the southern military group. Each 


projectile weighs almost 300 kilograms.


 


"Priority task: a large enemy formation. We're helping 


the advancing troops. It's mostly forestry units, so 


our troops can easily take them," Tapan said.


 


The military officer also compared Solntsepek to a boa 


constrictor. According to him, it is "like a snake, calm, 


but its venom is more deadly... than that of a cobra."


 


Earlier, it was reported that Solntsepek destroyed 


the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 


near Novopavlovka in the DPR.


 


 


 


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Commander Ayd: The French Armed Forces 
Brigade Suffers Losses in the Sumy Region



June 27th, 2:57am


(Vesti.ru)


 


The 25th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - which was 


trained in France, has suffered significant losses in the Sumy 


region and is unable to cope with the Russian offensive.


 


This was reported to RIA Novosti, by the commander of one 


of the special forces groups "Akhmat", acting as part of 


the group of troops "North", with the call sign AID. 


 


According to him, the formation, equipped with French 


and Swedish equipment, could not hold its position.


 


"The French, the so-called NATO experience... clearly did not 


prepare them for a modern conflict, because we disrupted 


a lot of rotations and destroyed a lot of enemy 


equipment," Aid said.


 


He also clarified, that the French brigade of the Armed Forces of 


Ukraine was deployed to the combat zone to replace the 225th 


Mechanized Brigade and the 130th Reconnaissance Battalion, 


which had previously been defeated --- during an attempt to 


break through into Russian territory, in the spring.


 


"At the moment -- we are already conducting an offensive 


operation, moving the front line, the enemy is trying to 


snap back --- so far .....without success," the 


commander said.


 


The fighter added that the goal of the offensive, remains 


the creation of a buffer zone under the relevant decree 


of Russian President Vladimir Putin.


 


Earlier, it was reported about a missile strike on a training


 ground in the Sumy region, where the training of the 


Armed Forces of Ukraine took place ---- with the 


participation of foreign military personnel.


 


 


 


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Marochko: Russian Armed Forces entered 


Udachnoye in the DPR and began


 fighting for its liberation


June 27th, 2:39am


(Vesti.ru)


 


The Russian Armed Forces (RF) have entered the village 


of Udachnoye in the Pokrovsky District of the Donetsk 


People's Republic, according to military analyst,


 Andrey Marochko.


 


According to the expert, the Russian army has 


already begun fighting to liberate the village.


 


According to Marochko's assessment, gaining control over 


Udachnoye will allow for better control over the Ukrainian 


military in the area, as well as help advance along the 


republic's administrative border..... for its 


subsequent liberation.


 


"We are already in Udachny, which is to the east 


of Molodetsky, and fighting has begun there," 


the analyst told TASS.


 


Earlier, Marochko said that the Russian Armed Forces 


during the fighting in the vicinity of the settlement of 


Redkodub ---- took under fire control, 1.3 km of the 


administrative border of the DPR.


 


 


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 Khinshtein: Chinese journalist
suffers
 traumatic brain injury
after 
Ukrainian attack

June 26th, 5:05pm

(RT.ru)

 

A Chinese correspondent, Lu Yiguang, was injured in 

a Ukrainian drone attack on the village of Korenevo

 in the Kursk region. He was diagnosed with an 

open skull fracture and a wound on the 

parietal area.

 

This was reported by the acting governor of the region,
Alexander Khinshtein, on his Telegram channel.

 

"The man has an open skull fracture and a contused 

wound on the parietal area," the report says.

 

According to Khinshtein, the journalist will be taken to 

the Kursk Regional Hospital in the near future, and 

doctors will do everything possible, to save
his 
life and health.

 

 

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Razin: The Russian Armed Forces are 

expanding a bridgehead for a break-

through near the borders of the 

Dnipropetrovsk region

June 26th, 12:58pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

The Military commander, Vladimir Razin, on the air of the 

program "60 minutes" on "Russia 1" - announced that

the successful advance of the Russian Armed 

Forces in the South Donets direction, and 

the expansion of the bridgehead near 

the borders of the Dnepropetrovsk 

region --- will allow to conduct 

an offensive --- in several 

directions at once.

 

According to the war correspondent, in recent days,

 the Russian military ------- has liberated several 

settlements in the South Donetsk region.

 

"Indeed, the front remains active ------ despite any events in 

the world. Here, on the territory of the Donetsk People's 

Republic, the liberation continues. Shevchenko [the 

village] has been liberated, and Yalta (the village) 

has been liberated, followed by the settlements 

of Zaporozhye and Perebudovo. These, are all 

in the South Donetsk direction, and they are 

all moving towards the administrative 

borders with the Dnipropetrovsk 

region," he explained.

 

Razin notes that the Russian Armed Forces' bridgehead, is 

expanding within a few kilometres of the Dnipropetrovsk

 region's border.

 

"Yalta itself - is located directly on the border, and Shevchenko 

is located 2 kilometres away from the Dnipropetrovsk region. 

This creates a bridgehead for several directions of further 

advance. Our assault troops have the opportunity to 

expand their success --- both towards the 

Dnipropetrovsk region --- and towards 

the Zaporizhzhia region, effectively

increasing their flank coverage," 

the war correspondent 

explained.

 

Razin added that Russian troops are also advancing on

 the eastern flank of Pokrovsk, in the Sumy region.

 

"The war hasn't stopped here, regardless of what's 

happening in the world. Our guys are developing 

success, advancing, and pushing the enemy 

further and further away," he explained.

 

 

__________________________________

 

 

 

Medvedev recalled Putin's words 

---- when commenting on the 

creation of a buffer zone

June 26th, 12:52pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security 

Council, commented on the creation of a buffer zone on

 the border with Ukraine, recalling the words of 

President Vladimir Putin.

 

The issue of a buffer zone was discussed at a meeting 

of the General Council of the United Russia party. 

Medvedev stated that the zone could be 

considered a buffer zone today, 

but not tomorrow.

 

"As the head of our state accurately said recently:
"
Where the foot of a Russian soldier has set foot 

is already our land," Medvedev reminded 

the audience.

 

He added that the party would proceed from this in its work.

 

In May, Medvedev posted an infographic on his social media 

account X showing the possible borders of a buffer zone 

covering almost the entire territory of Ukraine. He 

wrote that the buffer zone could look like this -- if 

military assistance to the Kiev regime continued.

 

On June 20, in response to a moderator's question at the SPIEF 

plenary session about where the Russian army might go, 

Vladimir Putin reminded about an old rule: "This is not 

a proverb or a parable, but an old rule: wherever a 

Russian soldier sets foot, it is ours." 

 

The Russian President pointed out that when the conflict 

escalated, Moscow offered Kyiv to withdraw its troops 

from territories where people did not want to remain 

part of Ukraine, but the Ukrainian leadership 

refused.

 

 

 

_______________________________________________

 

 

 

 

Russian military liberated the 

village of Shevchenko 

in the DPR

June 26th, 10:19am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The village of Shevchenko in the Donetsk People's Republic 

(DPR) has been liberated by Russian troops, according to 

the Ministry of Defense.

 

The settlement was liberated "as a result of active and 

decisive actions" of the fighters of the Vostok group, 

the report of the military department notes.

 

The Ministry of Defense also announced on Thursday 

that the village of Novosergiyevka in the DPR 

had been liberated.

 

In just one day, the group's fighters defeated two mechanized 

brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial 

defense brigades in the Donetsk People's Republic and the 

Zaporizhzhia region. The enemy lost over 200 soldiers, 

2 armoured vehicles, 2 artillery pieces, and 5 cars.

 

According to the Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian 

command sent significant forces to hold 

Shevchenko, but..... they were 

almost all destroyed.

 

Earlier it was reported that the gunners of the Vostok group 

disrupted the rotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 

the village, destroying the enemy's pickup truck with

 a shot from a howitzer.

 

 

______________________________________

 

 

 

Defense Ministry: Russian Troops 

Have Liberated Novosergiyevka 

in the DPR

June 26th, 10:08am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The village of Novosergeyevka, in the Donetsk People's 

Republic (DPR) came under the control of the Russian 

Armed Forces. This was reported by the Russian 

military department.

 

"The settlement of Novosergiyevka in the Donetsk 

People's Republic, has been liberated," the 

Russian Defense Ministry said, in 

a statement.

 

Russian forces defeated 15 Ukrainian brigades in the areas 

of Krasnoarmeysk, Dimitrov, Mayak, Moskovsky, Muravka, 

and Udachnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic. 

 

The enemy lost more than 545 soldiers, six armoured 

combat vehicles, 12 pickup trucks, and four field 

artillery pieces, including a US-made

 M777 howitzer.

 

 

 

_________________________________

 

 

 

 

Russian soldiers killed ''mercenaries''

 in a knife fight in Yalta, DPR

June 26th, 6:51am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Two Russian soldiers - of the 36th Guards Motorized Rifle 

Brigade of the Vostok group of Troops killed two foreign 

mercenaries ----- in a knife fight in the liberated city of
Yalta,
 in the Donetsk People's Republic.

 

This was reported in TASS by one participant

 of the battle ...with the call sign Dimon.

 

"We killed two of them, those two mercenaries. 

In hand-to-hand combat," he said.

 

According to the commander of the assault group, 

whose call sign is Tim, the presence of English-

speaking mercenaries on the territory, was 

reported by radio intercepts.

 

 

______________________________________

 

 

 

Rogov: The Russian Army has occupied the 

centre of the village of Malinovka in the 

Zaporizhzhia region

June 26th, 6:06am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Vladimir Rogov, Chairman of the Russian Public Chamber's 

Commission on Sovereignty Issues and Co-Chair of the 

Coordination Council... for the Integration of New 

Regions, told RIA Novosti that Russian troops 

had occupied the central part of the village 

of Malinovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

 

Rogov previously reported that the Russian military had 

gained a foothold in Malinovka and were fighting to 

liberate the village. He has now confirmed that 

the Russian Armed Forces have advanced 

and occupied the centre of the village. 


The Ukrainian Armed Forces.... have 

retreated to the northern outskirts.

 

"Our troops advanced and occupied the centre of the 

village of Malinovka. The enemy retreated to the 

northern outskirts," Rogov said.

 

The battle to completely liberate the village from 

the Ukrainian armed forces..... continues.

 

The Zaporizhzhia region, is a Russian region - located in 

the lower reaches of the Dnieper River. In September 

2022, it became part of Russia after a referendum. 


However, Kiev does not recognize the results 

of the referendum and continues to shell 

the region.

 

Earlier, the governor of the Zaporizhzhia region, Yevgeny 

Balitsky, said that the restoration of the Kakhovka dam 

would take more than a year.

 

 

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Fighters of the Vostok group.. showed 

front-line cunning during the capture 

of Yalta

June 26th, 4:47am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Stormtroopers of the Vostok group showed front-line cunning 

when taking the village of Yalta in the DPR. The military 

personnel told about how the liberation of the 

territory took place --- on the air of the 

Rossiya 1 TV channel.

 

Among the Trans-Baikal soldiers, the village was also 

liberated by representatives of small nations.

During 
the combat mission, these
soldiers worked in 

"mode B".

 

"The Buryats start talking in their native language. 

They basically, convey all the information they 

need. The enemy just doesn't understand it, 

and they're also afraid of this language. 

They start to retreat," said one of 

the soldiers.

 

 

________________________

 

 


Commander Pchela: The Armed Forces 

of Ukraine are avoiding close combat 

due to a lack of manpower

June 26th, 2:32am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The Ukrainian military continues to actively use drones 

and avoids direct combat and small arms fire, due to 

a lack of personnel.

 

This was stated by the commander of the assault group of 

the 36th separate Guards motorized rifle brigade "Vostok"

 with the call sign Bee, who previously participated in 

the liberation of the village of Zaporozhye in the 

Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

 

"Zaporizhia is the fourth locality that we have liberated in

 a month. There were no special difficulties. The Armed

 Forces of Ukraine (AFU) avoid fighting, often run away 

and surrender. They don't have many fighters left, so

 they mostly use drones," RIA Novosti quoted the 

serviceman as saying.

 

Earlier, the commander with the call sign Bee 

also told about hundreds of military bodies 

left by the AFU militants.... in the 

named locality.

 

 

 

_______________________________________________





 The NATO summit communiqué 

does not mention.. Ukraine's 

membership in the alliance

June 25th, 1:03pm

(RT.ru)

 

The text of the NATO summit communiqué, does not 

mention Ukraine's prospects for joining the alliance.

 

The document was published by The Telegraph.

 

Ukraine is mentioned only in the context 

of providing further assistance to it.

 

Earlier, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said 

that NATO had made it clear for the first time that the

 issue of Ukraine's membership in the alliance had 

been removed from the agenda.

 

The New York Times noted that Ukraine's accession 

to NATO is not mentioned in the draft communique 

of the Hague Summit.

 

Vladimir Zelensky, has admitted ------ that 

joining the alliance is ''not yet possible.''

 

 

_________________________________________



The Russian Armed Forces struck Ukrainian

 military-industrial complex enterprises, 

UAV production facilities, and

 an oil depot

June 25th, 11:11am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces have carried 

out strikes on Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities, 

drone assembly sites, and an oil depot supplying fuel to the 

Ukrainian Armed Forces. This was reported by the 

Russian Ministry of Defense.

 

The attacks were carried out by tactical 

aircraft, combat drones, missiles, 

and artillery.

 

The targets also included temporary locations of the Ukrainian

 Armed Forces and foreign mercenaries in 137 areas. The 

Russian military confirmed the destruction of a 

Ukrainian S-300PT anti-aircraft missile

 launcher and a P-18 air target 

detection radar station.

 

The destruction of 335 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

 of the Kiev regime has been reported. In addition, 

seven US-made JDAM guided bombs --- were

 intercepted by air defense systems.

 

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 510 soldiers in the area 

of responsibility of the Russian group of forces "Center", as 

well as up to 200 — in the area of the group "West", more 

than 190 — in the "East", up to 165 — in the "South", 

about 160 — in the "North" and over 80 — in 

the "Dnieper".

 

The Russian Armed Forces managed to neutralize a British-

made 105 mm L-119 howitzer, a 155 mm Bogdana self-

propelled artillery unit, and a US' AN/TPQ-50 counter

-battery radar station. They also destroyed 

vehicles, armoured combat vehicles, 

ammunition depots, fuel depots, 

and logistics depots.

 

Earlier, it was reported that in the week from June 14 

to 20, the Russian Armed Forces carried out six 

group attacks on facilities of the fuel and 

energy complex and the military-

industrial complex in Ukraine.

 

 

___________________________________________

 


 

The Russian Armed Forces 

liberated Yalta town

 in the DPR

June 25th, 10:38am

(Izvestia.ru)

 

Russian military personnel, have liberated the town of Yalta 

in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). This was reported 

by the Russian Ministry of Defense on June 25.

 

"As a result of active and decisive actions, the Vostok 

military group has liberated the town of Yalta,"
the 
ministry's Telegram channel reported.

 

The Defense Ministry added that the Russian Armed Forces

 defeated units of two mechanized brigades, an assault 

regiment, a regiment of unmanned systems, and a 

marine infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of 

Ukraine (AFU) in several areas of the DPR.

 

 It is specified that the enemy lost 190 military personnel, 

a tank, an armoured combat vehicle, seven vehicles, 

and three artillery pieces in this area.

 

Russian troops from the Dnipro military group defeated the 

formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized 

brigade.. and two territorial defense brigades in the 

Zaporizhzhia region. The enemy suffered losses 

of 80 fighters, an armoured combat vehicle, 

12 vehicles, four field artillery pieces, 

five electronic warfare stations, an 

ammunition depot, & a fuel depot.

 

 

__________________________________

 

 

 

FSB: Accomplices of Ukrainian Special Services

 Preparing a Terrorist Attack - Killed -

in the Moscow Region

June 25th, 9:58am

(Vesti.ru)

 

FSB officers prevented the Ukrainian special 

services from carrying out a terrorist attack

 in the Moscow region.

 

Two Russian citizens were discovered during 

operational and investigative activities near 

one of the gardening associations, when 

they were removing... an improvised 

explosive device from a cache.

 

According to the FSB's Central Operations Center, 

the attackers planned to use it to carry out a 

terrorist attack against military personnel 

in the Moscow region.

 

"When they were detained, they put up armed resistance 

and were neutralized by return fire," the special
service 
said in a statement.

 

It is also noted that Makarov pistols and ammunition
for 
them, an improvised explosive device ready for
use, 
and communication devices.. containing 

correspondence, discussing a planned 

terrorist attack... were found at
the 
site of the clash.

 

A criminal case has been opened.

 

The FSB has once again reminded us that Ukrainian 

special services are actively working on social 

media and messaging apps, trying to involve 

Russian citizens..... in sabotage and 

terrorist activities.

 

 

_______________________________

 

 

 

Marochko: Russian Armed Forces Soldiers 

Break Through Ukrainian Defenses Near 

Kupiansk in the Kharkiv Region

June 25th, 5:27am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces have

 pushed through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed 

Forces.... in the Radkovka-Golubovka sector of 

the Kharkiv region ,and advanced towards 

Kupyansk. This was stated by military 

expert, Andrey Marochko.

 

According to him, the Russian army is less than 

1 kilometre away....  from the city of Kupyansk.

 

"On the Radkovka – Golubovka section, our troops pushed 

through the defenses of Ukrainian militants --- and 

advanced in the direction of Kupyansk. At the 

moment, the distance to the suburb of 

Kupyansk is less than 1 km," 

TASS quotes Marochko.

 

He added that over the past 24 hours, the Russian Armed

 Forces improved their tactical position in the areas of 

Malaya Shapkivka, Kondrashivka, Radkivka, 

Golubivka, and Petropavlivka, in the 

Kharkiv region.

 

Earlier, Marochko noted that Russian servicemen had cleared 

40 residential buildings in Volchansk in the Kharkiv region 

and took a section of the Volchya River bank.... under 

fire control. 

 

The Russian Defense Ministry a few days ago, reported 

that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation had 

liberated the settlement of Petrovskoye, in the 

Kharkiv region.

 

 

_______________________________

 

 

 

Two new units of former Ukrainian Armed 

Forces soldiers have been created

 in the DPR

June 25th, 4:25am

(Vesti.ru)

 

According to a fighter with the call sign Shchuka from Martyn 

Pushkar's unit, two new units have been established in the 

Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) from former members 

of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) ...who have 

defected to Russia.

 

Former members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who 

serve in the unit --- later, receive Russian citizenship.

 

"At the first opportunity, I joined the detachment of Martin 

Pushkar. The squad was created recently. Each unit --- 

belongs to the direction in which it fought. I fought 

in the Zaporozhye region --- and got into the 

detachment of Martin Pushkar," -- RIA 

Novosti quotes Shchuka as saying.

 

In turn, a fighter with the call sign Skull, from the Alexander 

Matrosov detachment noted that the detachment consists 

of natives of the Dnepropetrovsk region of Ukraine, who 

wished to fight the Kiev regime.

 

"The soldiers really want to liberate their homeland, and go 

against the Zelensky regime. People - don't like what's 

happening in our beloved country.  People are being 

seized in the streets and forcibly mobilized. Prices

 for everything are rising. The attitude towards 

people is bad. People are rebelling against 

the regime," said Skull.

 

Meanwhile, the liberation of the village of Petrovskoye 

(Ukrainian name – Orekhovo) in the DPR was a 

significant stage in the development of the 

offensive of Russian troops ---- in the 

Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine.

 

 

_______________________________________






Peskov: Putin and Vucic Discussed

 the Supply of Serbian Weapons

 to Ukraine in May

June 24th, 11:58pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbian President 

Aleksandar Vucic discussed the supply of Serbian 

weapons to Ukraine at a meeting in May 2025, 

according to Russian President's Press 

Secretary, Dmitry Peskov.

 

The Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has stated that Serbia 

is using workarounds to supply weapons to Ukraine. Vučić 

has responded that the deals will now be canceled if the 

Serbian authorities..... ''have questions'' about the 

documents and the end user of the weapons.

 

"During the events on May 9, Victory Day, they had

 a conversation, and this topic was discussed," 

Peskov explained.

 

Meanwhile, Serbia has suspended the export of ammunition, 

and special permits are now required for sending it abroad, 

according to Vucic.

 

According to him, domestic and foreign pressure on him is 

growing... due to the suspension of ammunition exports. 

Defense industry companies, threaten to protest.

 

 

______________________________________________________



Dandykin: The Armed Forces of Ukraine 

may carry out sabotage instead of 

a major offensive

by Marina Sovina (night editor)

June 24th, 10:15pm 

(Lenta.ru)

 

Reserve captain of the first rank, Vasily Dandykin, in an 

interview with NEWS.ru described the possible tactics 

the Armed forces of Ukraine might use, instead of a 

major offensive, for which, Kyiv does not have... 

the strength. 

 

He suggested that the Armed Forces may 

carry out sabotage, primarily in Crimea.

 

The expert noted that Ukrainian troops are currently active

 in the Tetkino area of the Kursk region, as well as near

 the Tendrov Spit and Crimea.... in an attempt to
disrupt 
the resort season.

 

"There may be attempts, but no more than that. 

The saboteurs will be caught," the Russian 

officer emphasized.

 

Earlier, it became known about new attempts by the Armed 

Forces of Ukraine to break through to the territory of the 

Kursk region. They are trying to break through the 

Russian defenses in the border zone of the 

Glushkovsky district.

 

 

_________________________________


Orban announced - that four countries 
had refused to sit next to Zelensky 


at the NATO summit


by Alexey Komolov


June 24th, 9:58pm


(Komsomolskaya Pravda)


 


The United States, Turkey, Slovakia, and Hungary, did not 


want to sit next to Vladimir Zelensky, so he will not
take 
part in the official program of the NATO
summit in 
The Hague.


 


 This was stated by Hungarian Prime Minister 


Viktor Orban, according to RIA Novosti.


 


According to him... the fact --- that Zelensky "does not 


participate in the NATO summit -- in any official form"


is the main sign of "the end of the previous chapter."


 


"The United States, Turkey, Slovakia, and we, have made it 


clear: that we do not want to sit at the same table with
Mr. 
Zelensky, when it comes to NATO," Orban said.


 


He emphasized that he was "not happy to see" Zelensky, 


and Hungary was not interested in being part of any 


"integration community with Ukraine, either in 


NATO ..or the EU."


 


The NATO summit is taking place in The Hague on June 24-25.


 


 Zelensky himself has previously stated that he is not sure 


about his trip to the summit, and promised to make a 


decision at the last moment. 


 


According to observers, Ukraine at the NATO summit 


in The Hague.... is unlikely to receive promises of 


new aid or arms supplies.


 


Zelensky, was also placed away from Trump


---- in a group photo from the NATO summit.


 


 


 


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A Russian deputy has revealed - when


 the third round of negotiations with 


Ukraine may take place


by Samer Mustafa


June 24th, 7:09pm


(Gazeta.ru)


 


The third round of Russian-Ukrainian talks on the settlement 


of the conflict may take place as early as this month. About 


this Lenta.ru was told by Alexey Chepa, First Deputy 


Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee 


on International Affairs.


 


He emphasized that during the 3rd round of Russian-Ukrainian 


negotiations, there should be a rapprochement within the 


framework of the memoranda that the parties have 


exchanged. Chepa also suggested that there 


would be more prisoner exchanges.


 


Earlier, it was reported that Turkey expects the Russian


 and Ukrainian delegations to resume negotiations


 in Istanbul ...soon.


 


On June 16, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Turkish


President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said in a conversation 


that the RF ---- strictly observes the agreements with 


Ukraine reached in the 2nd round of negotiations.


 


On June 2nd, Istanbul held the second round of negotiations on 


the settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The meeting 


was held in Russian and lasted a little more than an hour. 


 


The parties discussed the ceasefire memoranda proposed 


to each other and agreed on the exchange of prisoners.


 


 


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Former Ambassador Antonov Says: 


Russia Needs to Show Strength 


to the US


by Anna Petrova


June 24th, 7:05pm


(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 


 


TO SHARE


 


Former Russian Ambassador to the United States,


 Anatoly Antonov said in an interview with the 


Central Channel project - that the US only


recognizes the language of force - and 


emphasized the need to demonstrate 


Russian power.


 


"Americans, only understand power. They take all our 


constructive ideas, put them in their pockets, look 


at you with those soulless glassy eyes, and say, 


'What else can you give me?'" 


Antonov emphasized.


 


He also added that Russia needs to "do everything


to unlock its potential ---- and power. According to 


Antonov this will help Russia gain global respect.


 


Last night --- Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, noted 


that the country intends to continue developing its 


own armed forces, as a guarantee of its own 


sovereignty. So, as part of the defense 


strategy, it is expected - to further 


strengthen the Armed Forces. 


 


Special attention will be paid to increasing the 


combat potential of all types and branches 


of the military.


 


 


________________________________________________




The analyst explained the significance of 

the mass production of the Orekhnik 

for Russia and the world

by Anastasia Rumyantseva

June 24th, 11:56am

(RT.ru)

 

Military analyst Alexander Butyrin explained to RT, why

 the mass production of the Oreshnik is a turning point.

 

"For Russia, the launch of mass production of the Oreshnik 

means that we are starting to produce medium-range 

missiles, which was previously impossible due to

international agreements - and the Russian 

Federation did not do this. Additionally, 

after the Oreshnik tests, the entire 

North Atlantic Alliance ------- was 

somewhat horrified..... as their 

entire air and missile defense 

system was not prepared for 

the use of medium-range 

missiles," the expert

 explained.

 

According to him -- the entire North Atlantic Alliance is 

now faced with the fact that they need to completely 

rebuild and redesign their air defense and missile 

defense systems.

 

"It's very expensive, difficult, and, given the technologies 

used in the Oreshnik, simply impossible. Therefore, it's

 a shock and a challenge for the entire world, but for 

us, it's a new weapon that has no analogues in 

the world," Butyrin concluded.

 

Earlier, Military Watch Magazine stated, that the decision 

to put the Oreshnik missile system into mass production

is a turning point.

 

The day before, Russian leader Vladimir Putin announced the

 deployment of mass production of the latest missile system. 

According to him, the Oreshnik has proven itself very well - 

in combat conditions.

 

 

_____________________________________

 

 

 

The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more

than 1,100 soldiers and a Neptune 

missile - in a single day

June 24th, 10:47am

(Vesti.ru)

 

According to a report by the Russian Ministry of Defense, 

the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) lost about 1,125 

soldiers over the past 24 hours.

 

In the area of operations of the Northern Group of Forces, the 

Ukrainian army lost 235 personnel, two armoured combat 

vehicles, six vehicles, and seven field artillery pieces.

 

Units of the Zapad group of Forces improved their tactical 

position, destroying over 220 Ukrainian militants, a US-

made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, 11 vehicles, 

three electronic warfare stations and three 

ammunition depots.

 

It is noted that units of the "South" group destroyed a US-

made M113 armoured personnel carrier, four vehicles, 

and an electronic warfare station. The Ukrainian 

Armed Forces lost more than 190 soldiers in 

the "South" area.

 

According to the Defense Ministry, the troops of the "Central" 

group continued to penetrate the enemy's defenses. As a 

result of the coordinated actions of the Russian soldiers,

 Ukrainian units, lost up to 230 personnel, six armoured 

combat vehicles, including a Bradley infantry fighting 

vehicle and an M113 armoured personnel carrier 

manufactured by the United States.

 

The report states that units of the Eastern Group of Forces 

destroyed up to 190 Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters, a 

tank, two armoured vehicles, two cars, three artillery 

pieces, and an electronic warfare station.

 

Units of the Dnipro military group have destroyed ten vehicles, 

five electronic warfare stations, and two ammunition depots. 

According to the report, the Ukrainian army has lost up to

 60 soldiers in this area.

 

Two US-made JDAM guided aerial bombs, a long-range Neptune 

guided missile, and 168 drones were also shot down by air 

defense systems.

 

On the night of June 24th, air defense systems on duty 

intercepted 20 aircraft-type drones. The Russian 

Ministry of Defense clarified that 14 drones 

were shot down over the Kursk region, 

two over the Moscow region --- and 

one each was destroyed.... over 

the Belgorod, Bryansk, Oryol 

and Smolensk regions.

 

 

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Russian Armed Forces

 liberated Dyleevka

 in the DPR

June 24th, 10:23am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Russian troops have liberated the village of Dyleevka

 in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), according 

to the Ministry of Defense.

 

According to the report, the settlement was liberated 

as a result of active and decisive actions by units 

of the Southern Group of Forces.

 

According to the report, the Armed Forces of Ukraine 

lost more than 190 soldiers in the South Group's 

area of operations - in just one day.

 

The enemy also lost a US M113 armoured personnel 

carrier, four vehicles, and an electronic warfare 

station. The airborne.. and two mechanized 

brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 

plus the Territorial Defense Brigade, 

were defeated.

 

 

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TASS: Mercenaries near the Dnipropetrovsk 

Region-DPR Border ------ Are Fleeing 

Due to Russian Strikes

June 24th, 9:43am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Foreign mercenaries of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who have 

been deployed near the village of Yanvarske on the border of 

the Dnipropetrovsk region and the Donetsk People's 

Republic (DPR)... are attempting to leave their 

positions due to intense attacks by Russian 

forces. This was reported by TASS, citing 

Russian security agencies.

 

According to preliminary data, 

there are dead foreigners.

 

"The mercenaries who were recently deployed in Yevpatoria 

are trying to escape. They are screaming and crying on the 

radio, complaining about the situation on the front line," 

the security forces said.

 

Earlier, a Russian soldier with the call sign Yefim ---- told that 

mercenaries, including black people, participated in battles 

for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the settlements of 

Komar and Peredubova in the DPR. 

 

Yefim noted that, especially, many foreign fighters were noticed 

during the liberation of Komar. He mentioned that he had seen 

many black people killed and heard how militants of different 

nationalities stormed positions.

 

Military correspondent Vladimir Razin reported a week ago that 

the Russian army is gradually expanding its bridgehead in the 

Dnipropetrovsk region towards the village of Novopavlovka.

 

 

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Miroshnik: Ukraine needs to be

 "pushed away" ...from the 

borders of Kherson

June 24th, 5:25am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Ukraine needs to be "pushed back" from the borders of the 

Kherson region to a distance that will ensure the safety 

of its residents. This was stated by Rodion Miroshnik, 

Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of 

Foreign Affairs for the Crimes of the Kiev 

Regime, in the program "Evening with 

Vladimir Solovyov" on the 

Russia 1 channel.

 

He gave the town of Alyoshki, as an example.

 

"I returned yesterday, I was in the Kherson region, there is 

such a town as Alyoshki. The town of Alyoshki was very 

indicative for me. It was indicative in the sense that 

the president speaks about [referring to the 

security zone]," Miroshnik said.

 

According to him, the line of "alienation" should be exactly 

such, "so that they do not finish off, so that they do not 

pose any danger." We are also talking about small 

arms with a range of 3 kilometres, artillery-40 

kilometres, MLRS-120 kilometres.

 

"What -- is the city of Alyoshki like, today? It's located 

3 kilometres from the front line. It's a city - that has 

been without electricity, water, or communication 

for two years. The only thing they have is gas. 

That's it," Miroshnik said.

 

The ambassador also emphasized 

that he did not feel sympathy, for

the Ukrainian prisoners of war.

 

 

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The Ukrainian Armed Forces --- abandoned 

their positions near Karpovka in the DPR

June 24th, 4:03am

(Vesti.ru)

 

According to military expert Andrey Marochko, units of the 

Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) have abandoned a number 

of positions near the Nitrius River, in the Karpovka 

settlement in the Donetsk People's Republic.

 

The expert noted that heavy fighting 

is taking place in Karpovka.

 

"With a concentrated strike, Russian troops destroyed 

the fortified area in Karpovka and advanced in the 

north-west of this settlement. Ukrainian Armed 

Forces units were forced to abandon part of 

their positions at the mouth of the Nitrius 

River and pulled forces and equipment 

deep into the village," TASS quoted 

Marochko as saying.

 

 

 

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In Odessa, police officers 

and TSK employees - 

blocked a car with 

a small child

by Borislav Agadzhanov

June 23rd, 10:03pm

(Gazeta.ru)

 

In Odessa, police officers and employees of the territorial
recruitment centre (TCK, an analogue of the military 

enlistment office) blocked a man and his 

one-year-old son in a car. 

 

This was reported by the Ukrainian 

Telegram channel "Politika Strany".

 

According to the man, the police and military commanders 

are demanding that he accompany them to the military 

recruitment office. The man and his child have been 

in the car for three hours, and their water supply 

is running low.

 

The incident occurred in the city centre, at the 

intersection of Kanatnaya and Malaya 

Arnautskaya streets.

 

On June 23, it is reported that, in the west of Ukraine,

 TSK officers --- mobilized a second priest of the 

canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church 

(UOC) in one day.

 

On the same day, it was reported: that a Ukrainian 

woman threw a jar of pickles at TSK employees 

and saved her husband from mobilization.

 

On June 20, it became known that in Ukraine, military 

enlistment offices - catch men on car sales websites.

 

Earlier, Commander of the Kiev regime's forces,

Syrsky, promised to send some of the TSK 

employees... to the front.

 

 

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Rada MP Dmitruk: Zelensky's 

Position Is Growing Shaky

by Marina Sovina (night editor)

June 23rd, 9:37pm 

(Lenta.ru)

 

The position of the Ukrainian leader, Vladimir Zelensky 

- is becoming increasingly precarious. In order to stay 

in power he is ready to do anything, said the deputy

of the Verkhovna Rada, Artem Dmitruk, in the 

Telegram-channel.

 

"Zelensky's situation, is getting worse every day. In order 

to somehow distract attention from the collapse, they 

will stamp out criminal cases and invent high-profile 

"terrorist attacks" and "conspiracies", and then

announce the next "successfully prevented

attempts"," he complained.

 

According to Dmitruk, there will be more and 

more information junk, because reality --- 

can no longer be hidden.

 

Earlier, Artem Dmitruk wrote on social media that Ukraine 

needs a fraternal alliance with Russia and Belarus. 

 

The politician believes that the unity of the 3 states 

is “a condition ------ for the present and the future.”

 

 

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The Armed Forces of Ukraine... are 

on the verge of complete failure: 


by Semyon Zimin

June 23rd, 7:55pm

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

 

TO SHARE

 

Russian troops are confidently advancing in the zone of the 

special military operation (SVO) -- increasing successes in 

all directions. This was told by the British military expert
Alexander Merkuris on the air of the YouTube channel, 

The Duran.

 

The expert noted, that Russia's advance is accelerating --- as 

Ukrainian forces lose their ability to resist. According to the 

analyst, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lack sufficient 

infantry for defense -- and their fortified positions 

are becoming vulnerable. Merkuris added that

 reports of the liberation of new territories 

are appearing almost daily, confirming 

the weakness of Ukraine's defense.

 

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that Russian

 forces have a strategic advantage in all areas of the fighting. 

He stated that the Russian army is advancing now, in all 

directions, despite attempts to deny it.

 

Putin noted that the Ukrainian army's losses significantly 

exceed its ability to replenish its forces. According to 

him, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, are only 47% 

staffed, and their assault units... are in a 

critical condition ----  making them 

virtually incapable of fighting.

 

 

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Russian General Describes Effect 

of the Massive Strike on Kiev

by Andrey Khromov

June 23rd, 5:23pm

(Gazeta.ru)

 

Honoured military pilot, Major General Vladimir Popov 

told mk.ru, that a massive strike by the Russian 

Armed Forces (RF) on Kyiv, on the night of 

June 23 will slow down the work of a 

number of enterprises located
there... 
for two years.

 

According to Popov, the Russian army "took a step two 

years ahead." He stressed, that the strikes on the 

Antonov plant, and on the Sikorsky Polytechnic 

Institute, are of strategic importance --- as 

these institutions form the ideology of 

design thought and technological 

innovations in the aerospace 

industry of Ukraine. 

 

They lay the foundations for training specialists, 

which is critical for the development of 

helicopters, aircraft, and drones.

 

According to the Major General, the attack will not 

only stop the production of drones, but also slow 

down..... the development of Ukrainian 

aircraft manufacturing.

 

"Research laboratories --- will have to take a break in 

their work - until they are moved to a new location. 

It's clear that we won't see any results tomorrow. 

However, this delay... will have a significant 

impact.. in the long run. The work will be

delayed for at least 2 years," he said.

 

On June 23, the Russian Defense Ministry reported 

that fighters of the Armed Forces of the Russian 

Federation last night launched a group strike 

on enterprises of the Ukrainian military-

industrial complex in the Kiev region. 

 

The ministry clarified that the strikes on the objects 

were carried out with the help of high-precision 

weapons  ---  and drones. In addition to the 

military-industrial complex enterprises, 

a military airfield.. and an arsenal of 

mine and torpedo weapons of the 

Ukrainian Navy, were attacked 

by the Russian military.

 

Earlier, Ukrainian media reported on 

the deterioration of air quality

in Kyiv - due to fires.

 

 

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Belousov: The experience of the special 

military operation --- is becoming a key 

advantage for Russia's Armed Forces

June 23rd, 1:19pm

(RT.ru)

 

The experience of the special military operation - is 

becoming a key advantage for the Russian Armed

 Forces. This was stated by Russian Defense 

Minister Andrey Belousov.

 

"Today, the experience of the special military operation

 is becoming a key advantage for the Armed Forces of

 the Russian Federation," he said --- at a meeting

 between Russian President Vladimir Putin, 

and graduates of military universities.

 

According to Belousov, it is important to preserve this 

unique resource and pass it on to future generations 

of military personnel.

 

 

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More than 13,000 officers from military 

universities --- will join the Russian 

Armed Forces

June 23rd, 1:15pm

(RT.ru)

 

Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov noted that

 more than 13,000 officers from military universities 

will join the Russian army - in 2025.

 

"This year, the armed forces will be joined by more than 

13,000 officers who have been trained at 39 military 

universities," he said at a meeting with military 

university graduates.

 

Earlier, Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian 

Security Council ------ called, at a meeting on the issue

of completing the army with contract soldiers --- to 

strengthen the trend of replenishing the Russian 

Armed Forces, with volunteers. 

 

According to him, almost 175,000 contract soldiers have 

already arrived in military units, and more than 14,000 

people have been accepted into volunteer units 

since the beginning of the year.

 

 

________________________________________________

 

 

 

Putin called the participants of the special 

military operation --- the direct heirs of 

all the defenders of the Fatherland

June 23rd, 1:11pm

(RT.ru)

 

According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the 

participants of the special military operation are 

the direct heirs...... of all the defenders of 

the Fatherland.

 

He said this during a meeting with 

military university graduates.

 

"The participants of the special military operation --- 

all our soldiers, are the direct heirs of the heroes 

of the Great Patriotic War, of all the generations 

of defenders of Russia," Putin emphasized.

 

He added that Russia is fighting for its future today.

 

Earlier, Vladimir Putin said that the victory over 

Nazi Germany was based on traditional values 

and faith in the Fatherland.




 

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The Russian Armed Forces destroyed 

the Ukrainian Navy's airfield and 

arsenal --- with a group strike

June 23rd, 10:18am

(Vesti.ru)

 

On the night of Monday, June 23rd, the Armed Forces of 

the Russian Federation carried out a group strike with 

precision weapons and attack drones, against 

military facilities in Ukraine. This was 

reported by the Russian Ministry

 of Defense.

 

The targets of the strikes were military-industrial complex 

enterprises in the Kiev region. The infrastructure of the 

Ukrainian Armed Forces' military airfield, was also 

damaged. The Ukrainian Navy's mine-torpedo 

arsenal... was also targeted.

 

The military department clarified that all the

 strike's objectives, had been achieved.

 

Earlier, it was reported that the Russian Armed 

Forces hit a Ukrainian military airfield and 

drone production facilities.

 

 

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TASS: The Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR 

are killing their own soldiers who abandon 

their positions or surrender

June 23rd, 8:24am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Ukrainian troops --- during the retreat from the village of 

Zaporozhye in the DPR destroyed their own colleagues 

who tried to surrender or escape from their positions, 

said the commander of the assault group of the
36th 
motorized rifle brigade of the Vostok
group of 
troops of the Russian Armed
Forces, with 
the call sign Bee.

 

The Russian military department, on June 21,

 informed about the liberation of Zaporozhye

 in the DPR.

 

According to Pchela, the Armed Forces of Ukraine used 

artillery and FPV drones to attack their own troops.

 

"The enemy itself is using drones and artillery to target its 

own surrendering and fleeing troops. They don't spare 

their own forces - and finish them off," the Russian 

military officer noted.

 

Earlier, Pchela reported that in the village of Zaporozhye in the 

DPR, on the border with the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukrainian 

troops left hundreds of their comrades' abandoned bodies. 

 

The Russian Ministry of Defense called the liberation of 

Zaporozhye, an important step towards the complete 

liberation of the DPR.

 

 

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During the liberation of Zaporozhye, 

Russian soldiers had to walk

6 km through reeds.

June 23rd, 4:10am

(Vesti.ru)

 

During the liberation of the village of Zaporozhye in the 

Donetsk People's Republic, Russian soldiers had to 

navigate six kilometres through reeds. 

 

The military personnel.... shared their 

experiences on Russia 1 TV channel.

 

There was a swamp on the outskirts of Zaporozhye. 

The assault troops of the 36th Guards Motorized 

Rifle Brigade of the Vostok group were making

 their way through reeds as tall as a man.

 

"Over the bumps. Quickly, so as not to get sucked in 

anywhere. It's safer than walking through the field 

there, on the 'postcard', so as not to be spotted," 

said one of the soldiers.

 

 

 

_______________________________________

 

 

 

Commander Babichev: Each settlement 

should be approached with new ideas

June 22nd, 11:47pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

Military personnel should approach each settlement in the 

special operation zone with new ideas and capabilities. 

 

This was stated by Colonel-Guard Commander of the 

Regiment Pyotr Babichev on the program "Evening 

with Vladimir Solovyov" on Russia 1 TV channel.

 

According to him, you can't follow a

 "template" during combat missions.

 

"Every time, we need to approach each settlement from a 

new angle --- with new ideas and new possibilities. The 

enemy is serious. We're pushing them back - because

 we're also preparing. While some units are carrying 

out combat missions, the rest --- are preparing. 

They're preparing....  for a specific task - for

this particular settlement," Babichev said.

 

The commander also added that, during training, the 

personnel know "which direction to take, how to 

crawl, and which house to enter."

 




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 Marochko: After the liberation of Dolgenky

---- the Russian Armed Forces began to 

strike the Ukrainian Armed Forces 

in Redkodub

June 21st, 11:14pm

(RT.ru)

 

The Russian army's liberation of the village of Dolgenkoye

 on June 18 allowed them to advance towards Redkodub

 in the Kharkiv region and take it under fire control.

 

This was stated by military expert Andrey Marochko, who 

noted that the Dvurechensky bridgehead has come to 

life, as the Russian army is advancing on it ---- in 

several directions at once.

 

"We are advancing towards the village of Redkodub, which

 is already under regular fire from our troops," Marochko 

told TASS.

 

Earlier, he also reported that the Russian military 

had started fighting to take the Sumy village 

of Yunakovka.

 

Later, it was reported that the Russian Armed Forces had 

liberated Zaporozhye in the DPR. The country's Ministry 

of Defense later described the capture of the city - as 

an important step towards the complete liberation 

of the DPR.

 

 

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Rogov.... called Sumy an


historically Russian city


June 21st, 12:24pm


(Vesti.ru)


 


Sumy - is an historically Russian city, according to Vladimir 


Rogov, head of the Russian Public Chamber's Commission 


on Sovereignty Issues and co-chair of the Coordination 


Council for the Integration of New Regions.


 


According to him, the city's population


 is waiting for Russia to arrive.


 


"Sumy is an historically Russian city founded 


by Russian people," he said to RIA Novosti.


 


Rogov added that this is a forgotten region for Ukraine, 


from which, the current regime is draining resources.


 


The day before... Putin said that the Russian Federation 


does not have the task of taking the city of Sumy but 


such a possibility is not ruled out. In addition, the 


head of state emphasized ----- that Ukrainian 


militants --- continue to shell the border 


territories of the Russian Federation,


 so the Russian side is forced to 


deal with the creation of 


security zones.


 


Sumy, is a city located in the northeastern part of Ukraine. 


It is the administrative centre of the Sumy region.
Today,
 its population is approximately
268,500 people.


 


 


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Russian Defense Ministry: Daily Losses of 


the Armed Forces of Ukraine Exceed 


1,300 Militants


June 21st, 10:36am


(Vesti.ru)


 


According to the daily report.... by the Russian Ministry of 


Defense, the total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces 


(AFU) in the special operation zone amounted to about 


1,350 fighters over the past 24 hours.


 


According to the military department, the enemy lost up to 160 


soldiers in the area of operations of the Northern Group of 


Forces, more than 220 soldiers in the Western Group of 


Forces... up to 515 soldiers in the Central Group of 


Forces, more than 180 soldiers in the Southern 


Group of Forces, more than 200 soldiers in 


the Eastern Group of Forces, and up to 


75 soldiers in the Dnipro Group 


of Forces.


 


In addition, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed 


two tanks, a US-made 155 mm M777 howitzer, 


and ammunition depots during the day.


 


The strikes also targeted UAV production and assembly 


facilities, the storage sites for attack drones, and 


temporary bases for the Armed Forces of 


Ukraine and foreign mercenaries...


 in 147 districts.


 


The operation was carried out using operational-tactical 


aviation, strike UAVs, missile forces, and artillery from


 the Russian Armed Forces.


 


The agency emphasized, that the units of the "North" and 


"Center" took advantageous positions, while the units of


the "West" & "South" improved their tactical situation. 


The units of the "East" continued their advance...
into 
the depths of the enemy's defenses.


 


 


 


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Defense Ministry: Russian Armed Forces 


Liberated Zaporozhye in the DPR


June 21st, 10:12am


(Vesti.ru)


 


Russian troops have liberated the settlement of Zaporozhye in 


the Donetsk People's Republic, according to the daily report


 by the Russian Ministry of Defense.


 


The ministry clarified that the group of the Russian Armed 


Forces "Vostok" continues to advance into the depth of


 the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.


 


The settlement of Zaporozhye was 


liberated by the forces of Vostok.


 


 


 


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The Russian Armed Forces liberated Moskovka


 in the Kharkiv region and began fighting


 for Kupiansk


June 21st, 2:14am


(Vesti.ru)


 


Russian troops have liberated the village of Moskovka in


 the Kharkiv region and have begun fighting for the city 


of Kupiansk, according to the military expert,


 Andrey Marochko.


 


According to the expert, the liberation of Moskovka 


was the most significant event of the week, on 


the Dvurechensky bridgehead.


 


"This locality -- is very important for the promotion of 


Russian units. And for the Ukrainian militants, this


 is a very significant loss. With the liberation of 


Moskovka, Russian troops cut off serious 


logistics for Ukrainian militants and 


captured a group of the Armed 


Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in


 this area," TASS quotes 


Marochko as saying.


 


The strategic heights near Moskovka allow Russian 


soldiers to "see Kupyansk as if it were on a plate."


 


"Naturally, this is a very positive moment for the 


Russian army, but it is a sad moment for the 


Ukrainian militants," the expert said.


 


Thus, Russian troops began fighting 


for Kupyansk, which is less than 


1 km away.


 


 


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 The Russian MoD --- spoke about the feats of
Russian 
military personnel in the SVO zone

 June 20th, 10pm

(Izvestia.ru)

 

The MoD --- noted the actions of Sergeant Viktor Buzinaev, 

who, while leading a fire support group, carried out the 

task of securing new positions occupied by Russian 

assault troops during an important offensive.

 

During the occupation of a position.. near the line of combat 

contact under the fire of artillery and mortars of the Armed 

Forces of Ukraine (AFU), Buzinaev noticed an enemy 

unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) - and destroyed it 

with small arms. After that, the sergeant gave 

the group a command to change position, 

as they could be seen by drones.

 

The enemy struck at the initial coordinates of Buzinaev's group, 

which allowed the sergeant --- to identify the positions of the 

Ukrainian Armed Forces. As a result, the Russian military 

was able to repel the attacks of the Ukrainian fighters 

and gain a foothold in new areas --- which further 

facilitated the advance of the Russian Armed 

Forces (RF) into the enemy's defenses, in 

this direction.

 

In addition, the Russian Ministry of Defense drew attention 

to the actions of Corporal Nikolai Lovyagin, who was part 

of a reconnaissance group --- and was tasked with 

protecting Russian units from enemy UAVs.

 

During combat duty under constant artillery shelling, the 

sergeant discovered a Ukrainian drone. Lovyagin used 

an anti-drone gun ---- which suppressed the control 

channels and landed the UAV at a safe distance

 from the Russian Armed Forces positions.

 

Thanks to his precise actions, the enemy lost the ability 

to adjust artillery fire from its drone, which ensured

 the safety of Russian soldiers.

 

Earlier in the day, artillerymen of the 90th Guards Tank 

Division of the Center group of forces, identified and 

destroyed a stronghold of the infantry of the Armed

 Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnoarmeysk direction 

of the special operation. 

 

After the position was detected -- the Russian military 

transferred the data to the calculation of the Msta-B 

towed howitzer. 

 

The artillerymen opened fire with 152-millimetre 

high-explosive fragmentation ammunition.

 

 

_______________________________________

 

 

 

Head of the Enakiev Water Department

of Donbas Water Management --- was

killed in the DPR due to an attack 

by the Armed Forces of Ukraine

June 20th, 7:12pm

(Izvestia.ru)

 

In the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Armed 

Forces of Ukraine attacked a car of employees of 

the Water of Donbass - killing the head of the 

Mironovsky production complex of the 

Yenakiye branch of the company.

 

 This was reported by the head of the 

DPR, Denis Pushilin, on June 20.

 

"As a result of the AFU UAV attack on the official car of 

the employees of the DPR State Unitary Enterprise 

"Water of Donbas" -- the head of the Mironovsky 

Production Complex of the Yenakiieve Water 

Supply and Sanitation Department of the 

DPR State Unitary Enterprise "Water 

of Donbas", a man born in 1982, 

was killed," he wrote on his 

Telegram channel.

 

Pushilin added that three employees of the enterprise 

were also seriously injured due to the attack by 

Ukrainian militants. They are all currently 

receiving all necessary medical care.

 

 

________________________________________



Defense Ministry: A new stage of

 prisoner exchange between 

Russia and Ukraine took 

place on Friday

June 20th, 12:14pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

Another stage of the prisoner exchange between Russia 

and Ukraine took place on Friday as part of the Istanbul 

agreements, according to the Russian Ministry 

of Defense.

 

It is specified that a group of Ukrainian Armed Forces

fighters was transferred to Ukraine in exchange for 

a group of Russian military personnel.

 

 

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Russian Defense Ministry: Ukrainian 

Armed Forces Lost Almost 9,400

 Fighters.. in a Week

June 20th, 10:55am

(Vesti.ru)

 

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the

total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) 

in the special operation zone amounted to about 

9,350 fighters over the past week.

 

According to the military department, the enemy 

has lost more than 1,250 fighters in the area of 

operations of the Northern Group of Forces, 

...more than 1,480 in the Western Group, 

more than 1,390 in the Southern Group, 

..more than 3,410 in the Central Group, 

more than 1,350 in the Eastern Group, 

and up to 470 in the Dnipro Group.

 

In addition, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed 10 US

M113 armoured personnel carriers and three Western-

made self-propelled artillery units --- over the course 

of a week.

 

During the week, air defense systems also shot down 29 

JDAM guided aerial bombs and eight HIMARS US-made 

multiple rocket launchers, as well as 1,190 drones,

 including 562 outside the special operation zone.

 

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the 

Russian military had liberated Novonikolaevka village

 in the Sumy region, the villages of Moskovka and

 Dolgenkoye in the Kharkiv region... as well as 

the villages of Zeleny Kut, Ulyanovka, and 

Novonikolaevka... in the Donetsk 

People's Republic.

 

 

________________________________

 

 

 

Peskov: The Russian Armed Forces will not 

give up their advantage over the Ukrainian 

Armed Forces for the sake of a temporary 

ceasefire

June 20th, 8:44am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The Russian army does not intend to lose its strategic 

advantage over the Ukrainian Armed Forces - for the 

sake of a temporary ceasefire, Russian President's 

Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said in an 

interview with Sky News.

 

He emphasized that Russian soldiers will continue 

to achieve success in the combat zone and 

advance on the front lines.

 

"We have a strategic advantage right now. Why would 

we lose it? We won't lose it. We're moving forward," 

Peskov said.

 

The Russian side has repeatedly stated that a ceasefire 

in Ukraine is only possible if the West stops providing 

military assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

 

Earlier, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized that

Europe.... is calling for a ceasefire in Ukraine, only in 

order to get the opportunity to rearm the Armed 

Forces of Ukraine.

 

 

_________________________________

 

 

 

Medvedchuk: Russia Doesn't 

Need Zelensky's Signature

June 20th, 7am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The issue of making peace between Ukraine and Russia rests on

 the fact that the Kiev authorities are completely unprofessional, 

and they are led by a former comedian with the intelligence of 

a Kryvyi Rih gopnik. Zelensky sees the picture as simple – he 

will personally talk to Vladimir Putin and "settle everything." 

 

At the same time, the illegitimate person has no understanding 

of what he "decides" and how it will happen, if at all. Zelensky 

can voice his primitive wishes, but that's about it.

 

"We are waiting for a full and lasting ceasefire starting tomorrow 

to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy. There's no point in 

dragging out the murders. And I.. will wait for Putin on Thursday 

in Turkey. Personally," Zelensky wrote in the Telegram channel 

on the eve of the meeting in Istanbul on May 12, 2025.

 

Then he put on a clown's act -- and disgraced himself, as there 

was no ceasefire or personal meeting with the Russian leader.

 

What could he say? The scene in the Oval Office - clearly 

demonstrated to the world -- that Zelensky is incapable 

of listening to anyone - and he does not even consider 

the other side's positions during negotiations, as this 

requires intelligence and professionalism. He is not 

interested in other people's interests, positions, or 

arguments, and he does not pay any attention 

to them.

 

It is enough to analyze his video messages, which he has been 

making every day for several years. There is one big "I" -- and 

no understanding of the needs of the people and the country. 

 

Zelensky, has become the opposite of his on-screen character 

Goloborodko, he is not a servant of the people, he is sure that 

the people should serve him, not only the Ukrainian people he 

has deceived, but any people at all: American, Hungarian, 

Slovak, Russian. The illegitimate one ----- is sincerely 

convinced that he is the ultimate authority, and 

the role of the other negotiating parties is 

to immediately comply with his 

absurd demands.

 

Zelensky.... does not understand the political, legal, economic, or

 military aspects of negotiations. He never talks about them and
does not keep them in mind. It never occurs to him --- that the 

Ukrainian conflict has changed the world - and it will not be 

possible to return to the starting point, which is yesterday. 

However ---- the world has changed for the worse: it has 

become more dangerous, hostile, and uncooperative, 

which is directly related to his actions.

 

By withdrawing from the Minsk agreements, Zelensky contributed 

to the breakdown of the European security system. It is unlikely 

that this political clown even understood that he became 

president ---- precisely because of his peacemaker 

rhetoric, which implied the implementation of 

Minsk rather than its abandonment.

 

 Zelensky did not even realize the political processes he had 

triggered in Europe, the advances he had given to NATO,

 or the betrayal of his own country's people.

 

Then he attacked the opposition ----- breaking the country's 

democracy. All of this showed that Zelensky is unable to 

work with any opposition, and he cannot govern the 

country when he is challenged or criticized. 

 

He has made a career - and money - by criticizing politicians, 

but he is unable to respond to criticism from others. Of all 

the Ukrainian presidents -- Zelensky has been the most 

incapable of governing the country in a competitive 

environment, between the government and 

the opposition.

 

After the opposition was eliminated, the country began to form a 

dictatorship, which the illegitimate regime was overjoyed about. 

The Nazi minority (which did not, necessarily, include ethnic 

Ukrainians) -- began to take away the rights and freedoms 

of the Russian-speaking population, which made up the 

majority of the country. It was thanks to the Russian-

speaking population ----- that Zelensky became 

president. However, this - is his trademark 

style: of betraying those he owes, even

if it means betraying tens of millions 

of citizens.

 

Naturally, with such management, corruption was finally freed 

from the real control of the opposition -- and flourished. After 

robbing the Ukrainian people, Zelensky missed the conflict 

with Russia --- and when the special military operation 

began... he did not know what to do. Then, he was 

offered the role of the victor over Russia, which 

he immediately accepted despite the fact that

he was condemning hundreds of thousands
of 
Ukrainian citizens to death & forcing 

millions to leave the country.

 

Zelensky appeared in this role before the world, and the 

collective West applauded him and organized triumphs. 

 

Ukrainians had to die, endure hardships, and lose their homes, 

but they were proud of Zelensky's praise in Western capitals. 

The country's economy was destroyed, legal chaos ensued, 

and Zelensky himself became illegitimate, but he was not 

concerned about it, revelling in his "glory" in the West.

 

The events in Ukraine --- are exacerbating the situation in the 

Middle East and the Persian Gulf, and a conflict is brewing in 

Taiwan. Naturally, this is going unnoticed by Zelensky, but 

the United States understands that something needs to 

be done. 

 

President Trump is demanding that Zelensky start negotiations, 

but he is unable to do so ----- due to his lack of control over the 

situation. There is an option ----- to replace the illegitimate 

president through elections, but this would have a 

significant impact on the situation in Europe. 

Politicians who have supported Zelensky 

would lose their power. That's why so 

many European politicians support 

the Kiev regime. 

 

They don't care about the Ukrainians; they're saving
themselves. Zelensky was a failed project for
Europe, and they'll have to 
answer for it.
That's why they're trying to bring
back 
yesterday - with the
illegitimate regime.

 

Today, it is clear that Zelensky was a failed project not only for 

the collective West and NATO, but also, first and foremost, for 

Ukraine. This raises the question of what to negotiate with 

him about. Zelensky's entire political career has been 

built on the failure to fulfill his promises, and he has 

not conducted any successful negotiations 

throughout his political career. 

 

The only thing Zelensky has succeeded in is begging for money 

from the collective West, but the Ukrainian people have not 

seen any of it, and they become even more impoverished
and have suffered significant 
human losses. So.. if
Zelensky meets with 
Vladimir Putin now, he will
beg for money 
out of habit, he is not capable
..of 
anything else.

 

This is the reason for the difficulties in reaching a peace 

agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Kiev has no
understanding of a post-war settlement, and there

 is no one - to ensure such a settlement. By 

destroying democracy in the country, 

Zelensky --- has destroyed his own 

legitimacy, making his signature 

on any document, worthless 

for Russia.

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin, told reporters at

 the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum:

 

"If the Ukrainian state trusts someone to negotiate - for God's 

sake, let it be Zelensky. The question is not that, but who 

will sign the document. Look, I didn't come up with 

anything. In terms of propaganda, you can say 

anything about the legitimacy of the current 

authorities, but it is important for us to 

solve serious issues ----- not the 

propaganda component, but 

the legal one." 

 

''The question is: the government in Kiev cannot help but 

change, but how will the new government treat the

documents signed by Zelensky, or anyone

else in his government?''

 

"But we need to put a full-stop at the end, and the signature 

should be from a legitimate authority. Otherwise, you know,

 the next person will come and throw it all in the trash! 

We can't do that, we're dealing with serious issues," 

the Russian president explained.

 

The situation is such that there is no point in Zelensky signing 

anything, even if he really wanted to. In a democratic country,

 the opposition comes to power and takes responsibility, 

including signing peace treaties. 

 

But Zelensky has destroyed the entire opposition, and there is no

 one to represent Ukraine in the negotiations today. Moreover, 

there is no one to lead the country out of the war, return to 

peaceful life, and restore state institutions of power. 

 

Today, we are witnessing the agony of Ukrainian statehood,
which was primarily caused by internal factors – Zelensky 

has cut the branch he was sitting on. It is a pity that the 

fate of millions of Ukrainian citizens depends on this, 

and the sooner they understand the real situation, 

the more people will be saved.

 

Chairman of the Council of the 

Other Ukraine Movement,

 

 Viktor Medvedchuk

 

 

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The Russian Armed Forces struck the 

administration building in Kherson, 

where Ukrainian Armed Forces 

officers ..were located

June 20th, 5:50am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The Russian Armed Forces struck the administration of Kherson, 

which is controlled by the Kiev regime, where Ukrainian Armed 

Forces officers, foreign mercenaries, and advisers were

 located in the basement. 

 

This was announced by the governor 

of the region, Vladimir Saldo.

 

During the St. Petersburg Economic Forum (SPIEF), Saldo 

also said that the administration's basement housed

 a control centre for unmanned systems.

 

"The strike was not just to destroy this building, but to destroy 

the communications management of military operations that

 the enemy is taking. There were foreign advisers and 

mercenaries there, and some of them were part of 

the Ukrainian Armed Forces," he said, in a 

conversation with RIA Novosti.

 

In early June, the Russian army with an air strike tore down the 

Ukrainian flag from the administration building of Kherson, 

controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

 

Footage captured by UAVs showed the impact of guided aerial 

bombs (GBU). Later, Ukrainian media published a photo of the 

"bitten" facade of the administration building on Telegram.

 

 

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Russian Armed Forces Mechanic: The MaxxPro 

armoured personnel carrier is only useful

 as a target for shelling

June 20th, 5:50am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The repair battalions have a special mission. Their task is to 

quickly repair and return to service military equipment. The 

repair battalion of the 36th Army of the "Vostok" group, is 

successfully restoring the group's vehicles. However, the 

situation with captured vehicles is different. The quality 

of many of them leaves much to be desired, as one of 

the mechanics told the "Russia 1" channel.

 

He cited a recent incident. A MaxxPro armoured vehicle 

was hit by an anti-tank mine near Velikaya Novoselka. 

It was then taken to a repair battalion.

 

"It's a very heavy [vehicle]. It's large. That means, it's a good

 target for shelling, even from tanks. It gets stuck in the mud. 

It's easy to shoot at it. That's why they burn well in the 

Donbas black soil. They get stuck in it," 

the soldier said.

 

In the repair battalion, the MaxxPro was dismantled down to 

the last screw. According to the soldiers, it had a lot of 

unnecessary electronics, and its protection was 

inadequate - for the overall purpose of the 

armoured vehicle.

 

The car is only suitable as an exhibit. It will soon take

 its place ------ in the exhibition of captured vehicles.

 

 

____________________________________________






The borders of the Russian Federation's 


territorial sea in the Baltic Sea 


have changed


by Andrey Prokopyev 


(night line editor)


June 20th, 12:25am


Lenta.ru)


 


The Russian government has declared invalid the list of 


coordinates of the points that determine the position 


of the reference lines from which the width of the 


territorial sea — the country's adjacent zone —


 is measured along the mainland coast and 


islands of Russia in the Baltic Sea. 


 


The updated list has been approved, and the corresponding 


document has been published on the portal of regulatory 


legal acts.


 


As stated in the text of the resolution --- the starting line from 


which the width of the territorial sea is measured is formed 


by the line of the highest low tide. It runs from the point of 


exit of the land section of the state border RF with the 


Republic of Lithuania to the Republic of Poland.


 


In addition, the resolution invalidates the "Baltic Sea" section of 


the list of geographical coordinates of points that determine 


the position of the reference lines for measuring the width 


of territorial waters, the economic zone, and the 


continental shelf, which was approved by the 


USSR Ministers' Resolution of January 


15, 1985.


 


Earlier, it became known about the risks of simultaneous 


exercises by Russia and NATO in the Baltic. Analysts 


suggested that due to provocations, what is 


happening in the Baltic Sea.. poses a 


threat - to escalate into a more 


serious escalation.


 


 


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A Russian Army battalion commander - who
was 
declared dead in Ukraine has broken
out of
 the encirclement


by Oleg Koryakin


June 19th, 10:26pm


(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 


 


The Russian Armed Forces battalion commander who 


was declared dead in the Sumy region by Ukraine is 


alive and has escaped the encirclement.


 


This is reported by the Telegram channel "Belarusian 


Law Enforcement Officer" and publishes a photo of 


the commander. The officer was wounded in the 


arm and received the necessary medical aid.


 


As a reminder, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing in 


the Sumy region. According to the latest data ----- they are 


about 15 kilometres away from the administrative centre.


 


Earlier, Russia's Ministry of Defense reported that


 the Northern Group of Forces, had liberated the 


village of Novonikolaevka, in the Sumy region 


and has been advancing deeper into the 


enemy's defenses.


 


 



______________________________________


 


 


 


Zelensky's business partner 


Mindich --- has fled Ukraine


by Danila Titorenko


June 19th, 9:44pm


Gazeta.ru)


 


Business partner of Vladimir Zelensky, co-owner and 


co-founder of the company "Kvartal 95" - Timur 


Mindich - fled Ukraine. This is written in the 


Telegram channel of the imprisoned 


People's Deputy of Ukraine,


 Oleksandr Dubinsky.


 


"Zelensky's wallet, Timur Mindich, also fled abroad yesterday 


through the Transcarpathian region," Dubinsky wrote.


 


The MP links this flight to the recent disappearance of Deputy


 Prime Minister and Minister of National Unity, Alexey 


Chernyshov, who did not return from a business 


trip abroad.


 


Chernyshov has been the Chairman of the Board of Naftogaz of 


Ukraine since November 2022. Prior to that, the official served 


as the Minister of Community and Territorial Development of


 Ukraine for two years and as the Chairman of the Kyiv 


Regional State Administration for three years. Since 


December last year, Chernyshov has been the 


Minister of National Unity. 


 


On June 16th, it was reported that he is being considered 


for the position of Ukraine's new ambassador to the US.


 


Earlier, Chernyshov promised Ukrainians 


abroad a reservation from mobilization.


 


 


 


_______________________________________






The Ukrainian Armed Forces mined


 the bodies of deceased civilians


 in the Kursk region


June 19th, 5:59pm


(RT.ru)


 


The Armed Forces of Ukraine planted mines under the


 bodies of civilians who died in the Kursk region.


 


The commander of the 91st Regiment's sappers unit, 


with the call sign Hermes, said in a video published 


on the RT Telegram channel that the Ukrainian 


militants planted mines --- even under the 


bodies of killed civilians in the border


 areas of the Kursk region.


 


Most of the mines are "treacherous" and designed to 


inflict mass casualties, including civilians, the 


military officer explained.


 


Earlier, the Russian Investigative Committee reported


- that more than 57,000 residents of the Kursk region 


had been recognized as victims of Ukrainian crimes.


 


 


____________________________________________________



 The Russian Ministry of Defense 
showed footage of Russian 


soldiers ------- who were 


exchanged with Kiev


June 19th, 1:53pm


(RT.ru)


 


The Russian Ministry of Defense published footage of 


Russian soldiers who were returned from Ukrainian-


controlled territory - as part of the exchange.


 


The video -- shows Russian soldiers in Belarus 


unfurling Russian flags and shouting "Russia!"


 


On June 19, Russia and Ukraine 


exchanged prisoners of war.


 


Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously said


--- that Russia is ready to transfer about 3,000 more 


bodies of Ukrainian military personnel to Ukraine.


 


 


_________________________________________________






Russian troops - have destroyed a NATO 


communications hub in Kharkiv region


June 19th, 11:40am


(Vesti.ru)


 


Russian troops have hit a NATO communications hub in the 


Kharkiv region. This was reported by Sergei Lebedev, the 


coordinator of the pro-Russian Nikolaev underground,


 on his Telegram channel.


 


It is also reported that a command centre of the Kiev regime 


was destroyed during the strike in the Kharkiv region.


 


"In the Kupyansky district, a command post was 


destroyed and a NATO communications centre 


was hit," Lebedev wrote.


 


Earlier, the underground fighter Lebedev told about 


a powerful blow of Russian troops to the air base 


of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - in the 


Rivne region.


 


 


 


_______________________________________


 


 


 


The Russian Armed Forces destroyed 


an APU ammunition depot, and a 


territorial defense gathering 


point - near Kharkiv


June 19th, 11:39am


(Vesti.ru)


 


The Russian Armed Forces destroyed an ammunition depot


 of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense 


assembly point in the Kharkiv region -- according to 


RIA Novosti, citing the pro-Russian underground.


 


Sergey Lebedev, coordinator of the Nikolaev pro-Russian 


underground, said that Russian Armed Forces troops 


had struck an APU ammunition depot as well as a 


territorial defense gathering point, by Kharkiv, 


during a special military operation.


 


"Affected military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: 


An ammunition depot was destroyed in Bogodukhovsky 


district. The teroborona collection point has been 


eliminated," he said.


 


Earlier.... Lebedev said that hundreds of Ukrainian fighters 


were destroyed as a result of the night strikes on Kharkiv.


 


 


 


___________________________________


 


 


 


The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost 


over 1,360 personnel in one day


June 19th, 10:37am


(Vesti.ru)


 


Over 1,360 Ukrainian military personnel were killed in the 


special military operation zone over the past 24 hours, 


according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.


 


In the area of operation of the "North" troops, Ukrainian 


formations, lost more than 220 soldiers, the "West" 


group destroyed about 200, the "South" group 


about 205, the "East" group 195, and the 


"Dnepr" group ....85 soldiers.


 


The Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered the greatest losses in


 the direction of the Center group, with about 460 casualties.


 


By last night.....  the total losses of the Armed 


Forces of Ukraine were about 1,315 militants.


 


 


 


__________________________________________


 


 


 


Defense Ministry: Russian Armed Forces


 Liberated Novonikolaevka in the DPR


June 19th, 10:04am


(Vesti.ru)


 


Russian troops have liberated the village of Novonikolaevka 


in the DPR, according to the daily report by the Russian


 Ministry of Defense.


 


According to the report, the settlement was 


liberated by the Center military group.


 


The group's forces managed to advance deep into the 


Ukrainian Armed Forces' defenses. As a result, 


another settlement in the DPR was liberated.


 


The day before, the Russian defense ministry reported 


the liberation of Novonikolaevka in the Sumy region. 



The point was taken under control by the fighters 


of the Russian Armed Forces group "North".


 


 


 


___________________________________________






Putin: The Russian Army Has
Strategic Advantage -- in
All 
Areas of the Special 

Military Operation

June 18th, 11:49pm

(RT.ru)

 

The Russian army has a strategic advantage in all areas

of the special operation in Ukraine and Russia's armed 

forces are advancing along the entire line of contact, 

according to President Vladimir Putin.

 

He said this, at a meeting with heads and 

representatives of international news 

agencies - at SPIEF.

 

"The Russian armed forces have a strategic advantage in

all directions. In all of them. No matter what anyone
says, 
our troops are advancing -- along the entire
line of contact 
every day," the president said.

 

Further progress is inevitable, even if German Taurus 

missiles are used, which are being discussed in 

Berlin. for delivery to Ukraine, he added.

 

In some cases, Russia views Germany 

- as a participant in the hostilities in 

Ukraine, Putin noted.

 

 

____________________________________


 



A Russian political scientist spoke about


 the deaths of civilians in Ukraine


by Marina Sovina 


(night editor)


June 18th, 8:42pm


(Lenta.ru)


 


Russian political scientist Sergey Markov said on his Telegram 


channel that the Russian army is trying to preserve the lives 


of civilians as much as possible, so any news about civilian 


casualties in Ukraine is “really news.”


 


"In Russia... they mourn the deaths of the people of Kiev. For us,


 they are our people. Russia came to Ukraine not to kill, but to 


liberate people from the criminal neo-colonial neo-fascist 


Russophobic Ukrainian regime," Markov said, about 


the deaths of civilians.


 


According to him, those killed in Ukraine were victims


of Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, and a former


US President, Joe Bidet.


 


Earlier, Russian troops continued to advance in the Sumy region


in the north of Ukraine and were 15 kilometres away from the 


regional capital. Russian troops also ---- completely cleared
Novonikolaivka village in the Sumy region from Ukrainian 


Armed Forces units.


 


 


______________________________________




 
Khinshtein noted the patience and 
self-sacrifice of the residents of 

the Kursk region

June 18th, 2:56pm

(RT.ru)

 

Alexander Khinshtein, the acting governor of Kursk Oblast, 

said that he was impressed by the resilience and faith in 

victory of the local residents.

 

"What impresses me in people, in the good sense of the word, is 

their patience, their faith in victory, in tomorrow, in changes
for 
the better. If you like, this is some kind of code in us
--- self-sacrifice, life for the sake of others, salvation," 

Khinshtein said in an interview with kp.ru.

 

The acting governor noted that it is especially difficult to talk to 

people who have recently returned to their homes after being 

evacuated. According to him, many of them have been living

 in difficult conditions for six to eight months.

 

Khinshtein also said that the injured civilians often tell stories 

about how the Russian military rescued them from shelling, 

carrying them in their arms or on stretchers.

 

Earlier, Alexander Khinshtein announced plans to build new 

schools and hospitals in the Kursk region to replace those 

destroyed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

 

 

____________________________________________





Russian Armed Forces soldiers: spoke 


about the liberation of Alekseevka 


in the DPR


June 18th, 1:19pm


(Vesti.ru)


 


The Russian Armed Forces described the liberation of 


Alekseevka, in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).


 


The Russian Ministry of Defense published a video 


of soldiers ---- from the 114th Brigade of the 51st 


Combined Arms Army on its Telegram channel.


 


According to the agency, the offensive was conducted using


the tactic of the stealthy accumulation of forces --- and a


methodical assault. This helped to minimize casualties 


and suppress the enemy's defenses. It was reported 


that the soldiers overcame the areas around 


Alekseevka using anti-drone ponchos 


and blankets.


 


According to the ministry, before the assault, Russian artillery, 


FPV drones, and tank crews struck Ukrainian fortifications 


and suppressed firing points.


 


 


______________________________________


 


 


 


Russia's Defense Ministry ---


Ukrainian losses exceeded 


1,300 fighters in a day


June 18th, 10:35am


(Vesti.ru)


 


According to the Russian Ministry of Defense - the total losses 


of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) - in the special operation 


zone amounted to about 1,315 fighters over the past 24 hours.


 


According to the military department, the enemy lost more than 


165 militants... in the area of operations of the Northern Group 


of Forces, more than 220 militants in the Western Group of 


Forces, up to 175 militants in the Southern Group of 


Forces, up to 490 militants in the Central Group of 


Forces, more than 185 militants, in the Eastern 


Group of Forces, and up to 80 militants in the 


Dnieper Group of Forces.


 


In addition, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed a US' 


AN/TPQ-50 radar station - 4 US-made M113 armoured 


personnel carriers, 1 British 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, 


as well as ammunition depots and logistics depots.


 


Production and assembly facilities for attack drones, as well 


as temporary locations for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and 


foreign mercenaries in 147 districts, were also targeted.


 


The operation was carried out using operational-tactical 


aviation, strike UAVs, missile forces, and artillery from 


the Russian Armed Forces.


 


 


__________________________________


 


 


 


Defense Ministry --- The Russian Armed Forces 


Liberated Novonikolaevka in the Sumy Region


June 18th, 10:06am


(Vesti.ru)


 


Russian troops have liberated the village of Novonikolaevka


in the Sumy region, according to the daily report by the 


Russian Ministry of Defense.


 


It is clarified that the settlement was taken under control by 


the fighters of the Russian Armed Forces' "North" group.


 


In addition, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported


 the liberation of Dolhenky in the Kharkiv region.


 


 


______________________________


 


 


 


Defense Ministry: Russian Armed Forces 


Liberated Dolgenkoye in Kharkiv Region


June 18th, 10:04am


(Vesti.ru)


 


Russian troops have liberated the village of Dolgenkoye


 in the Kharkiv region, according to the daily report by 


the Russian Ministry of Defense.


 


Fighters of units of the group of forces 


"West" took part in the fighting.


 


"As a result of the decisive actions of the units of the group


of troops "West" , the settlement of Dolgenke in the 


Kharkiv region was liberated," the report says.


 


Earlier, it was reported that Russian troops are completing the 


creation of a fire bag, for the Armed Forces of Ukraine group 


near Radkovka in the Kharkiv region. According to military


expert, Andriy Marochko.. Russian units have reached the 


Kondrashivka-Kupiansk road northwest of Radkovka and


have taken control of a small section of this road.

It was
also previously reported that the Russian Armed
Forces 
have established bridgeheads for advance in
the Sumy 
and Kharkiv regions. 


 


 


 


____________________________________


 


 


 


MO: Residents of Fedorovka refused to 


evacuate to Ukraine - waiting for the


arrival of Russia's Armed Forces


June 18th, 8:12am


(Vesti.ru)


 


Residents of the liberated village of Fedorovka in the Donetsk 


People's Republic waited for the Russian army until the very 


end and refused to evacuate to Ukraine. They shared this 


information in a video published by the Russian Ministry 


of Defense.


 


According to them, the militants regularly offered the 


population....  to evacuate to Ukrainian settlements.


 


"We were offered to evacuate more than once. People leave, 


run out of money, and come back. We had no desire to go 


to the other side," said Yuri, a resident of the village.


 


At the same time, Ukrainian soldiers - were looting and 


issuing draft notices to the male population, he added.


 


Local resident Galina said that her family also decided to 


"hide until the very end." They remained hopeful, that 


the Russian army would soon liberate Fedorivka.


 


The liberation of the settlement was announced on June 6. 


It was achieved through the active efforts of the Eastern 


Group of Forces. According to a reconnaissance report 


by the Vostok Group, Russian forces gained control 


of the settlement, within four days.


 


 


________________________________


 


 


 


Russian Armed Forces used scuba gear 


during the liberation of Zeleny Kut


 in the DPR


June 18th, 7:25am


(Vesti.ru)


 


During the liberation of the village of Zeleny Kut - in 


the Donetsk People's Republic, the assault troops 


approached from two sides using scuba gear.


 


 Nikita Galik, the commander of the assault company of 


the 114th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center Group, 


shared this information on the Russia 1 TV channel.


 


He noted that the enemy commanders believed that 


an attack in one of the directions was impossible, 


but the Russian soldiers, proved otherwise.


 


"So far, we've been approaching from the north and south 


using these innovations, with scuba diving. This is the 


first time I've encountered this in the SVO zone," 


Galik said.


 


On June 14, the Russian Ministry of Defense 


announced the liberation of the village of 


Zeleny Kut in the DPR.


 


 


 


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Russian Armed Forces instructors noted:


 the advantages of the new compact 


AK-12 modification


June 18th, 6:15am


(Vesti.ru)


 


The new modification of the AK-12K - allows Russian assault 


troops to fight more effectively in the cramped conditions of 


strongholds. The advantages of the updated version of the 


Kalashnikov assault rifle were described by combat 


training instructors from the Dnepr group on the 


Russia 24 TV channel.


 


According to a fighter with the call sign Kot, the compact 


version of the assault rifle makes it easier to shoot from 


awkward positions.


 


"Even with the low-noise shooting device, it's the same size


 as a full-size assault rifle, which is a big advantage. And if 


we remove it, I can run from awkward positions and look


 into awkward corners... without any problems," 


the instructor said.


 


A soldier with the call sign Partizan added that the new 


Kalashnikov assault rifle has a fire selector switch on


 both sides, which makes it much easier for the 


shooter to operate the weapon.


 


"A person doesn't have to worry about reloading with the other 


hand, especially if they're left-handed and start using their 


weapon differently. We don't have long-range combat 


anymore, which used to be 400-600 metres. Now --- 


it's limited to 150 metres at most. I don't need to 


hit the bullseye, and I don't take tests anymore. 


I just need to hit the edge of the shoulder or 


the leg, and that's it. Therefore, this 


machine gun is enough," 


the fighter said.


 


Earlier, the governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir
Saldo, 
reported that the Novorossiysk Airborne
Division had 
received a new, shortened
Kalashnikov 
assault rifle –
the AK-12K.






 


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Expert Mikhailov: Krasnoarmeysk --- will be 

surrounded by the Russian Armed Forces 

by the end of this summer

June 17th, 8:46pm

(Smotrim.ru)

 

The Russian Armed Forces will resolve the issue of 

Krasnoarmeysk (Ukrainian name: Pokrovsk) in the 

Donetsk People's Republic by the end of this 

summer. This opinion.. was expressed by 

Evgeny Mikhailov, a political scientist 

and expert on interethnic conflicts, 

in an interview with the Russia 

24 TV channel.

 

The political scientist noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces' 

group in the Krasnoarmeysk direction, is currently in a dire 

situation, as the Russian military is "firing from all sides."

 

"In fact, everything that is happening now, is shocking the 

Ukrainians and the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They are 

surrendering en masse. I think that, by the end of the 

summer -- we will have resolved the Pokrovsk issue. 

By the end of the summer we will see a significant 

result, at least the encirclement of Pokrovsk and

 the blocking of the group within the city," 

Mikhailov said.

 

After the liberation of Krasnoarmeysk, the Russian army 

will be able to expand the buffer zone towards the 

Dnipropetrovsk region, the political 

scientist added.

 

Earlier, military expert Yuri Knutov said that the settlement 

of Ulyanovka in the DPR, which was liberated on June 15,

 plays a key role in the liberation of Krasnoarmeysk.

 

 

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Verkhovna Rada - has announced 

the construction of hastily built 

fortifications --- on the border 

with Russia

by Alexander Kurbatov 

(Editor of the Former 

USSR Department)

June 17th, 4:19pm

(Lenta.ru)

 

Fortifications in the Sumy region on the Ukrainian 

border with Russia - were built on the fly. This 

was stated by the Verkhovna Rada deputy 

Sergey Rakhmanin, and his words were 

published by the Telegram channel

 "Politics of the Country".

 

According to him, the fortifications in the region 

were being built - when Ukrainian troops were
already leaving the Kursk region of Russia.

The 
parliamentarian emphasized that they

were being constructed... under
the fire of 
Russian troops.

 

"The fortifications were hastily constructed

------ and not done in time," he said.

 

Earlier, MP of the Verkhovna Rada Mariana Bezuglaya 

called on Ukrainians not to wait for the order of the 

authorities - to start evacuation from the border 

areas of the Sumy region. She emphasized - 

that the Ukrainian troops.. had failed to
prepare 
the defense of the region.

 

 

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Military Correspondent Gavrish: 

The Armed Forces of Ukraine - 

critically short of reserves 

in the Sumy region

June 17th, 12:25pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are critically short of reserves,

 but they are sending the remaining ammunition to the 

Sumy region, to slow down the movement of the 

Russian Armed Forces. 

 

This was stated on the air of the program "60 minutes", 

on the TV channel "Russia" by military correspondent 

Alexey Gavrish.

 

According to him, despite the fact that the Armed Forces 

of Ukraine are running out of reserves, they are trying

 to continue their counterattacks in the Sumy region.

 

"The Ukrainian Armed Forces' morale has been low for a long 

time, and they are critically short on reserves. However, 

they are still attempting to launch counterattacks.. in 

some areas. The enemy is currently deploying their 

significant reserves and combat-ready units in the 

Sumy region to slow down our advance, as they 

are unable to stop or stabilize the situation," 

Gavrish said.

 

Earlier, the war correspondent explained

--- that Kiev has only six Patriot air 

defense systems left.

 

 

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Shoigu: Kim Jong-un sends 1,000 sappers

 to Russia....... to clear the territory

June 17th, 11:49am

(Vesti.ru)

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has decided to send 

a thousand sappers to Russia to clear the territory 

of mines, Russian Security Council Secretary 

Sergei Shoigu said, after talks with the 

North Korean leader.

 

On Tuesday, Shoigu, on a special assignment 

from Russian President Vladimir Putin, flew 

to Pyongyang.... for a meeting with 

Kim Jong-un.

 

"The Chairman of the State Affairs of the DPRK --- Kim 

Jong-un, decided to send one thousand sappers to 

Russia to clear the Russian territory," said the 

secretary of the Russian Security Council, 

quoted by Interfax.

 

Shoigu added that 5,000 military construction workers 

will also arrive in Russia from North Korea, to rebuild 

facilities destroyed by the Ukrainian occupiers in 

the Kursk region.

 

 

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MO: Russian Armed Forces Destroyed

 Ukrainian Ammunition Depots

June 17th, 10:49am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The Russian military has struck Ukrainian ammunition

 and material depots. This was reported by the 

Russian Ministry of Defense.

 

The Defense Ministry clarified that these strikes were 

carried out by operational-tactical aviation, strike 

drones, missile forces, and artillery.

 

It is noted --- that the temporary deployment points of 

the Armed Forces of Ukraine --- including Nazis and 

foreign mercenaries, were also hit in 142 districts.

 

Earlier, the Ministry of Defense reported on a group strike 

with precision weapons on the facilities of the Ukrainian 

military-industrial complex in Kiev and Zaporozhye.

 

 

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Russian Defense Ministry: 

The Kiev regime lost 

1,430 militants over

 the past 24 hours

June 17th, 10:48am

(Vesti.ru)

 

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Kiev 

regime's forces suffered a total of 1,430 casualties 

over the past 24 hours.

 

The military has clarified that the enemy has lost 145 

soldiers and officers in the North group's area of 

responsibility, 210 in the West group, 275 in 

the South group, 530 in the Center group,

 210 in the East group, and 60 in the 

Dnipro group.

 

Since the beginning of the special operation, the Russian 

military has destroyed 663 Ukrainian aircraft, 283 

helicopters, 63,970 drones, 611 anti-aircraft 

missile systems, 23,935 tanks and other

armoured vehicles.... 1,572 multiple 

rocket launchers, 26,280 artillery 

pieces, and 36,950 vehicles.

 

 

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The Dnipro forces... destroyed the Ukrainian

 Armed Forces landing on the Tendra Spit,

 preventing the landing

June 17th, 10:45am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Ukrainian militants attempted to land on

 the Tendra Spit in the Kherson region

 last night.

 

This was reported by a soldier of the Russian unit 

"Dnepr" with the call sign "X", according to 

RIA Novosti.

 

According to him, the Russian Armed Forces' marines 

destroyed a sabotage and reconnaissance group 

of the Kiev regime.

 

"The current landing attempt, like all previous ones, was 

completely repelled, and the enemy landing force
was 
destroyed," the soldier said.

 

According to him, the enemy had previously attempted to 

land saboteurs on the spit. He added --- that all such 

operations were organized by the Ukrainian GRU.

 

Earlier it was reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine in

 the Sumy direction are trying to use groups of saboteurs, 

which consist, among other things, of the special 

operations forces (SSO) and the Security 

Service of Ukraine (SBU).

 

 

 

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The Armed Forces of Ukraine deployed
Chelebidzhikhan Battalion units 
to the Sumy region

June 17th, 8:56am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have deployed units of the 

Noman Chelebijihan Battalion (banned in Russia and 

recognized as a terrorist organization) to the Sumy 

region.... according to a source in the security 

forces. This was reported by TASS, citing 

a source in the security agencies.

 

According to the report, in addition to the 48th Separate

 Assault Battalion, the enemy has sent units from the 

87th Battalion of the 106th Separate Territorial 

Defense Brigade... and the 8th Special 

Operations Regiment...
to the region.

 

The day before, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of 

Ukraine informed that the military reports of Ukraine 

will now include.... a new direction in the north of 

Slobozhanshchyna. So, the agency announced

 a new front direction in the Sumy region.

 

 

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Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine: 

Critical infrastructure facilities 

damaged in Kyiv

June 17th, 6:12am

(Vesti.ru)

 

A number of critical infrastructure facilities have 

been damaged in Kyiv. This was reported by 

Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko 

on his Telegram channel.

 

In addition, Ukrainian media reports on severe fires in 

two districts of the city: Darnitsky and Solomensky.

 

According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, 

warehouses are on fire.... in the 

Svyatoshinsky district.

 

Earlier, it was reported that a series 

of explosions had occurred in Kiev.

 

 

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MO: Taking Petrovskoye will help 

speed up the offensive in the 

Dnipropetrovsk region

June 17th, 3:57am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The liberation of the village of Petrovskoye (Ukrainian 

name Orekhovo) in the Donetsk People's Republic

- was a significant milestone in the development 

of the offensive in the Dnipropetrovsk region of

 Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Defense.

 

After the capture of Petrovskoye, Russian troops gained 

operational freedom and secured new positions on the

 border of the Dnipropetrovsk region.

 

"The liberation of Petrovskoye -- was an important stage 

in creating a springboard for the development of the 

offensive in this direction," the Ministry of 

Defense emphasized.

 

The Ministry of Defense -- announced the 

liberation of Petrovsky on June 12, 2025.

 

Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) 

launched 11 unsuccessful counterattacks 

in an attempt to hold on to Petrovskoye.

 

 

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Russian assault troops dropped 

mines --- on an AFU stronghold

by Marina Sovina (night editor)

June 16th, 11:31pm 

(Lenta.ru)

 

Russian assault troops dropped seven anti-tank mines 

on a stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - to 

break through the enemy's defenses in Ulyanovka

 in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). 

 

This was reported --- by the deputy commander of
an 
assault platoon of the 39th separate Guards 

motorized rifle brigade, carrying out tasks 

as part of the "Center" group of forces, 

with the call sign Kent, to 

RIA Novosti.

 

"The last point of collection is a farm, and the second farm is 

large. It was difficult to approach the farm because there 

were two strongholds. It was difficult to approach them 

because there were three machine gun emplacements, 

and they were not letting anyone close,"

 the source said.

 

According to the assault soldier, Russian soldiers used anti-tank 

mines in their confrontation with enemy strongholds. "We threw 

TM mines at them and dismantled them slowly. We approached 

this stronghold at least seven times to free it - and ensure the 

approach of assault groups," Kent said.

 

Earlier, Kent reported that during the assault on Ulyanovka, 

Russian FPV drone operators actively destroyed Ukrainian 

Armed Forces equipment, including tanks and armoured 

vehicles. He added that Ulyanovka is one long street, 

and the Ukrainian Armed Forces command had

allocated at least a battalion of personnel 

with armoured vehicles and mortars,

 to defend it.

 

 

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 China has warned Kiev about an
impending problem - 
Guancha:
Defectors Become 
National
Heroes in Ukraine

Marina Sovina (night editor)

June 16th, 9:08pm

(Lenta.ru)

 

In Ukraine, videos of draft evaders are gaining so

 much popularity that some officials have started 

calling for a ban on social media, which is 

creating a breeding ground for social 

conflict. This is reported by the

 Chinese portal, Guancha.

 

"Those who support Kyiv's crude mobilization policy 

often blame social media for spreading videos that 

have a devastating impact on the recruitment 

system," the publication notes.

 

The article states that videos of draft evaders are 

gaining more attention, which means that 

refusing to serve in the military could 

become -- a "dominant trend among 

Ukrainians in the coming months."

 

Ukrainians are quietly becoming sympathizers, and even 

supporters of the draft evaders, and this behaviour 

could eventually turn into an organized 

political force, the author warns.

 

Earlier, Ukrainian journalist, Diana Panchenko, said that 

the country's residents are hostages of the Kiev regime. 

According to her - some people try to cross the border, 

but "they are caught and shot in the back of the head"

 

 

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Russia has fully fulfilled what
it promised
 in Istanbul:
Medinsky made a
statement

by Sergey Kudrin

June 16th, 3:43pm

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

 

TO SHARE

 

Russia has completed the transfer of the bodies of 

6,060 Ukrainian officers and soldiers to Ukraine.

 

During the last round of direct negotiations between 

Russia and Ukraine in Türkiye an exchange of the 

bodies of fallen soldiers, from both sides, was 

agreed upon... as well as an exchange of 

prisoners.. who are still held by both
the 
Russian Federation and Kiev. 

 

On Monday, May 16, 2025, Moscow fully fulfilled its promise

 and officially completed the process of transferring the 

agreed number of killed Ukrainian Armed Forces 

fighters to the Kiev regime, which amounted

 to 6,060 bodies.

 

"The exchange of prisoners is also ongoing. Urgent 

medical transfers of seriously wounded people 

have been established," wrote Vladimir 

Medinsky, head of the Russian 

negotiating team, on his 

Telegram channel.

 

The epic of the transfer of bodies to Ukraine turned out to be, 

like everything with the Kiev regime, not easy. At first, Kiev 

didn't want to accept its own dead soldiers at all, 

probably fearing the need to pay compensation 

to their families and acknowledge the 

enormous losses. 

 

Russian trucks and representatives waited for a long time for 

someone to meet them. And it wasn't just hours, but days. 

However, the refrigerators carrying the dead could not 

stay at the border for long ---- as the entire world,

 including its Western patrons, was watching 

and wondering why Ukraine was refusing
to 
comply with the agreements.

 

So, the exchange was carried out after all. In response to every 

thousand-plus bodies handed over by Russia, Ukraine brought 

to the meeting either 27 bodies or not a single one at all. As 

a result, the Ukrainian side, in exchange for 6,060 bodies 

of its military personnel, in total handed over 78 bodies 

of deceased Russian Armed Forces soldiers --- which 

eloquently demonstrates the proportions of losses, 

contrary to the boastful statements of Zelensky, 

which have been pouring out.. over the past

 three years.

 

Russia has once again demonstrated its commitment to keeping 

its word. On June 16, President Vladimir Putin called President 

Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Türkiye, and during their discussion 

of the Iranian-Israeli conflict, he informed his colleague, 

who is acting as a mediator in the negotiations with 

Ukraine ---- about the full fulfillment of Russia's 

obligations under the agreements reached 

regarding the bodies of the deceased. 

 

However, the process is not yet complete,
as crucial efforts 
are still being made,
to exchange the captured soldiers
held 
by the Ukrainian Nazis.

 

 

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A Russian court: sentenced
a Ukrainian 
militant to
15 years in prison 

for terrorism

June 16th, 1:55pm

(RT.ru)

 

In Russia, the 2nd Western District Military Court has issued 

a verdict in a criminal case against Sergei Voitsekhovsky, 

a 36-year-old soldier from the 17th Separate Tank 

Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

 

According to the Main Military Prosecutor's Office of Russia, 

the Ukrainian Armed Forces member was found guilty ------

 under paragraphs "a" and "b" of Part 2 of Article 205 of

 the Russian Criminal Code (committing a terrorist act 

by a group of persons in collusion, resulting in

 serious consequences).

 

It was established that on October 25, 2024, Voitsekhovsky, as 

part of a military unit, invaded the Kursk region using military 

equipment. For about two weeks, near the village of Olgovka, 

the militant, acting as part of a combat unit, blocked the 

village, prevented the evacuation of civilians,

 intimidated local residents --- by openly 

carrying and using combat weapons, 

observed the area, and provided 

information about the actions 

of Russian troops.

 

“The court... sentenced Voitsekhovsky to 15 years in prison, 

with the first three years to be served in prison, and the 

rest in a maximum-security penal colony,” 

said the agency.

 

Earlier, RT reported that a Ukrainian Armed Forces

 fighter was sentenced to 16 years in prison 

....for invading the Kursk region.

 

 


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A Russian Army company commander spoke about

 a fierce battle with the Ukrainian Armed Forces

 in the Peschanoye factory

June 16th, 1:49pm

(RT.ru)

 

Vladimir Koralyov, a Hero of Russia and commander of a 

company in the 74th Brigade of the Center group, told 

RT --- about a fierce battle in an industrial workshop 

with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, for Peschanoye.

 

According to his words, which are cited by Telegram-channel 

RT, the "adrenaline story" happened when the militants of

 the Armed Forces of Ukraine broke into the workshop 

with the Russian military - the Russian Armed Forces

 not only repelled the attacks without losses, but 

also advanced further.

 

"We entered the industrial zone with a company. We set up a 

command and observation post. The enemy.. was 20-30 

metres away, in the adjacent workshop. I was directly

 involved in the assault, personally covering our 

assault troops with grenade launcher fire,"

 he shared.

 

The Ukrainian occupiers - launched five counterattacks on

the facility over the course of several days, mostly using 

armoured vehicles. On one occasion ------ an enemy 

armoured vehicle entered the workshop.

 

"They broke through the fence, the wall. We fought them off, 

of course. Thanks to our UAVs, we had air control, and we 

were warned that the enemy was coming. We were 

prepared, so we were already waiting for them," 

the commander recalls.

 

Koralev admits that he did not expect to

 be awarded the title of Hero of Russia.

 

"At first, I didn't believe it. This - is the highest 

award. Of course, I am very grateful for this,"

 he added.

 

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense --------- showed 

that the Solntsepek TOS unit, of the Volunteer Corps 

of the Southern Group of Forces - destroyed an AFU

stronghold in the Kramatorsk-Druzhkovka direction.

 

 

 

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Russian intelligence ---- uncovers

false flag operation in the Baltic

June 16th, 1:37p.m

(Prensa Latina) 

 

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service today 

warned of a false flag operation by Ukraine 

and the UK in Baltic waters - to attack
US warship.

 

''The Ukrainians together with the British plan 

provocations in the Baltic Sea. One of the 

plans..... involves staging an alleged 

Russian torpedo attack against 

a US Navy ship,'' the RFIS

 warned in a statement 

sent to the press

 this Monday.

 

According to the Foreign Intelligence Service, the 

UK has already delivered several Soviet and 

Russian-made torpedoes ..to Ukraine.

 

As planned, part of the torpedoes will detonate at a safe 

distance from the US ship -- and one of them will not 

explode; and will be presented to the public as 

evidence of Russia's evil activity, russian 

intelligence revealed.

 

The Ukrainian military, he indicated, is willing 

to assume the execution of this plan.

 

The main objective of the ''British-Ukrainian terrorist tandem,''

the body warned, is to derail talks between Russia and the 

United States and persuade US President Donald Trump, 

to continue delivering military aid to Ukraine.

 

Another of the plans of the United Kingdom and Ukraine, he 

explained, consists of discovering alleged Russian sea 

mines in the Baltic ...and accusing the country of 

alleged acts of sabotage on international 

sea routes.

 

According to the information available, the Russian intelligence 

service indicated, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has

ordered national intelligence to prepare new bloodthirsty
provocations against Russia -- in the face of the kyiv 

Army's setbacks on the battlefield.

 

The Foreign Intelligence Service also revealed that the UK is 

dedicated to planning terrorist attacks in Russia, while the 

Ukrainians play the role of executors of these plans.

 

''This mechanism was used, in particular, in the recent attacks 

on railways in the provinces of Bryansk and Kursk, as well as

 the June 1 attacks on the airfields of the Russian 

Aerospace Force,'' the information noted.

 

 

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Military Correspondent Razin: The bridgehead 

in the Dnipropetrovsk region is growing 

...towards Novopavlovka

June 16th, 12:46pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

The Russian Armed Forces are expanding their
bridgehead 
in the Dnipropetrovsk region
towards Novopavlovka village. 

 

This was reported by military correspondent Vladimir 

Razin in the program "60 minutes" on the TV 

channel "Russia".

 

He noted that Russian units are expanding the territory of

 the bridgehead from the village of Petrovskoye in the 

Donetsk People's Republic.

 

"The bridgehead is expanding, not at a very rapid pace, but 

it has been established and is now expanding towards 

Novopavlivka, a settlement in the Dnipropetrovsk 

region. While it is still an important logistical 

hub for the enemy in this area, it will soon 

become a forward stronghold that the 

enemy is preparing," Razin said.

 

Earlier, the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that the 

liberation of the village of Komar creates a bridgehead 

for the Russian Armed Forces, which is necessary for

 a more advantageous coverage of Krasnoarmeysk.

 

 

 

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Military Correspondent Razin: Russian 

Armed Forces Assault Groups ------ 

Penetrate the Enemy's Rear 

in the Sumy Region

June 16th, 12:30pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

Assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces are bypassing the 

Ukrainian Armed Forces from the flanks --- and penetrating the 

enemy's rear in the Sumy region. This was reported by 

military correspondent Vladimir Razin on the 

60 Minutes program.

 

He clarified that the Russian military is taking large territories 

from the Kiev regime.... in small groups. In turn, the enemy is 

deploying "very large forces" to stop the Russian Armed 

Forces' advance, Razin emphasized.

 

"In some cases, it's the opposite, where our assault groups 

manage to infiltrate the enemy's positions, outflank them, 

and enter their rear --- preventing them from moving in 

certain areas. With a small number of our assault

 troops, we manage to capture significant 

territories," Razin explained.

 

The war correspondent added, that Russian troops are 

advancing in the Sumy region along the entire front 

line and are expanding the buffer zone on the 

border with Russia.

 

Earlier, TASS reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine 

try to use sabotage groups in the Sumy direction.

 

 

 

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Defense Ministry: Ukrainian Armed Forces

 Lose More Than 1,300 Fighters in a Day

June 16th, 12:30pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have lost about 1,320 

fighters in the special operation zone, over the past 24 

hours, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

 

According to the military department - the enemy lost more 

than 230 fighters in the area of operations of the Northern

 Group of Forces, more than 175, in the Southern Group of

 Forces, about 190 in the Western Group of Forces, up to 

490, in the Central Group of Forces, more than 175, in
the 
Eastern Group of Forces, and up to 60... in the
Dnipro 
Group of Forces.

 

In addition.... the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation 

during the day hit the enterprise of the Ukrainian military

-industrial complex, air defense radar stations, as well 

as the training centre of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

 

The operation was carried out using operational-tactical 

aviation, strike UAVs, missile forces, and artillery from

 the Russian Armed Forces.

 

Earlier, the agency reported that Russian 

air defense systems intercepted 12

 Ukrainian drones overnight.

 

 

 

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Pushilin: The control zone has been 

expanded towards the Sloviansk-

Kramatorsk agglomeration

June 16th, 10:16am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The Russian Armed Forces have expanded their control zone in

 the Krasnolimansk direction. This was announced by Denis 

Pushilin, the head of the Donetsk People's Republic, on 

the Russia 24 TV channel.

 

He noted - the success of Russian units in 

the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.

 

"Krasnolimanskoe direction and overall progress in the direction 

of the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration – we see a certain

 kind of success of our units and an increase in the control

 zone," Pushilin said.

 

Earlier, the head of the DPR reported that the Russian Armed

 Forces continue to disrupt the logistics of Ukrainian units

 in the Krasnolimansk direction.

 

 

 

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Pushilin: After the liberation of Stupochki

 in the DPR, the Ukrainian Armed Forces 

lost all their logistics

June 16th, 8:04am

(Vesti.ru)

 

After the Russian troops liberated the village of Stupochki in

 the Donetsk People's Republic, the logistics systems of the 

Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) were completely disrupted. 

This was announced by the head of the republic, Denis 

Pushilin, on the Russia 24 TV channel.

 

He also noted the successful progress of the Russian 

Armed Forces in the Konstantinovsky direction.

 

"We see the Konstantinov direction, where the enemy's 

logistics routes have been cut off after the previously 

liberated Stupochki. Here, too, we see a fairly 

successful and active advance of our 

units," Pushilin said.

 

On May 24, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the 

liberation of the settlements of Stupochki and Otradnoye 

in the DPR. According to information from military 

experts, the Russian army captured almost
all
 important facilities in the village.

 

 

___________________________________




Zelensky explained Europe's

refusal.... to send troops 

to Ukraine

by Alexey Pochtaruk

June 14th, 7:05pm

(Gazeta.ru)

 

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, expressed

 regret -- over the lack of decisiveness of countries 

speaking in support of Kyiv without the approval 

of the USA. This is reported by mk.ru.

 

According to the Ukrainian leader, the existing coalition 

of countries that previously expressed their readiness 

to send troops to Ukraine is now “slowing down.”

 

"Do you know why there's a slowdown? It's not because

 they're tired or turning away, no. This situation has 

shown that Europe hasn't yet decided what it will 

do with Ukraine..... if America doesn't come," 

Zelensky said.

 

He also stressed that the situation will become more 

complicated for Ukraine if the US President Donald 

Trump does not exert sanctions pressure on the 

Russian Federation.

 

Prior to that, the Prime Minister of Great Britain 

Kier Starmerer said that the sending of British 

troops to Ukraine, would depend on support

 .......from the United States.

 


 

______________________________




The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost 

more than 1,200 soldiers

 and a tank in one day

June 14th, 12:11pm

(Vesti.ru)

 

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 

the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) lost about 

1,295 soldiers and a tank - over the past 

24 hours.

 

In the area of action units of the "Northern" group 

of troops, the Ukrainian army lost 125 personnel, 

three armoured combat vehicles, two vehicles 

and three field artillery guns.

 

Units of the Zapad group of Forces improved their 

tactical position - destroying over 220 Ukrainian 

militants, nine vehicles, two electronic warfare 

stations and three ammunition depots.

 

It is noted that units of the "South" group destroyed 

a US-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, 3 pickup 

trucks, and two field artillery pieces. The 

Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 

175 soldiers in the "South" area.

 

According to the Defense Ministry, the troops of the 

"Central" group continued to drive deeper, into the 

enemy's defenses. As a result of the coordinated 

actions of the Russian soldiers, Ukrainian units 

lost up to 520 personnel, six armoured combat 

vehicles, including three US-made HMMWV 

armoured vehicles, eight pickup trucks, 

and four field artillery pieces.

 

The report also states - that units of the Eastern Group 

of Forces, destroyed more than 195 Ukrainian Armed 

Forces fighters, 1 tank, an armoured combat vehicle 

--- eight vehicles, and two artillery pieces.

 

Units of the Dnipro military group have destroyed four 

vehicles, two electronic warfare stations, a counter-

battery station, and 2 ammunition and fuel depots. 

According to the report, the Ukrainian army has 

lost up to 60 soldiers in this area.

 

On June 14, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported 

that the Russian military had shot down 110 drones 

of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the 

special military operation over the course of a

 day. The military department specified that 

two JDAM guided aerial bombs... were 

also destroyed.

 

At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed 

ammunition depots, temporary bases for the Armed 

Forces of Ukraine, & armed groups of nationalists 

and foreign mercenaries ---- in 148 areas.

 

 

________________________________

 

 

 

Russian troops have liberated

 the village of Zeleny Kut

 in the DPR

June 14th, 11:05am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Russian Armed Forces soldiers have liberated the village 

of Zeleny Kut in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), 

according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

 

Soldiers from the Center military group 

took part in the combat operations.

 

"As a result of the decisive actions of the troops of the 

Center military group, the settlement of Zeleny Kut,
 in 
the Donetsk People's Republic, was liberated,"

 the report says.

 

In addition, the Central Group has defeated 14 brigades 

of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) in the areas of 

five settlements in the DPR --- and one in the 

Dnipropetrovsk region.

 

Russian servicemen destroyed up to 520 militants, six 

combat armoured vehicles, including three US-made 

HMMWV armoured vehicles, eight pickups, and 

four enemy field artillery pieces.

 

On June 11, the Russian Defense Ministry announced

 that the Center and East groups of troops - were 

advancing in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

 

 

____________________________________

 

 

 

Russian soldiers have (almost)
completely 
liberated Chasov
Yar... in the DPR

June 14th, 2:28am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Only one area of Chasov Yar in the Donetsk People's 

Republic (DPR), remains under the control of the 

Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF).

 

This was reported by TASS with reference to the 

commander of the Akhmat special forces, 

Deputy Head.. of the Main Military and 

Political Directorate - of the Russian 

Ministry of Defense, Major General 

Apti Alaudinov.

 

According to him, the Russian military continues to 

carry out active offensive operations - and is

 literally... pushing Ukrainian units out 

of the city.

 

Chasov Yar is one of the most important defense lines 

of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the northern part 

of the Donetsk People's Republic --- located
6-7 kilometres 
from Artemivsk. 

 

The city is divided into two parts by the Seversky Donets- 

Donbas Canal and has significant strategic importance. 

 

The liberation of Chasov Yar will allow Russian forces 

to advance ---- towards the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk 

agglomeration - and begin the liberation of the

neighbouring cities such as Konstantinovka, 

Druzhkovka, Sloviansk, and Kramatorsk.

 

Chasov Yar.. is located on higher ground, which makes it 

an important position for artillery. Control over the city 

will also allow the use of UAVs to strike targets in the 

surrounding area. The Russian Armed Forces (RFAF) 

offensive on Chasov Yar began in late spring 2024.

 

Earlier, a captured Ukrainian soldier told that the Armed 

Forces of Ukraine, were hiding behind civilians in 

Chasov Yar ----- preventing them from leaving 

towards Russian positions, for evacuation. 

 

According to him --- Ukrainian militants, were 

shooting at civilians who tried to evacuate 

towards Russian positions.

 

 

___________________________________

 

 

 

Foreign mercenaries 

were eliminated in 

Petrovskoye, DPR

June 14th, 1:17am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Among those killed were militants from Poland and 

Georgia, whose documents and NATO weapons 

were seized.

 

This was reported by Ilhom Peter, commander of the 

assault detachment of the 90th Tank Division of

 the Center military group, to RIA Novosti.

 

During the cleansing of the village of Petrovskoye, 

in the Donetsk People's Republic, Russian Armed 

Forces soldiers discovered foreign mercenaries

 --- and a large arsenal of Western weapons.

 

"The documents are evidence -- that there are mercenaries 

from different countries, mainly Poland and Georgia. But 

they were there, and now --- they're gone," Peter said.

 

According to him, the military found a large number of 

captured weapons... at the enemy's positions. These 

included US' M-16 assault rifles, grenade launchers 

....and night vision devices --- as well as other
Western-
made equipment.

 

Peter noted, that the Russian Armed Forces entered 

Petrovskoye at dusk, and now - all of the captured 

weapons - will be used by the Russian military.

 

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that 

on June 12, units of the Center group liberated the 

settlements of Petrovskoye and Alekseyevka

 in the DPR.

 

 

_____________________________________________







The expert spoke about the advance 

of Russian forces in the DPR 

in several directions

by Ekaterina Volkova

June 13th, 11:13pm

(Gazeta.ru)

 

Russian troops are advancing towards Seversk in the DPR 

from several directions at once. This was told by military

 expert, Andrey Marochko, to TASS.

 

According to him, it is too early to talk about the capture 

of the settlement, but the Russian military continues 

to "work towards" Seversk.

 

"The main advance is currently taking place in

 the Verkhnemakensky area, but our troops 

are also operating in other sectors," 

Marochko said.

 

He added that the Ukrainian military has very well 

fortified the village --- and the Russian Armed 

Forces need "serious forces and means"

 to take Seversk under control.

 

Prior to this, the US newspaper The Wall Street Journal 

wrote that more territories came under the control of 

the Russian army in May of this year - than in any 

other month since the end of 2022.

 

Moscow --- is stepping up its summer offensive to make 

Western leaders believe in Russia's inevitable victory, 

according to the WSJ.

 

The authors of the publication concluded that this 

indicates 'a deadlock' in the Russian-Ukrainian 

negotiations - which means that the outcome 

of the conflict will likely be decided through 

military action.

 

Earlier.... Russian troops liberated 

two more settlements in the DPR,

Petrovskoye and Alekseyevka.

 

 

_____________________________________



"Unprovoked attacks on sleeping 

cities - are unacceptable." 

Russia condemns
Israel's actions

by Alena Fomina and

Ekaterina Zakaryan

June 13th, 2:18pm

(Gazeta.ru)

 

Moscow has strongly condemned Israel's decision to launch 

strikes on Iranian territory. The Russian authorities ---- are 

concerned about the potential escalation of the conflict. 

 

Deputy Chair of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, 

believes that the threat of a nuclear war has become 

a reality.

 

In an interview with Gazeta.Ru, Deputy Speaker Zhuravlev 

noted that the West has taken a "positive" stance on the 

situation. Deputy Speaker Belik called for sanctions 

against Israel, while Deputy Speaker Chepa has 

suggested.... that Russia may attempt to help

 the parties resolve the conflict peacefully.

 

Russia condemned the massive strikes by Israel on the territory 

of Iran and expressed concern over the possible escalation of 

the conflict. The statement was posted by the press service 

of the Russian Foreign Ministry on the agency's website.

 

The Foreign Ministry explained that Israel's actions 

violate the UN Charter and international law.

 

"Unprovoked military strikes against a sovereign UN member 

state, its citizens, sleeping peaceful cities, and nuclear 

energy infrastructure facilities are categorically 

unacceptable. The international community 

cannot allow itself to remain indifferent to 

such atrocities that destroy peace and 

harm regional and international 

security," the statement said.

 

The ministry added that Israel struck Iran on the eve of 

negotiations between Tehran and Washington and in 

the midst of an IAEA Board of Governors session.

 

"Thus, the multilateral efforts initiated with great difficulty to 

reduce confrontation and find solutions that eliminate any 

suspicions or prejudices against Iran's peaceful nuclear 

program have been undermined and set back,"

 the ministry concluded.

 

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also indicated during

 the briefing... that Russia is concerned about what is 

happening and condemns the sharp escalation 

of tensions.

 

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev 

said on his Telegram channel that the threat of a nuclear 

war has become clear --- after what happened:

 

"I'm often accused of spreading nuclear hysteria. Well, here 

you go! When I write about a nuclear conflict, it's not just a 

theory. It's real. And it happens quickly. No one wants that!"

 

The West reacted positively

 

Western countries have taken the Israeli aggression 

positively, according to the deputy chairman of 

the State Duma Committee on Defense,

 Alexey Zhuravlev.

 

"Of course, this is an unprovoked Israeli aggression, to which

 the Western world is reacting very positively for some reason. 

By designating certain countries as enemies... they believe 

that they can do whatever they want to them, bomb them, 

carry out terrorist attacks --- and kill civilians. This is 

another example.. of the flawed nature of such an 

ideology and the unfairness of the world order, 

where it seems.. that all countries are equal, 

but some, such as the Western countries, 

are slightly more equal than others," 

he said -- in an interview with 

Gazeta.Ru.

 

Zhuravlev is confident that Israel's actions should be 

condemned, and that the country should be asked 

for an explanation. In addition, he believes that 

international norms should be reconsidered, 

as "global injustice" also affects Russia. 

 

The deputy also noted that Russia and Iran are strategic 

partners, but Moscow should not immediately send 

soldiers to its ally --- as the fate of the conflict is 

currently being decided in the air, and Tehran 

needs air defense systems rather than 

military personnel.

 

"We are also supplying Iran with the latest air defense systems, 

which, believe me, are much more important to Iran than our 

soldiers. Iran already has a very impressive army of almost 

a million soldiers, as well as advanced military technology, 

many of which are being developed with Russia's help. 

Therefore, I am confident that Israel will regret the 

war it has started, and our ties with Iran may 

become even closer ------- including in the 

military sphere," Zhuravlev concluded.

 

We need sanctions

 

Member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs 

Dmitry Belik said to Gazeta.Ru that the international 

community should condemn Israel and 

impose sanctions:

 

"If all of this does not happen, it will once again demonstrate 

an unobjective view... of what is happening in geopolitics. 

However, it is worth noting that there is also no public 

support for Israel. I would also like to point out that 

this could shift the focus away.... from the 

Ukrainian conflict."

 

Belik clarified that Iran is a strong state that can stand up for 

itself. However, he believes that the escalation should 

be stopped. Neither Russia nor other countries are 

interested in the development of a conflict

 in the Middle East.

 

First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on 

International Affairs Alexey Chepa in an interview with 

Gazeta.Ru, stressed that Russia will try to smooth 

out the conflict.

 

"Of course, we condemn any actions... that could lead to
a serious conflict in the region. We understand -- this
conflict is inevitable - and the US warned us about
the possibility of such a conflict 
for several days.
However Israel has launched this attack, 
and it
is dangerous. I believe --- that we will take all
possible 
diplomatic measures -- to resolve
this conflict. I do not 
know what Iran's
military response will be... but it 
is
likely ---- that they will attempt
to strike back," 
said Chepa.

 

 

___________________________________________



During the liberation of Komar, 

the Russian Armed Forces 

--- cleared more than a 

thousand buildings

by Maria Krylova

June 13th, 1:59pm

(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 

 

Russian military personnel have cleared more than 1,100 

buildings and structures during the liberation of Komar 

in the Donetsk People's Republic. This was reported 

by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

 

On Friday, the military announced the liberation of Komar.

 

The Ministry of Defense noted that this settlement 

was an important logistics hub and a long-term 

enemy defense point. It was also protected 

by a natural water barrier, and dense 

urban development.

 

During the battle for the village, units of the 336th Separate 

Marine Brigade ---- and the 37th Separate Motorized Rifle

Brigade - broke through the echeloned defense system. 

Dozens of Ukrainian military vehicles were destroyed.

 

After the buildings and basements were

 cleared, the Russian flags were raised.

 

The Russian Ministry of Defense published a video 

showing the destruction of various Ukrainian 

military vehicles.

 

The footage shows a Russian Armed Forces soldier 

holding a national flag, first in front of a house 

and then... on its roof.

 

 


___________________________
 


 


 


Alaudinov calls for mobilization


 to prevent a repeat of the 


situation with Iran


by Alexander Barabanov


June 13th, 1:15pm


(Gazeta.ru)


 


The commander of the Akhmat special forces, Lt General Apti 


Alaudinov, called for the mobilization of 500,000 to 1 million 


citizens in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, so 


that "no one would dare to play with us as they did with


 Iran." The corresponding publication appeared on 


his Telegram channel.


 


"Of course, this is my personal opinion, but I believe that we need


---- to declare a mobilization. We need to prepare at least 500,000 


people, but ideally, a million people, in advance. We need to call 


them up and start preparing them. We need to prepare them for 


the fact that the war, which we already know is happening, the


 Third World War, has already begun. However, it has taken 


on new dimensions and momentum," Alaudinov said.


 


In addition, according to him, such a development is necessary 


so that no one tries to “play” with Russia in the same way that 


is happening with Iran, referring to Israel’s attack on the 


republic. The mobilization measures, will also help to 


unite and prepare in advance -- for a potential “big 


war,” the commander of Akhmat emphasized.


 


 


_______________________________________________






Russian Defense Ministry: The Ukrainian 

Armed Forces lost more than 9,000

soldiers over the past week

June 13th, 10:48am

(Vesti.ru)

 

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian 

Armed Forces (AFU) lost about 9,570 soldiers over the 

past week.

 

According to the department's report, the enemy lost more than 

1,135 soldiers, two tanks, and other military equipment in the 

area of operations of the Northern Group of Forces. 

The Northern Group of Forces also destroyed 

five enemy electronic warfare stations

 and 10 ammunition depots.

 

At the same time, the military personnel of the "Western" group 

of troops took advantageous positions, as a result of which the 

enemy lost over 1,555 military personnel, three tanks, 13 

armoured combat vehicles, including two US-made 

M113 armoured personnel carriers, as well as 

87 vehicles. In addition, 19 field artillery 

pieces were destroyed, including five 

produced by NATO countries.

 

In the area of operation of the South Military Group, 

the Ukrainian army lost more than 1,175 soldiers, 

a tank, and other military equipment, as well 

as six electronic warfare stations and 

11 ammunition depots.

 

Units of the Center group of troops continue to develop offensive 

in the territory of the Dnipropetrovsk region, the agency noted. 

 

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 3,660 military 

personnel, 38 armoured combat vehicles, 41 

vehicles and 40 field artillery guns.

 

The Defense Ministry also reported on the actions of the 

fighters of the Vostok group of troops. Over the past 

week, they destroyed more than 1,435 military 

personnel, two tanks, 17 armoured combat 

vehicles, 39 vehicles, 28 field artillery 

pieces and five electronic 

warfare stations.

 

Russian Dnipro fighters eliminated about 610 military personnel, 

as well as an armored combat vehicle, 47 vehicles, and 15 

field artillery pieces. In their area of operations, the 

enemy also lost 26 electronic and counter-

battery warfare stations and nine

 ammunition depots.

 

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that 

since the beginning of the special operation, the 

Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 63,100 

drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

 

 

 

___________________________________

 

 

 

Russian troops liberated 

Yablonovka in the 

Sumy region

June 13th, 10:33am

(Vesti.ru)

 

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, servicemen 

from the Northern Military Group, have liberated the 

village of Yablonovka in the Sumy region.

 

The Russian Ministry of Defense's report on the progress
of
 the special military operation was published on the 

Russian Defense Ministry's Telegram channel.

 

"During the week, the North military group's units liberated 

the village of Yablonovka in the Sumy region during 

offensive operations," the publication notes.

 

From June 7 to 13, the Northern Forces destroyed more than 

1,135 militants, two tanks, 14 armoured vehicles, 29 cars, 

and 39 field artillery pieces of the Ukrainian Armed 

Forces (AFU).

 

In addition ----- the enemy lost five electronic 

warfare stations and 10 ammunition depots.

 

 

 

__________________________________

 

 

 

The Russian Armed Forces liberated 

the settlements of Koptevo and 

Komar in the DPR

June 13th, 10:25am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The Russian Armed Forces (RF) have liberated the settlements 

of Koptevo and Komar in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), 

according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

 

The Russian Defense Ministry published a report on the 

progress of the special military operation --- from
June 7 
to June 13 on its Telegram channel.

 

It is noted: that Koptevo was liberated by the forces 

of units of the Center group of troops, and Komar 

– by Vostok.

 

Over the past week, the "Central" troops -- have destroyed more 

than 3,660 militants, 38 armoured vehicles, 41 cars, and 40 field 

artillery pieces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AF).

 

The "Vostok" troops have also inflicted significant losses on 

the enemy, with over 1,435 soldiers, two tanks, 17 armoured 

vehicles, 39 cars, 28 field artillery pieces, and 5 electronic

 warfare stations.

 

On June 12, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the 

Russian army had liberated the settlements of Petrovskoye 

and Alekseyevka, in the DPR.

 




________________________________________





Zelensky refuses to admit 


THAT THE WAR IS LOST


June 13th, 7am


(Vesti.ru)


 


The scandal over the refusal to accept the bodies of fallen 


Ukrainian soldiers, has shown that the head of the Kiev 


regime, Vladimir Zelensky, and his gang are living in 


a parallel reality, and they are not prepared to 


respond to the current situation, or plan 


their next steps. 


 


The illegitimate regime continues to pretend that it controls 


the entire world, but - in reality - it is unable to control even 


its own behaviour, let alone the situation on the front lines.


 


The exchange of bodies showed the world what huge losses 


the Ukrainian people are suffering in the war for someone 


else's interests. Polish publication Mysl Polska believes 


that the losses of the Ukrainian army over three years 


of war, could be about a million military personnel. 



In its assessment, the publication refers to the 


statement of the Secretary of the National 


Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, 


Oleksandr Lytvynenko, who said that 


since the beginning of the conflict - 


1 million 650 thousand Ukrainians 


have passed through the front.


 


Forbes, in turn, estimated that, by the end of 2023, there 


were about 850,000 Ukrainian troops on the front lines. 



Based on this estimate the number of non-recoverable


losses (killed, wounded, captured, and missing) by 


the end of 2024, is approximately 800,000.


 


It is also mentioned that the monthly losses of the Armed 


Forces of Ukraine are at least 30,000 people (1,000 per 


day, and this is the minimum!). 


 


This figure -- was obtained from a statement by the former 


commander of Aidar battalion* (a terrorist organization 


banned in the Russian Federation) -- Yevgeny Dikoy, 


who said that Ukrainian losses --- are one and a 


half times higher than the rate of mobilization. 


 


However, this is not the full picture. According to statistics 


published by the Ukrainian journalist Volodymyr Boyko, 


90,590 Ukrainian soldiers went AWOL -- in the
first
 five months of 2025. 


 


At least this many criminal cases... were opened under 


Articles 407 and 408 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine 


------ which deal with unauthorized desertion.


 


By month, it looks like this:


 


January — 18,145;


 


February — 17,809;


 


March — 16,349;


 


April — 18,331;


 


May — 19,956.


 


Of the 90.5 thousand people who went AWOL, only 1,375 people 


voluntarily returned to their units. And... if we count from the 


very beginning of the SVO, then 213,722 people deserted. 


This is about a quarter of the active Ukrainian army, 


based on the figures that Zelensky announced.


 


In reality, the situation is much worse, and this figure of deserters 


is clearly underestimated, because it only includes cases where 


criminal charges have been filed. Moreover, the commanders of 


the units are not interested in reporting on the desertion of 


soldiers from the active army. 


 


Firstly, they will be questioned about how they allowed such a 


widespread phenomenon, and secondly, they can receive 


combat pay, and take all the benefits for themselves. 


 


Captured Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers say that there is 


not enough weapons in their units, so, many soldiers are 


simply living targets on the front lines --- which they


 do not want to accept.


 


The main question is, why should a Ukrainian soldier die? They 


are being rounded up on the streets without any law and sent 


to die in order to protect a corrupt government. They are 


fighting and shedding their blood so that their children 


and grandchildren can pay off the debts of these 


criminals, corrupt officials, and thieves.


 


On June 3, 2025, the Ukrainian government refused to make 


payments on \$2.6 billion in Eurobonds. The IMF called this 


a risk to further financing. S&P Global reported a default 


---- and downgraded Ukraine's rating on GDP-linked 


securities to "junk." Analysts state: this -- is no 


longer just a technical default, but an actual 


sovereign default. With such a rating, what 


kind of post-war recovery for Zelensky's 


Ukraine can we talk about? 


 


The illegitimate one turned the entire 


country's economy..... into garbage.


 


Zelensky simply doesn't know how to count, even on his 


fingers. After all these years, he hasn't bothered to 


compare the economic and military capabilities 


of Ukraine and Russia. The illegitimate one..


continues to naively hope that Russia will 


collapse from within, and therefore 


boasts about the sabotage and 


terrorism that he organizes, 


with the help of Western 


intelligence agencies.


 


Zelensky's primitive mind doesn't understand that he's 


being set up as a zitz-chairman in this operation, 


which has been orchestrated by all the 


Western intelligence agencies, and 


the consequences will be felt 


in Ukraine. 


 


The drug-addicted leader is being flattered, and he's happy 


about it because it's not his children who are dying, and 


the Western intelligence agencies -- are delighted to 


have found.... a limited, overconfident upstart.


 


American economist Jeffrey Sachs has stated that Zelensky


 is not involved in organizing the terrorist attack on Russian 


military airfields.


 


"This --- is an operation by Western intelligence agencies. 
Regardless of whether the White House was aware of 


it -- the operation is completely irresponsible, and 


alarming, as it involves a strike on an element 


of the nuclear triad. This is a step towards 


nuclear Armageddon," he said, in an 


interview with journalist 


Tucker Carlson.


 


Sachs says directly that they are fighting Russia with the 


help of Ukraine --- which has irreversible consequences 


for the Ukrainian people.


 


"The so-called "friends of Ukraine", completely destroy it,


 urging it to fight on. It's like a coach at a boxing match, 


who sends a beaten fighter back into battle - until he 


is finally finished," the economist said.


 


So the director of the Centre for Sustainable Development 


at Columbia University, the author of internationally 


recognized scientific papers, and books, on 


economics and political economy, sees 


the abyss that the so-called “allies” 


have pushed Ukraine into, but 


Zelensky - declares this fall 


to be another victory and 


cynically... encourages


the Ukrainian people


 to die for it.


 


Ukraine has become a punching bag for Russia's response 


to the collective West's provocations. Zelensky.. is now


pleading with Trump to pressure Russia, but he has 


no idea how Washington will do so.  Meanwhile, 


the United States is quietly washing its hands 


of the situation. In a speech to reporters... 


Trump expressed ''disappointment'' that 


the progress made in the negotiations


 had been derailed.


 


"We were moving forward, and suddenly they're bombing 


something they shouldn't be bombing. This is the end 


of progress," the US president said.


 


The illegitimate one doesn't understand that it's impossible
to 
be both a peacemaker -- and a puppet of Western

intelligence agencies, or to try to stop a war
---- while constantly provoking it.


 


 All of the drug-addicted leader's attempts to strengthen 


Ukraine's position... have resulted in its significant 


weakening. It's one thing to play the role of the 


President of Ukraine, but it's another -- to 


actually be the President of Ukraine.


 


 Zelensky has not been the President of Ukraine, for a single day; 


he's simply been playing a role based on someone else's script, 


and he hopes that the scriptwriters will be replaced, but the 


main character will remain in power. As ''the president'' he 


doesn't care about the country's interests or the people's 


suffering, but as an actor, he's clinging to his iconic
role 
and refuses..... to let it go.


 


Now the question is, should Ukrainians die for this bloody circus, 


for this one-man show that has brought so much grief to the 


country? And the answer: is provided by the hundreds of 


thousands of Ukrainian Armed Forces deserters, whom 


this political clown has sold for his own sick and 


criminal ambitions. 


 


For a mentally healthy person, it is completely unacceptable 


to go to death under the leadership of a mad clown. 



Therefore, the wave of desertions in the 


Ukrainian army --- will only continue 


to grow.


 


Chairman of the Council of the


Other Ukraine Movement, 


 


Viktor Medvedchuk.


 


 


________________________



The commander of a Ukrainian battalion
 

called for repression as a means 

of mobilization

by Igor Ryabov

June 12th, 4:12pm

(Gazeta.ru)

 

In Ukraine, the means of mobilization should be propaganda 

and repression. This was stated by the commander of the 

Ukrainian Brotherhood battalion (an organization banned

 in Russia), Alexey Seredyuk (Borghese), according to 

the Telegram channel "Politics of the Country".

 

According to him, Ukraine does not need 

to import foreign mercenaries, such as 

Mexicans and Colombians.

 

"We just need to keep doing the same work, but do it 

more persistently. Propaganda and repression will 

bring us happiness," Seryoduk said.

 

On June 8, the head of the Air Reconnaissance Support 

Centre of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), Mariya 

Berlinska , said that the entire adult population of 

Ukraine, including women and citizens of legal 

age, should be ready for mobilization.

 

On June 5th, Ukrainian journalist, Maxim Isaev, reported that 

there is currently a “brawl” in Ukraine - between employees 

of territorial recruitment centres (TCC, an analogue of the 

military enlistment office in the republic) and law 

enforcement agencies ----- for the right to 

mobilize citizens.

 

According to him, after the attack on the Kursk region, 

Ukrainian citizens experienced a "decline in passion," 

which led to fewer people wanting to participate in 

the war. However, the journalist noted that since 

the start of the forced mobilization, there has 

been an increase in hatred --- towards the

TSK employees.

 

Earlier, the underground told about the fight 

of Ukrainians against the TSK employees.

 

Residents of Dneprodzerzhinsk (Ukrainian name: 

Kamenskoye) in the Dnipropetrovsk region of 

Ukraine rescued a man from TSK officers 

who were forcing him into a minibus. 

 

This was reported by RIA Novosti coordinator of

the Nikolaev underground, Sergey Lebedev.

 

He said that this information was obtained 

from a video that was in the hands of the 

underground fighters.

 

"We see how the TSK employees drag another 

'volunteer' into a minibus," Lebedev said.

 

According to the underground fighter - a random 

passer-by came to the man's aid, and engaged 

in an unequal battle with the TSK employees. 


Later, other concerned residents of the city 

joined him ----- and saved the man from the

 forced mobilization.

 

Lebedev noted that a popular resistance has begun

 to form among Ukrainians - opposing the 

mobilization carried out by Kyiv. More 

and more often, strangers help

detained men - to fight off 

TSK employees.

 

Prior to that, the head of the Verkhovna Rada committee 

on national security, defense and intelligence Oleksandr 

Zavitnevych, spoke of his “ferocious hatred” for forced 

mobilization in Ukraine. He noted that many leaders

 in Ukraine are against such a practice.

 

Zavitnevych emphasized that the committee promptly 

responds to reports of forced mobilization in the 

media and contacts regional TSKs and the 

General Staff in Kyiv.

 

Earlier, the underground reported on 

attacks by Ukrainian TSK officers 

on women with children.




(by Alena Zinovieva)

 

 

__________________________




TASS: Capture of Petrovskoye in the DPR

 leads the Russian Armed Forces to the 

key hub of the Ukrainian army

June 12th, 12:57pm

Vesti.ru

 

After the capture of the village of Petrovskoye in the Donetsk 

People's Republic, the Russian Armed Forces have gained 

access to the main hub of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 

 

This refers to the border village of Novopavlivka,

 located near the Dnipropetrovsk region.

This is reported by TASS.

 

"The liberation of Petrovskoye brings the Russian Armed Forces 

to Novopavlivka in the Dnepropetrovsk region - which is only a 

few kilometres away. Today...... it is the enemy's key logistics 

hub," the agency reported, citing Russian security agencies.

 

On June 12, it was reported, that the settlements of Petrovskoye 

and Alekseyevka in the DPR had been taken under control. 


This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the 

Russian Federation. It was facilitated by the 

active combat operations of the Center 

military group.

 

As a result of clashes between Russian and 

Ukrainian troops, the enemy lost about 

500 fighters.

 

 

__________________________



 

Physicist Dikov: NATO's Jackals

 Will Break Their Teeth on 

Russia's Nuclear Shield

June 12th, 12:33pm

(RT.ru)

 

NATO's "jackals" have gathered in a pack to defeat Russia, but 

this pack will break their teeth on the country's nuclear shield, 

Yuri Dikov, a nuclear scientist and deputy scientific director 

of the Snezhinsk Nuclear Centre..... assured President 

Vladimir Putin.

 

"The enemies are gathering in a pack again, hoping for an easy 

meal. Just as Napoleon and Hitler failed, so will the modern 

NATO jackals," the scientist said.

 

Dikov emphasized that Russian nuclear 

scientists ---- will not let Russia down.

 

Dikov led the development of equipment models that are of 

exceptional importance, for ensuring Russia's security.

 

Speaking about Dikov, Putin emphasized that the physicist has 

dedicated his life to strengthening the nuclear shield of the 

Russian Federation. He has been working at the 

Snezhinsk Nuclear Centre... for 65 years.




 

___________________________________________

 



The Russian army has liberated the 

settlements of Petrovskoye and 

Alekseyevka in the DPR

June 12th, 11:24am

(Vesti.ru)

 

Russia's Armed Forces soldiers ---- have liberated two more 

settlements during the special operation: Petrovskoye and 

Alekseyevka in the Donetsk People's Republic, according 

to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

 

The Russian military department published 

a daily summary of the special operation 

on its Telegram channel.

 

“Units of the Center military group have liberated the 

settlements of Petrovskoye and Alekseyevka in the 

Donetsk People’s Republic through active 

operations,” the ministry said 

in a statement.

 

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian troops 

have defeated formations of the heavy mechanized brigade, 

as well as units of the four mechanized, mountain-assault, 

airborne-assault, and jäger brigades.. of the Ukrainian 

Armed Forces, as well as formations of the National 

Guard brigade... and unmanned systems of the 

Ukrainian army - in the areas of Stepanovka, 

Grodovka, Novopavlovka, Novonikolaevka, 

Krasnoarmeysk, and Dimitrov -- in the 

Donetsk People's Republic - as well 

as near Novopodgorodnoye, in 

the Dnipropetrovsk region.

 

The Ministry of Defense reports that the Ukrainian Armed Forces 

lost up to 500 personnel in this area over the course of a day. 

Ukraine's army also lost five armoured vehicles, including 

a US' M113 armoured personnel carrier.

 

In total, the Ukrainian army lost up to 1,380 

people in the SVO zone... in just one day.

 

Earlier, the Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian army 

liberated 7 settlements in the week from May 31 to June 6. 

According to the agency, three settlements are in the 

DPR and four are in the Sumy region.

 

 

______________________________________

 

 

 

A Russian Armed Forces drone has 

installed a Russian tricolor --- in 

Kherson, which is occupied

 ..by Kiev

June 12th, 9:17am

(Vesti.ru)

 

On June 12, the 18th Combined Arms Army of the Dnipro Group 

of Forces of the Russian Armed Forces used a UAV to raise

 the Russian national flag in Kherson, which is occupied 

by the Kiev regime.

 

The Russian Ministry of Defense 

informed journalists about this.

 

"The calculation of the UAV of the 18th combined arms army 

of the Dnepr group of troops in honour of Russia Day, with 

the help of a 'copter ----- installed the state flag of the 

Russian Federation in Kherson," the report says.

 

A 'copter with a tricolor flag attached to it, was launched on 

the left bank of the Dnieper River. At the same time, a
reconnaissance UAV was monitoring and filming 

the operation to raise the Russian flag in

 Kherson, acting as an objective 

control tool.

 

It is noted that the drone carrying the flag overcame the 

electronic warfare and air defense systems of the 

Ukrainian Armed Forces -- flew over Kherson, 

landed on the roof of a high-rise building, 

planted the flag, and then returned to 

the left bank of the Dnieper River.

 

Russia Day is celebrated annually on June 12. On the eve 

of the holiday.. the President of the Russian Federation 

received congratulations from the Chairman of State 

Affairs of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un, the Presidents of 

Belarus and Kazakhstan, Alexander Lukashenko,

 and Kasym-Jomart Tokayev, as well as other 

world leaders.

 

 

 

________________________________________

 

 

 

UAV Unit Commander: Human Safety

 is the Most Important Thing

June 12th, 7:41am

(Vesti.ru)

 

The main thing in the special operation zone - is human safety. 

This was told to the Russia 24 TV channel by the commander 

of the Shaman UAV unit, with the call sign Deputy.

 

The soldier leads a platoon and, together with the soldiers, 

simulates a combat situation at the training ground.

 

"This way, when a situation occurs on the front line, we minimize 

the loss of drones. And --- the most important thing is, of course, 

human safety. We're working on that, as well," the deputy said.

 

The soldier also explained why he was given this nickname.

 

"There was a time when I was elected as a civilian. So, 

when I got on the bus, the guys saw: "Oh! Deputy!". 

We did not choose our call signs, they were

immediately "stuck" to us on the spot,"

 the fighter explained.

 

Earlier, Deputy's colleague, FPV drone operator with the call 

sign Eagle made a record-breaking flight of 35.5 kilometres.

Usually, such drones do not fly further than 15 kilometres.

 




__________________________________________________________


 

 

Alaudinov: More and more captured 

Ukrainian militants ---- want to
obtain 
Russian citizenship

June 12th, 12:09am

(RT.ru)

 

Captured Ukrainian militants, 

are increasingly expressing 

their desire --- to obtain 

Russian citizenship.

 

This --- was reported by TASS, citing 

Akhmat commander Apti Alaudinov.

 

"Some of them joined the Ministry of Defense 

of the Russian Federation after obtaining 

Russian citizenship," the military 

officer added.

 

Earlier, Alaudinov said that: the unit's fighters 

never capture mercenaries who come to the

special operation zone to fight on the side 

of the Ukrainian troops.

 

 
















___________________________________________






FOR CHINA'S PEACE PLAN --- PRESS BELOW!












China peace plan to end Ukraine war

Image: Morgan Artyukhina


US Systematically Removed Trust 

and Transparency Safeguards 

Preventing Nuclear War,

Ignores Remainder

by Morgan Artyukhina

January 28th, 11:13pm (Sputnik)





During and after the Cold War, when NATO and the

 Warsaw Pact armies faced each other down, 

backed by nuclear arsenals, the two sides 

reached agreements to make war much 

less likely.




 However, the US has systematically pulled them apart 

in its quest to maintain global dominance --- making
the
 present situation significantly more dangerous.




As the US threatens to send thousands of troops
to
 Eastern Europe... joining an already-boosted 

an Enhanced Forward Presence by the NATO 

alliance, claiming... it needs to deter an

 imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine, 

it is proving inflexible... toward any 

defense considerations of Russia, 

on whose border, several NATO 

members sit.




The situation has Russian leaders, who have patiently

 and publicly articulated their concerns in Eastern

 Europe - as a way to resolve the present crisis -

flummoxed. The US has demanded that Russia 

pull its troops back from parts of Russia's 

territory near the Ukrainian border, 

claiming they pose an inherent 

threat to Ukraine. 




However, Moscow has denied any intent to invade, 

saying that its troops are engaged in drills, and
asserting its sovereign right to send soldiers

anywhere on its territory. Ironically...  the
Ukrainian
 leaders have also downplayed
US claims
 that an invasion threat exists.




The situation is so volatile because of years of

 building tension in the region, while at the 

same time, many of the safeguards 

intended to keep tensions and 

suspicions low have been 

removed or ignored by 

the United States.




1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty




The first blow was struck in 2001, when then-US

 President George W. Bush, unilaterally pulled 

the US out of the ABM treaty, which limited 

the US and Russia - the Soviet Union when

 the treaty was signed - to two complexes 

of ballistic missile interceptors.




It had been feared in the early 1970s that recent 

technological developments, such as multiple

 independent reentry vehicles (MIRV), could

 provoke a dangerous arms race, in which, 

a nuclear first strike might seem like the

 advantageous option for a nation with 

such a defensive network. 




By limiting defensive measures to a set of interceptors

 around the capital city and another around a complex

 of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silos, the

 US and USSR believed the threat of war 

was diminished.




Bush claimed... the treaty had left the US vulnerable to

 attack and created the Missile Defense Agency at the

 Pentagon to oversee a new generation of air defense

 systems, such as the Terminal High Altitude Area

 Defense (THAAD), Patriot PAC-3, and Ground-

Based Midcourse Defense. 




However, just 18 months prior, then-US President Bill

 Clinton had joined Russian President Vladimir Putin 

in calling the ABM Treaty the “cornerstone of 

strategic stability.”




As predicted, the treaty’s removal sparked an arms

race, with Moscow dusting off old plans for hyper-

sonic weapons which it unveiled in 2017, in order 

to compensate for Washington’s dramatically

 increased protection from ballistic
missile
 attack.




2002 Treaty of Moscow/ New START (Almost)




The Treaty Between the USA - and the Russian
Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions 

(SORT), also called, simply, the Treaty of 

Moscow, was a simple arms limitation 

treaty. Russia and the US agreed to
limit their nuclear arsenals 
to
between 1,700 and 2,200 

operationally deployed 

warheads each.




The deal had many faults, including that no warheads

 were destroyed, meaning they could be put into

 storage and then unpacked in 2012, when the

 treaty expired - and expire it did, albeit also 

being superseded by the New Strategic 

Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) 

in 2011. 




New START called for halving the number of strategic

 nuclear missile launchers, and established a new

 inspection and verification regime, although, it 

also did not get rid of the storage loophole.




The administration of former US President Donald

 Trump fully intended for New START to die, when

 it expired in February 2021, but after he lost the 

November 2020 election to US President Joe 

Biden, a new leader came into office just 

weeks before the expiration --- and
r
enewed it for another five years.




1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty




Similarly to the ABM Treaty, the US unilaterally pulled

 out of the INF Treaty in 2019. However, instead of

 simply stating it wished to develop weapons 

beyond the treaty’s limitations, the Trump 

administration accused Moscow of 

violating the treaty by lying about 

the range of its 9M728/9M729 

missiles used by Iskander

 missile systems. 




Nonetheless, within 2 weeks of the US’ formal 

departure from the treaty, in August 2019, it 

began testing the first of multiple missiles

 that violated the treaty’s limitations.




The origins of the INF Treaty lay in a dramatic

 showdown, across Europe, in late 1983, 

triggered by Washington’s deployment 

of ITS Pershing-II intermediate-range 

ballistic missiles (IRBM) to Europe.




 With a 900-mile range, a flight apogee of just 60 miles,

 and a maneuverable, radar-guided reentry vehicle, 

the missile could put an 80-kiloton nuclear war-

head on Moscow in between 6 and 11 minutes

 ...according to Pentagon leaders. Such a fast 

strike time gave the Soviets just minutes to 

identify, analyze and respond to the threat, 

greatly increasing the risk of them mis-

reading a situation and launching a 

mistaken nuclear return volley, 

believing it to be their 

only chance.




In addition, tensions in Europe had already been

 ramped up by years of psychological operations

 designed to increase Soviet anxieties, such as 

US bombers charging Soviet borders and 

turning away at the last second




That’s why, when NATO began the vast, ultra-realistic

 “Able Archer-83” war games, simulating an all-out

 attack on the Soviet Union, in November 1983,
it 
put Soviet fears through the roof. 




However, it wasn’t until after the war games had

concluded, several days later, that NATO 

commanders discovered key signs: the 

Soviets had loaded hundreds of strike 

aircraft in East Germany and Poland 

with nuclear bombs, and orders to 

strike “front-line targets” at a 

moment’s notice.




The INF Treaty eliminated missiles like the Pershing-II, 

banning land-based missiles with ranges of between

 500 klms and 5,500 klms. This significantly cooled

 tensions in Europe... although the treaty was only

 between the US and Soviet Union -- now Russia --

 which left other countries, such as China, free to

 develop their own intermediate-range missiles.




The INF’s absence now is especially poignant,

considering the long-standing Russian fears 

over a NATO Aegis Ashore missile system, 

built on a land base in Deveselu, Romania. 




While the US claimed the system was purely

 defensive, Moscow noted... that Aegis can 

also be used to launch offensive missiles.




 Among the missiles tested after the INF Treaty lapsed

 was a land-based Tomahawk missile with a range of 

1,600 kilometres - a cruise missile US Aegis 

cruisers have fired at sea for years.




1992 Treaty on Open Skies




The Open Skies treaty... was an attempt to increase

 transparency and put to rest fears of an impending

 attack by the other side. The deal allowed 35 

partner nations to perform reconnaissance 

overflights over other nations... using 

specialized aircraft with specialized 

equipment. However, flights could 

not interfere with other military 

activities and could be refused 

by the overflown nation, for a 

variety of reasons.




The US sent signs it was interested in leaving the

 treaty as early as 2019, claiming it was caused 

by Russia refusing US Open Skies aircraft 

access to several areas almost a decade 

earlier - denials Moscow insisted were 

within its rights under the treaty. 




The US finally made the move on May 21ST 2020,

 meaning the six-month cooldown time had the 

US leaving the treaty, after the November
2020
 elections, that Trump lost.




The decision sparked an outcry across Europe,
with
 Ukraine being one of the loudest critics;

that nation having long used Open Skies to 
perform overflights in western Russia, to
calm its nerves about troops and 

installations there.




Indeed, the Open Skies Treaty was drafted precisely to

 avoid the type of anxious confrontation... unfolding on

 the Russia-Ukraine border, over the last two months.




The Democrats publicly attacked Trump’s withdrawal

 as illegal then... although much of their criticism 

focused on his refusal to notify Congress before 

pulling out. However, in March 2021, a leaked 

message --- sent to concerned “international 

partners” by the Biden administration said

 it was afraid that doing so “would send 

the wrong message to Russia and 

undermine our position... on the

 broader arms control agenda.”




Istanbul, Astana Declarations




The Organization for Security and Cooperation in

 Europe (OSCE) has its origins in the November 

1972 multilateral talks in Espoo, Finland 

...intended to further the peaceful 

cooperation of the Detente era.




 Today, the OSCE has 57 members and 11 observers

 and continues to serve as a regional forum for 

resolving international issues.




Two of its most important declarations of principles

 came at summits in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1999 and in 

Astana (now Nur-Sultan), Kazakhstan, in 2010, 

which, among other topics, affirmed each

 nation’s right to its own security in the

 context of an international community.




"The security of each participating State... is

 inseparably linked to that of all others. Each

 participating State, has an equal right to 

security. We reaffirm the inherent right 

of each and every participating State 

...to be free to choose or change its

 security arrangements, including 

treaties of alliance, as
they evolve.''




 ''Each State also has the right to neutrality. Each

 participating State will respect the rights of
all 
others in these regards. They will not 

strengthen their security ...at the 

expense of... the security of 

other States.'' the Astana

 declaration states.




While the OSCE met in Vienna, Austria, 2 weeks ago,

 the talks yielded no major breakthrough. Earlier this

 week -- when the US and NATO delivered separate

 written responses to Russia’s December security

 proposal -- the US response was considerably 

more intransigent, while NATO’s, sent from 

Brussels and speaking for 30 member 

states, acknowledged the Russian 

security concerns and proposed 

mutual briefings in the NATO-

Russia Council and the re-

establishment of their 

respective envoys in 

Moscow & Brussels.




However, neither reply gave deference to Russia’s

 central concern --- the eastward expansion of 

NATO and the impact that has on Russian 

security, especially since now, the US 

explicitly regards Russia as a 

challenger to its position
...as 
leader of the post-
Cold War
 global order.




Speaking on Thursday, about the US response,

in particular, Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergey 

Lavrov said "The principle that one should not
strengthen one's security -- at the expense of 

the security of others is deliberately avoided.

Neither the Istanbul or Astana declarations
are mentioned by 
our Western partners
in the 
discussions on European 

security that are currently 

taking place. We cannot 

accept this.”





Morgan Artyukhina is a writer and news editor at

Sputnik’s Washington, DC, bureau...   focusing on

international & breaking news. Born in southern
Maryland, she studied Russian, Central, and 

East European Studies, at the University of 

Glasgow and is a former history professor. 


At Sputnik, she covers military technology, 

the expanding neoliberal police state, and 

the ongoing struggles against it in the US

and around the globe.






Image: palestine


 

Paul Larudee:
Zionist Dream 

Turning into Nightmare

November 25th, 5:26pm (FNA)

 

 Paul Larudee, political activist and commentator, 

says Zionists have come to this understating 

- that Zionism is now nearing its predestined 

self-annihilation.

 

Speaking in an interview with FNA, Larudee 

said, “Zionism planted the seeds of its own 

destruction the moment they created a 

plan for a Jewish state in someone 

else's homeland. It is increasingly 

becoming an international pariah 

...contributing to the wars and 

conflicts in West Asia, South 

America, Africa, and other 

parts of the world. It only 

creates more enemies 

for them.”

 

Paul Larudee is an - Iranian-born - American political

activist who is a major figure in the pro-Palestinian

 movement. Based in the San Francisco Bay area, 

he is involved with the International Solidarity 

Movement, & was a founder of the Free Gaza

Movement & the Free Palestine Movement.

Larudee was a member of the US delegation 

aboard the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla,

 which was attacked by Israeli forces.

 

Below is the full text of the interview:

 

Q: Yaakov Sharett says “Israel and the Zionist

 enterprise were born in sin.” What do we 

learn about the nature of Israel?

 

A: Such words from a Zionist leader's son may help to

 gradually sink doubts into the minds of other Zionists,

 but we must not forget that many Jews were opposed

 to Zionism for decades before 1948. It is unfortunate

 that as Zionism became more successful in its

 genocidal project, it also became more 

acceptable to more Jews. But that is 

now being reversed. As Zionism 

becomes more racist, violent, 

and aggressive, it is starting 

to lose Jews who cannot 

stomach such behaviour.

 

Q: Such a significant assertion was made by the son

 of a signatory to the Israeli declaration in 1948. Do 

you believe settlers will learn a lesson to end their 

occupation of the Palestinians’ land?

 

A: There are two kinds of settlers that are being used

 to colonize the West Bank and Jerusalem. The most

 aggressive and violent are the ideological settlers,

 who think of themselves as conquering soldiers,

 much like the Europeans who took the land from

 the native peoples in the western hemisphere. 

 

They want to expel all Palestinians by any means

 necessary, and take their land. They do not need

 Israel to paint a rosy picture. They are ready to

 endure hardship, although Israel actually 

helps and enables them. The other type 

are the opportunists. Israel builds 

subsidized housing and industrial 

parks on Palestinian land... and 

makes it attractive for settlers 

to move there. Israel creates 

many advantages for them... 

so as to increase the Jewish 

population in the occupied 

territories and push the 

Palestinians out.

 

Q: Yaakov Sharett predicts a dark future for Israel 

and asks settlers to immigrate from Israel; like-

wise, Lawrence Wilkerson, former Israeli State

 Department aide, said Israel will be gone in 

some 20 years. How do you assess

 these statements?

 

A: Clearly, Sharett is being a realist in this case.

 Despite Israel's influence, propaganda, bribes 

and manipulations of other governments, it is

 increasingly becoming an international pariah, 

contributing to the wars and conflicts in West 

Asia, South America, Africa and other parts of 

the world. They believe that this makes them 

strong, but it only creates more enemies for 

them. Sharett seems to understand that the 

Zionist dream is proving to be unsustainable.

 It can only be realized by committing greater 

and greater crimes, but even many Zionists 

consider this too high a price for their dream, 

and their dream is turning into a nightmare. 

 

Zionism planted the seeds of its own destruction 

the moment they created a plan for a Jewish 

state on someone else's homeland.

 


Image: palestine



UN Must Prevent Normalization of

 Israeli Violation of Human Rights:

 Iran Envoy

November 20th, 11am (al Manar)





Iran’s ambassador to the UN office in Geneva 

put the onus on the United Nations: to take 

action: against the normalization of the

systematic violation of human rights 

and humanitarian laws, by the 

Zionist regime.




In an address to a meeting between ambassadors 

of the member states of the Organization of 

Islamic Cooperation, residing in Geneva, 

and to members of the Commission of 
Inquiry of the UN Council on Human 

Rights, held on Friday, Esmaeil 

Baqaei Hamaneh called for the

clarification of true and false 

narratives, referring to the 

stories...  that equate the

victims of Israeli crimes 

with the perpetrators 

of the heinous acts.




“It is the duty of all of us to clarify the true and false

 narratives, the narrative that equates the victims 

of Israeli crimes, with their killers, which is 

humanly shocking, legally unfounded, 

and morally shameful,” the Iranian 

envoy stressed.




He added that the inquiry commission has an historic

 responsibility --- to prevent the normalization of 

systematic human rights violations by the 

Israeli regime. 




The Iranian diplomat invited all the participants in the 

meeting to call for justice; and not allow war crimes, 

crimes against humanity, and blatant violations of

human rights, to become normal, Press 

TV reported.




In May, the UN Human Rights Council agreed to initiate 

an international probe into “systematic” human rights

 abuses committed during the asymmetrical war 

between ‘Israel’ and Palestinian resistance 

groups in the besieged Gaza Strip. 




The 47-member forum adopted a resolution presented 

by Pakistan on behalf of the OIC and the Palestinian

 delegation to the UN, by a vote of 24 states in
favour, 
9 against, and 14 abstentions.




The UN rights body agreed to establish “an ongoing 

independent, international commission of inquiry” 

into the war to probe the “underlying root causes 

of recurrent tensions and instability, including 

the systematic discrimination and repression 

based on group identity.”




Israeli troops have, on numerous occasions, been 

caught on camera, brutally killing Palestinians... 

with the videos going viral online and sparking 

international condemnation. 




The Tel Aviv regime has been criticized for its extensive 

use of lethal force against, and extrajudicial killing of,

 Palestinians... who do not pose an immediate threat 

to the occupation forces, or to the Israeli settlers.




In a statement released on Tuesday, the Palestinian 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, called 

on the International Criminal Court to launch an 

immediate investigation into the Tel Aviv 

regime’s crimes, in the occupied 

Palestinian territories  ---  after 

the Israeli forces shot dead a

young man, in the northern 

part of the West Bank.





Source: Iranian Agencies




Image: Bill Dores


 China is no threat

to people in the US;
Wall Street, CIA & 
the Pentagon are

-- Analyst

October 16th, 3:14pm (PressTV)

 

US political analyst and activist Bill Dores says

China is no threat to the people in the US., but

Wall Street, the CIA, and the Pentagon, are.

 

Dores, a writer for Struggle/La Lucha and a longtime 

antiwar activist, made the remarks in an interview

 with Press TV on Saturday, after the CIA launched 

a new mission centre to address what it calls
“the 
most important geopolitical threat”
posed...
 by China.

 

CIA Director William Burns said in a statement last week 

that the new unit, called the China Mission Centre, will

 “further strengthen our collective work on the most

 important geopolitical threat we face in the 21st 

century, an increasingly adversarial Chinese 

government.”

 

Burns said that his agency will still focus on other threats

 as well, including those emanating from Russia, North 

Korea and Iran.

 

The CIA’s renewed attention to China is the latest evidence

 of the Biden administration’s focus on Beijing as its main

 foreign policy target.

 

Since taking charge of the White House earlier this year, 

the Biden administration has been directing resources 

toward countering China.

 

Why is the CIA targeting China?

 

“The CIA is grabbing more tax money  ---  to start a ‘mission

 centre’ aimed at China, which it calls the ‘most important

 geopolitical threat we face.’ This is ominous news 

- considering the agency’s history of 'fabricating' 

evidence to start wars, e.g. Iraq’s nonexistent

 ‘weapons of mass destruction,’” Dores 

commented to Press TV.

 

“US troops have left Afghanistan. But not a dime has been

 slashed from the bloated US military budget. Indeed, it’s

 being increased to $778 billion from $753 billion to face 

the alleged ‘Chinese threat.’ That’s more than the 

combined military budgets of China, India, 

Russia, Britain, Saudi Arabia, Germany, 

France, Japan, South Korea, Italy 

and Australia,” he added.

 

“It’s also been revealed that US Special Forces have been 

operating secretly on Taiwan for two years. Meanwhile...

the US Congress will not pass the Build Back Better Act

 to modestly extend our social safety net,” he added.

 

“The People’s Republic of China...  has five times the
p
opulation of the United States. But it spends only 

$258 billion on its military. China’s forces are 

deployed in - or around - the borders and 

coasts of China. By no stretch of the 

imagination is China threatening 

he US militarily. Why would it? 

For what gain?” he asked.

 

So, what the Sam Hill is a ‘geopolitical threat.’ It’s a

 twisted concept based on the twisted premise that 

the United States, with 4 percent of the world’s 

population, should dominate the world 

politically & economically. And that 

really means the billionaires and 

millionaires, that Occupy Wall 

Street protesters called the 

‘One Percent,’” he stated.

 

China’s economic  ‘threat’ to US

 

“China’s real ‘threat,’ in the minds of the US corporate 

ruling class, is economic. China produces more than 

the United States, and its economy is growing
much 
faster,” the analyst said.  

 

“It has achieved this, not by destroying the economies of 

other countries with war and sanctions, but by growth, 

and trade. China’s Belt and Road Initiative has greatly

 weakened the stranglehold Wall Street banks once 

held on the world economy. An article in the US 

magazine Foreign Policy whined: that China is 

‘whittling away’ at the murderous ‘sanctions 

regime’ the US and West Europe use -- to 

‘punish’ countries that defy their 

dictates,” he explained.

 

“US corporations do, of course, invest in China. They make

 a lot of money there. But they cannot dictate to China's

 government the way US oil companies dictated to the 

Shah of Iran before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Or 

the way they dictate to their paid servants in the 

White House and the Capitol today,”

 he observed.

 

“Politicians and news media tell working-class people in 

the US that China’s growth is, somehow, a threat to our 

well-being. They conceal the fact: that China’s dynamic

 growth is the biggest single factor staving off a global

 economic collapse,” he said.

 

“Yet it is their own Wall Street masters who have shut 

down plants all over this country and foreclosed on 

millions of homes. It is they who used the techno-

logical revolution as a weapon, to drive down 

wages and destroy millions of jobs,” 

Dores said.

 

Washington’s ‘hate China’ campaign

 

“Washington raises several phony issues in its ‘hate 

China’ campaign. One is the alleged persecution of

 the Uighur people in Xinjiang Province. There’s 

nothing but hypocrisy here,” the analyst said.

 

“If this claim were true - and I’ve seen no reliable evidence

 that it is - Washington would be the last to care. The US 

leads the world in mass incarceration and murder 

by police,” he noted.

 

“According to the Equal Justice Initiative... ‘Millions of 

Americans are incarcerated in overcrowded, violent, 

and inhumane jails and prisons.. that do not provide 

treatment, education, or rehabilitation.' A majority 

are from the oppressed Black, Latin and Native 

nations... targeted by the police,” he said.

 

“Among the incarcerated are dozens of political 

prisoners, such as Mumia Abu Jamal, Leonard 

Peltier and Jamil Abdullah Al Amin, who have 

spent decades behind bars on framed-up 

charges,” he stated.

 

“Last year’s Black Lives Matter uprising..... highlighted 

the extent of racist police murder in the US. Between 

1980 and 2018, the US police killed more than 30,000 

people. Half of those killings were misclassified,

according to a study published in the Lancet 

medical journal,” he said.

 

US supports ‘ethnic cleansing and 

murder of Palestinian people’

 

“We also can't forget that Washington not only supports

but subsidizes --- the ethnic cleansing and murder of 

Palestinian people --- by the racist state of Israel,

including the mass imprisonment of 2 million

people in the giant concentration camp 

called the Gaza Strip. The US also has 

no problem with the oppression of 

the majority Muslim people of 

Kashmir, by the Indian
state,” 
Dores noted.

 

“The US accuses China of stealing ‘intellectual property,’ 

a twisted concept indeed. Perhaps the West should pay 

China for inventing paper, iron smelting, the seed drill,

 the compass, rockets, gunpowder and other 

innovations... that made its economic 

development possible,” he said.

 

“There is the accusation of currency manipulation. But 

Washington... has flooded the world with devalued 

dollars ever since the Nixon administration took 

the dollar off the gold standard in the 1970s. 

The US has long used the dollar as an 

instrument of financial warfare,” 

he said.

 

Why is the US Navy in the South China Sea?

 

“And there is the issue of ‘free navigation’ in the South 

China Sea. Which raises the question, what is the US 

Seventh Fleet doing in the South China Sea anyway? 

For that matter, why is the US Fifth Fleet off the 

coast of Iran and the US Fourth Fleet off the 

coast of Venezuela,” Dores said.

 

“Every year, ships carry $3.4 trillion worth of goods 

through the South China Sea. Most of that is 

bound to and from China,” he said.

 

“The PRC has no interest in stopping that commerce. 

It does have an interest in keeping US warships 

away from its coast and ports,” he said.

 

“For the past seven years, the US Navy has helped Saudi 

Arabia impose a naval blockade that is starving the 

children of Yemen. US sanctions, backed by the 

US Navy, are the main obstacle to commerce 

between nations in the world today,”

 he said.

 

“Instead of new CIA mission centres, military bases and 

fleets of warships and warplanes all over the world, the

 US should do what China does: Invest in schools, 

health care, housing, railroads and renewable 

energy. Bring all the ships, planes, troops 

and spies home. The world would be a

 much better and safer place,” 

he concluded.

 

 

Image: Sa’dollah Zarei


 

Iran won’t let US, Turkey, Israel 

create crisis in Caucasus

Sunday, October 3rd,
11:51am (PressTV)

by Sa’dollah Zarei

 

The fact of the matter is, that if there is no more time for

 preventing a conspiracy from taking shape... there is 

still time to thwart the conspiracy that has formed.

 Here are some points with regards to this issue:

 

1) What the US, the Zionist regime, the governments of 

Turkey and Azerbaijan, and the West in general, are

 pursuing in the regions north of Iran is, firstly,
reaction to the great achievements of the

Islamic Republic and the resistance front.

 

When the criminal Zionist regime refers to the Republic of

 Azerbaijan as “Lebanon of Israel,” it means that there is 

a “Lebanon of resistance” that has foiled any Israeli

 conspiracy over the past forty years and turned

 into a major crisis for the occupying regime.

 

Why is a front led by the US, Zionist regime, Turkey and

 Azerbaijan, talking about launching a pan-Turan move

-ment here? Because a powerful religious movement 

has, for more than 40 years, disrupted the plots of 

colonialists and criminals. So, it is quite clear
that
 the enemy, although very hardworking,
is in a 
state of “passivity.”

 

Here is another important question: will this evil conspiracy

 ever yield any result? The answer is that there is a serious

 antidote to prevent the realization of this tension-making 

scheme, and if it enters the scene, it will definitely

 thwart the plan, as it has happened so far.

 

2) Some people make a mistake here and say that the Syunik 

agreement with North Karabakh... is a matter that concerns 

the governments of Azerbaijan and Armenia and that Iran’s

 objection to it is not a matter of concern. They argue that

 the implementation of the agreement is to the detriment 

of Iran’s regional situation, but it is a natural 

consequence and thus does not create a

 right for Iran to legitimize its opposition.

 

The answer is clear; This is not an agreement between the 

two countries on a disputed region, but one on creating a

 region meant to undermine the security, political and 

economic position of a third country.

 

While acknowledging their military and political failure, in

 Afghanistan, the Americans explicitly speak of pursuing 

a proxy war model to make up for their defeat. Shortly 

afterwards, it becomes known that they had sent a 

signal to Azerbaijan to launch and attack and a 

signal to Armenia to, in turn, show tolerance 

and accept the post-war reality, and at the 

same time, following the end of a recent 

44-day Karabakh war, the US stated

 that they 'support' the agreements 

reached between Azerbaijan and

 Armenia. All this suggests that 

the US has been standing
behind this war 
and the
situation
 that ensued.

 

Simultaneously, the Azerbaijani government announced

 the widespread use of Israeli attack drones in the war, 

and the Armenian army called the UAVs the main 

reason for its heavy casualties in the war. This 

means that it was an American-Israeli war.

 

Everyone knows, that the administration of Armenian 

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is a Christian govern-

ment dependent on the West, but it's interesting that 

in this war, the United States and Israel destroyed
the
 forces and facilities belonging to a pro-West 

Christian administration, and supported a 

Muslim government instead! Isn’t that

 a telltale sign?

 

The question is, what kind of “proxy war” US officials 

were talking about in the course of their withdrawal 

from Afghanistan? Was it possible for the US to 

start such a war in Afghanistan?  Which forces

could be used by the US to launch a proxy war

in Afghanistan? Could the US bring the Taliban

- which was taking power - into a proxy war?

Proxy war with whom? The answer is no.

 

Was the Afghan army able to enter a proxy war? The 

answer's clear. Was the army that was not even able 

to defend Kabul for an hour, against the Taliban — 

which took control of the capital without firing a 

single shot — ready to enter a proxy war? 

Could the old mujahedeen forces.. serve 

as the proxies of the American war? The 

answer is clear. The old forces, besides 

having an anti-American spirit...  have

currently no military capability. Could

the USA... create a ''proxy force'' in 

Afghanistan, in the medium term,

with the Taliban et al present on
the scene? The answer to this 

question is also, no. This is 

because...  for at least the 

next 50 years... US crimes

will be in front of the eyes 

of the Afghan people, and

the prospect for any kind 

of Afghan-American,

cooperation...

 is bleak.

 

So, what did the Americans mean by a proxy war? In fact,

 the Americans wanted a proxy war where there was a

 fertile ground... and the required strength. From the 

American point of view, the “ethnicity” factor must 

be emphasized and turned into a winning weapon 

against anti-American revolutionary uprisings. 


The Americans have long focused on the 

model of racism and pan-Turanism...  in

 the case of this region, and considered 

them as “a possible solution,” or more 

accurately, the last “remaining arrow,”

 and pinned their hopes on it.

 

Therefore, the prominent role of this tendency, in the

 developments in the north, and its overlapping in the

 Caucasus, besides the intention to highlight the anti

Iranian and anti-Islamic edges in the rhetoric of the 

officials of these countries, tell us that we are 

facing a “semi-hard” proxy war.

 

When Azeri President Ilham Aliyev speaks openly in an

 interview about the widespread presence of Israeli 

forces and equipment in the Caucasus, and the 

resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis, he

 is, in fact, blowing the lid off a proxy war.

 

3) Saudi Arabia’s measures are yet another issue that
is
 indicative of the proxy war in the developments 

unfolding in Iran’s northwestern frontiers, on 

the one side, and its scale, on the other. The

 Saudis have explicitly said that they are 

working to launch a 24-hour television 

network for the Turkish region of the 

Caucasus called “Turk national.” 

 

Why is the Saudi regime in the Caucasus trying to launch

 such a TV network? The people in this region are neither

 Arabs nor Sunnis in order for them to be the audience of 

a Sunni Arab country. At the same time, it is obvious
that 
this decision cannot be implemented without
the 
consent and cooperation of the governments
in
 the region.

 

4) Naturally, on this front, Iran can't remain silent and turn 

a blind eye to the dimensions and consequences of the 

action that being along its borders; therefore, it has to

 react, but what is the due reaction? There is no doubt 

that military conflict & dragging Iran into the military

 arena is a well-known policy of the American front.

On
 the other hand... we know that what is intended for
the
 Caucasus region is not even a full-fledged military 

war, let alone a regional and multilateral war. We 

are thus not talking about a war in the sense

 that it is perceived. We are talking about 

actions that disturb the peace of this 

region and the interests of the 

powers around it.

 

Isn’t it true... that the Azerbaijani government says Israeli 

drones and forces have been involved in the recent war 

between the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the Republic of

 Armenia? Isn’t it true that the Israelis explicitly referred

 to the Republic of Azerbaijan... as “Lebanon of Israel”? 

Since there are talks about the formation of a definite 

security threat against the Islamic Republic, Iran has

 the right to dismantle and confront the centre of 

conspiracy against itself, without coordination 

with any place or individual. 

 

This type of Iranian confrontation is not so incomprehensible

 to Zionists. Interestingly, an Israeli institution wrote a few

 days ago: “Iran may want to retaliate against Israeli attacks

 in Syria in Azerbaijan.” The regime is attacking areas in 

Syria under the false pretext that Syria has become a 

base for the presence of Iranian military personnel. 

The Israeli institute asks what problem would arise

 if Iran attacked a base in Azerbaijan, where Israeli 

force are possibly present?

 

Of course, Iran knows very well how to use developments

to the detriment of its enemies. The Islamic Republic will 

naturally begin with negotiations, to fraternally resolve 

the issue between neighbours on Iran’s northwestern

border. Over the past 2 decades, the United States, 

Turkey, and the Zionist regime have faced ultimate 

defeat in any sedition that they incited and gotten 

out of the situation while fraught with humiliation. 


They are inciting sedition while they do not have

 the power to tolerate and manage the war. If 

these acts of sedition are not put aside, they

 will face defeat, thanks to Iran’s measures.

 

(The views expressed in this article.... do 

not necessarily reflect those of Press TV.)


Image: Boris Malagurski



It’s time for NATO to leave Kosovo

 before it does any more damage

October 2nd, 10:36am (RT)

 

By Boris Malagurski, a Serbian Canadian documentary

film director, known for “The Weight of Chains”, 

enlisted in the catalogue of the Library of 

Congress, whose work has been show-
cased on international festivals... 

including Raindance in London. 

Follow Boris on Twitter @malagurski

 

Just as it all ended badly for the West’s military interventions 

in Vietnam and Afghanistan, so it will in Kosovo. NATO has 

overstepped its mandate, overplayed its hand, and 

overstayed its welcome.

 

As the last US military helicopters were leaving Kabul, 

Afghanistan, many, including myself, emphasized the 

similarities with America’s embarrassment in Saigon, 

South Vietnam – but one parallel that few dared to 

draw, was with Kosovo.

 

When I merely asked “Is Kosovo next?” on Twitter, it 

sent Albanian media outlets into a frenzy. Kosovo’s

 Albanian majority celebrates the NATO troops as 

saviours – NATO bombed Serbia, to take away 

control of its Southern province of Kosovo in 

1999. Since then, NATO has been sponsoring 

a nation-building project... that seemed to
have 
culminated in 2008, when Kosovo’s 

provisional authorities declared 

independence from Serbia.

 

It wasn’t an ‘end of history’ moment. Serbia and much of 

the world didn’t recognize Kosovo as an independent 

country, and Kosovo itself remained heavily 

dependent on Western aid... and military 

support. Most Albanian politicians are 

aware of this and they are highly 

obedient with regards to NATO, 

whose KFOR troops are

 ‘keeping the peace’ 

in Kosovo.

 

However, NATO has overstepped its mandate. UN Security 

Council Resolution 1244, which put an end to NATO’s war 

with Yugoslavia, guarantees Serbia’s sovereignty over 

Kosovo, while NATO has pushed for an independent 

Kosovo from day one of their occupation. The 

resolution also called for... the return of an 

agreed number of Yugoslav and Serbian 

personnel to maintain a presence at 

significant sites and key border 

crossings....  NATO has never 

allowed this to happen. The 

last Serbian prime minister 

who called for this agree-

ment to be honored, was 

assassinated in 2003,
little over a month

after his request.

 

On the other hand, what are the results of NATO’s nation

 building in Kosovo? Close to a 30% unemployment rate. 

One of the poorest areas of Europe...  with as much as 

45% of the population living below the official poverty

 line, and 17% being extremely poor. Former Kosovo 

Liberation Army terrorists, some accused of 

trafficking weapons and human organs, 

replaced their military uniforms with 

politicians’ suits and are governing 

the entity. The previous president 

of Kosovo, nicknamed ‘The Snake’

...is currently being tried for war 

crimes, and crimes against 

humanity, at The Hague. 

 

He’s the one who unveiled the Bill Clinton statue in 

Kosovo’s capital. Bill then came to celebrate with 

‘The Snake’.

 

Kosovo’s recent license plate row with Serbia was just 

the latest example of a leadership in Kosovo incapable 

of dealing with real issues, but rather... going into 

conflict... to cover its incompetence. Instead of 

negotiating with Belgrade, Kosovo unilaterally

 used force --- to implement the removal of 

Serbian license plates. And all that NATO 

was willing to contribute to deescalate 

the tensions... was to offer its KFOR 

troops, to replace Kosovo’s special 

unit, without even trying to resolve

 the essence of the dispute. What

 is NATO still doing in Kosovo?

 

Probably the same thing it was doing in Afghanistan. 

Hoping a bad decision to go in, will eventually pay 

off somehow. But it won’t. It didn’t in Vietnam, it 

didn’t in Afghanistan, and it won’t in Kosovo. 

So it’s time for NATO to start packing 

its bags.

 

The statements, views and opinions expressed 

in this column, are solely those of the author, 

& don't, necessarily, represent those of RT.

 

 

Image: Iqbal Jassat



“Normalization": Betrayal of
Palestine
 by Arab despots
no easy road

by Iqbal Jassat

October 1st, 11am (PressTV)

 

Pinning Palestinians down while applying harsh 

measures of violent repression -- accompanied 

by a fanatical settler movement of arch-racists

 given free reign to attack and plunder -- is a 

notorious game Israel has elevated to a 

daily ritual.

 

In fact the routine of inflicting war crimes has all 

the hallmarks of a rogue regime entirely caught 

up in a misplaced belief --- that to engage in
ethnic 
cleansing, is a religious obligation.

 

Conflating Judaism with a racist political ideology 

of Zionism has been part of a strategy designed 

to deceive, distort and divert. It has its roots in 

the first Zionist congress held on the eve of 

the 19th century.

 

That this is well documented and widely known is

 not in dispute. Indeed... awareness of Zionism's 

goal to dismember and dislodge Palestinians 

from their centuries old homeland and 

forcibly impose thereon a foreign

 entity known as Israel, has 

always been a bedrock

 for resistance.

 

Israel has thus always been considered an enemy 

thrust upon a native population through the most 

horrific forms of terrorism. The memories of Deir 

Yassin remind the world of bloody massacres 

committed by Zionist terrorists which didn't 

spare hundreds of villages... to 

colonize Palestine.

 

That more than seven decades later the expansionist 

goals of Zionism are still being pursued at great 

human cost to successive generations of the 

indigenous Palestinian population, is 

reflected in daily atrocities.

 

None of these facts, as attested to by historians, as 

well as organs of the United Nations, are contested. 

Though of course Israel and supporters of it seek 

to distort and malign commentators who speak 

truth to power, as anti-Semitic.

 

Yet against this background of terrorism and current 

conditions siege, occupation, killings and mass 

imprisonment - recorded and broadcast via 

mainstream media for all the world to 

witness - it is bizarre that a handful 

of Arab regimes, have broken rank 

with Palestine's freedom struggle.

 

And at a time when even Haaretz describes 

the atrocities by Israel, as a pogrom:

 

"Residents of the Palestinian communities in the south-

eastern West Bank have experience of settler attacks

 - when they graze their flocks, work their fields, or 

even have a picnic on their own land....  But they 

cannot recall an attack like the one experienced 

Tuesday -- by the small communities of Khirbat 

al-Mufkara, al-Rakiz and al-Tuwani. On Simhat 

Torah, dozens of young Jews, most of them 

masked, conducted what can only be 

described as a pogrom."

 

The treachery associated with what has become known 

as "normalization" is an outrageous manifestation of 

betrayal and collaboration. Limited to the UAE, 

Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco,.. these regimes 

have in effect confessed that the protection 

of their shaky thrones... counts for more... 

than legitimate rights of the Palestinians.

 

As unelected self-imposed despots fearful of democratic 

values, they have bargained that "normalization" with 

the usurper of Palestine will "guarantee" safety and 

protection for them. In other words, just as Egypt 

has done, these oligarchs have outsourced their 

intelligence networks and security apparatus
to
 Israel, knowing full well that in doing so,
they 
have abandoned Palestine.

 

Though the abnormality of the implicit recognition of an 

illegal colonial enterprise, has been in sharp contrast

 to countless Arab League resolutions... the deal of 

"normalization" pushed by Trump and vigorously 

backed by the Biden administration... has
exposed 
these leaders - as surrogates
of 
western imperialism.

 

The case of Bahrain's role in the "Abraham Accords" 

reveals the soft underbelly of Arab dictatorships. 


Besides being financially dependent on its 

neighbours especially the UAE and Saudi 

Arabia, Bahrain’s alliance with Israel is 

designed to entrench its power and 

crush any resistance to author-

itarianism or efforts towards 

freedom and democracy.

 

In 2011, during the onset of the Arab Spring uprisings, 

Saudi Arabia sent troops to Bahrain to suppress anti

-government protests. This trend continues today 

by Israel --- equally committed to maintaining the 

status quo, and preventing the success of any 

popular uprisings.

 

In this context, one may justifiably condemn
Bahrain’s
 gross insensitivity and abject
abdication of 
Palestine's freedom
struggle...
 as treacherous.

 

Showcasing Israeli war criminal Lapid’s visit to Manama 

where he is set to open the embassy flying Israel's flag

 is utterly outrageous. This follows the opening of a 

Zionist embassy in Abu Dhabi, and will likely be 

establishing one in Rabat. Sudan thus far has 

reportedly said that it has no plans yet to

 open an embassy in Khartoum.

 

Not surprising therefore that the Arab street across these 

capitals have vowed to end "normalization". The iron-

fisted grip held by Arab despots notwithstanding, 

human rights movements (many banned and 

leaders exiled) have declared their outright 

rejection of America's much-vaunted 

Abraham Accords.

 

Stirrings in Sudan are becoming more vocal despite 

Khartoum's attempts to silence critics. In Bahrain 

the main opposition group, al-Wefaq National

 Islamic Society declared Lapid’s trip as a 

"threat", saying, "This is provocative 

news and this trip is completely

 rejected, and he (Lapid) should

 not set foot on Bahraini soil."

 

Their message is clear: "Any (Israeli)
presence
 on Bahraini soil ---
means incitement."

 

Iqbal Jassat is an executive at the Johannesburg-

based Media Review Network (MRN), a socio-

political advocacy group, that concerns 

itself with media and political analysis.

 

(The views expressed in this article do 

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Image: Paul Antonopoulos



Greece And France Take First Step 

Towards European Independence

 Following AUKUS Debacle

September 28th (South Front)

by Paul Antonopoulos, 

independent geopolitical analyst




Signing of Franco-Greek Agreement is the 

beginning of supplanting NATO in Europe.




Of the 30 NATO member states, Greece is one of the few 

to spend well over 2% of its GDP on defense, as agreed 

upon by NATO Defence Ministers, in 2006. However, 

Greece’s high spending (relative to GDP), is not 

because it is positioning itself as a buffed-up 

military state opposed to Russia, as per the 

aims of NATO, but rather, to defend itself 

against the threats of another NATO 

member, Turkey. 




With NATO consistently downplaying Turkish aggression 

against Greece and the new AUKUS pact creating 

distrust between the Anglosphere and the 

Europeans... Greece has ensured new 

extra security assurances against 

its long-time enemy.




Greece’s strengthened partnership with France highlights 

that the immediate consequences of the AUKUS alliance 

are already being felt, as the two countries are making 

the first serious steps towards a Europe independent 

of Washington.




Alexis Papahelas, one of Greece’s top journalists, explained 

that the Franco-Greek security pact is Macron’s “revenge” 

against the Americans as it will strengthen European 

autonomy. He also confirmed persistent rumours 

that a defensive pact between France and 

Greece was almost reached last year, 

but ultimately broke down at the 

last minute for “unknown

 reasons.”




To put the situation in context, Greece for a year and a half-

received bids from six countries, including France, the U.S.

and UK for brand new navy frigates. The finalization of a 

deal was continuously delayed... due to Greece’s 

insistence, that a frigate purchase must
include 
a defense agreement. 




Greece signed its 12-month Mutual Defense Cooperation 

Agreement (MDCA) with the US last year, but ultimately 

did not decide on which frigate bid to accept. With 

negotiations for a Franco-Greek defence pact 

last year stalling, Athens ultimately decided 

to sign the MDCA... with Washington. This 

was rumored to be partially motivated 

as part of 'negotiations' to pressure 

the French to accept Greek terms. 




However, with the sudden emergence of AUKUS, European 

trust in the Anglosphere quickly diminished, and thus 

galvanized Franco-Greek discussions on European

independence. And finally, a deal to purchase 

three brand-new French Belharra-class 

frigates, was stricken.




For his part, Mitsotakis said on Tuesday morning at the 

signing of the agreement that:-  “It is an historic day
for 
Greece and France. Today’s development is an 

initiative that responds to the demands of the 

times on our continent. It paves the way for 

an autonomous and strong Europe of the 

future. Whether there is a timetable for 

creating a European army: the debate 

on European military autonomy, 

evolves. Options such as this 

corporate defense partner-

ship, move to this central 

strategic choice.”




Effectively, Greece and France are advocating for a pan-

European military that would likely drive out NATO, as 

the premier defensive pact in Europe.




Another demonstration that this pact is aimed at 

supplanting NATO... is its careful wording. 

Although Turkey was not mentioned 

explicitly, there is little doubt that 

part of the motivation for the 

Franco-Greek defense pact 

was Turkey’s unilateral 

aggression in the 

Mediterranean.




Even just minutes after the signing of the Franco-Greek 

agreement, former Dutch diplomat Fons Stoelinga 

tweeted: “EU autonomy in security and defense. 

NATO still does not address the problem of 

NATO-member Turkey destabilizing the 

whole Eastern Mediterranean region. 

France and Greece now react and 

signed a security bilateral pact.”




The mutual defense assistance clause of the agreement 

ensures that if Greece or France is attacked on its 

territory, the other will come to assist, even if the 

attacking country is part of other alliances..... 

including NATO. This is an obvious message 

directed towards Turkey, a NATO member 

that on a daily basis violates Greek air-

space and threatens to invade its 

Aegean islands. 




These violations and threats receive no repercussions from 

NATO as individual members are unwilling to risk their 

economic relations with the country, whilst many 

NATO leaders still believe that Turkey is a

 bulwark against Russia.




France for most of its modern history, but especially 

galvanized under President Emmanuel Macron.. had 

an ambition of creating a more independent Europe.


 The European experience under former U.S. 

President, Donald Trump, and the recent 

snub from President Joe Biden, with the 

AUKUS debacle... has only increased
the 
urgency of achieving European 

independence from Washington.




 Despite this ambition, as well as warning Europe that it will

 become secondary in world affairs, if it does not become 

independent, it appears that France can finally kickstart

 its project alongside Greece.




Achieving EU unity is a difficult prospect, because minnow 

states like Lithuania prioritize the interests of Washington 

rather than the continent, but as Paris and Athens have 

shown --- they will move ahead, in changing the geo-

political balance in the Mediterranean and will not

 wait, while member states continuously bicker 

amongst themselves on foreign policy issues. 




If France and Greece can create strong foundations for an 

independent Europe, it will only be inevitable before more

 EU member states become interested in also being 

integrated into a continental structure that is

 independent of transatlantic alliances.

 


 

Image: Eric Zuesse


 

Why did the Taliban win against

 the Americans in Afghanistan?

by Eric Zuesse

August 21st, 2021 

 

Why did the communists win 

against the Americans in Vietnam?

 

Why did the communists win 

against the capitalists in the 

Russian Revolution?

 

Why did the American Revolutionists 

win against the British Empire?

 

I shall here propose an answer to all of them, because
that 
answer applies to all such cases, as I'll explain:

 

When an imperialistic society is as corrupt as Britain has
been 
since the creation of the British East India Company
in 1600, 
and as America has been since the end of World
War II in 
1945, with its takeover and control by the MIC
(military-
industrial complex), which has inevitably
produced the 
cancerous growth of America’s
permanent-warfare 
state, what, then, is the
reason to continue living by 
staying merely
as a colonist or a vassal-regime 
(or even
as the imperialist regime itself), 
which 
means, when the imposed regime is
so 
profoundly corrupt --- as any

imperialist power necessarily
is --- to accept 
such
corruption, as this? 




There’s something that is worse than dying... and it is to continue 

living under a regime that one utterly despises. That’s a dragged

-out death, instead of a quick death. A regime which is as 

corrupt as any imperialistic regime inevitably is, will be

 intolerable for a significant number of the residents in 

any one of its vassal-nations or “colonies.” Death, for 

them, isn’t such a bad choice, if it means that they'll 

go down fighting to overthrow it. They are driven by

 the motivation, “Give me liberty, or give me death!” 

 

This is a motivation that few, if any, of the imperialistic regime’s hired

 soldiers (regardless of whether conscripted or not) can match. And

 when they are foreigners who are fighting on a foreign soil (instead 

of locals who are defending their land’s own locally determined 

rulers), they especially and certainly cannot match such 

motivation, because only the locals can be fighting with 

a patriotic spirit. This is an intrinsic weakness in any  

empire. And imperialist leaders tend to ignore it, 

because they don’t want to understand how 

repulsive they are, to virtually anyone but

 their own boot-lickers.

 

Ultimately, the demoralization of a hired soldier’s continuing to place

 his very existence in jeopardy so as to continue the war to enslave 

and control the resisting local subject-population will mount high

 enough to produce self-contempt, desertion, and sometimes 

even suicide, in the oppressing power’s forces, especially if
t
hat’s a foreign power.

No longer will the rationalizations(that
 “We are protecting
the residents here”) be able to continue 
fooling the
invading-force’s soldier, and the imposed stooge
-
regime’s soldier. They both (the foreign regime,
and its 
imposed local stooge-government or
colony) are there 
really, to control the local
subject-population; 
and, ultimately, enough
of the oppressor’s forces will 
know this to
cause the imposed stooge-
government,
to be conquered by those 
indigenous
residents there - 
people who will be
recalled 
as heroes, by the other

residents in that land.

This is an 
advantage that any revolutionists 

have, against the imposed regime.

 

This is the real  meaning of “martyrs,” in the deeper sense than 

merely of a religious type — it is instead of the patriotic type; it

 concerns the land -- and not necessarily any religion -- such as 

Christianity, Islam, or Marxism. Their loyalty is to Afghanistan; 

or it is to Vietnam; or it is to Russia; or it is to China; or (before

America became imperialistic) it was to America. And so forth.

It is to the local land, not to any dictators. It is to the country 

that the foreign invader’s forces are occupying. The 

invader’s forces and their imposed stooge-regimes 

can’t match this motivation.

 

Similarly, when the American invaders were conquered by the 

residents of Vietnam, the winners were the Vietnamese, not 

really the communists; and, in fact, the Marxist philosophy 

(or ‘religion’) subsequently has waned there. America, in 

Vietnam, as in Afghanistan, was the invader, in a land 

which had not invaded their own. 

 

That similar situation exists in Afghanistan. The Sauds had invaded

 America on 9/11, with the assistance of G.W. Bush, Condoleezza 

Rice, and perhaps others in the Administration. And so, the U.S.

-imposed soldiers in Afghanistan couldn’t even possibly have 

been fighting against Afghanistan for any authentically 

patriotic real (factually true) reason, at all. Therefore, 

lies were constantly needed by the U.S. regime, not 

only against Iraq, but even against Afghanistan. 

 

(Furthermore, if Bush’s objective had really been to identify whom 

and how was actually behind the 9/11 attacks, then he would have

 pursued that at the U.N. Security Council and would have gotten

 unanimous backing for it, which would quickly have isolated 

and led to the destruction of Al Qaeda. It could all have been 

done without any war between nations, and also fully in 

accord with international law. To the extent that 9/11
was 
state-sponsored terrorism, it was actually being 

sponsored by the Governments of the U.S. and 

Saudi Arabia. 

 

George W. Bush, who was buddy-close with the Sauds, used 9/11 as 

an excuse to trash both the U.S. Constitution and international law 

so as to hoist yet higher his own tyranny, his own power - not only
internationally but also.. in his own nation. An imperialist would, 

of course, like to trash both, and to hoist his personal power as 

high as possible. And GWB had the boldness to do it, and -

 because America has been imperialistic ever since 1945

 (i.e., international aggressions... have been America’s 

culture since 1945) — he has been able to enjoy the 

success of getting away with doing it. However, 

everyone else, and especially outside
America’s 
MIC, suffers from it.

 

What have the mere soldiers of invading and occupying 

imperialist powers actually earned by having placed

 their own lives at risk? Maybe a tombstone back 

home, in the country that had invaded and 

occupied that colony.

 

By contrast, even if a defending soldier has died as a 

hero among the locals in a failed revolution against 

the imperialist power, any tombstone will be 

unnecessary to be that person’s memorial, 

because the true memorial is in the heart, 

and in the mind, of the locals there, not 

in anything that is in the land of the 

invading foreign power.

 

And, so, I propose that the answer, to the question here, is that, 

whereas America’s Founders were waging war as heroes 

(because their war was just), today’s Americans are 

waging war as villains (because our wars are unjust 

- imperialistic aggressions, instead of heroic 

defenses against an aggressor). Between 

America’s founding and the present time, 

America has switched from doing war 

against military occupiers, to doing 

war as military occupiers.

 

And this, I maintain, is the reason why: “The Taliban’s 80,000 

troops have retaken Afghanistan with cities falling like 

dominos while the 300,000-strong government forces,

 better equipped and trained, mostly melted and 

surrendered with no will to fight.”

 

What today’s Taliban are to today’s Afghanistan is therefore what

 the 1776 American Revolutionists were to the America of that era. 

It’s not the ideology; it is the love of that land there, which has 

motivated the residents’ forces to victory, against the forces 

of the invading-and-occupying foreign power. This can 

happen in any land, at any time.

 

America went into Vietnam focused on the “body counts.” That’s 

how stupid America’s imperialistic leaders were, back then. The 

only motivation they really understood was fear: “body counts.” 

They’ve evidently learned nothing since. That is how corrupt 

America is.

 

Right now in America, the ‘debate’ about Afghanistan is about Joe 

Biden, who is basically irrelevant. He wanted to end America’s 

military occupation there, just as Trump did, and just as 

Obama did. He acted on it, whereas they did not — they 

didn’t want to be accused by their political opponents 

of having ‘lost Afghanistan on their watch’, but Biden 

was evidently willing to risk it. 

 

His only failure in the matter is that he kept lying to the American 

people (and probably also to himself) about how chaotic the 

evacuation would inevitably be, and about how collapsed 

Afghanistan is, and has been, ever since the Soviets 

invaded there in 1979. 

 

Throughout America’s imperialistic era, the U.S. Government has

 routinely been lying to the American people. Imperialism isn’t as 

bad for the imperialistic nation’s public as it is for the conquered

land’s people, but it is very bad, even for them. The only people 

who benefit from it are the billionaires, who control companies 

such as Lockheed Martin, and ExxonMobil, and Amazon. 

Those are the people (the owners), who hire the leading 

politicians, including the members of Congress, and the 

Presidents, to spread their empire, and their control. 

 

They also hire the ‘journalists’ who shape their nation’s public 

to support these invasions and military occupations. The 

Government officials of an imperialistic regime represent 

not the nation’s public - but its aristocracy - who hire and 

appoint millions of the rest, the many agents (employees,

 etc.) of the few billionaires. The billionaires really control 

their country. After all: America is a thoroughly corrupt 

country, just as any imperialistic country is. (All 

imperialistic countries, are controlled by their 

aristocracy. And every aristocracy is corrupt.) 

 

The public in Afghanistan have long known this fact about America -

 that it is corrupt. And this is the main reason why the Taliban now 

rule that country. They represent that land. Not this land. It’s a 

different culture, and a different place. To most Afghans, 

America represents only corruption. There is nothing 

unique about what is now happening in Afghanistan. 

It has been happening for thousands of years, and 

it’s just replaying an ancient script, but in that 

particular location.

 

However, instead, the U.S.-and-allied media are focusing on Biden’s 

bit part (which was always in a supporting role) in America’s 

invasion and occupation of Afghanistan. So, probably 

nothing will be learned from America’s invasion and 

occupation of Afghanistan, just as nothing was 

learned from America’s invasion & occupation 

of Iraq, and from America’s invasion and 

occupation of Vietnam, and from the 

many other such post-WW-II 

American foreign disasters. 

 

For America’s billionaires, these have all been great successes 

(very profitable); and, so, probably nothing that’s useful to the 

American people will be learned from history; and, instead, 

the myths will continue that have caused “The Military” to

 be either the highest-respected or the second-highest-

respected of all of the 19 named institutions in
America
 - the world’s permanent-
warfare state. 

 

The American military wastes the most money and the most blood 

of any institution in America, but Americans nonetheless respect it 

enormously. That, too, is a mark of an imperialistic country. The 

way to control a public is to sustain the myths. U.S.-and-allied 

billionaires make sure that it is done - however much it costs.

 

As regards the future of Afghanistan itself: On August the 19th, 

the most reliable geostrategic reporter and analyst, Alexander 

Mercouris, headlined at The Duran, “US Freezes Afghanistan 

Reserves, Threatens Economic Crisis. Russia Works to 

Establish New Government”, and he explained why the 

Taliban will either cooperate with Russia, China, and 

Iran, or else will degenerate yet further into a failed 

state, especially because the U.S. and its allies will 

do everything possible to strangle the fully looted 

Government of Afghanistan — the new Islamic 

Emirate of Afghanistan. So: even after the US 

and its allies have all left that land, the war 

against the people there will continue, in 

full force, from the same people, though 

with different methods.

 

PS: The philosopher Zizek headlined at RT on August 20th, “The

 true enemy for Islamists is not the West’s neocolonialism or 

military aggression, but our ‘immoral’ culture”, and he said 

“it was not neocons who boosted Islamic fundamentalism, 

this fundamentalism grew up in a reaction to the influence 

of Western liberal secularism and individualism.” 

 

He did not understand that though religious fundamentalists 

(including the Taliban) focus especially on sexual and gender 

issues, a person didn’t have to be at all religious in order to 

consider the financial and economic corruption of the

 imperialists and of their stooges to be disgusting. 

 

Americans didn’t invade & occupy Afghanistan, in order to 

spread “liberal secularism and individualism,” but in order 

for US-and-allied billionaires to expand their wealth, their 

empire, and their global control. Even if the Taliban and 

other religious persons might object only (or even just 

mainly) to the sexual and gender issues... a broader 

segment of the Afghan population were repelled by

 the rampant financial and economic corruption of 

the imperialists, and of their stooge-rulers. 

 

This was not a defeat for “secularism and individualism.” 

It was a rejection of imperialism: a rejection of it even
by 
people who don’t understand what “imperialism”
means.

 

(Source: Strategic Culture Foundation)


Image: Iqbal Jassat


 

Israel is committed to

 aggressively pursuing 

'Zionist colonialism', 

says analyst

August 14th, 9:38am (PressTV)

 

A political commentator says Israel is relentlessly 

following its "Zionist colonialism" in the occupied 

Palestinian territories, and the evacuation orders 

handed out to indigenous Palestinian families
in the West Bank and 
Jerusalem al-Quds,
are in line 
with the regime’s land 

expropriation policies: to build
more illegal 
settler homes.

 

“Israel aggressively pursues Zionist colonialism, which

 has been the bedrock of the regime’s illegal ethnic-

cleansing agenda for the last seventy or more 

years,” Iqbal Jassat, an executive member 

of Johannesburg-based Media Review 

Network, told Press TV, in an 

exclusive interview 

on Saturday.

 

He lambasted the Tel Aviv regime’s systematic theft of 

Palestinian property as “a reprehensible disregard 

for the inalienable rights of indigenous 

Palestinians to their own lands 

and homes.”

 

“The racist practice of evacuation, is a misleading 

interpretation of forced expulsion, illegal under 

the international law. It is also indicative of 

the Group Areas Act [of 1950], under the 

former apartheid regime of South

 Africa,” Jassat noted.

 

The South African analyst also criticized the United Nations

 and the International Criminal Court (ICC), for their 

“impotence” ...to prevent Israel's unjust and 

blatant violations of international 

conventions and principles.

 

“It also raises serious questions about the inherent biases

 existing within these institutions. These biases prevent 

the exercise of law --- to halt land grabs, home 
demolitions, expulsions and incremental
genocide,” 
he pointed out.

 

Jassat went on to say that Western countries’ decades-long 

guilty conscience has prevented these states from 

criticizing Israel, for its barbaric and brutal 

practices, as such denunciations would 

be treated as anti-Semitic.

 

“The US and its allies in NATO view Israel as a bulwark of 

their interests in the heart of the Muslim world. They,

 therefore, place their so-called security goals 

above injustices against Palestinians,”

 the analyst said.

 

“Moreover, the Arab world is mainly made up of unelected 

despots, from Egypt to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab 

Emirates and Bahrain. Their collective view, pivots 

on the false notion... that their security is tied 

to Israel. That explains the close proximity 

between their notorious intelligence 

services and Israel's Mossad 

and Shin Bet.”

 

Jassat further noted that the controversial normalization

 agreements that several Arab states have struck
with 
Israel, have stifled opposition to the
Tel Aviv 
regime’s colonialist and
expansionist policies.

 

He said the unacceptable betrayal of the Palestinians' 

struggle for liberation from the Israeli occupation,

has even resulted in the regime being granted 

observer status, at the African Union.



Image: Daniel Patrick Welch



Peak hypocrisy: 
US is ''concerned'' 
about China's nukes

by Daniel Patrick Welch

August 7th, 11:45am




US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns of 

China's nukes, on the anniversary of his own 

country dropping the only one ever.

 

The US empire never disappoints in its endless quest 

to project the behavior of a true sociopath. As with 

Goebbels’ Big Lie (which he stole from the US's

Bernays anyway), the tried-and-true strategy, 

is to attack others, for actions it has itself 

performed on a regular basis. 

 

Hence the whole Russiagate charade about foreign 

interference in sacred elections by a country other

than the US —reigning and uncontested champion 

of regime change campaigns. Now comes Blinken,

the US talking head du jour on the world stage, to

warn Asia about China’s nuclear weapons. Huh?

 

If irony wasn’t dead, Blinken and crew (Winken, Nod 

et al) would track it down and strangle it with their 

bare hands. On August 6th, the State Department 

announced Blinken’s warning... to China’s 

neighbours: THE ANNIVERSARY OF HIS 

OWN COUNTRY’S DROPPING OF A 

NUCLEAR BOMB on Hiroshima. 

 

I would say “not to put to fine a point on it,” but it just 

can’t possibly be sharpened any further. Run that 

back, with the reverse tape noise and all.

 

The ONLY country EVER to drop a nuclear bomb on another,

 the United States, chooses the very anniversary of the
first
 of those two genocidal crimes against humanity,
to 
express grave concern about China’s nuclear 

arsenal. I guess you could just drop the mic 

here — there really is so little left to say. 

What comes after tragedy and farce?

 Even Old Man Marx didn’t mention 

a third, though I might venture 

Cynicism Made Flesh?

 

Of course, Blinken--I just can’t stop saying the name… it’s like 

DICK Cheney and COLIN Powell, or that library cop Bookman 

from Seinfeld—Blinken isn’t to blame for the blasphemy of 

rewriting history. He and his cohorts have a generational 

head start on stupid. Seventy-five years of relentless 

assault on Americans’ knowledge of history and 

political consciousness, has left a populace 

with a Hollywood understanding of WWII 

that has almost no relation to reality. 

 

Even Eisenhower knew (and said) that the bombings were of no 

military use. Lost to Americans’ history—but importantly, not 

the world’s—is the cold truth that Truman knew as well and 

didn’t care. Perhaps the meanest, and most small-minded 

of US presidents, he offed a hundred thousand Japanese

in one fell swoop, just to scare the Russkies. And by his 

own admission, never lost a night’s sleep. Brrrrrrrr.

 

But Back to the Future: Blinken’s degenerate idiocy also further 

exposes the infantile disorder of the Lesser Evilists and the rest

of the Harm Reduction menagerie. He is himself, of course, no 

more than a cardboard clown, or more likely made entirely of 

wood, spouting vituperations like a useful ventriloquist’s 

dummy while sitting on the knee of whoever plays Edgar 

Bergen in this cynical farce. The masters who pay 

Blinken, Biden, (O)Bama, Bush and Bacchus

 keep them on a short leash. The sociopaths 

in charge make the real decisions.

 

The notion that “getting back to normal” would yield anything other

 than a smooth return to the endless killing machine was not just 

wishful thinking, but deliberate self-delusion, a lazy and selfish 

need to play pretend and self-soothe while the world burns.

 

Unforgiveable, really. From Iran to Venezuela, Russia, China and

beyond, and with clockwork precision, the Enemies of Humanity

are ramping up war fever, concocting lies & manipulating truth 

and fear like never before. The New York Times’ perversion of 

the Tokyo medal counts, to pretend the US won, is more than

instructive: it is the stock in trade and lifeblood of the 

predator class, honing its exceptionalist rhetoric to 

wield when needed. Dark days ahead.

 

Daniel Patrick Welch is a writer of political commentary and 

analysis. Also a singer and songwriter, he lives and writes 

in Salem, Salem, Massachusetts with his wife. Together

 they run The Greenhouse School. He has traveled 

widely, speaks five languages and studied Russian

 History and Literature at Harvard University.

 

Welch has also appeared as a guest on several TV and radio 

channels to speak on topics of foreign affairs and political 

analysis--around his day job. He can be available for 

interview requests as time and scheduling permit.

 

Despite the price of being outspoken against US foreign policy

 and military adventurism -- which can be steep, in today's

 circumstances -- he believes firmly, as did Rosa

 Luxemburg, that "It will always be the most 

revolutionary act, to tell the truth out loud."

 

Welch wrote this commentary
for the Press TV website.

 

 

Image: Finian Cunningham

Russia-China the Endgame

by Finian Cunningham

July 3rd, 1:41pm (Sputnik)

 

The consolidation of the Russia-China alliance this week 

spells the endgame for Western imperialism and the 

never-ending wars that it spawns.

 

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and China’s leader Xi 

Jinping celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Sino-

Russian Treaty of Friendship, first signed in July 

2001. The hallmark of that historic accord is a 

mutual commitment to peace, prosperity 

and global stability. 

 

As Putin commented, the alliance between Russia and China

 is a vital source of “stability at a time of increasing geo-

political turbulence”. The latter remark is an oblique 

reference to the US-led Western states which are 

driven by ratcheting up antagonism and 

tensions with Moscow and Beijing, 

using all sorts of spurious 

complaints. 

 

The attempt by Washington (whether Republican or Democrat) 

and its Western minions to make trouble with Russia and 

China has become almost frenetic. Step back from the 

daily headlines in Western media and it is glaring just

 how much the agenda has become irrationally 

hostile towards Moscow and Beijing. 

 

Week after week there are unfounded allegations about 

aggression, security threats, cybercrime, interference, 

Covid-19, & so on. It’s like a mad cacophony to wind 

up tensions. Nevertheless, the deranged attitude of 

Western ruling cliques is but the death throes of a 

world order that has reached its expiration. 

 

Russia and China’s partnership has hugely transformative 

geopolitical significance. Both these giant nations straddle

 the continents of Asia and Europe, connecting the Pacific 

with the Atlantic, ranging from the Arctic to the 

Mediterranean. Both are committed to a vision 

of a multipolar world where nations cooperate

 for mutual development. 

 

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) linking Eurasia with 

Africa and the Americas is the vision of the future, and 

Russia is a key partner in implementing that 

ambitious win-win project for global peace

 and prosperity. 

 

This vision stands in stark contrast to the prevailing Western 

capitalist paradigm which operates through dominance, 

control and exploitation for American and European 

profiteering. That kind of centuries-old system 

necessarily involves imperialist conduct ...

whereby the natural resources of foreign 

nations are commandeered by brute 

military force, conflict, subjugation, 

subterfuge, skulduggery and 

other machinations. 

 

The multipolar vision of global relations advocated by Russia 

and China is the nemesis of the Western imperialist system. 

And that explains why the Americans and their European 

vassals make every effort to demonize and distort 

Russia and China. 

 

But the geopolitical potential of Russia and China is 

unstoppable. There is a force of natural justice that 

all nations will inevitably subscribe to as the only 

reasonable, feasible & sustainable way forward.

It’s about people-centered development ...

versus profit-driven disorder.

 

Moreover, the partnership between Russia and China is a 

geographer’s wonder study. Russia is the world’s largest

 national territory by landmass. With over 17 million sq.

 kilometres, it covers 11 time zones out of the world’s 

total of 24. The abundance of natural resources that 

Russia possesses is astounding, from reserves of

 natural gas, oil, metals and minerals, to forestry, 

agriculture and fisheries. It also can boast of 

highly advanced technology in multiple 

sectors. And... it shares a long land 

border with China, for easing trade. 

 

Meanwhile, China has a population of 1.4 billion people, ten 

times that of Russia. With highly advanced technology and 

manufacturing, China is not only a vast market for Russian

 resources, it is also a gateway to the world economy. 

China has already become the world’s biggest 

economy over the United States, according 

to some measures. 

 

The US and Europe are post-industrial economies that are 

also post-peak of their prime. Their “prime” was always 

based on an extractive predatory relationship with the

 rest of the world that was predicated on inflicting 

conflict and poverty on others. 

 

As China and Russia build on their strategic partnership for

 mutual prosperity and peace the upshot will inevitably 

entail the endgame for Western imperial powers,

 which are atrophying from massive inequality,

 indebtedness, moral decadence and 

social decay. 

 

Fortunately, too, and this is crucial, Russia and China have

 military defenses from new generations of hypersonic 

weaponry that make them impregnable against any 

warmongering notions by the United States. A 

failing empire like the US and its Western 

satellites is always a dangerous time, as 

it tries to prevent the inevitable collapse, 

but starting a war with Russia & China

 ...is not an option. 

 

The views & opinions expressed in the article 

do not - necessarily - reflect those of Sputnik.

 


Image: Barry Grossman



Barry Grossman: US, Israel 

Adopting Bullying Tactics 

for ICC War Crimes 

Investigation in 

Palestine

June 30th (FNA)




Barry Grossman is an international lawyer and political 

commentator focused on human rights related issues. 

He has been extensively published, on various legal 

subjects and is a frequent commentator on political 

affairs. He has taught law at the University of 

Melbourne’s Faculty of Law and Monash 

University’s Faculty of Law.

 

Below is the full text of the interview:

 

Q: How do you see the ICC ruling and the

 issue of anti-Semitism raised by Israel? 

 

A: To be sure, Benjamin Netanyahu has himself said that 

“when the ICC investigates Israel for fake war crimes,

 this is pure antisemitism”.

 

There can of course be no doubt that antisemitism is real;

 indeed, every bit as real as Islam-phobia. But the long 

standing ruse of conflating antisemitism with any and 

all criticism of Zionism or Israel, is no longer taken 

seriously, by a growing and very substantial 

minority of people in the wider population.

 

Meanwhile the tactic of tarring everyone who resists Zionism 

or criticises Israel with the antisemitism brush is having the 

unfortunate, though not necessarily unintended 

consequence of discrediting even the most 

genuine efforts to draw attention to those 

people whose speech is, indeed, 

motivated by little more than

 hatred for Jews.

 

Q: There are huge media attacks towards ICC’s probe to

 Israeli war crimes in Palestine. Do you believe the ICC

 can make a correct ruling under this media hegemony?

 

A: Propaganda about the ICC case published by the 

Atlantic World’s Corporate Media Cartel is of course 

preceded by pressure and instructions from think-

tanks, as well as the security/policy making 

apparatus, which are, of course, fully 

infiltrated by individuals promoting 

Zionist agendas.

 

In that regard, both the US and Israel have openly declared 

their hostile intentions towards the ICC and there is already 

clear evidence that they're deploying all their usual tactics, 

including intimidation, extortion, bribery and garden variety 

corruption, to get politicians around the world, lawyers 

involved in making Palestine’s case, and members of 

the ICC to fall into line.

 

That said, if the myriad jurisdiction related technicalities 

raised by Israel can be overcome, I am quite sure the

ICC is capable of reaching what many of us consider 

the correct position regarding ubiquitous war crimes 

and other violations of international law, perpetrated 

by the occupation.

 

The real problem is that the ICC is quite limited in its ability 

to enforce any ruling against responsible individuals and 

Israeli organizations, so long as the key Atlantic World 

nations continue to provide unqualified support for 

the occupation, or, at the very least, to remain 

neutral, in the face of clear evidence of the 

occupation’s crimes.

 

A second very significant strategic issue arises from a 

prevailing political reality which dictates that, in order 

to make a reasonable finding about the occupation’s 

crimes, the ICC will also have to use its authority to 

investigate violations of international law alleged 

against Hamas and other Palestinian groups ---

bearing in mind that the law of armed conflict 

does not concern itself with the order in 

which things played out and any finding

against Palestinian groups will certainly 

receive far more traction, both in the 

international community as well as 

in occupied Palestine, than any 

finding of culpability on the 

part of the occupation.

 

Indeed, from where I sit, I do not see Palestine as 

having much to gain from this process, but it 

does stand to lose no small part of the 

standing in public opinion, which it 

has taken decades to develop, at 

the cost of thousands of 

Palestinian lives.

 

Q: Is it hypocrisy that Israel says Palestine is not 

a sovereign state to have a delegation at ICC?

 

A: Hypocrisy hardly even begins to cover it. No nation 

is in a position to dictate that Palestine is not a 

sovereign nation-state, even if the UN has not 

yet extended Palestine’s observer nation 

status to full membership --- the way it 

quickly recognized Israel’s existence 

as a full member, in 1949.

 

It is also worth remembering that 

31 UN member nations still do 

not recognize Israel.

 

Of course, none of this is relevant to the Palestinian 

delegation’s participation in ICC proceedings 

investigating allegations of war crimes and 

other violations of international law 

committed against Palestinians by 

Israeli nationals & organizations, 

even though Israel is not, itself, 

a party to the ICC treaty.

 

On the other hand, the Palestinian Authority (PA), 

whose statehood and sovereignty has been 

subject to intense dispute across the 

international community...  is a 

signatory to the Rome Statute 

(that is, the ICC Treaty), so it 

would be bizarre, if it was 

not permitted to have a 

delegation present, at

the ICC proceedings.





Image: US Encirclement of China

 

US Encirclement of China:

 A 'Progress' Report

by Brian Berletic 

May 22nd  (The Saker)

 

We post this long-read article in full - 

as the New Eastern Outlook site has

 been down for a number of days.

 

Tensions between Washington and Beijing are not merely

 the recent results of former US President Donald Trump’s

 time in office – but rather, just the latest chapter in US

 efforts to contain China, that stretch back decades.

 

Indeed, US foreign policy has, for decades, admittedly
aimed 
at encircling and containing China’s rise, and
maintaining 
primacy over the Indo-Pacific region.

 

The “Pentagon Papers” leaked in 1969 would admit in

 regards to the ongoing US war against Vietnam that:

 

…the February decision to bomb North Vietnam and the 

July approval of Phase I deployments make sense only 

if they are in support of a long-run United States policy 

to contain China.

 

The papers also admitted that China, “looms as a major 

power threatening to undercut [American] importance

and effectiveness in the world and, more remotely but

more menacingly, to organize all of Asia against

[America].

 

The papers also made it clear that there were (and still are), 

“three fronts to a long-run effort to contain China: (a) the 

Japan-Korea front; (b) the India-Pakistan front; and (c) 

the Southeast Asia front.”

 

Since then, it is clear that from the continued US military

 presence in both Japan and South Korea, the now two 

decades-long US occupation of Afghanistan on both 

Pakistan’s and China’s borders, and the emergence 

of the so-called “Milk Tea Alliance” aimed at over-

throwing Southeast Asian governments friendly

 with China and replacing them with US-backed 

client regimes – this policy to contain China

 endures up to today.

 

Assessing US activity along these three fronts reveals

 the progress and setbacks Washington faces -- and 

the various dangers to global peace and stability

 Washington’s continued belligerence poses.

 

The Japan-Korea Front 

 

Military.com in their article, “Here’s What It Costs to 

Keep US Troops in Japan and South Korea,” reports:

 

In all, more than 80,000 US troops are deployed to Japan 

and South Korea. In Japan alone, the US maintains more 

than 55,000 deployed troops — the largest forward-

deployed US force anywhere in the world.

 

The article notes that according to the US Government 

Accountability Office (GAO), the US spent “$34 billion 

to maintain military presences in Japan and South

 Korea between 2016 and 2019.”

 

The article cites the GAO providing an explanation as to 

why this massive US military presence is maintained in

 East Asia:

 

“…US forces help strengthen alliances, promote a free 

and open Indo-Pacific region, provide quick response 

to emergencies and are essential for US national

 security.”

 

“Alliances” that are “strengthened” by the physical 

presence of what are -- essentially, -- occupying US 

forces, suggests the “alliance” is hardly voluntary
and claims of promoting a 
“free and open Indo-
Pacific region”
 is highly subjective – begging
the 
question of, to whom, is the Indo-Pacific
“free and open”.

 

And as US power wanes both regionally in the Indo-

Pacific as well as globally, Washington has placed

 increasing pressures on both Japan and South

 Korea to not only help shoulder this financial 

burden, but to also become more proactive 

within Washington’s containment strategy

 toward China.

 

Japan is one of three other nations (the US itself, 

Australia, and India) drafted into the US-led 

Quadrilateral Security Dialogue – also 

known as the “Quad.”

 

Rather than the US solely depending on its own military 

forces based within Japanese territory or supported by

 its Japan-based forces, Japan’s military along with 

India’s and Australia’s are also being recruited to

 take part in military exercises and operations

 in and around the South China Sea.

 

India’s inclusion in the Quad also fits well into the US 

3-front strategy that made up Washington’s contain-

ment policy toward China as early as the 1960s.

 

The India-Pakistan Front 

 

In addition to recruiting India into the Quad alliance, the 

US helps encourage escalation through political 

support and media campaigning of India’s 

various territorial disputes with China.

 

The US also targets Pakistan’s close and ongoing 

relationship with China – including the support of 

armed insurgents in Pakistan’s Baluchistan 

province.

 

Recently, a bombing at a hotel in Quetta, Baluchistan 

appears to have targeted China’s ambassador to 

Pakistan, Ambassador Nong Rong.

 

The BBC in its article, “Pakistan hotel bomb: 

Deadly blast hits luxury venue in Quetta,”

 would claim:

 

Initial reports had suggested the target 

was China’s ambassador.

 

Ambassador Nong Rong is understood to be in Quetta

 but was not present at the hotel at the time of the 

attack on Wednesday.

 

The article also noted:

 

Balochistan province, near the Afghan border,

is home to several armed groups, including

 separatists.

 

Separatists in the region want independence from the 

rest of Pakistan and accuse the government and 

China of exploiting Balochistan, one of 

Pakistan’s poorest provinces, for its 

gas and mineral wealth.

 

Absent from the BBC’s reporting is the extensive and 

open support the US government has provided these 

separatists over the years and how – clearly – this is 

more than just a local uprising against perceived 

injustice, but yet another example of armed 

conflict-by-proxy waged by Washington 

against China.

 

As far back as 2011 publications like The National 

Interest in articles like, “Free Baluchistan” would 

openly advocate expanding US support for 

separatism in Pakistan’s Baluchistan

 province.

 

The article was written by the late Selig  Harrison

--- who was a senior fellow at the US-based 

(corporate-financier funded) Centre for 

International Policy --- & would claim:

 

Pakistan has given China a base at Gwadar in the 

heart of Baluch territory. So an independent 

Baluchistan... would serve US strategic 

interests, in addition to the immediate 

goal, of countering Islamist forces.

 

Of course, “Islamist forces”... is a euphemism for US-

Persian Gulf state sponsored militants used to both

fight Western proxy wars, as well as serve as a 

pretext for Western intervention. Citing 

“Islamist forces” in Baluchistan, 

Pakistan - clearly - serves as
an 
example of the latter.

 

In addition to op-eds published by influential policy 

think tanks, US legislators like US Representative 

Dana Rohrabacher, had proposed resolutions 

such as (emphasis added),

 

“US House of Representatives Concurrent Resolution 

104 (112th): Expressing the sense of Congress that

 the people of Baluchistan, currently divided 

between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, 

have the right to self-determination and

 to their own sovereign country.”

 

There is also funding provided to adjacent, political 

groups supporting separatism in Baluchistan, 

Pakistan, as listed by the US government’s 

own National Endowment for Democracy 

(NED) website under “Pakistan.”

 

 Organizations like the “Association for Integrated 

Development Balochistan” are funded by the
US 
government and used to mobilize people 

politically, constituting clear interference

 by the US, in Pakistan’s internal 

political affairs.

 

The Gwadar Port project is a key juncture within China’s 

growing global network of infrastructure projects, as 

part of its One Belt, One Road initiative. The US 

clearly opposes China’s rise & has articulated
robust strategies to 
counter it; everything up
to 
and including, open war, as seen in the
Pentagon 
Papers, regarding the
Vietnam War.

 

The recent bombing in Baluchistan, Pakistan demonstrates

 that this strategy continues, in regards to utilizing local 

militants to target Chinese-Pakistani co-operation, and 

is one part of the much wider, region-wide strategy: 

of encircling and containing China.

 

The Southeast Asia Front

 

Of course the US war against Vietnam was part of a wider

 effort to reassert Western primacy over Southeast Asia 

...and deny the region from fueling China’s
inevitable rise.

 

The US having lost the war and almost completely retreating 

from the Southeast Asia region saw Southeast Asia itself

 repair relations amongst themselves and with China.

 

Today, the nations of Southeast Asia count China as their

 largest trade partner, investor, a ''key partner'' in infra-

structure development, a key supplier for the region’s

 armed forces, as well as providing the majority of 

tourism arrivals throughout the region. For 

countries like Thailand, more tourists 

arrive from China, than from all 

Western nations combined.

 

Because existing governments in Southeast Asia have 

nothing to benefit from by participating in American

 belligerence toward China, the US has found it 

necessary to cultivate and attempt to install 

into power various client regimes. This has 

been an ongoing process, since the 

Vietnam War.

 

The US has targeted each nation individually for years.

In 2009 & 2010, US-backed opposition leader-in-exile, 

Thaksin Shinawatra, deployed his “red shirt” rioters

in back-to-back riots - the latter of which included 

some 300 armed militants and culminated in city-

wide arson across Bangkok, and the death of 

over 90 police, soldiers, protesters, and 

bystanders.

 

In 2018, US-backed opposition groups took power in 

Malaysia after the US poured millions of dollars, for 

over a decade, in building up the opposition.

 

Daniel Twining of the US National Endowment
for 
Democracy subsidiary – the International 

Republican Institute – admitted, during a talk
by the 
Center for Strategic & International
Studies, 
that same year, that:

 

…for 15 years working with NED resources, we worked 

to strengthen Malaysian opposition parties -- and guess 

what happened 2 months ago after 61 years? They won.

 

He would elaborate on how the NED’s network played a 

direct role in placing US-backed opposition figures into 

power, within the Malaysian government, stating:

 

I visited and I was sitting there with many of the leaders 

the new leaders of this government, many of whom

 were just our partners we had been working with

 for 15 years and one of the most senior of them

 who’s now one of the people running the 

government said to me, ‘gosh IRI you 

never gave up on us even when we 

were ready to give up 

on ourselves.’

 

Far from “promoting freedom” in Malaysia  ---- Twining 

would make clear the ultimate objective of interfering

 in Malaysia’s internal political affairs, was to serve 

US interests, not only in regards to Malaysia, but 

in regards to the entire region and specifically 

toward encircling and containing China.

 

Twining would boast:

 

  …guess what one of the first steps the 

new government took? It froze Chinese 

infrastructure investments.

 

And that:

 

[Malaysia] is not a hugely pro-American country. It is 

probably never going to be an actual US ally, but this

 is going to redound to our benefit, and and that’s 

an example of the long game.

 

It is a pattern that has repeated itself in Myanmar over 

the decades --- with NED money building a parallel 

political system within the nation and eventually 

leading to Aung San Suu Kyi and her US-backed

 National League for Democracy (NLD) party 

taking power in 2016.

 

For Myanmar, so deep and extensive is US backing for 

opposition groups there, that the elections virtually 

guarantee US-backed candidates win.. every single

 time. The US National Endowment for Democracy’s 

own website alone... lists over 80 programs and 

organizations receiving US government money

- for everything from election polling, and

 building up political parties - to funding 

media networks and “environmental”

 groups used to block any Chinese-

initiated infrastructure projects.

 

The move by Myanmar’s military in February this year, 

ousting Aung Sang Suu Kyi and the NLD, was meant
to
 correct this.

 

However, in addition to backing political groups 

protesting in the streets, the US has – for many 

decades – backed and armed ethnic rebels 

across the country. These rebels have now 

linked up with the US-backed NLD and are 

repeating the US-backed regime change 

tactics used against the Arab World in
2011 --- in nations like Libya, Yemen, 

and Syria – including explicit calls

 for “international intervention.”

 

A US-Engineered “Asia Spring”  

 

Just as the US did during the 2011 “Arab Spring” – the US 

State Department, in a bid to create synergies across 

its various regime change campaigns in Asia, has 

introduced the “Milk Tea Alliance” to transform 

individual US-backed regime change efforts
in 
Asia, into a region-wide crisis.

 

The BBC itself admits in articles like, “Milk Tea 

Alliance: Twitter creates emoji for pro-

democracy activists,” and that:

 

The alliance has brought together anti-Beijing
protesters,
 in Hong Kong and Taiwan, with
pro-democracy 
campaigners in Thailand
and Myanmar.

 

Omitted from the BBC’s coverage of the “Milk Tea Alliance”

 (intentionally) is the actual common denominators that 

unite it – US funding through fronts like the National 

Endowment for Democracy and a unifying hatred 

of China - based exclusively on talking points 

pushed by the US State Department itself.

 

Circling back to the Pentagon Papers and recalling the 

coordinated, regional campaign the US sought to 

encircle China with – we can then look at more

 recent US government policy papers like the 

“Indo-Pacific Framework” published in the 

White House archives from the Trump 

administration.

 

The policy paper’s first bullet point asks:

 

How to maintain US strategic primacy in the Indo-Pacific 

region, and promote a liberal economic order, while 

preventing China from establishing new, illiberal 

spheres of influence, and cultivating areas of 

cooperation to promote regional peace 

and prosperity?

 

The paper also discusses information campaigns designed 

to “educate” the world about “China’s coercive behaviour 

and to influence operations around the globe.” These 

campaigns have materialized in a propaganda war 

fabricating accusations of “Chinese genocide” in 

Xinjiang, China, claims that Chinese telecom 

company Huawei is a global security threat,

 and that China – not the US – is the single 

largest threat to global peace and 

stability today.

 

In reality US policy aimed at encircling China -- is 

predicated upon Washington’s desire to continue 

its own decades-long impunity upon the global 

stage, and the continuation of all the wars, 

humanitarian crises, and abuses, that 

have stemmed from it.

 

Understanding the full scope of Washington’s 

“competition” with China...  helps unlock the 

confusion surrounding unfolding individual 

crises like the trade war; the ongoing 

violence and turmoil in Myanmar;

 bombings in southwest Pakistan;

 students mobs in Thailand; riots

 in Hong Kong; and attempts by

 the US to transform the South 

China Sea, into an inter-
national
 conflict.

 

Understanding that these events are all connected - then

 assessing the success or failure of US efforts - gives us
clearer picture of the overall success of Washington
in 
encircling China.  It also gives governments and 

regional blocs a clearer picture of how to manage
policy, in protecting against US 
subversion: that
threatens national, 
regional, and global peace 

and stability.

 

Brian Berletic, is a Bangkok-based
geopolitical 
researcher and writer,
especially for the 
online magazine
“New Eastern Outlook”.







Australians should be ashamed that they have a
regime propped up to serve US racist agendas!

Image: sanctions infograph


How Exceptional America Is

by Eric Zuesse

September 30th, 2020





America is becoming exceptionally exceptional. In some votes 

at the UN General Assembly - the Assembly of nations - only 

Israel, or one or two other U.S. allies, vote along with it, and 

all others either vote against it, or else abstain in order to 

prevent U.S. retaliation against their own nation. No other 

nation is anything like that. In fact, on many occasions, 

the U.S. arm-twists other delegations -- in order to get 

them to abstain from voting so as to make less stark, 

and less embarrassing, America’s international 

isolation. But America is also extraordinarily 

exceptional in other ways, which have 

nothing to do with the UN.




America is truly an exceptional nation. As the 

Republican Party magazine National Review 

stated, on September 15th, “Last week, 

the US and Israel were the only states
to vote against a General 
Assembly
resolution on the
coronavirus
response. Some have 
seized
upon that vote to paint the 

USt as a bad faith actor
 
that stands alone
in the world.” 





However, this vote wasn’t about only “the global 

coronavirus response.” It was — perhaps even 

more importantly - about U.S. sanctions against 

Iran, Venezuela, Syria, Russia, China, and other 

countries that the U.S. regime considers to be 

its enemies. (None of these countries ever 

invaded or even threatened to invade 

the USA; all of those sanctions are 

100% U.S. aggression. 





They are target-countries that America’s aristocracy 

wants to take over. (The world’s U.S.-sanctioned 

countries are marked in red -- on the map of the 

world below.) Israel strongly supports sanctions 

against both Syria and Venezuela, and routinely 

invades and bombs Syria just for good measure. 

So, it joined America’s position on that.





That UN General Assembly vote was held on September 

11th. America’s Associated Press bannered the next day, 

“UN assembly approves pandemic resolution; US, Israel 

object”, and reported that, “The 193-member world body 

adopted the resolution by a vote of 169-2, with Ukraine 

and Hungary abstaining. It was a strong show of unity 

by the UN’s most representative body, though many 

countries had hoped for adoption by consensus.” 





The AP further stated:





It calls on governments and international financial institutions 

“to provide more liquidity in the financial system, especially 

in all developing countries.” It supports recovery plans that 

“drive transformative change towards more inclusive and 

just societies, including by empowering and engaging all 

women and girls.”





And it urges UN member nations “to adopt a climate- and 

environment-responsive approach to COVID-19 recovery 

efforts”, including by aligning investments and domestic 

policies with the UN goals & the 2015 Paris agreement

to combat climate change. …





By a vote of 132-3, the assembly amended the resolution to 

urge all countries “to refrain from promulgating and applying 

any unilateral economic, financial or trade measures not in 

accordance with international law and the Charter of the 

United Nations that impedes the full achievement of 

economic and social development, particularly in 

developing countries.”





The United States was then overwhelmingly defeated in 

attempts to remove 2 paragraphs from the resolution, 

one referring to women’s rights to “sexual and 

reproductive health” --- and the other --- to 

“promoting global sustainable transport.”





In addition to arguing against the language on sanctions, 

the United States opposed all references to the World 

Health Organization, which the US administration had 

stopped funding, accusing the UN agency of failing 

to do enough to stop the virus from spreading 

when it first surfaced in China.





Nowhere in the AP’s article was any mention made that 

in the “vote of 169-2,” the two nations which had voted 

against the Resolution were the US and Israel, but only 

that there had been “objections from the United States 

and Israel,” regarding attachment, to the Resolution, of 

the Amendment that added the anti-sanctions provision 

to it. This omission was not an error. It is a type of 

omission that is common in propaganda. America 

was more isolated than that ‘news’-report 

made clear.





This vote was about only a “Resolution,” a statement of 

the various nations’ values, to work toward, not about 

any nation’s policy, but the U.S. and Israel don’t share 

those goals — not even rhetorically. This opposition 

to that Resolution’s goals, was truly exceptional.





In particular, nothing is more abhorrent to the US regime 

--- than to stop or impede its sanctions. These sanctions 

include, for example, punishments against any company 

or government that will, in any way, assist in Russia’s 96% 

completed NordStream 2 natural gas pipeline to Germany, 

for the EU to buy Russia’s pipelined natural gas instead of 

America’s fracked, canned, shipped, natural gas. The U.S. 

regime insists that EU nations buy the far costlier trans-

Atlantic-shipped fracked US liquefied natural gas (LNG). 





That insistence upon the EU’s wasting money, in order to 

prop-up America’s fracking industry, is, indeed, exceptional, 

because European nations haven’t customarily been treated

as being mere colonies of other powers. America is treating 

purchasers from, or cooperators with, that competitor (Russia), 

as being its enemies. The way the U.S. Representative stated 

this (after a lengthy diatribe which blamed China for Covid-19 

and said that the U.S. had quit the World Health Organization 

because WHO lacked “independence from the Chinese 

Communist Party”) was: “Economic sanctions are a 

legitimate means to achieve foreign policy, security, 

and other national and international objectives, and 

the United States is not alone in that view or in that 

practice.” (That exact same sentence had, earlier, 

been stated by the US regarding a different matter, 

on 18 November 2019.) Actually, the U.S. regime is 

very “alone” on it. Furthermore, the other part was 

also a lie: the U.S. regime asserts that coercing 

corporations and countries to not buy from the 

lowest-cost supplier, is within its sovereign 

right to do. 





However, as Professor Alfred de Zayas, who until recently was 

the UN’s top expert on this topic, explained in depth on 27th 

June 2019, that assertion is blatantly false, on many clear 

grounds concerning international law. It is a blatant lie, no 

matter how many times the U.S. regime asserts it (and 

asserts that the US regime isn’t “alone” in asserting it).





Even back when Barack Obama (the man who repeatedly 

claimed that “The United States is and remains, the one 

indispensable nation”) was America’s President, the US

was exceptional at the United Nations. For example, on 

24th November 2014, I headlined “U.S. Among Only 3 

Countries Officially Backing Nazism & Holocaust-

Denial”, and reported that - “In a UN vote, on 

November 21st, only 3 countries - the US,
Ukraine, and Canada — voted 
against a
resolution to condemn racist fascism, 

or nazism, and to condemn denial of
Germany’s 
World War II Holocaust
against, primarily, Jews.'' 





This measure passed the General Assembly, on a vote of 115 

in favour, 3 against, & 55 abstentions (the abstentions were 

in order not to offend U.S. President Obama, who was 

opposed to the resolution).” Then, on 21 June 2015, 

I headlined “America’s UN Ambassador Continues 

Standing Up for Nazis” and noted that, again, 

Obama’s UN Ambassador, Samantha Power, 

had stood up for nazism; she had just 

delivered an address -- in Ukraine -- 

rallying that country’s supporters 

of nazism to war against Russia. 





Then, on 21 November 2017, I headlined “Trump 

Continues Obama’s Support of Nazism”, and 

reported that:





On November 16th, US President Donald Trump, acting 

through an agent of his agent, UN Ambassador Nikki 

Haley, voted at the UN against a resolution that 

condemns bigotry, and especially condemns 

nazism & all forms of racism. He thus, yet 

again, continues in the tradition from his 

predecessors, Presidents Obama, and 

Bush, each year, placing this nation in 

the company of only one or two U.S. 

allies throughout the world who join 

with the US in refusing to commit to 

opposing and doing everything to 

reduce, not just political Nazism 

(which, of course, is past), but 

ideological nazism, racist 

fascism - institutionalized 

bigotry (which, sadly, is 

not past).





But, be that as it may, the U.S. is also exceptional in 

many other ways. I listed some of those on July 13th.





There are two main reasons why the U.S. regime is able 

to coerce other nations to not violate its will. One is that 

although publicly available reports allege it spends 

approximately 37% of the entire world’s military 

expenditures, the U.S. regime  actually - spends 

around 50% of the entire world’s military costs, 

and therefore, it possesses an extraordinary 

physical capacity to impose its will, if and 

when merely economically blockading an 

‘enemy’ country (via sanctions) fails to
do 
the job of getting it to comply. 





And the other main reason is that, since the US government 

is at least as corrupt as the average “third-world” country is, 

but is instead one of the world’s richest countries, arranging 

pay-offs to other world leaders, in order to obtain their 

cooperation, is easily affordable... (These payoffs are 

being paid by all US.taxpayers, not by only America’s 

billionaires, who reap all of the profits from the 

empire that is imposed.)





American exceptionalism is real. It’s not the type of 

exceptionalism that the regime’s propaganda claims 

to be the case, but, nonetheless, it is real.





(Strategic Culture Foundation)





Image: sanctions map


Please watch the video above...
We have never existed in such peril,
and yet almost no-one is able to act.



Nuclear words:
Putin's FINAL warning:

(People DO need reminding -- unless
US, UK and French policy changes,
and stops being so 'exceptional'
-- that is, outside the UN legal
Charter and thus, criminal
--- there will be a reaping.)






 

BREAKING: Russia's State TV
Advising Russian Citizens on

how to survive a World War !

WAKE UP NOW - AND STOP
THE WAR ON CHINA/RUSSIA !


The Doomsday clock of the
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

website now has the final singular
moment that will bring
civilization
to final nuclear annihilation, at
90 seconds to midnight.


This is the closest it has ever been.
Scott Ritter says it should be 2 seconds



World Will Not Survive the US'
 Neocons' Doctrine of US World
 Hegemony - Paul Graig Roberts
Wednesday, February 7th, 2018


"The government of the United States is clearly in
demonic hands. We are overflowing with proof",
writes American well known analytist and ex-
official Paul Graig Roberts in his website.


Take today (2-2-18) for example. A report from the
House Intelligence Committee was released that
is proof that the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
 the Department of Justice --- and the Democrat
National Committee, are now in a conspiracy
against American democracy and the
President of the United States,
 with the full support of the
presstitute media.


As if that is not enough, also released today, is the
Pentagon’s new Nuclear Posture Review. A nuclear
posture review specifies a country’s attitude to
nuclear weapons and their use. In past posture
reviews, nuclear weapons were regarded as
unusable except in retaliation for a nuclear
 attack. The assumption was that no one
would use them. There was always the
chance that false warnings of incoming
ICBMs would result in a nuclear button
being pushed - setting off Armageddon.


There were many false warnings during the Cold War

President Ronald Reagan, was very concerned about
a false warning, ending in mass death & destruction.

This is why his principal goal was to end the Cold War,
which he succeeded in doing. It did not take
successor governments long, to
resurrect the Cold War.


The new US nuclear posture is a reckless, irresponsible,
and destabilizing departure from the previous attitude
 toward nuclear weapons. The use of even a small part
of the existing arsenal of the United States would be
sufficient to destroy life on earth. Yet, the posture
review calls for more weapons, speaks of nuclear
weapons as “usable,” and justifies their use in
First Strikes, even against countries that do
not have nuclear weapons.


This is an insane escalation. It tells every country that
 the US government, believes in the first use of nuclear
weapons against any & every country. Nuclear powers
 such as Russia & China must see this to be a massive
 increase in the threat level from the US.

Those responsible for this document should be committed
to insane aslyums, not left in policy positions where they
can put it into action.

 

The neoconservatives are a small group of conspirators.
Most neoconservatives are Jews allied with Israel. Some
 are dual-citizens. They created an ideology of US world
 hegemony, specifying that the chief goal of US foreign
policy, is to prevent the rise of any other power that
could serve as a constraint on US unilateralism.


As neoconservatives control US foreign policy, this
explains US hostility toward Russia and China and
also the neo-conservatives’ use of the US military
to remove governments in the Middle East, seen
by Israel as obstacles to Israeli expansion. For
two decades --- the US has been fighting wars
for Israel in the Middle East. This fact proves
 the power and influence of the insane neo-
conservatives. It is certain, that people
as insane as the neoconservatives,
would launch a nuclear attack
on Russiaand China.


The Russian and Chinese governments seem to be
 completely unaware of the threat that the neo-
conservatives pose to them. I have never
experienced in interviews with Russians
 and Chinese, any awareness of the neo-
conservative ideology. Possibly, it is
too insane for them to grasp.


Ideologues such as the neoconservatives
are not fact-based



They are chasing their dream of world hegemony. Russia
& China are in the way of this hegemony. Having learned
 the limits of conventional military power—after 20 years
 the US “superpower” has been unable to defeat a few
thousand lightly armed Taliban in Afghanistan—the
neo-conservatives know: conventional invasions
of Russia or China, would lead to the total
defeat of US forces.


Therefore, the neoconservatives have elevated nuclear
weapons to a First Strike, usable, arsenal that in the
neoconservative dream of world hegemony can be
 used to destroy Russia and China.


Ideologues who divorce themselves from the facts
 create a virtual world for themselves. Their belief
 in their ideology blinds them to the risks for them-
selves and others that they impose on the world.


Thanks to the American liberal/progressive/left, the
entirety of the world is faced with a far more likely
nuclear demise than ever threatened us during the
 Cold War with the Soviet Union.


By its collaboration with the military/security complex
& the corrupt Hillary DNC, the liberal/progressive/left
has forever discredited itself. It is now seen by every
thinking person worldwide as an insane propaganda
ministry --- for the neoconservatives’ plan to use
nuclear weapons to eliminate constraints on
US unilateralism.

The liberal/progressive/left has endorsed
“hegemony or death.”


They will get death. For all of us.


(Source - DONi News Agency)


According to: PaulGraigRoberts.org

 

_______________________________________

Syrian Girl - The Truth
About The Kurds In Syria



Full Text: Official Declaration
 of the Malorossiyan Federation

Zakharchenko announces a new federal state, Malorossiya,
(means ''Little Russia'') as the legal successor of Ukraine.
DONi News Agency

On 18.7.2017 the Head of the Donetsk People's Republic,
Alexander Zakharchenko, declared the creation of a new
federal state, Malorossiya, which will become the legal
successor of 'Ukraine'. The new state formation, will
consist of 19 regions of the former Ukraine with the
capital in Donetsk city. Kiev remains a historical
and cultural centre, without the status of
capital city.

Here is the full English translation of the declaration:

Political Declaration

The project of the state of "Ukraine", formulated 150 years ago
 and implemented in different versions during the 20th century,
has reached its logical conclusion --- and led to the country's
disintegration, civil war and the death of tens of thousands
of people, including children, women, and elderly people.

And this process is irreversible. An attempt to turn the story back
will result in "balkanization" of the conflict, expansion of chaos,
escalation of civil war and even bigger numbers of casualties.

To stop the civil war and avoid new victims, we representatives
of the majority of the regions of former "Ukraine" assembled
in Donetsk on July 18, 2017, discussed the current situation
and came to the following conclusions:

- the state of "Ukraine" has revealed itself as a failed state and
demonstrated its being incapable of granting its inhabitants
a peaceful and prosperous present and future;

- the current authorities  – elected in Kiev, after the coup d'etat,
against the backdrop of political terror and the absence
 of elections in the Crimea and Donbass, are illegitimate;

- the state of "Ukraine" is on the brink of
economic catastrophe and depopulation;

- an ultranationalist coup is brewing in Kiev, as a result
of which outright neo-Nazis will come to power
instead
of "Banderites with a European face";

- the Ukrainian nationalistic project (the Galician one)
has 
discredited itself, by the shedding of civilians'
blood in
 the country;

- the ideology of "Ukrainism" has proved to be misanthropic,
 mixed with xenophobia (Russophobia, anti-Semitism,
Polonophobia) and neo-Nazism (the ideology of
national exclusivity and superiority);

- resulting from historical development and due to the Maidan,
the word "Ukraine" is forever associated with the names of
the Nazi accomplices, Bandera and Shukhevich, with the
tragedies of the Baby Yar, the Volyn massacre & Khatyn,
and, nowadays, with the mass murder of people on the
Maidan, in the Trade Unions' House in Odessa, and
Genocide of the Donbass people.

On the basis of the above, we believe that the state of
 "Ukraine", in the form it was established, after the
collapse of the USSR, is UNSERVICEABLE.

We, representatives of the regions of the former "Ukraine",
propose to re-establish the state and to proclaim the state
of MALOROSSIYA, under an historical background, out of
the former "Ukraine". In this case, it is of fundamental
importance to rename the country, since "Ukraine"
as a state, is guilty of war crimes, mass terror
and the genocide of its own people.

In turn, the new name of the country, based on historical
traditions, will enable us to reunify those pieces of the
former "Ukraine" that seemed to have parted ways
forever, including because of participation in the
civil war, on different sides of the front line.

We must turn the page of our people's history, which
is flooded with the blood of our brothers and sisters.

Malorossiya is an INDEPENDENT, SOVEREIGN state, with
a new name, a new flag, a new constitution, a new state
structure, new principles of social and economic
development, and new historical prospectives.

But this is NOT A REVOLUTION ! This is a return to
history. This is a novelty that restores, not destroys.

In view of the economic plight of the country, the chaos
& disintegration potential, and regarding the possibility
of launching a "war of all against all", we consider it
necessary to declare a state of emergency for the
transition period – up to 3 years. During this time,
the process of adoption of the new Constitution
and the establishment of the rule of law,
should be completed.

Under a state of emergency, a ban on the activities of
political parties and foreign funds is to be introduced,
& penalties for criminal offenses, especially against
the person, are to be increased. The fight against
corruption will be toughened, as well as the
penalties for it.The shadow arms market is
 to be eliminated, including by registering
weapons in accordance with the new law.

In the same period an investigation is to be carried
out, with the involvement of foreign specialists –-
from Russia, Belarus & the European Union –- into
the crimes committed by the Maidan Kiev regime:
the murders on the Maidan, the murder of Odessa
citizens in the Trade Unions' House on May 2nd,
 2014, and the war crimes in Donbass, in the
so-called ATO.

In the same period, the People's Tribunal is to be
prepared to charge the state criminals who have
led the country into disintegration and civil war:
V.F. Yanukovich (with a request to Russia for his
 extradition), P.A. Poroshenko and his clique:
 Turchinov, Yatsenyuk, Kolomoisky, Paruby,
Nalivaichenko and others.

We are sure that, having recovered from the criminal
neo-Nazi ideology of "Ukrainism", we will be able to
build a new society on the basis of friendship and
mutual assistance -- but not hatred and envy. The
creative genius of our people will manage to bring
 Malorossiya to the forefront of global civilization
and play a role in history. The role of Good,
 and Truth.

Official translation by the DONi
Donbass News Agency, 07/18/2017

(Source - Russia Insider)


_____________________________________________


Nato – A Dangerous Alliance
May 24th

As Nato ends its summit in Brussels, Rae Street explains
why the military alliance remains a threat to world peace


When the Warsaw Pact ended, after the collapse of communism,
some optimists might have expected Nato to be broken up too.
After all, the Labour Party in Britain had been opposed to Nato
 in the mid-1980s. But that was not to be. The US, which had
always dominated Nato, quickly began to reinvent Nato
and furthermore, to expand it.

Following the end of the Warsaw Pact many central and east
European governments wanted to join Nato. This, of course,
was music to the ears of the US military manufacturers.
 Indeed, the chair of the expand Nato committee, Bruce
 Jackson, was technical director of Lockheed Martin,
 the largest military manufacturer in the world. So, for
the new Nato members because of the policy on
“interoperability,” that is Nato personnel being
able to use the same military equipment, it
was out with the old Soviet military hard-
ware and in with sales of, for example,
Lockheed’s military aircraft ,costing
 millions of dollars.

This continues to this day in countries which can ill afford
 it, with struggling economies. The latter includes Greece.
Think of the situation in Greece today.

Expanding Nato up to the borders with Russia, was a
provocative policy. The dangers were pointed out but
 the military industrial complex and the “hawks” in
the West, took no notice.

To this day, this helps President Vladimir Putin:
more and more of the Russian people believe
that “the West” is against them.

Decades later, we read: “British troops have arrived in
 Estonia, as part of a major Nato mission in the Baltic
states, to deter Russian aggression.”

From the start, Nato has always held a nuclear
armed policy.  It continues to claim that nuclear
weapons “preserve peace.” Manifestly, nuclear
weapons do not deter conflict.

Governments, including Britain’s, now analyse the main
threats to security as cyber warfare and terrorism.
Remember September 11th 2001, when New York
 was attacked by terrorists in planes,
 brandishing knives?

The US then had and still has, 13 nuclear armed Trident
submarines, of which several will be roaming the seas
 fully operational. Britain has four, with one constantly
 on alert at sea.

Were these any use in the madman’s attack
on Westminster, or in any terrorist attacks?

Trident is “integrated” into Nato. Even worse, Nato
 still has a policy of “first use of nuclear weapons.”

When the then minister of defence, Geoff Hoon, was
asked in Parliament why Britain has a policy of “first
use,” he replied: “Because of our obligations
to Nato.”

Under the direction of the US administration, with its
policy of global domination, Nato has established a
string of nuclear-armed bases across Europe, in
Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and
Turkey, at Incirlik.

The latter is now causing deep problems as relations
between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the
US, become more and more fractious.

There is now a real problem for Nato, as Erdogan is a
 repressive dictator — how can Turkey remain in Nato?

Nato states are supposed to uphold principles of human
 rights and democracy, notably lacking in Turkey today.

The nuclear-armed bases come under Nato’s “nuclear
sharing policy” — in effect a violation of the nuclear
 Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Nato continues to expand. The policy of not acting “out
 of area” was dropped long ago. “North Atlantic” simply
means, a domination of policies by the US.

Nato claims in its “strategic concept” that “the promotion
 of Euro-Atlantic security is best assured through a wide
network of partner relationships with countries and
organisations around the globe.”

In 1994 Nato established the Partnerships for Peace
 across Europe, extending as far as Uzbekistan.

 Nato surrounds Russia from the west and east. These
 Partnerships for Peace (note the language again) now
 include 22 states, including “neutral” Ireland.

Then there is the ''Mediterranean Dialogue,'' with
''arrangements'' with countries in the Middle East.
Few people realise that Nato carries out
military exercises with Israel.

 Nato has also established bilateral relations — named
individual partnerships — with Afghanistan, Australia,
Iraq, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mongolia, New
 Zealand and Pakistan.

In this part of the globe, where Nato carried out a military
 exercise in 2014 with Japan, named Ocean Shield, they
 are surrounding and menacing China, as the enemy.

Then there was the statement by Nato that “co-operation
 between Nato and the United Nations continues to make
 a substantial contribution to security in operations
round the world.

“The alliance aims to deepen political dialogue and
practical co-operation with the UN, as set out in
the Nato/UN declaration, signed in 2008.”

This seems like Nato bidding
to be the UN's military arm.

This hardly accords with the UN Charter. It was the
Organisation for Security & Co-operation in Europe,
set up under Chapter 8, of the UN Charter, to
prevent and resolve conflict by non-military
means and to promote co-operation in
humanitarian and other fields.

The 54 member states stretch from Iceland to Kyrgyzstan
and include Russia. Alas, how many times do you read
of their work in the press, compared with the times
you hear about Nato?

Nato is sold to us as a peace-making body. After all,
the US is home to the finest PR companies in
the world.

To summarise, Nato is pursuing yet more militarism and war:

- All Nato states are required to increase their military budgets
 to 2 per cent of GDP. That means stealing more money from
 social needs. Readers of the Morning Star know those all
too well: the NHS, education, adult social services; the
 list is endless.

- Nato member states will have to spend 20 per cent of defence
 budgets on military equipment: warships, war planes, drones,
 bombs. By fuelling the arms race, Nato makes a mockery of
moves for conflict resolution.

- Nato and its member states multiply interventions outside
their territory and increase their presence through world-
wide partnerships and “coalitions of the willing.”

- Nato extends its nuclear policies as a supreme “guarantee
 for the allies’ security,” notwithstanding that the majority of
countries in the world are negotiating a treaty to ban nuclear
 weapons. In the meantime, nuclear weapons in Europe —
under the guise of Nato — and elsewhere, are being
modernised at a cost of many tens of billions of
dollars and pounds. Think of Trident at a cost
of £205 billion.

The Nato summit will be held and activists will
beholding a “counter-summit”
with protesters
organising workshops and a 
demonstration.

CND activists will be there from the 
UK, but
-- we also need people to raise the issues

with their MPs, write letters to the press
and 
raise awareness on social media.

Let’s put pressure on the government to
invest in social welfare, not Nato, not war.

(Source - Morning Star)





Legendary memorial at Saur-Tomb
''restored by May 2017''

DPR authorities have finished restoring the
Saur-Tomb by May 2017. It was announced
by the Building Minister, Sergey Naymets.


‘Saur Tomb has been being restored
since November, and we planned to
finish  this by May 2017’, the
Minister said.


He said "many people contributed to this
project of restoration of the
memorial
damaged by shelling," Naumets noted.

____________________________


Cool Russia!




[Eng Subs] Children of Donbass,
"Toys for Poroshenko"
Music Video by Artem Grishanov

POWERFUL - PUT THIS ON HEADPHONES.
I guarantee you will cry - and if you don't
- please seek psychiatric help.



In 2017 in the Donbass -
give the children Peace!


Ethnic Ruthenes of sub-Carpathian
Ukraine demand autonomy


Activists of a Slavic ethnic group known as Ruthenes
-- or Rusyns -- who reside in the Trans-Carpathian
(sub-
Carpathian) region of Ukraine, have turned
to
President Pyotr Poroshenko with a demand:

  recognize the results of 1991's regional
  referendum --- when 78% of the region's
residents, voted in favor of granting it
the status of a
self-governing region.


"We have two main demands - to recognize the
 Rhuthenes as an ethnos and to acknowledge
 the regional referendum of 1991, where 78%
sub-Carpathians voted for the region being
 a self-governed territory within Ukraine,"
Vesti quoted Ivan Palinkash, the
leader
of the Ruthene movement &
a member
of
the People’s Council's presidium  
of Sub-
Carpathian Ruthenes.


Natalya Magalina, a deputy of Uzhgorod district
 council, told the meeting of leaders of Ruthene
ethnic organizations it is important to maintain
 the Ruthene language by establishing minimal
 norms for broadcasting in the native tongue,
over the state regional TV Channel Tisa-1.

This isn't the first time that the Ruthenes of the sub-
Carpathian area have asked the Kiev government to
 recognize the outcome of the referendum held 25
 years ago. The Coordination Council of Ruthene
 Organizations of the Trans-Carpathian Region
turned to the central authorities with the
same requirement, the previous time,
in
the summer of 2015.


It was also in the summer of 2015 that the activists
 of Ruthene organizations adopted an appeal to the
 Council of Europe, the European Commission, the
Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe
& the UN, as well as to the parliaments of Hungary,
 the Czech Republic, & Slovakia, to wield pressure
 on President Poroshenko and force the Ukrainian
 government towards accepting the result of
 their referendum.

The Ruthenes are an indigenous sub-Carpathian
 people. Ukrainian authorities do not consider
 them to be a separate ethnos, and continue
calling them Ukrainians, although the UN
 has issued recommendations more than
once, to recognize their status as a
separate ethnos.

More than that, Kiev accuses the leaders of
Ruthene organizations of making appeals
 for encroachments on the territorial
 integrity of the country.

(source - TASS)



!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Zionist lobby preventing West
from criticizing Israel: Analyst
Fri Dec 16, 2016

The European Union has censured the Israeli regime
 for destroying Palestinian shelters and structures in
the occupied territories. According to a statement
by the European bloc, the Tel Aviv regime has
 demolished 866 structures so far in 2016 in
Area C of the West Bank, which is under
 full Israeli military control.

Anthony Hall, editor-in-chief of the American Herald
 Tribune from Alberta, says that the European states
 have been under the influence of the Zionist lobby
to go along with Israeli interests - and thus refuse
 to slam crimes against the Palestinian people.

“Every government within the EU has a very strong
 Israeli lobby, and this is one of the dilemmas that
 the Western people are facing,” Hall explained.

“Not only the governing parties but the opposition
parties as well, are constraining discussion and
 discourse within a very narrow range, that puts
 Israeli priorities at the top of the list in all our
 Western countries,” he added.

The professor also called on Western citizens
 to “intervene directly and make contact with
the Palestinian people, directly.”

“We, as the citizens in the EU, citizens in Canada,
& citizens in the US, have to find ways to bypass
the constraints of our governments & the biases
and power of this lobby over our governments,”
he noted.

Hall criticized the EU for its forensic accounting
of homes demolished in Palestine.

“This type of numerical accounting fails to really
 describe the nature of this destruction of homes
 in its broader context ------ where thousands of
Palestinian people are in dungeons and being
 tortured in Israeli incarceration facilities,”
he said.

“The reality: that the world is letting this
 happen is very discouraging,” he added. 

Hall warned that the prospect of a Palestinian
state is no longer viable, given the emphasis
on building up settlements, and destroying
the structures of the indigenous people
 of Palestine.

"This goes beyond apartheid,” he said.

The Israeli policy of demolishing houses in
the
West Bank to build illegal settler units
has
affected 5,704 Palestinians, of whom,
1,221
have been rendered homeless,
 including 586 children.

   (source - PressTv)

_____________________________________


UN Adopts "Paper Tiger"
Resolution, on Israel's

Withdrawal from the
Syrian Golan
 
Fahwad Al-Khadoumi - The UN General Assembly
 adopted yet another resolution demanding that
Israel withdraw from the occupied Syrian Golan
 Heights, in line with a resolution of June 4, 1967.

However, UN General Assembly resolutions are
non-binding and no more than a paper tiger, with-
out a unanimous decision by the permanent UN
Security Council members, to enforce them; A
highly unlikely prospect.

In its latest resolution, the UN General Assembly
 again condemned Israel's non-compliance with
UN Security Council Resolution 497 (1981).


 The General Assembly reiterated that Israel's
 decision from December 14th, 1981, to impose
Israeli laws, administration & custody on the
 occupied Syrian Golan Heights, is null and
void -- and has no legality at all.

The latest UNGA resolution was adopted by an
 overwhelming majority of UN member States.

 The resolution --- reaffirmed the illegality of
acquiring territories ----- through the use of
military force. The General Assembly also
 repeated that Israel's continued occupation
 & enforcement of Israeli law & administration
 violates international law, the UN Charter, &
 the Geneva Convention's principles on the
 protection of civilians during war.
 
During the UNGA session, a number of states
 condemned the Israeli practices in occupied
 Syrian Golan, calling on Israel to withdraw
from Golan, in line with June 4th, 1967.

 37 states proposed the now adopted draft
resolution. However, UNGA resolutions are
 non-binding and no more than a paper tiger,
 unless permanent Security Council members
 are willing to put their money where their
 mouth was, when they adopted UNSC
 Resolution 497 (1981) - decades ago.

Moreover, none of the permanent UNSC members
 - China, France, Russia, the UK and the US - took
any tangible steps when the now former Israeli
Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman,
defiantly
declared that "Israel and the Golan are part
and parcel" and that "the international
community should get used to facing
the fact that Israel will permanently
annex the Syrian territory".

Most favourite scapegoat

The favorite scapegoat among permanent UNSC
 members, with regard to supporting Israel and
 neglecting Israel's illegal occupation of Golan
is the US. However, Russia is in no way more
actively pursuing Israel's adherence with
UNSC Resolution 497 (1981)  -- than any
other -- of the self-anointed permanent
UNSC members. In April 2016, Russia
and Russian President Vladimir Putin,

were ominously silent about the Golan
when
Israeli PM, Benjamin Netanyahu,
visited Moscow.

Russia failed to respond to what Netanyahu had
 declared "a red line" - occupation of the Golan.

A brief review of recent history pertaining to the
 Israeli occupation, international affairs & Israel's
 use of the Golan to wage war on Syria, suffices
 to show that the UN System has failed, utterly,
 and that it is perverted to the point that many
 analysts call for abolishing the UN altogether.

In June 2013 an Austrian UN Disengagement &
 Observer Force (UNDOF) officer told the press
 that Israel is -- running a joint operations room
with the insurgents in Syria in the Golan. The
UNSC failed to respond and more importantly,
 failed to take action. In July 2013, the Syrian
 permanent representative to the UN in Geneva,
Dr. Fayssal al-Hamwi, noted how Israel, since
 it occupied the Syrian Golan Heights in 1967,
has displaced about half a million of the
Golan´s original inhabitants.

Also in Feb. 2014, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
 preempted a public relations quagmire by visiting
a field hospital for "Syrian Freedom Fighters" in
the Golan to show how much Israel cares and
does, on the humanitarian front. It turned out
that the "Freedom Fighters" belonged to the
Syrian Al-Qaeda franchise, Jabhat al-Nusra.

In March 2014, Israel launched one of many
 military attacks against Syrian military and
 security forces, from the Golan, while the
 UNSC and most media were "silent".

In April 2014 The Director of Israel's Military
 Intelligence, Brigadier General Aviv Kochavi,
a protegé of the now deceased Ariel Sharon,
 was appointed to head the Israeli Defense
Forces Northern Command.

NSNBC international editor-in-chief, Christof
Lehmann, reported that the appointment of
Kochavi, indicated that Israel was planning
large-scale military operations in the Golan
in the near future and the widening of the
Syria war. Lehmann was right on the money.

In May 2014 Israel denied Syrians in Golan the
 right to participate in Syrian elections. The UN
 was "silent". In mid-April 2016, ahead of talks
with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Israeli
 PM Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed that Israel
would hold on to the Golan.

A UNDOF withdrawal has left a 12-16 km wide
 corridor uncontrolled by the UNDOF...  In 2013,
it transpired that Israel was giving support to
Jabhat al-Nusrah, such as a joint intelligence
and military operations room in the Israeli
occupied Golan, plus logistical support,
weapons, field hospitals, and direct
combat support.

In September 2014, Israeli machinations, resulted
in the displacement of UNDOF troops from a 12-16
 kilometer-wide corridor in the disengagement zone
 in the Golan by Jabhat Al-Nusra.. The corridor has
 since been used to supply Al-Nusra and the other
 terrorists and to launch attacks against Syria.

All permanent UNSC members with the exception of
 Russia were "silent". Russian diplomats tentatively
 spoke out against terminating the peace keeping
 mission in the Golan. The UNSC failed to act.


In 2015 it came out that Israel planned a major
hydrocarbon extraction project in the Golan.
 Partners in crime include Genier Energy.

On the board of directors? Dick Cheney,
James Woolsey, Bill Richardson, Jacob
Lord Rothschild, Rupert Murdoch, Larry
Summers and Michael Steinhardt,
among others.

Other players involved include the Israeli subsidiary,
Afek Oil and Gas, American Shale, French Total and
 BP. Thus, there exists a broad and powerful nexus
of US, British, French and Israeli interests: at the
 forefront of pushing for the break-up of Syria and
control of what's believed to be potentially vast
untapped oil and gas resources in the country.

On April 20th, 2016, NSNBC international editor-
in-chief Christof Lehmann -- said Netanyahu's
"Red Line" would be a litmus test for Russia,
as a permanent UNSC member. On April
21st, after talks between
Netanyahu
and Putin in Moscow, it could be
 concluded that Russia failed
-- spectacularly.

In September 2016, Israel started a wave of home
 demolitions in the Golan. The UNSC was "silent".
 
 In October 2016, Israel announced plans to
build 1,600 settlement units in the Golan,
& none of the permanent UNSC members
 took any action.

So much for the latest UN
General Assembly
 paper tiger.

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The UK Labour MPs who
 didn’t back the Yemen vote
 have blood on their hands
by David Wearing

Presenting the motion in the Commons, Thornberry
 was subjected to a series of ill-judged interruptions
 by Labour MPs, such as Kevan Jones, Toby Perkins
 and John Woodcock. Indeed, Thornberry received
 more vocal support in the chamber from the SNP
 group than from her own supposed comrades.

According to subsequent reports, some Labour
members even tried to work with their Tory
 counterparts, in order to defeat their own
 party’s motion.

Woodcock, a former 'Progress' Chair, claimed that
 British support is “precisely focused on training
the Saudis” to improve their targeting - so as to
 “create fewer civilian casualties” -  parroting
 the official government line. The idea that the
 Saudis’ “widespread & systematic” attacks
on civilian targets are just a series of well-
meaning errors, is one that, to put it as
gently as possible, lacks credibility.

And if decades of training provided by the
British to the Saudi pilots hasn’t prevented
these supposed errors by now --- it seems
rather unlikely that it will in the near future.

In any case, this misrepresents the true nature
of the UK's role. When the intervention began,
the foreign secretary Philip Hammond, vowed
 to “support the Saudis in every practical way
short of engaging in combat”, including “spare
parts, maintenance, technical advice, resupply”
 and “logistical support”. The reality is that the
 Saudi Air Force, roughly half UK-supplied and
 half US-supplied jets, could barely function,
without this ongoing assistance from
Washington and London.

If there is Yemeni blood on the hands of the Saudi-led
 coalition - then that blood is also on the hands of the
 coalition’s western backers, enablers and apologists.

The Saudis and their allies can only wage this war
 because the Anglo-American suppliers of their air
 forces are providing active, material support. And
 British and American politicians can only collude
in these outrages, because the political cost on
them, so far, has been low. However, it is in the
gift of their constituents – you, the reader –
to change that equation.

(source - The Guardian)


This could be defeated --- with
a UNITED LABOUR PARTY !!!

But unfortunately, there are "entryist"  MPs who, for
decades, have been groomed by CIA cold war relic
organisations -- like the Atlantic Council -- and are
now trying to misdirect the Labour Party towards
cuts, a militarised police, and a US war agenda...
 and their anti-peace MPs are hobbling Labour.


129 Labour MPs voted to stop support for
Saudi Arabia’s campaign in Yemen. The
vote was defeated by a majority of 90.

The motion called for ---- support to be withdrawn
from the Saudi government until a United Nations
 investigation could determine whether the Saudi
 bombing had breached international law.

 The motion didn't explicitly include
a suspension
 of UK arms sales.

100+ Labour MPs didn't vote on the motion.
If all of them had voted to support it, the
government would have been defeated.

The following, are the Labour MPs who
abstained, or weren't present to vote.

Adrian Bailey
Andy Burnham
Angela Eagle
Angela Smith
Ann Clwyd
Ann Coffey
Anna Turley
Barry Sheerman
Ben Bradshaw
Bridgit Phillipson
Caroline Flint
Catherine McKinnell
Chris Bryant
Chris Elmore (Teller)
Chris Evans
Chris Leslie
Clive Lewis (ill)
Connor McGinn
Dan Jarvis
David Crausby
David Lammy
Diana Johnson
Fiona MacTaggart
Frank Field
Gareth Thomas
Gavin Shuker
Geoffrey Robinson
George Howarth
Gerald Kaufman
Gill Furniss
Gisela Stuart
Gloria De Piero
Graeme Jones
Graham Allen
Graham Stringer
Heidi Alexander
Helen Jones
Ian Austin
Ian Murray
Ivan Lewis
Jamie Reed
Jim Fitzpatrick
Joan Ryan
John Mann
John Spellar
John Woodcock
Judith Cummins (Teller)
Julie Elliott
Kate Hoey
Keith Vaz
Kevan Jones
Kevin Barron
Liz Kendall
Luciana Berger
Lucy Powell
Madeleine Moon
Margaret Beckett
Margaret Hodge
Maria Eagle
Mark Hendrick
Mary Creagh
Meg Hillier (Paired)
Melanie Onn
Michael Dugher
Mike Gapes
Natascha Engel
Neil Coyle
Nia Griffith
Pat McFadden
Paul Flynn
Peter Kyle
Phil Wilson
Rachel Reeves
Rob Flello
Rob Marris
Roberta Blackman-Woods
Rosie Cooper
Rushanara Ali
Ruth Smeeth
Shabana Mahmood
Siobhain McDonagh
Stephen Kinnock
Susan Jones
Toby Perkins
Tom Blenkinsopp
Tom Watson
Tracy Brabin
Tristram Hunt
Vernon Coaker
Wayne David
Wes Streeting
Yasmin Qureshi
Yvonne Fovargue


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‘How Can I Deselect
My Labour MP?’ A Short
Guide
to Reselection and
Democratic Accountability

by Eric Sim, excellent free advice here:

http://novaramedia.com/2016/07/13/how-can-i-
deselect-my-labour-mp-a-short-guide-to-
reselection-and-democratic-accountability/


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US Impunity Erodes World Justice

Nicolas J S Davies is the author of Blood On Our
Hands: the American Invasion and Destruction
of Iraq.  He also wrote the chapters on “Obama
at War” in Grading the 44th President: a Report
Card on Barack Obama’s First Term as a
Progressive (Lol) Leader.

In the past weeks, Burundi and S. Africa have joined
 Namibia in declaring their intention to withdraw from
the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court
(ICC). They are likely to be followed by a parade of
other African countries, jeopardizing the future of
an international court, which has prosecuted 39
officials from 8 African countries, but has failed
 to indict a single person who is not African.

Ironically, African countries were among the first
 to embrace the ICC, so it is a striking turnaround
 that they are now the first to give up on it.

But it is the United States that has played the leading
 role in preventing the ICC from fulfilling the universal
mandate for which it was formed, to hold officials of
all countries accountable for the worst crimes in the
world: genocide; crimes against humanity; and war
crimes - not least, international aggression, which
 the judges at Nuremberg defined as “the supreme
 international crime”, from which, all other war
crimes follow.

As the ICC’s founding father, former Nuremberg
prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz, lamented in 2011:
 
“You don’t have to be a criminologist to realize
that if you want to deter a crime, you must
persuade potential criminals that, if they
commit crimes, they will be hauled into
court and be held accountable. It is the
policy of the US to do just the opposite
as far as the crime of aggression is
concerned.

"Our government has gone to great pains --- to
be sure that no US citizen will be tried by any
 international criminal court, for the supreme
 crime of illegal war-making.”

The US has not only refused to accept the
jurisdiction of the ICC over its own citizens.
It's gone further, pressuring other countries
 to sign Bilateral Immunity Agreements (BIA),
in which they renounce the right to refer US
citizens to the ICC for war crimes committed
on their territory.

The US has also threatened to cut off US aid to
 countries that refuse to sign them. The BIAs
 violate those countries’ own commitments
under the ICC statute, and US pressure to
sign them, has been rightly condemned:
as an outrageous effort to ensure
impunity for US war crimes.

Resistance to US Impunity

To the credit of our international neighbours, this
US strategy has met with substantial resistance.
The European Parliament overwhelmingly passed
 a resolution, stating that BIAs are incompatible
with EU membership, and urging EU- member
states and countries seeking EU membership
not to sign them.

Fifty-four countries have publicly refused to sign
 BIAs, and 24 have accepted cut-offs of US aid as
 a consequence of their refusal. Of 102 countries
that have signed a BIA, only 48 are members of
the ICC in any case ----- and only 15 of those
countries are on record as having ratified
the BIAs in their own parliaments.

Thirty-two other ICC members have apparently
 allowed BIAs to take effect without parliament-
ary ratification, but this has been challenged by
 their own country’s legal experts in many cases.

The US campaign to undermine the ICC is part
of a much broader effort by the US government
to evade all forms of accountability under the
laws that are supposed to govern international
behaviour in the modern world --- even as it
continues to masquerade as a global
 champion of the rule of law.

The treaties US policy systematically violates
 today, were crafted by US statespersons and
 diplomats, working with foreign colleagues,
to build a world where all people will enjoy
 some basic protections... from the worst
 atrocities, instead of being subject only
 to the law of the jungle or “might
makes right.”

So current US policy is a cynical betrayal of
the work and wisdom of past generations of
US citizens, as well as of countless victims
over the world to whom we are effectively
denying the protections of the UN Charter
& Geneva Conventions, the UN Convention
on the Rights of the Child, and many other
 multilateral treaties our country ignores,
violates or refuses to ratify.

Avoiding jurisdiction in international courts
 is only one of the ways that the US evades
international accountability for its criminal
behaviour. Another involves an elaborate,
 well-disguised, public relations campaign
 that exploits the powerful position of US
corporations in the world of commercial
media.

Major Propaganda Funding

The US government spends a billion dollars
per year on public relations or, more bluntly,
propaganda, including $600 million from the
 Pentagon budget. The work of its PR teams
and contractors is laundered by US news-
papers --- and repeated and analyzed ad
nauseam, by monolithic, flag-waving
 TV networks.

These profitable corporate operations monopolize
 the public airwaves in the US, and also use their
 financial clout, slick marketing, and the support
of the US State Department to maintain a power-
ful presence in foreign and international media
 markets.

Foreign media in allied countries provide further
 legitimacy and credibility to US talking-points
 and narratives as they echo around the world.
Meanwhile, Hollywood fills cinema and TV
screens across the world with an idealized,
glamorized, inspirational version of the US
that still mesmerizes many people.

This whole elaborate “information warfare”
machine presents the US as a global leader
for democracy, human rights and the rule of
law, even as it systematically and catastroph-
ically undermines those same principles. It
enables our leaders to loudly, persuasively,
 demonize other countries and their leaders
 as dangerous violators of international law,
even as the US and its allies commit far
 worse crimes.

Double Standards 


The phrase “aggressive war” is also a no-no in
 the Western media - when the US government
launches wars, across international borders.
In the past 20 years, the US has violated the
 UN Charter to attack at least eight countries
 (Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan,
Yemen, Somalia, Libya & Syria), and the
 resulting wars, have killed about
 two million people.

A complex whirlwind of conflict and chaos rages
on in all the countries where the US and its allies
 have lit the flames of war since 2001, but our US
 leaders still debate new interventions ---- and/or
 escalations as if we are the fire brigade not the
 arsonists. (By contrast, the US government and
 the Western media are quick to accuse Russia
 or other countries of “aggression” --- even in
 legally murky situations, such as after the
US-backed coup in 2014, that ousted the
elected president of Ukraine.)

Systematic violations of the Geneva Conventions
 are an integral part of US war-making. Most are
 shrouded in secrecy: the propaganda machine
spins the atrocities that slip through into the
public record, as a disconnected series of
aberrations, accidents and “bad apples,”
instead of as the result of illegal rules
of engagement and unlawful orders
 from higher-ups.

The senior officers and civilian officials who
 are criminally responsible for these crimes
in US & international law -- systematically
 abuse their powerful positions to subvert
investigations, cover up their crimes, &
avoid any accountability whatsoever.

Pinter’s Complaint

When UK playwright Harold Pinter was awarded
 the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005, he bravely
 and brilliantly used his Nobel lecture to speak
about the real role the US plays in the world,
 and how it whitewashes its crimes. Pinter
recounted a meeting at the US Embassy
in London in the 1980s in which a senior
embassy official, Raymond Seitz, flatly
denied US war crimes in Nicaragua ----
for which the US was in fact, convicted
of aggression by the International Court
 of Justice (ICJ). Seitz went on to serve
as Assistant Secretary of State, US
 Ambassador to the UK, and then
Vice-Chair of Lehman Brothers.

As Pinter explained: “this ‘policy’ was by no
means restricted to Central America. It was
conducted throughout the world. It was
never-ending. And it is --- as if it never
 happened.

“The United States supported - and in many cases
 engendered every rightwing military dictatorship
 in the world, after the end of the Second World
War. I refer to:-  Indonesia, Greece, Uruguay,
Brazil, Paraguay, Haiti, Turkey, the Philippines,
Guatemala, El Salvador, and, of course, Chile.
The horror the US inflicted upon Chile in 1973
can never be purged, & can never be forgiven.

“Hundreds of thousands of deaths took place
 throughout these countries. Did... they take
place? & are they in all cases, attributable
 to US foreign policy? The answer is 'yes',
 they did take place, and are attributable
 to American foreign policy. But you
wouldn’t know it.

“It never happened. Nothing ever happened.
Even while it was happening it wasn’t happ-
ening. It didn’t matter. It was of no interest.
The crimes of the United States have been
 systematic, constant, vicious, remorseless,
 but very few people have actually talked
 about them. You have to hand it to the
US. It has exercised a quite clinical
manipulation of power, worldwide,
 while masquerading... as a force
 for universal good. It’s a brilliant
 - even witty - highly successful,
act of hypnosis.”

If, in 2016, the world seems to be more violent
and chaotic than ever, it's not because the US
 lacks the will to use force or project power, as
 both major party candidates for President, &
their military advisers appear to believe, but
because our leaders have placed too much
stock in the illegal threat and use of force,
and have lost faith in the rule of law, any
international cooperation and diplomacy.

After a century of commercial dominance,
 & 75 years of investing disproportionately
 in weapons, military forces & geopolitical
 schemes, perhaps it is understandable
 that US leaders have forgotten how to
 deal fairly and respectfully with our
 international neighbours. But it's no
longer an option, to muddle along,
leaving a trail of death, ruin and
chaos in our wake, counting on
 an elaborate propaganda mach-
ine, to minimize the blowback
 on our country and our lives.

Sooner, rather than later, US citizens & our
 leaders must knuckle down and master the
 very different attitudes & skills that we will
need to become law-abiding global citizens
 in a peaceful, sustainable, multipolar world.


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Russia ends treaty limiting

plutonium production in response
to recent US escalation
of hostility

Fort Russ News - Topwar.ru - Lenta - News.Ru - 
  translated by J. Arnoldski


TopWar: On October 3rd, Russian President
 Vladimir Putin signed a decree on suspending
compliance with the agreement with the US on
 disposing weapons-grade plutonium. The main
 reason for this decision was pointed out as the
 “unfriendly attitude of the US towards Russia.”

Sources from the State Duma have reported that
 Russia is ready to resume the agreement, if the
 US cancels all the anti-Russian sanctions. Plus,
Russia demands that the US reduce its military
 contingent in Europe, before Russia resumes
 compliance with the protocols. The State
Duma’s statement reads:

“Acting according to the agreement and the
protocols of the agreement can be resumed
after the US eliminates the reasons which led
 to this radical change in circumstances: after
the US reduces its military infrastructure and
the number of its troop contingents deployed
on the territory of the NATO countries having
 joined NATO after September 1st, 2000, down
 to the level at which they were on the day that
 the agreement and its protocols entered force.

 "Since then NATO has grown to encompass 9 states
 of Eastern Europe. Just around the corner is NATO’s
 10th state to be included since 2000 - Montenegro.”

In addition, Russia has demanded, as one of its
 conditions, that Washington cancel the so-call-
ed Magnitsky Act.

We await a reaction from the US.

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Popov: Russia can and
should withdraw 
from
1997 treaty with Ukraine

By Eduard Popov for Fort Russ
 - translated by J. Arnoldski -

The other day, the disturbing news came from Lvov,
the unofficial capital of Ukrainian Galicia, that the
 Lvov regional council has filed a lawsuit to forcibly
 evict the Pushkin Russian Cultural Centre. As the
head of the regional council, V. Girnyak, said in his
statement, organizations tied to the Anti-Terrorist
Operation are preparing to transfer the building on
Korolenko Street. The Lvov deputies hardly expect
to earn more money from these “ATOers.” Rather,
 the eviction of Pushkin Russian Cultural Centre
 is explained by a different motive: once again,
punishing anyone ideologically representative
 of an “enemy” Russian culture.

This centre’s building was leased to the Russian
 community of Lvov, in 1990. In 1999, the then
mayor Vasiliy Kuybida, set the symbolic rent
fee of 5 hryvnia (around $1 back then).

Let us quote one founding document signed by
Ukraine, the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation,
and Partnership between the Russian Federation
 and Ukraine from May 31st, 1997. Point 12 of the
 agreement reads: “The High Agreeing Parties shall
 protect the ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and religious
identities of national minorities on their territory
and create conditions for the fostering of their
identity….they will contribute to creating equal
opportunities and conditions for studying the
 Russian language in Ukraine and the Ukrainian
language in the Russian Federation, training
pedagogical staff for teaching these languages
 in educational establishments, and for these
purposes, provide equal state support.”

Points 1-2 of the agreement are based on the
 recognition of the friendly relations between the
 countries and their territorial integrity. Hence why
the agreement is often called a border treaty. For
Ukraine, whose territorial sovereignty over some
territories (including Galicia, which was part of the
 Second Polish Republic until September 1939) is
 quite disputed, this agreement was a real gift. It
is no coincidence that a number of patriotic
politicians in Russia, demanded that this
document not be signed.

Russia’s recognition of Kiev’s sovereignty over
territories included in the Ukrainian state is founded
on Ukraine’s observance of the rights of its Russian-
cultured citizens. After the coup d’etat in 2014,
Ukraine began pursuing a policy of cultural genocide
(ethnocide) against the Russian-cultured population.

Now Ukraine is discussing the initiative of the
scandalously infamous politician Irina Farion, to
deprive Russian residents in Ukraine of civil rights.

In fact, this measure is already being implemented.
The number of Russian schools has rapidly declined
 while Russian organizations are being prosecuted
and their activities are under close surveillance
by
 Kiev’s intelligence services.

In accordance with the 1997 treaty, an entire
 network of federal & regional organizations of
Ukrainians is funded in Russia. For example,

 in the Rostov region there is a city-level and
regional national-cultural autonomy of Ukrainians.

 The organization receives funding from the city
 and regional budgets. Its head, the businessman
Makarchuk, is a member of the Public Chamber of
 the Rostov region and is proud of his friendship
 with Rostov governor Vasili Golubev. Meanwhile,
Makarchuk is published on the website of the
Ukrainian neo-Nazi Svoboda party and
 frequently makes Russophobic statements.


Unfortunately, Russia is largely to blame for the fact
 that the civil rights of Russian-cultured people in
Ukraine are being massively violated. An example
of this is the patronizing policy of Rostov region's
authorities. But on the federal level as well, the
state does not make sufficient (or any) efforts
 to defend the Russian population of Ukraine
 (nearly half of the country’s total population).

Meanwhile, a more responsible attitude towards
 obligations would lead to discussion of the 1997
treaty. In a situation in which the second country
(Ukraine), massively violates the treaty’s basic
premises, then Russia has the right to withdraw
 from the treaty with all the legal and political
implications. I see no reason for the Russian
budget to support the activities of Ukrainian
 organizations in Russia, or recognize the
 territorial sovereignty of Ukraine.


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WHITE HELMETS -- SHAM

The Ron Paul Institute has pointed out: “We
have demonstrated that the White Helmets
are an integral part of the propaganda van-
guard, that ensures obscurantism of fact
and propagation of Human Rights fiction
 that elicits the well-intentioned and self
 righteous response from a very cleverly
 duped public. A priority for these NGOs
 is to keep pushing the No Fly Zone
scenario which has already been
 seen to have disastrous implications
 for innocent civilians in Libya, for
 example.”

What better chance to push “the No Fly Zone
 scenario” than arriving within “moments” of
the convoy tragedy, filming it and creating a
propaganda scenario before any meaningful
forensic investigation could even be started,
 since the trucks were still burning. And of
course, the “White Helmets”, aka “Syrian
Defence Force”, were filming, rather than
 attempting to put out the fire and rescue
those in the burning trucks.

[Ed. Yet the UK's Guardian, that snivelling wreckage
of a "Liberal" newspaper, lies, & describes them as
"the White Helmets, a volunteer rescue group,"
quotes their accusations of Syrian & Russian
"constant bombing of civilians" and calls for
a "no-fly-zone" now --- as in Libya.]


The Russian Defence Ministry subsequently
caused outrage by claiming that their Drone
 footage: “shows the bombed Syrian aid
convoy
included a truck full of militant
fighters
carrying mortar guns.”


However: “The footage emerged as the United
 Nations rowed back from describing the attack
 on the aid convoy as air strikes, saying it did
 not have conclusive evidence about what
 had happened.”

It must be asked, why on earth, after long and
 protracted negotiations over the convoy would
 Syria and or their Russian ally risk the wrath of
the US & “coalition”, and of further decimation
of the country, by laying themselves open to
 accusations of bombing aid convoys?

The tragedy has emphatically achieved 1 thing,
 however. Wiped from the headlines, is another
 atrocity - the US bombing which killed over 60
 Syrian soldiers and wounded over 100 others,
 just two days earlier, on Saturday 17th Sept.
 - causing Russian Foreign Ministry spokes-
woman Maria Zakharova, to comment: “We
 are reaching a really terrifying conclusion
for the whole world: That the White House
 is defending Islamic State. Now there can
be no doubts about that”, according to
 the RIA Novosti news agency.

Again - Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Who will guard the guards?


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US prepares an
Islamic army in Kosovo


Pravda.Ru - The US is preparing a reserve echelon
 in the territory of its Kosova enclave. But to keep
a secure strategic space, the Southern Serbian
provinces may be separated from Kosovo. Given
the total apathy of the authorities of Republika
Srpska... this plan is inching closer to its
 implementation.

The goal of the Americans is clear: if Berlin's
discontent ousts US bases from Germany,
after all, the US will have a spot in Kosovo.
It's no secret that the crime and terrorist
 mayhem plaguing Kosovo, is under the
patronage of the US.

Yelena Guskova, a Senator, and member of the
 Academy of Sciences of the Republika Srpska
 (Bosnia and Herzegovina), honoured with many
 Russian and Serbian state awards, commented
to Pravda.Ru on this matter, in an interview.

Former Commander of the French foreign legion
 in Kosovo -- General Jacques Ogar, has recently
confirmed to Pravda.Ru, evidence obtained from
confidential US sources -- that there are at least
 five ISIS training camps in Kosovo, which are
preparing suicide bombers and an army of
Islamists to conquer Europe.

Having found no evidence that proved
Milosevic was guilty, the Hague tribunal
 exonerated him. What do you think of it?

Slobodan Milosevic is a very significant historical
 person in Serbia's modern history, and the whole
of Yugoslavia. In the early 1990s he was seen as
 the last communist in Europe -- who should be
 annihilated. His own country turned him over
 to the Hague; the so-called new government
 -- after the colour revolution of 2000.

However he was a leader who defended his country
 and the truth. He combated a large amount of lies
at the Tribunal, which tried to prove that only the
 Serbs were guilty of all the events of the 1990s,
 as they were charged with collective crimes.

No leader of the Muslim territories of Yugoslavia was
 convicted, only Serbian ones. The figure of Milosevic
 was very important, but they didn't manage to find
 any evidence.

His brother Borislav Milosevic says they secretly
 took some samples of food and water Slobodan
 had been given and tested it in Moscow. And it
 turned out that poison had been added. And it
was difficult to breathe for him, which means
that something was infiltrated into the air.

Then he stopped eating, but the process had been
 launched. His death is mysterious but the Tribunal
admitted that he was not responsible for crimes
in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Colonel Jacques Ogar, who was Commander of
a foreign legion in the territory of Yugoslavia in
 the UN group admits that they were ordered to
stand for the Kosovars against the Serbians...
Western troops openly supported separatists
 and participated in punitive actions against
the Serbians. Do you have such data?

Surely. I'm a Head of the Centre for the Study of the
 Contemporary Balkan Crisis at the Russian Academy
of Sciences. Our main task is to collect documents
 and publish them. There occur more and more
 documents on the events since 1990, which
confirm it.

It's absolutely clear that international organizations
 were biased. The Albanians approach their dream -
to create a big country with an Albanian population
 only. The US has worked a lot to support this
 movement, as Kosovo is a project of the US.

And they would have got independence long ago,
 unless it was for Russia. Russia said No to their
 plans in 2007. it disturbed them, and now they
 do not influence Russia, but try to govern the
Serbian authorities. But I think the process
hasn't been completed, & there's a chance
 to return Kosovo to Serbia.

As they say, there are 8 ISIS training camps in
 the territory of Kosovo. It is reported that they
 train suicide bombers to carry out acts in the
 Western Europe and create a whole army to
 conquer it. How can you comment on this?

When huge flows of refugees were going across
 the Balkans in Europe, there were mainly young
men and almost no couples. They were well-
dressed, were going by three, and had enough
means to live in decent hotels. It is clear that
 there are those among them who should stay
 in the Balkans & orchestrate implementation
 of their leaders' aims.

As the Serbian officials struggle to join the EU,
they implemented all the terms. And they were
 told, to not only to let in these refugees, but
also to build camps for them. Many stayed
 in the South, where the population is
majority Muslim . A great quantity
went to Kosovo and Metohija.

And there's an uncontrolled NATO base Bondsteel
 there, where enormous resources are deployed.
This territory is not controlled by anyone. And
when questions of the US military camps in
 Europe occur, no one speaks of Kosovo.

In Kosovo's camps, where terrorists are trained,
they are set absolutely free. It's very dangerous
for the whole of Europe, and the Balkans first of
all. The US, though, wants to whip Serbia into
 submission and recognize the independence
 of Kosovo and Metohija.

 In Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika
 Srpska, and Serbians who reside there, are
 hampering these plans.

There is evidence that, as early as in the mid-
1990s the US aimed to go down to the Balkans
when the agreement with Germany terminated
 if they had to leave. They need a territory in
Bosnia & Herzegovina, in Kosovo, Metohija,
Montenegro, Serbia & Macedonia. Republika
Srpska hampers implementation of this plan
 today.

They need to annihilate the Republic and make
the whole of Bosnia and Herzegovina a unitary
 state. They didn't manage to conduct a colour
revolution in the Republika Srpska, while the
 terror acts, which may be backed by Muslims
in other territories, may be fruitful.

These plans may come forward in the nearest
future, and it's a threat for the whole of Serbia.
As there is a plan to separate the Southern
regions of Serbia, where a lot of Albanians
and Muslims reside. Today Serbian officials
 regard these refugees calmly, as well as
capable of possible terrorist acts. But it
should be paid 'special attention'.

Interview by Alexandre Artamonov

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US/UK elite
bankrolled A. Hitler


Germans were paid in company shares for loans
 that managed Germany's war reparations -- thus
 US capital began to actively integrate into the
 German economy.

The total amount of foreign investment in German
 industry during 1924-1929 amounted to almost 63
 billion gold Marks (30 billion was accounted for by
 loans), and the payment of reparations — 10 billion
 Marks. 70% of revenues were provided by bankers
 from the US, and most banks were from JP Morgan.

As a result, in 1929, German industry was in second
 place in the world, but it was largely in the hands of
 the USA's leading financial-industrial groups.

"Interessen-Gemeinschaft Farbenindustrie", main
 supplier of the German war machine, financed 45%
 of the election campaign of Hitler in 1930, and was
 under the control of Rockefeller's "Standard oil".

 Morgan, through "General Electric", controlled the
 German radio and electrical industry, via AEG and
 Siemens (up to 1933, 30% of the shares of AEG
were owned by "General Electric") and through
 the Telecom company ITT — 40% of the 'phone
 network in Germany.

In addition, they owned a 30% stake in the air-
craft manufacturing company "Focke-Wulf".

"General Motors", belonging to the DuPont
 family, established control over "Opel".

Henry Ford controlled 100% of the shares of
  Volkswagen. In 1926, with the participation
 of the Rockefeller Bank, Dillon, Reed & Co,
 the second largest  industrial monopoly in
 Germany, after I.G Farben, merged with
 metals group, "Vereinigte Stahlwerke"
 (Steel trust) plus Thyssen, Flick,
 Wolff, Feglera etc.

US co-operation with Germany's military-
industrial complex, was so intense and
 pervasive, that by 1933, the key sectors
 of German industry, & large banks such
 as the Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Bank,
Donat Bank, etc, were all under the
control of US financial capital.

The political force that was intended to
 play a crucial role in the Anglo-American
 plans was being simultaneously prepared.

We are talking about the funding of
 the Nazi party and A. Hitler personally.

As former German Chancellor Brüning wrote in
 his memoirs, from 1923, Hitler received large
 sums from abroad. Where they went, is not
known, but they were received through
 Swiss and Swedish banks.

 It is also known that, in 1922 in Munich, a
meeting took place between A. Hitler and
the military attache of the US to Germany
 -- Captain Truman Smith -- who compiled
 a detailed report for his Washington
superiors (in the office of military
intelligence), in which he spoke
 highly of Hitler.

Through Smith's circle of acquaintances, A.
Hitler was introduced to Ernst Franz Sedgwick
 Hanfstaengl, (Putzie), --- a graduate of Harvard
 University who played an important role in the
 formation of A. Hitler as a politician, rendered
 him significant financial support, and secured
 for him, acquaintance & communication with,
 senior British figures.

Hitler was prepared politically, but, as Germany
reigned in prosperity, his party remained on the
 periphery of public life... The situation changed
 dramatically with the beginning of 'the crisis'.

In the autumn of 1929, the collapse of the US
 stock exchange was triggered by the Federal
 Reserve, and the next stage of the Anglo-US
financial circles' strategy, had started.

The Federal Reserve and JP Morgan, decided to
 stop lending to Germany --- inspired by the bank
 crisis & economic depression in Central Europe.

 In September 1931, England abandoned the gold
 standard, deliberately destroying international
 payments systems and completely cutting off
 "financial oxygen" to the Weimar Republic.

But a financial miracle occurred for the Nazi
party: in September 1930 as a result of large
 donations by Thyssen and I.G. Farben --- the
 party got 6.4 million votes & took 2nd place
 in the Reichstag;- after this, more generous
 investments from abroad were activated.

The main link between the major German
 industrialists and foreign financiers,
 became H. Schacht.

On January 4th, 1932, a meeting was held
 with the largest English financier, a Mr M.
Norman, A. Hitler, and von Papen, which
concluded a secret agreement on the
financing of the NSDAP.

 This meeting was also attended by US
 policy-makers, the Dulles brothers ---
 something their biographers do not
 like to mention.

On January 14th, 1933, a meeting between
 Hitler, Schroder, Papen & Kepler took place,
 where Hitler's program was fully approved. It
 was here that they finally resolved the issue
 of the transfer of power to the Nazis, and on
 30th January, A. Hitler became Chancellor.

The implementation of the next
 stage of the strategy thus began.

The attitude of Anglo-American ruling circles
 to the new government was very sympathetic.
 When Hitler refused to pay reparations, which
 naturally called into question the payment of
war debts, neither the UK or France pressed
 their payment claims.

Moreover, after a visit to the US in May 1933,
 H. Schacht was placed, again, at the head of
the Reichsbank, and, after his meeting with
the President and the biggest bankers on
Wall Street, the US allocated Germany
new loans --- totalling $1 billion.

In June, during a trip to London & a meeting
with M. Norman, Schacht sought an English
 loan of $2 billion and a reduction and then
the cessation of payments, on old loans.

Thus, the Nazis got what they could not
 achieve with the previous government.

In the summer of 1934, Britain signed the Anglo-
German transfer agreement, which became one
 of the foundations of British policy towards the
Third Reich, &, at the end of the 30's, Germany
 became the main trading partner of England.

Schroeder Bank became Germany's main agent
in the UK & in 1936 his New York office teamed
 up with the Rockefellers, to create Schroeder,
 Rockefeller & Co. investment Bank, which the
Times magazine called the Berlin-Rome
"economic propagandist axis".

As Hitler himself admitted, he conceived his 4-
year plan on the basis of foreign financial loans,
so it never inspired him with the slightest alarm.

In August 1934, US Standard oil acquired
 730,000 acres of land in Germany... then
 built large oil refineries which supplied
 the Nazis with oil.

At the same time, Germany secretly took
delivery of the most modern equipment
 for aircraft factories, from the US, which
would begin producing German planes.

Germany gained large numbers of military
patents from US firms Pratt and Whitney,
Douglas, and Curtis Wright --- and it was
US technology, building the Junkers-87.

In 1941 --- as world war ll was raging ---
 US investments in Germany's economy 
amounted to $475 million. Standard oil
 invested - 120 million, General motors -
$35 million, ITT - $30 million, and Ford
 - $17.5 million.

The close financial & economic co-operation
 of Anglo-American and Nazi business circles,
was the backdrop against which, in the 30's,
 a policy of appeasement led to world war II.

Today, as the world's financial elite begins
 to implement the 'Great depression 2' plan
with its subsequent transition to the "new
world order", identifying its key role in the
 organization of crimes against humanity,
becomes a priority.

Yuri Rubtsov is a doctor of historical
 sciences, academician of the Academy
 of military sciences, & a member of the
 International Association of historians
 of world war II.

Image: Results of UN vote condemning glorification of fascism

Image: Leonard Peltier



FREE POLITICAL PRISONER LEONARD PELTIER NOW!!!



Indigenous rights activist Leonard Peltier, 

  in prison in the US for 38 years, received
the first international human rights prize
of Uruguay's Mario Benedetti Foundation.



At a ceremony in Montevideo, where the
winner was announced, the human rights
group calls Peltier the longest-serving
political prisoner in the Americas, AFP
reports.



Peltier, a Native American activist who
was a member of the American Indian
Movement (AIM), was convicted in 1977
for the alleged murder of  two US FBI
agents during a 1975 shootout on the

Pine Ridge Reservation in S. Dakota.


He was sentenced to 2 consecutive
terms of life imprisonment.

"Leonard Peltier, who on September 12th, 2014,
turned 70, has spent over half his life in prison.
He's a symbol of resistance to repressive state
policies by the US, where there are people in
jail for ethnic, racial,
religious & ideological 
reasons," the foundation's statement says.

Ricardo Elena, a member of the foundation's
honorary board, says Peltier's case "is one
that is repeated over and over: violation (of
rights), persecution, eviction, invasion and
expropriation of indigenous people, from
the time it was 'discovered', until now.

"It doesn't just happen in the United States;
it is happening in southern South America,
with the (indigenous) Mapuche people, and
with indigenous people in North America,"
he states.

Elena says the United States "likes to think
it's the seat of democracy, but it has political
prisoners just like a dictatorship might have."

The Mario Benedetti Foundation was founded
to support human rights and cultural causes
in line with the work of the Uruguayan writer
after whom it was named, who died in 2009.

Peltier is incarcerated at the United States
Penitentiary, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

James Swan, the head of the Black Hills chapter
of the United Urban Warrior Society - a nonprofit
group that helps Native Americans fight racial
discrimination and injustice - describes Peltier
as a political prisoner whose case needs to be
reviewed by an independent body.

"What we want people to realize is that this
is an injustice," AP quotes Swan as saying.

Peltier, 66, was given two life sentences in
'77, on false charges of killing 2 FBI agents.

Peltier asserts that he is innocent and
the FBI framed him for political reasons,
especially for his activities as a member
of the Native American Movement. He
has lodged numerous appeals against
the conviction - but all unsuccessfully.

He's been denied parole again and
again, and will not be eligible for it
again until 2024, when he turns 79.

Peltier's relatives say he suffers a
number of health problems such as
diabetes, arthritis, and the loss of
vision in an eye after a minor stroke.

Many activists say Leonard Peltier is
the most important political prisoner
in the US.

In a review of the US' human rights record,
at a United Nations Human Rights Council
UPR conference in Geneva, a group called
for a new trial for him.

The US Human Rights Network filed a 423-page
submission to the Geneva meeting about him.

One item, entitled “Political Repression -
Political Prisoners,” about 19
70's cases,
indicts the FBI: accusing COINTELPRO of
“maiming, murdering, false prosecutions
and frame-ups, destruction and mayhem
throughout the country.”

It cites the FBI for targeting the Puerto Rican
Independence Front, the Black Panther Party,
the Weather Underground, the American Indian
Movement, the Black Liberation Army, as well
as “peace activists and everyone in between,”
  and says “many of today's political prisoners”
in the US were jailed indefinitely as a result.

Repression has grown since 9/11, it says.


The political repression paper demands an
“immediate criminal investigation into the
conspiracy,”
and also new trials for two
aged activists jailed on
murder charges,
Mumia Abu Jamal and Leonard Peltier.








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