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All-Russia is moving to liberation

 (only on youtube)
'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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THE LATEST NEWS


 
US Ambassador to Moscow
 ignores Victory Day parade
May 9th, 12:11pm
(RT.ru)
 
US Ambassador to Moscow Lynn Tracy 
ignored the Victory Day parade on 
Red Square.
 
"The head of the American diplomatic mission
 was not in the stands," the source told TASS.
 
Earlier, the parade in honour of the 80th anniversary 
of victory in the Great Patriotic War - ended with 
an air flight over Red Square in Moscow.
 
 
 
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Polish Foreign Ministry ----- Turkey and China 
can replace the US as mediators in Ukraine
May 9th, 12:41pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
Turkey and China may become mediators in peace talks 
between Russia and Ukraine - if the US refuses to 
participate in the peace process.

This was stated by Polish Foreign Minister 
Radoslaw Sikorski, after a meeting of
EU 
foreign ministers in Warsaw.
 
At a press conference -- with the head of EU Diplomacy,
Kaja Kallas -- Sikorski noted that Ankara already has 
well-established communication channels on this 
issue ---- and Beijing also has the potential to
play
 a significant role in the settlement.
 
"If this track involving the US fails, there are other candidates. 
There is Turkey, which supports communication channels, 
and, above all, there is China," TASS quoted the Polish 
foreign Minister as saying.
 
Earlier, the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet, wrote that US 
President, Donald Trump.. asked his Turkish counter-
part, Tayyip Erdogan, to mediate in the settlement 
of the conflict in Ukraine.
 
Trump also allowed the possibility.. of asking 
for help from China to resolve differences 
between Moscow and Kiev.


The march of troops in Kamchatka 
opened the celebration of 
Victory Day on May 9
by Danila Titorenko
May 9th, 12:08am
(Gazeta.ru)
 
The march of troops in Kamchatka opened the solemn 
celebration of Victory Day on May 9 in Russia. This 
isreported by TASS - with reference to the press 
service.. of the Joint Command of Troops and
 Forces in the North-East of Russia (OKVS).
 
"A column of drummers - from Kamchatka State Technical 
University cadets - opened the festive event for the first 
time, followed by a company of honour guards. In total, 
about 1,100 servicemen of the OKVS units, as well as 
employees of the Border Department of the FSB of 
Russia for the Eastern Arctic region, Rosgvardiya, 
the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the 
Ministry of Internal Affairs...  female 
servicemen, and others, passed 
in the parade formation"
- the
 press service of
the 
command said.
 
Residents of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky will also 
enjoy a concert of the OKVS orchestra, and an 
exhibition of modern military equipment.
 
Before that, a dinner with foreign guests invited to the 
80th anniversary of the Victory, ended in the Kremlin.
 
In 2025, the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great 
Patriotic War -- is celebrated. Celebrations will be held
all 
over Russia. In total, more than 170 events were 
included in the plan of events dedicated to the 
memorable date. Among the key events are 
the actions "Candle of Memory", "Garden 
of Memory", "St. George's Ribbon" and 
"Immortal Regiment".
 
Earlier, in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, a record was 
set by raising a giant St. George ribbon into the sky.


 
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Kallas: EU opposes demilitarization
 and neutral status of Ukraine
May 8th, 9:41pm
(RT.ru)
 
The head of EU Diplomacy, Cadger Callous,
 said that the EU rejects ''the idea'' of a
demilitarization of Ukraine.
 
This is reported by TASS.
 
"The ministers...... discussed the principles of 
a possible peaceful settlement," Kallas said.
 
According to her, the EU, does not allow the idea of 
demilitarization of Ukraine, and also opposes the 
rejection of Ukraine's membership in NATO and 
continues to support its path to the EU.
 
Earlier, Kaja Kallas said that the EU Commission 
intends to adopt a 17th package of anti-Russian 
sanctions ...by May 20.
 
 
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Reshetnikov said that Russia is far from 
the structure of a military economy
May 8th, 8:17pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
The Russian economy -- is very far from the structure 
inherent in a military economy. This was stated on 
the air of the TV channel "Russia 24", by the 
Minister of Economic Development of the 
Russian Federation Maxim Reshetnikov.
 
Thus, the minister commented on the opinion of a 
number of experts that the Russian economy 
has now been transferred to"military rails".
 
"If we look at the structure of our economy, it is extremely 
far from the structure of a military economy in terms of 
using resources and involving production capacities 
and the financing system," Reshetnikov said.
 
He stressed that the Russian economy remains civilian 
and finds resources both for conducting a special 
military operation and increasing security 
spending, as well as for infrastructure, 
development of social sectors, and
 technological development.
 
 
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Near Kharkiv, the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit 
a square with a monument to soldiers who 
died in the Second World War
May 8th, 5:51pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
In the Kharkiv region, militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
(AFU) several times hit with FPV drones on the central square 
.....near the monument to soldiers who died during the Great 
Patriotic War (WWII), and on the building where portraits of 
heroes were placed. This was announced by the head of 
the Military-Civil Administration of the region, 
Vitaly Ganchev.
 
He noted, that none of the civilians were injured.
 
''Armed formations of Ukraine are trying to destroy places of 
remembrance ----- and intimidate the population living in the 
liberated territory of the Kharkiv region, so that on Victory 
Day people will not be able to lay flowers at the memorial 
and honour the memory of our heroes," Ganchev wrote,
 in his Telegram channel.
 
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary 
truce dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory and
 which is valid from 00.00 on May 8 to 23.59 on May 11. 
 
However, despite this - the enemy continues to attack the 
territory of Russia. In some regions --- there are dead and
injured from the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
 
 
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Russia and China demanded: that Japan 
--speed up the destruction of chemical 
weapons on the territory of the PRC
by Pavel Khrushchev
May 8th, 2:42pm
(Gazeta.ru)
 
Russia and China have appealed to Japan to fulfill its 
obligations to destroy chemical weapons remaining
 on the territory of the PRC since World War Two. 
 
A joint statement was published on the 
Kremlin's website, after the talks
between the two leaders.
 
"The parties call on Japan to complete the elimination 
of chemical weapons on Chinese soil in good faith
 and as soon as possible," the document says.
 
In a joint statement, Russia and China also said that 
not all the countries of the nuclear "five" (Russia, 
the United States, China, Great Britain, France) 
follow the principles of the rejection of 
Cold War thinking.
 
In addition, Russia and China -- expressed concern, about 
the military-biological programs of the US and its allies 
--- calling for an immediate end to these activities.
 
Chinese President Xi Jinping is on an official visit to Russia 
on May 7-10. On May 8th, the Chinese president arrived in 
the Kremlin.. for talks with Russian President Vladimir 
Putin. The main topics -- were the situation in the 
world, as well as the development of Russian
-Chinese relations.
 
During the meeting, which lasted 3.5 hours, the Russian 
President agreed with Xi Jinping -- to mark the 80th 
anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing 
and to honour the memory of those who fell 
in the fight against Japanese militarism.
 
Earlier, Putin's aide..  named the main area 
of cooperation between Russia and China.
 
"The flagship sector - is energy. The Russian Federation
 is one of the leaders in energy supplies to China, and
 in oil and pipeline gas --- it takes the first place," 
Ushakov stressed.
 
According to him, the Russian and Chinese authorities 
continue to develop cooperation in all possible areas.


 
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"I speak Russian": A resident of Pokrovsk 
explained to the APU the reason for
her refusal 
to evacuate
by Alexey Komolov
May 8th, 1:19pm
(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 
 
A resident of the frontline city of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk)
 in the DPR --- refused to evacuate to Western Ukraine 
because of the ban on speaking Russian there. 
 
A video of it was published by "Country.na".
 
The footage shows people in military gear and weapons
 talking to two women -- who are sitting on a bench
 near the entrance of an apartment building.
 
"I speak Russian and I won't go to Western Ukraine,"
 one of them reportedly tells the volunteers, when 
asked to evacuate.
 
"So... they don't allow it there. They banned 
speaking Russian, altogether," she 
explained her position.
 
Earlier it was reported that Ukrainian troops in 
Krasnoarmeysk and Dimitrov (Mirnograd), in 
the Donetsk People's Republic are actually 
in a fire bag. 
 
At the same time, the command of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine continues to transfer 
reserves to this area.
 
Through Krasnoarmeysk ---- pass all the routes that supply the 
nearby sections of the front in this direction. The liberation of 
the city will open the way to the DPR border. Krasnoarmeysk
is located 66 kilometres northwest of Donetsk.


 
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In the border town of Glushkovo, a 
woman was killed and the Interior 
Ministry building was damaged... 
due to a strike by the Ukrainian
 Armed Forces
May 8th, 12:22pm
(RT.ru)
 
The Ukrainian army launched "vile strikes" on the village
 of Glushkovo in the Kursk region, where a local 61-year-
old resident was killed, acting Governor, Alexander 
Khinshtein, said.
 
"I express my most sincere condolences to her family 
and friends, this is an irreparable loss," Khinshtein 
said in Telegram.
 
As a result of falling downed air targets, the second floor 
of the police station building was destroyed. Now.... the 
information about the consequences is being clarified.
 
The day before, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked 
two districts of the Kursk region, a sugar factory's 
motor transport shop and a broiler shop at a 
poultry farm... were damaged.
 
 
 
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Zakharova: the guests of the parade 
have no doubts about Zelensky's 
terrorist nature
May 8th, 12:06pm
(RT.ru)
 
Guests of the Victory Day Parade in Moscow 
have no doubts about the terrorist nature of
Vladimir Zelensky, Russian Foreign Ministry 
spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
 
"Everything that was said by the Kiev regime,
such as threats to the parade and ....to all 
the guests of these events has only one 
qualification, namely, terrorism and 
terrorist threats. I think no one 
doubts this anymore," 
she told TASS.
 
 
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India and Pakistan ------- fought one of the 
biggest battles in the history of aviation. 
100 fighters fought for over an hour
by Alina Goncharova (editor of  
Operational Information Dept)
May 8th, 12 midday
(Lenta.ru)
 
India and Pakistan fought one of the biggest battles in
modern aviation history.  More than a hundred fighter
jets exchanged blows for about an hour, CNN writes,
citing a source in the security service of Pakistan.
 
The air battle between Pakistani and Indian fighters was one of 
the "largest and longest-running in recent aviation history."
 
According to Pakistani officials, 5 Indian planes were shot down. 
According to the source of the TV channel, 125 fighters fought 
for more than an hour, while neither side left its airspace. 
The exchange of missile strikes took place... at a 
distance exceeding 160 kilometres.
 
As explained, neither of the conflicting parties was ready to send 
their pilots across the border, remembering the consequences of 
the air battle in 2019. Then, the pilot of the Indian Air Force was 
shot down on the territory of Pakistan, it was broadcast on TV. 
 
This time, neither side "wanted such humiliation."
 
On May 6th, India launched Operation Sindoor, hitting 
Pakistan. According to the Indian side, the attacks 
were aimed exclusively at terrorist camps. The 
country's Defense Ministry said that "terrorist 
attacks on India, were planned and directed 
from Pakistan." In total, the missile strikes 
were carried out on 9 sites in Pakistan.
 
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif called India's attack 
an act of war that needs to be responded to. Khawaja Asif,
 the country's Defense Minister..... did not rule out new 
responses to India's actions. He called the attack 
from India a "cowardly act", and allowed the 
cessation of hostilities only after the 
complete curtailment of 
Operation Sindoor.
 
Indian Foreign Minister Subramaniam Jaishankar, 
meanwhile, said he did not want an escalation, 
but warned of the consequences.
 
''We do not intend to escalate the situation.  However, 
if there is a military attack on us, there should be no 
doubt that there will be a very, very tough response.''
 
Trump called what is happening a disgrace
 
President of the United States, Donald Trump..... said that he 
considers the strikes between India and Pakistan shameful. 
He added.... that he hopes that the conflict between the 
parties will end, very soon.
 
Russian presidential spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, also said 
that the situation between India and Pakistan is a cause
for concern, and Moscow calls on the parties to the 
conflict, to negotiate.


 
__________________________________________



Miroshnik: Ukraine - has turned into 
a concentration camp from which 
...you can't escape
May 7th, 5:05pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
The violent Ukrainian mobilization, has turned the 
country into a concentration camp from which it 
is impossible to escape. This was stated by the 
Russian Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-
Large, Rodion Miroshnik, in an interview 
with Rossiya 24 TV channel.
 
This situation has developed... among other things, 
because of the actions of employees of territorial 
recruitment centres (TCCs ----- an analog of the
military enlistment office), Miroshnik notes.
 
"Ukraine --- has turned into a kind of concentration camp, 
from which it is impossible to leave in one direction or 
the other. That is, someone is drowning in the Tisa 
River, trying to escape from forced mobilization, 
someone is trying to escape simply from war, 
from death, to cross the front line, to be 
where the Russian troops are, where 
Russia is. And ---- they are being 
hindered - in every possible 
way," he said.
 
Earlier, political commentator Roman Golovanov 
said that the residents of Ukraine are in shock 
from the madness that the employees of the 
territorial recruitment centres arranged.
 
 
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In Kharkiv - the chief engineer 
of the company that supplied 
drones to the Armed Forces
of Ukraine was eliminated
May 7th, 4:29pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
Chief engineer of the KNK Scientific and Technical 
Society Andrey Gumennoy, who was engaged in 
the development of drones for Ukrainian 
militants, was liquidated in Kharkiv, 
Ukrainian media reported.
 
Journalists also said that the death of Gumenny 
was confirmed by the Minister of Defense of 
Ukraine, Rustem Umerov.
 
"In Kharkiv, the car of a well-known UAV designer 
Andrey Gumenny was blown up - he was killed. 
Gumenny was the chief designer of the KNK 
Aviation Scientific and technical Society," 
Ukrainian publications write.
 
Earlier, Russian presidential spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, 
said that Kiev - continues to demonstrate a propensity
for terrorism, and stressed that the Russian security 
forces are doing everything to ensure a peaceful 
celebration of the 80th anniversary of the 
Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
 
 
 
___________________________________
 
 
Defense Ministry: Russian air defense 
forces shot down 524 Ukrainian 
drones in 24 hours
May 7th, 12:52pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
Russian air defense systems shot down 524 Ukrainian drones, 
as well as 5 Neptune missiles, 6 JDAM bombs and 2 HIMARS 
MLRS shells over the past day, the Defense Ministry said.
 
Operational-tactical aircraft, attack drones, rocket troops and 
artillery hit the launch sites of drones, military airfields, 
storage depots for unmanned boats and ammunition, 
and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian 
militants and foreign mercenaries....
 in 149 districts.
 
The Ministry of Defense informed that since the beginning of the 
special military operation, 662 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 56,178 
drones, 605 anti-aircraft missile systems, 23,205 tanks and 
other armoured combat vehicles, 1,559 multiple launch 
rocket systems, 24,529 field artillery and mortar guns, 
35,127 units of special military vehicles, have 
been destroyed.
 
Earlier, commenting on the massive use of drones by Ukrainian 
militants, Russian presidential press Secretary Dmitry Peskov 
said that the Kiev regime continues to demonstrate its 
essence, its propensity for terrorist actions.
 
 
 
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MOD: Russian troops liberated 
Lipovoe village ---- in the DPR
May 7th, 12:47pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
The Russian Armed Forces have liberated the town of Lipovoye 
in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Defense Ministry said.
 
The ministry stressed that the settlement was liberated as a 
result of active and decisive actions of the group of Russian 
troops "West".
 
The day before, on May 6, the Russian Defense Ministry
 announced the release of the settlement of Lysovka
 in the DPR.
 


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The fighter who defected to the Russian side
is engaged in the evacuation of old people
May 7th, 7:17am
(Vesti.ru)

The fighter of the volunteer battalion named after him, Maksim 
Kryvonos, formed from former fighters of the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine (AFU), with the call sign Archi, is engaged in rescuing 
elderly citizens from front-line areas.
 
At one time, the fighter was forcibly mobilized into the 
Ukrainian army, and went over to the Russian side 
in early 2025.
 
"We were engaged in the evacuation of civilians, 
from the line of contact," he said, in a 
conversation with RIA Novosti.
 
According to him, mostly ex-fighters of the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine work with the elderly, as the latter do not want to 
leave their homes, explaining this by the fact that they 
spent their whole life in these homes. 
 
Many fighters of the Krivonos detachment in the Kursk 
region, have relatives – for example, grandparents.
 

 
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A soldier of the Russian Armed Forces 
who returned from captivity could not 
hold back tears when talking to
 his mother
May 7th, 6am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Stormtrooper Alexander with the call sign Black returned from 
Ukrainian captivity the day before. TV channel "Russia 24" 
showed the first call of a military man to his mother after 
returning home.
 
The fighter admitted that he could barely hold back tears.
 
"Honestly, Mom, I am so happy for our Russia that... 
indescribable feelings. I love you very much. 
I can't hold back my tears, Mom," said 
the stormtrooper who returned 
from captivity.
 
Alexander served in the Donetsk sector. He was captured in 
Ukraine near the village of New York, when his unit was left 
without communication.
 
On May 6, as a result of the negotiation process, Ukraine and 
Russia exchanged prisoners of war.. under the 205 - for - 205 
formula. The Russian Defense Ministry noted that mediation 
efforts in the return of Russian fighters..... were provided by 
the United Arab Emirates.
 
 
 
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Kartapolov announced
turning point in the SVO
May 7th, 5:55am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense, Andrey 
Kartapolov, said in the program "Evening with Vladimir 
Solovyov" --- about the turning point at the front. 
 
He also called for making every effort to help 
the units that are on the line of contact.
 
According to him, it is important to do this right now, when it 
is "difficult". It is at a critical moment --- that we must finish 
off Ukrainian Nazism, Kartapolov pointed out.
 
"Now, more than ever, we need to exert all our strength here 
in the rear, to help the guys at the front. Now it is, because 
it is difficult now, now, is the turning point when we need
to go ahead and finish off this abomination in its lair, 
as our ancestors did," Kartapolov said.
 
He stressed - that Russia is ready for this.
 
"We are ready for this. You just need to know
it --- and do it --- for everyone," the MP said.
 
Kartapolov also said that the pace of the offensive 
has increased, and the depth of the advance of 
Russian forces in the defense of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine, has increased.
 
 

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Fighter of the Russian Armed Forces: 
APU hiding behind civilians
in Bogatyr
May 7th, 5:40am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The operator of the UAV of the Far Eastern Winds detachment 
spoke on the air of Russia 1 about the nuances of working in 
the vicinity of the village of Bogatyr in the south of the DPR.
 
According to him, the tactics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
make it necessary to exercise special caution. Neo-Nazis 
seek to equip their positions in the residential sector, 
hiding behind civilians.
 
"They, as they like to do, disappeared into the houses. We work 
carefully, as on jewelry, because.... there are also civilians. We 
worked on the enemy's manpower, worked on the equipment;
lightly armoured, transported ammunition," the UAV 
operator said.
 
Judging by the power of the explosion, the truck was carrying 
a significant amount of ammunition, explained his colleague.
 
"The explosion was such a detonation that at first, they thought 
that the FAB (high – explosive aerial bomb-Ed.) had arrived. But 
then we were informed that the blast wave was caused by the 
fact that the Ural detonated. Because... it contained a large 
amount of ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine," 
the serviceman said.
 
 
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Fighters of the Russian Armed Forces 
reinforced the "Lightning" mines --- 
to oust the APU from Bogatyr
May 7th, 5:33am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Soldiers of the Far Eastern Winds detachment of the 29th 
Guards Army equip Molniya attack drones with anti-tank 
mines. This is done in order to push the enemy more 
effectively in the vicinity of the village of Bogatyr
 in the DPR. 
 
This was told on the air of "Russia 1" by 
one of the fighters of the detachment.
 
The drone is brought to the positions in disassembled form. 
Operators carefully assemble the mechanism themselves. 
This takes about half an hour.
 
"There was not enough strong charge to carry everything. 
So we decided to try a mine. It took off, it flew. Well,
that's 
all, so they began to work,"
the serviceman said.
 
The charge of the reinforced structure is 7 kilograms. 
This is enough to demolish a house, said the fighter.
 
Earlier, the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin said that 
in Bogatyr there are hot clashes between Russian
servicemen - and militants of the Armed Forces 
of Ukraine.
 


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A soldier of the Russian Armed Forces 
who returned from captivity: I still.... 
can't believe it
May 7th, 4:40am
(Vesti.ru)
 
205 Russian soldiers returned to their homeland from 
Ukrainian captivity. The IL-76 plane with fighters on 
board..... landed on the evening of May 6 in the 
Moscow region. On the air of the Rossiya 1
 TV channel, the servicemen shared
 their emotions.
 
Some of them were held captive by neo-Nazis for 
several months, others ----- for more than a year.
 
"I still can't believe it – I spent 8 months 
in captivity," said one of the fighters.
 
According to his colleague, the most 
important thing, is to return home...
 healthy.
 
"The most important thing ----- was to return 
home safe and sound and see my family," 
the soldier said.
 
Two hundred fighters are united by one thing --- all 
were lucky enough to return to Russia on the eve 
of the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the 
Victory. The servicemen voiced their wishes: 
patience .....and a new, great victory.
 
A convoy of buses.... with servicemen who have returned to
their homeland has been sent to hospitals of the Ministry 
of Defense, where the soldiers will be diagnosed. 
 
If necessary, they will receive medical assistance, and 
then they will be sent home to relatives - to celebrate 
the anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
 
 
 
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The Zapad group -- has destroyed 33 
UAV control points of the Ukrainian 
Armed Forces in the past 24 hours.
May 7th, 3:05am
(Vesti.ru)


The Russian group of troops "West" over the past day 
destroyed 33 control points of unmanned aerial 
vehicles (UAVs) Armed Forces of Ukraine, 
said the head of the press centre of the 
group, Ivan Bigma, to representatives 
of the media.
 
Zapad tankers destroyed the crew of the AGS-17 
installation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,
which was located 10 km from the 
Russian position.
 
"Six field artillery pieces were also destroyed, including 
five Western-made ones, 12 mortar crews, three 
Starlink satellite communication stations and
three field ammunition depots," Bigma said.
 
Units of the Zapad group have taken up new positions 
in the area of four settlements in the Kharkiv region.
 
Meanwhile, communications specialists of Zapad 
restored memorials in honour of the heroes of 
the Great Patriotic War ----- in the Luhansk 
People's Republic (LPR).
 
 
 
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Pakistan reveals losses
 --- after India strikes
by Evgeny Silaev 
(Night Line Editor)
May 7th, 12:24am
(Lenta.ru)
 
Eight Pakistanis were killed as a result of strikes by 
the Indian army on the territory of the country. This 
was reported by Reuters ---- with reference to a 
representative of the Pakistani military.
 
"Eight Pakistanis were killed, 25 wounded, 
and two are missing," the source said.
 
The Ministry of Defense of Pakistan - reported a missile
 strike on the territory of the country from India on the 
evening of May 6. Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif 
Chaudhry, Director General of the Interagency 
Public Relations Service (ISPR) -- called the
 Indian attack "despicable and cowardly."
 
 
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Sobyanin: the attack of seven drones
 flying to Moscow ---- was repelled
May 6th, 11:36pm
(RT.ru)
 
The Defense Ministry's air defense forces - repelled an
 attack by seven drones flying at Moscow, the mayor 
of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin, said.
 
According to him, emergency services specialists
 are working at the crash site.
 
Also, an enemy UAV was shot down by electronic
 warfare over the territory of the Roslavl district 
of the Smolensk region.
 
 
_________________________________
 
 
 
The Russian Defense Ministry told about 
the exploits of the Russian military in 
the free defense zone
May 6th, 10pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
The ministry noted the actions of the commander of 
the artillery gun of the Guards, foreman Yevgeny 
Varlamov. During the battle with the Ukrainian 
militants - who attempted to reach the flank 
of the advancing units of the Armed Forces
 of the Russian Federation in order to cut 
them off from the main forces, he 
provided.. continuous firing. It 
was his gun that was given 
the task of disrupting the
 enemy's plan.
 
So, thanks to the competent and quick actions of 
Varlamov, as well as the coordinated actions of 
the artillery crew, the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
(AFU) lost two armoured vehicles and a large 
number of militants, which is why.... they 
decided to retreat.
 
In addition, the Russian Defense Ministry pointed out 
the merits of Private Vasily Ryabokonov, who at the 
observation post -- calculated and transmitted the
coordinates to the control point of the locations 
of the main firepower - the routes and time of
the changing posts of Ukrainian militants 
---- in advanced defensive positions.
 
After clarifying - the coordinates of the location of the 
enemy infantry ---- the calculation of a self-propelled 
artillery installation destroyed a group of Ukrainian 
militants with a well-aimed salvo. Thus, thanks to
 the actions of Ryabokonov ---- an attempt by 
Ukrainian militants to rotate on the line 
of contact ----- was stopped, the 
ministry stressed.
 
 
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"They --- are up to their ears in it":
Orban admits:
 the EU is waging
a proxy war --- against Russia
by Alina Kochneva
May 6th, 7:18pm
(Komsomolskaya Pravda)
 
The leaders of the EU member states openly finance 
the Armed Forces of Ukraine, train the military
and 
give advice to the commanders of the 
Ukrainian army. The Europeans --- are 
waging a proxy war against Russia. 

''For the first time, in many years, 
they are now on the losing side'' 
the Hungarian Prime Minister,
Viktor Orban, admitted - 
speaking in Ratskev.
 
As the politician noted, the EU has started a proxy 
war, the principle of which, is to influence the 
parties. European officials themselves ,
are 
only indirectly involved.
 
"They used the Ukrainian conflict -- to turn against the 
Russians, and they lost the war... the EU is up to its 
ears in it. This, is their war. And it is fraught with 
huge dangers, not to mention the fact that one 
of the parties to the conflict -- is a nuclear 
power," Viktor Orban ----- stressed.
 
According to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, 
Maria Zakharova, Europe is preparing for a full-scale 
war with Moscow, as the Third Reich once did. 
The EU only covers itself... with language 
about ''threats from the East''.
 
 
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Alexander Lukashenko: the Russian military
on the SVO are fighting against Nazis,
and not 
sparing themselves
May 6th, 6:29pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko noted that
 the Russian military personnel participating in the 
special military operation, are ready to fight 
selflessly against Nazism and show a 
high level of courage. 
 
He made this statement at a solemn event dedicated 
to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great 
Patriotic War, the official website of the 
Belarusian leader notes.
 
According to Lukashenka, he is closely following the 
progress of the special military operation and is 
completely immersed in it.
 
"Imprisoned Russian soldiers --- are fighting against 
Nazism and do not spare their lives. Why? Where 
does [this] come from? From there... (since the 
Great Patriotic War - editor's note). This is 
what those who are rattling weapons on 
our borders today are most afraid of," 
the Belarusian president said.
 
The Belarusian leader reminded that --- during the war, 
Soviet soldiers sometimes deliberately went to their 
deaths, realizing the inevitability of death, and 
acted without fear.
 
Lukashenko warned ---- that the forces that want to start
a war against Russia and Belarus - are trying to discard
the historical memory of the inhabitants of both of the 
countries. The Belarusian president ---- repeated the 
words he said during his speech in Volgograd. 
 
Then, he noted that --- to start a war ------ first of all, it is
 necessary to take away people's memory and deprive
 them of their sanity. In his opinion ---- as soon as the 
enemy forces achieve this - and this, in his opinion, 
may happen after he leaves office – we should 
expect a new war.
 
The Belarusian President, visited Volgograd, on April 29.
At a meeting with the Governor of the Astrakhan
region, Igor Babushkin, he said that the
campaign "Belarus Remembers"
....is being held in Belarus. 
 
In shape, it resembles the procession of the "Immortal 
Regiment" in Russia, but instead of the St. George 
ribbon, red and green are used. 
 
Alexander Lukashenko explained --- that participants 
can choose either traditional ribbons or Belarusian 
ones - which is more convenient for them - and 
stressed --- that Belarusians do not wear 
swastikas, as in Ukraine.


 
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 Russian Missiles Will Wipe Kyiv 
Off the Face of the Earth 
--- Should Ukraine Strike 
Moscow on Victory Day
May 6th, 3:20pm
(Pravda Report)
 
If Ukraine attacks Moscow on May 9, Russia will strike 
a devastating counterstrike on Kyiv within minutes, 
military analyst and retired Colonel, Mikhail 
Khodarenok believes.
 
Russia's long-range cruise missiles such as the 
Kh-101 and Kh-555, Kalibr-PL and Kalibr-NK 
naval cruise missiles, drones --- and the
Iskander-M missile systems could be 
used; for a retaliatory strike. The 
analyst also suggested, that the
strategic missile forces, could 
be involved with conventional 
warhead delivery systems.
 
"The retribution strike" could overshadow everything
 that has happened so far in the conflict, Mikhail 
Khodarenok also said.
 
According to him, the centre of the Ukrainian capital 
could be turned into ruins. Additionally, he believes 
that government buildings, including the office of
 the President of Ukraine, may come under fire.
 
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 
that Kyiv could not guarantee the safety of foreign 
leaders ....who would come to Moscow for the
May 
9 celebrations. 
 
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria 
Zakharova called his words --- a classic 
international terrorist threat.
 
According to Yevhen Dykyi, the former commander 
of the Aidar Battalion (recognized - as a terrorist 
organization -- and banned in Russia), said that 
Ukraine would refrain from attacking Moscow 
due to the presence of Chinese President
Xi 
Jinping in the Russian capital.
 
"One elderly Chinese man will do what Russia's air 
defense cannot do. He will make sure we don’t 
strike this parade," he said.
 
Russia Details Security Measures 
in Moscow for May 9
 
The Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Defense 
Committee, Yuri Shvytkin, assured that the 
Russian Armed Forces and the Ministry 
of Defense were taking all necessary 
measures to ensure the complete 
safety of both the Victory Day 
parade participants, and 
Moscow's guests.
 
"Efforts will be made ------- by law enforcement and the 
Ministry of Defense, air defense systems, and other 
various forces and means --- to maintain security. 
Preventive operational activities ------- will be 
conducted ahead of May 9th -- as well as 
direct public order & safety measures, 
with a focus on air defense --- in the
potential directions of an attack 
on our capital," said Shvytkin.
 
 
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Pyatnashki commander Avidzba: 
The Russian Armed Forces will 
crush the APU with resources
May 6th, 11:34am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Russian troops - will eventually "crush" the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine with resources, Ahra Avidzba, 
commander of the Pyatnashka international 
brigade, said in the 60 Minutes program 
on the Rossiya TV channel.
 
The military man noted that in modern conditions, 
in the presence of drones, there is a difficult
 long-range struggle to deplete the 
enemy's resources.
 
"Previously, it was possible to stick EW (electronic 
warfare system. - Editor's note) and try to break 
through some area there, but today, the so-
called -- as we like to say -- "fiber-optic 
trolleybuses", our drones --- they do 
not give such an opportunity. Well, 
that is why.. we are working to 
deplete resources. But --- the 
point is ----- that we will still 
crush them with resources 
& they will not be able to 
do this for a long time," 
Avidzba - expressed
his confidence.
 
Earlier, the commander of the Pyatnashka 
brigade said that the Kiev regime wants 
to "kill all the information" on the 
upcoming Victory Day ------- by
making attempts to transfer 
the fighting to the territory 
of the Kursk region.
 
 
 
________________________________
 
 
 
Moscow will respond - if Kiev continues 
strikes ...during the days of the truce 
on Victory Day
May 6th, 11:29am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Russia will give an adequate response if the Ukrainian 
side continues to attempt strikes on the territory of 
the country on the armistice days during the 
Victory Day celebrations. This was stated 
by the press secretary of the Russian 
President, Dmitry Peskov.

The Kremlin spokesman stressed: that the proposal for a
truce remains in force, but if Kiev tries to continue the
strikes, a response will be given.
 
"The fire will be stopped, but --- if there is no reciprocity 
on the part of the Kiev regime, and attempts to strike 
at our positions and facilities continue, an adequate 
response ---- will be given immediately," 
Peskov stressed.
 
On April 28, it was reported that Russian President 
Vladimir Putin -- declared a truce in the special 
operation zone during the celebration of the 
80th anniversary of Victory in the Great 
Patriotic War. According to the 
Kremlin's press service this 
decision was made --- for 
humanitarian reasons.
 
 
 
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Russian Defense Ministry: daily losses of 
the Armed Forces of Ukraine exceeded 
1.4 thousand militants
May 6th, 11:06am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost about 1,425 soldiers
 in the special operation zone over the past day, the 
Russian Defense Ministry said.
 
Units of the Russian group of forces "North" destroyed
 up to 225 soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 
fighters of the "Western" group of forces – more 
than 250 Ukrainian militants, "Southern" – 
more than 275 militants, "Central" – 
more than 425 enemy soldiers, 
"Eastern" – up to 200 soldiers 
of Ukraine's Armed Forces. 
Units of the Dnipro group 
also eliminated up to 50 
Ukrainian servicemen.
 
The daily losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also 
include a tank, seven ammunition depots, five field 
artillery pieces made in Western countries, a self-
propelled artillery installation Braveheart, made 
in Great Britain and the French Caesar, as well 
as two M198 howitzers made in the US.
 
Earlier, the Defense Ministry announced
 the liberation of Lysovka, in the DPR.
 
 
 
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Tsybulsky: Arkhangelsk region handed 
over 296 vehicles and 3 thousand 
drones to the SVO fighters
May 6th, 9:19am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The Arkhangelsk region handed over 296 vehicles and 
more than 3 thousand quadrocopters to the frontline 
servicemen. This was stated in an interview with 
the TV channel "Russia 24", by the governor of 
the region, Alexander Tsybulsky.
 
According to him, the region provides 
national assistance to participants 
of the special operation.
 
"I know for sure, that we have already sent 296 cars,
more than 3,000 different kinds of quadrocopters 
and, accordingly, drones. We sent hundreds of 
thermal imagers and night vision sights. I'm 
not even talking about the help that our 
people are collecting. I know that now 
they are preparing to send --- in my 
opinion, seven or nine more cars, 
which will also be in the Kursk 
region in the coming days," 
Tsybulsky said.
 
Earlier, the governor of Pomerania said that 4.5 billion 
rubles had been allocated to help the fighters since 
the beginning of the SVO. In total, according to 
him, in the region there are 23 measures of 
social support for the military --- and for
their families.
 
 
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Underground worker --- Lebedev: 
UAV assembly shops have been 
liquidated in the Kharkiv region
May 6th, 8:30am
(Vesti.ru)
 
In the vicinity of Kharkiv ---- a strike was carried out on 
objects related to the production of drones, as well as
 on one of the headquarters of the Ukrainian forces. 
This was reported by the coordinator of the 
Nikolaev underground, Sergey Lebedev.
 
According to the underground coordinator, during the 
attack, a hangar was also hit, in which the APU 
equipment was located.
 
"On the night of May 6….. Two workshops related to 
the production of UAVs were destroyed. One of the 
headquarters and the military personnel present, 
were hit, 11 were seriously wounded, two were 
killed," he said.
 
In addition, a warehouse where mortar shells 
and ammunition were stored was hit in one 
of the suburbs.
 
Earlier, the underground informed about 
...the destruction of about 20 foreign 
mercenaries as a result of a strike 
on the military infrastructure of 
the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
in Kharkiv.
 
 
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Marochko --- The Russian Armed Forces 
knocked out the enemy from positions 
near Makeyevka
May 6th, 6:52am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Russian fighters have driven out the Ukrainian Armed 
Forces (APU) from their positions near the village of 
Makeyevka in the LPR and gained a foothold on 
the western bank of the Tekuch River, the
military expert Andrey Marochko, said.
 
He clarified that the Russian Armed Forces
---- crossed the river in several places.
 
"During active combat operations, our advanced units 
managed to dislodge Ukrainian militants from their 
positions south-west of the village of Makeyevka
 in the LPR," the expert said, in a conversation 
with TASS.
 
As a result, the Russian fighters improved their 
position ......and expanded the control zone.
 
Earlier, expert Marochko reported on the deployment 
of additional Russian forces in the direction of 
Chasova Yar. Thus --- the Russian Armed 
Forces have increased their grouping 
in this area.
 
 
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Russian military Avangard - most of
the 
Ukrainian Baba Yaga drones,
are 
made in the EU
May 6th, 6:40am
(Vesti.ru)
 
A significant part of the heavy UAVs of the Baba 
Yaga type - used by the Ukrainian forces in the 
Kherson area is of European origin. This was 
stated by a Russian serviceman from the 
UAV laboratory of the 18th combined 
Arms army of the Dnepr group of 
troops --- call sign Avangard.
 
According to the operator, during the study
 of captured drones, experts repeatedly 
recorded the presence of markings 
indicating manufacturers from 
Germany and other 
EU countries.
 
"In the Kherson direction there are a lot of UAVs that 
are supplied from abroad. How many of them, we 
had to study. In general --- there are a lot of 
stickers from the German manufacturer, 
on the "hedgehog grandmothers". Yes, 
basically it's all German, European," 
he summed up, in an interview 
with RIA Novosti.
 
Earlier it was reported that the Baba Yaga 
drone obtained on the battlefield.... was 
tested in the special operation zone.
 
 
 
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A fighter with the call sign Firs 
single-handedly took an APU 
support vehicle near the 
village of Bogatyr in 
the DPR
May 6th, 6:35am
(Vesti.ru)
 
58-year-old Russian assault trooper with the call sign 
Firs, single-handedly took an enemy stronghold near 
Bogatyr village, in the DPR. Details of the fighter 
were told in an interview with the TV channel 
"Russia 24".
 
According to the military man - he could not 
retreat back, otherwise he would have died.
 
"I threw a grenade [into an enemy trench]. I covered 
them with an explosion. Well, I jumped into the 
opornik, checked, cleaned up, took up the 
defense," said the fighter with the call 
sign Firs.
 
After a while, the Russian soldier decided to move 
on, and in a nearby enemy trench, he also single-
handedly captured two Ukrainian militants.
 
"There, their position was probably about fifteen 
metres away from me. They didn't expect this. 
They couldn't even raise their weapons," 
said soldier Firs.
 
Caught off guard, the AFU soldiers came out to 
the Russian fighter .....with their hands raised.
 
Last night, the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin,
said ---- on the air of the TV channel "Russia 
24... that ---- ''in Bogatyr village, in the 
Velikonovoselkovsky direction ------
there are now "serious clashes".
 
 
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Senator Nikonorova: the West has no levers
 of pressure on the Russian Federation 
on the issue of Ukraine
May 6th, 5:48am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Russia -- will not give up its demands on the Ukrainian 
issue, the West has no levers of pressure on Moscow, 
said the senator from the DPR, Natalia Nikonorova.
 
According to her, all possible sanctions against 
Russia ....have already been introduced.
 
"It is unlikely that there is anything left in 
the storerooms that will force Moscow 
to abandon its clear position [on the 
Ukrainian issue -Ed. ]," Nikonorova 
told RIA Novosti.
 
The senator believes that talk of new anti-Russian 
restrictions is aimed at a "wide audience", but
 they do not play any real role in resolving
 the Ukrainian conflict.
 
Earlier, US President Donald Trump announced his 
readiness to ''sign a law'' on new restrictions on 
Russia if peace cannot be achieved in Ukraine. 
He proposed to introduce protective duties of 
500% for those countries that continue to 
buy energy resources from Moscow.


 
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Shoigu announced: the launch of a 
NATO program - to prepare for 
conflict with Russia
by Marina Sovina (night editor)
May 5th, 10:51pm
(Lenta.ru)
 
NATO and the EU have launched programs aimed at 
preparing the collective West for a direct military 
conflict with Russia. This is stated in an article
 by Russian Security Council Sergei Shoigu, 
published in Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
 
He noted that this is happening ------- against the 
background of statements by European elites
 about the need to inflict a strategic defeat 
on Russia.
 
 "These aggressive steps, as well as the continued 
advance of NATO to the east, to the borders of 
Russia ---- in the best traditions of Goebbels' 
propaganda, are justified by Russophobic 
fabrications," Shoigu stressed.
 
He added that --- in this regard, the role of the Security 
Council of the Russian Federation in the organization 
of state and military administration, is increasing.
 
Earlier it became known that the UK began
to develop
an updated action plan...
in the case of war with Russia. 
 
According to The Telegraph, the document 
will contain several scenarios of war — 
conventional, nuclear and cyber.
 
 
 
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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian 
Federation reported on the exploits of 
Russian servicemen in the free zone
May 5th, 10pm
 (Izvestia.ru)
 
The Ministry noted the merits of Junior Sergeant 
Sayyn Khomushka, who, acting as part of a 
motorized rifle unit, performed tasks to 
provide medical care to the wounded 
Russian servicemen --- & transport 
them to medical institutions.
 
Militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, seeking to 
occupy Russian positions, attempted an offensive. 
 
During one of the attacks, a junior sergeant risked his 
own life and provided emergency medical care to
 two wounded Russian servicemen ----- under 
artillery fire, after which he carried them 
to safety.
 
After the battle ended, Khomushu loaded the wounded
 into a car and took them to a field medical hospital, 
where they received all the necessary assistance. 
Thanks to the selfless actions of the junior 
sergeant, the lives of the victims 
were saved.
 
In addition, the Russian Defense Ministry ------- drew 
attention to the actions of Junior Sergeant Alexey 
Oleynikov, who, in a special military operation, 
performed tasks - to organize stable and 
uninterrupted communication in the
 interests of a battalion tactical 
group of servicemen of the 
Armed Forces.... of the 
Russian Federation.
 
During combat duty ---- in one of the difficult areas, 
Oleynikov was repairing an antenna device, and a 
repeater damaged by the Ukrainian Armed Forces 
under artillery shelling. Because of this damage, 
part of the main radio network of the Russian 
military personnel - failed.
 
Thanks to the professional actions of the junior 
sergeant, all problems were eliminated, which 
contributed to a successful implementation 
of the unit's tasks.
 
 
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 ''Lithuania'' launches Iron Wolf 2025-I and 
Storm Defender 2025 exercises
May 5th, 5:07pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
The Iron Wolf 2025-I field tactical exercise and 
the Storm Defender 2025 coastal exercise
 have kicked off in Lithuania. 
 
The Lithuanian Armed 
Forces were informed 
about this, on May 5.
 
On the page of the army of the Baltic Republic in 
the social network Facebook (owned by Meta 
Corporation - recognized as extremist and 
banned in the Russian Federation),  it is 
reported that about 3,700 NATO troops 
will take part in Iron Wolf 2025-I. 
 
During the exercise, it is planned to check the level of
 training of the Prince Vaidotas infantry battalion and 
the 17th multinational combat group.
 
As part of Storm Defender 2025, the Port and 
Coastal Defense Service -- will work out 
actions aimed at ensuring the port's
operation ------- in the case of 
crisis situations.
 
On May 2nd, the Etaplius portal reported, that the Griffin 
Lightning 2025 international military exercise will be
held in Lithuania - from May 3rd to May the 23rd. 
 
It is specified, that about 30 German-made military 
helicopters will be deployed during the exercises,
in particular --- TIGER attack helicopters, NH90 
transport helicopters, CH-53 heavy transport 
helicopters - as well as EC135 light multi-
purpose helicopters.
 
 
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Expert Kazanin: The Ukrainian Armed
Forces... 
are trying to prevent the
creation of a buffer
 zone in
the Sumy region
May 5th 3:45pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
Attempts by militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
(AFU) to break into the territory of the Kursk border 
area, are aimed at disrupting plans to create a 
buffer zone.... in the Sumy region. This was 
stated by military expert Maxim Kazanin 
in an interview with the Rossiya 24 
TV channel.
 
Earlier it was reported that Ukrainian militants 
attempted to break through the state border 
near Tetkino village, in the Kursk region.
 
"Here ---- the goal is to prevent the creation of a so-called
buffer zone in the Sumy region, which was repeatedly 
mentioned ---- by the Russian President, Vladimir
Vladimirovich Putin. In other words - we need 
a buffer zone that would allow our citizens 
to live in peace... and stay on the border 
territories --- so as not to be subjected 
to shelling from Ukrainian long-range 
artillery. Naturally -- the Ukrainian 
military will try to thwart these
 plans," Kazanin said.
 
According to the military expert, Ukrainian militants 
will constantly make similar attempts with the 
help of FPV drones, artillery and multiple 
launch rocket systems (MLRS).
 
Earlier, the military correspondent of VGTRK 
Alexander Sladkov reported that in Russia, 
they knew in advance about the attempt 
to break through the APU from Tetkin.
 
 
_______________________________
 
 
 
The commander... of the Armed Forces
of Ukraine 
told how, through a group
in Telegram, 
he agreed to surrender
May 5th, 3:34pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
The commander of a unit of the 21st mechanized 
Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) 
with the call sign Kara, told the Rossiya TV 
channel that, together with 12 colleagues 
he agreed to surrender to Russian troops
via the Telegram group -- to "Save Life".
 
According to the prisoner, he and his unit 
moved to the village of Miropolye in 
the Sumy region.
 
"We decided to turn to the Telegram-public 
"Save your life". And we agreed with the 
Russian military to surrender," he said.
 
Another Ukrainian prisoner of war --- Dmytro
Karanfilov, 
added that, by prior agreement
 the AFU unit....... 
stopped fighting, after
which the militants 
were captured.
 
Earlier it was reported that some prisoners of war of
the Armed Forces of Ukraine --- who surrendered in 
the Sumy direction, declared their desire to stay
 in Russia.
 
 
____________________________
 
 
 
Defense Ministry: Russian Armed Forces 
hit the military airfield of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine -- and several
ammunition depots
May 5th, 11:18am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The Russian military in the special operation zone
 attacked the infrastructure of the Ukrainian 
military airfield, plus ammunition depots, 
militants - and mercenaries - during 
the day, the Russian Defense 
Ministry said.
 
In addition, a repair enterprise of the Ukrainian 
aviation industry was hit, as well as locations 
of Ukrainian militants and mercenaries...
 in 142 districts.
 
 
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Defense Ministry -- The Ukrainian Armed 
Forces lost about 1.4 thousand soldiers
 in the special operation zone -
during
 the day
May 5th, 11:08am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) --- lost 1,395 
militants in the special military operation zone 
during the day, according to the Russian 
Defense Ministry's summary.
 
The enemy suffered the greatest losses ---- in the area 
of responsibility of the Center group - in the areas of 
Udachny, Dimitrov, Novopavlovka, Novosergeyevka 
and Grodovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. 
There, the Ukrainian army lost up to 465 
servicemen, a tank and four 
armoured vehicles.
 
In addition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more 
than 315 militants in the area of responsibility of 
the Southern group of Russia's Armed Forces. 
 
At the Donetsk settlements of Serebryanka, 
Druzhkovka, Seversk and Zarya, the enemy 
also lost two armoured combat vehicles 
and eight field artillery pieces.
 
 
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Grab the goodies and 
keep the war going
May 3rd, 2025
(Moon of Alabama)
 
The U.S. may already be back to being fully committed to 
the war. As soon as the mineral deal was signed --- the 
State Department gave notice to Congress about a 
$50+ million weapon sale to Ukraine.
 
During the night, from Thursday to Friday, a large scale
 drone attack from Ukraine took place in Crimea. Last 
night another, even larger attack took place. During 
the attack ---- Ukraine used Storm Shadow cruise 
missiles --- which need U.S. intelligence based 
coordinates..... to reach their targets.
 
(machine translation):
 
For the first time since January, Russia announced 
a strike by British Storm Shadow missiles. This
is 
reported by the Ministry of Defense of
the 
Russian Federation.
 
The ministry announced the downing of eight 
such missiles over the Black Sea.
 
The last time the Russian Federation officially
reported on a Storm Shadow strike ----- was 
almost three months ago - on January 15.
 
Also in Russia, a mass drone raid was reported
on 
the Crimea (96 were shot down) and the 
Krasnodar Territory...  (47 UAVs were 
shot down). In addition - it is stated 
that 14 Ukrainian unmanned boats 
were destroyed in the Black Sea.
 
Recall that on the night of May 2 , the Crimea 
was also under a massive drone attack. 
Explosions were, in particular, in the 
areas of military airfields.
 
Without U.S. (and British) intelligence support
--- the recent attacks by Ukraine would not 
have been possible.
 
This points to a (not yet public) Trump decision 
to continue the war - even though the U.S.
has
 no chance to win.
 
Michael Brenner explains how Trump's 
'malignant narcissism' has led to 
this outcome.
 
When Russia launches its big Summer offensive, 
after Victory Day on May 9, it will become very 
obvious that making peace with Russia would 
have been the more difficult -- but also more 
promising -- way to proceed.
 
 
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 Employees of the shopping 
centre mobilized a courier
by Evgeny Silaev
 (Night Line Editor)
May 3rd, 9:29pm
(Lenta.ru)
 
In Lutsk, employees of the territorial recruitment 
center (TCC, the Ukrainian equivalent of military 
enlistment offices) forcibly mobilized a courier 
who was engaged in food delivery. This was 
announced by the military blogger, Boris 
Rozhin, in his Telegram channel.
 
The published video shows how military commissars 
stopped a courier on a bicycle, with a large bag 
...hanging on the young man's back. Then, a 
minibus pulls up, the doors open, and the 
three employees of the shopping centre 
try to push him into the minibus.
 
The courier put up a fierce resistance and almost 
escaped. A fourth military commissar came to 
the aid of his colleagues, after which -- the 
delivery service employee was shoved 
into the minibus, with the bag. The 
bike... was left lying on the road.
 
 
__________________________________
 
 
 
In Britain, they told about: the
 reluctance of Ukrainians
 to go to the front
by Marina Sovina (night editor)
May 3rd, 9:15pm
(Lenta.ru)
 
Most Ukrainian citizens are ready to leave their
country, rather than go to the front. This was 
written by The Guardian.
 
"The population of Russia is about four times larger 
than the remaining population in Ukraine. Most of 
the Ukrainians who were ready to join and fight 
....did so long ago," the article says.
 
At the same time, many others who were not called 
up would rather leave the country than risk their 
lives, British journalists wrote.
 
Earlier, a former Ukrainian fighter said that the number 
of "ideological" servicemen in the ranks of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine, has practically disappeared, and 
Ukrainians have begun to realize why there are so 
many deserters in the army. The man himself 
said --- that the turning point, for him, was 
the failure of the counteroffensive of 
Ukrainian troops in the summer 
of 2023.
 
At the end of April, Polish media reported that --- since 
the beginning of the Ukrainian conflict, 100 thousand 
soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine voluntarily 
left their positions. The conscripted Ukrainians 
desert..  even before they reach the front.
 
 
_________________________________________
 
 
 
Calculation chief, Mammadagayev:  Tor air 
defense system can hit high-grade targets
May 3rd, 8:56pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
The Tor surface-to-air missile system, can shoot down 
high-grade targets. This was reported to the Rossiya 
TV channel, by the head of the calculation, 
Omar Mammadagayev.
 
He noted that the complex can shoot down anything, 
so the enemy ---- is trying to destroy the Tor.
 
"The speed is high, Storm Shadow flies low, and if the 
complex captures the target then the probability is 
very high ----- that it will be hit. The Tor [downs]
even 
high-speed targets in a modern war," 
Mammadagayev said.
 
 
________________________________
 

Kadyrov --- Russian fighters prevented an 
attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces 
to enter the Kursk region
by Sergey Gapchuk
May 3rd, 4:23pm
(Komsomolskaya Pravda)
 
The Russian military --- prevented an attempt by the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine to enter the territory of 
the Kursk region. This was announced by the 
head of Chechnya ---- Ramzan Kadyrov,
posting
 a corresponding video.
 
"Sumy direction…  In the footage, the Kashtan 
detachment --- of the Akhmat special forces 
of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian 
Federation, in cooperation with assault 
groups -- of the 2nd Special Forces 
brigade, the 15th tank regiment 
of the 1st mcr -- prevented the 
penetration of bandits of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine
from the Ukrainian side 
..into the territory of 
the Kursk region," 
Kadyrov wrote.
 
According to the head of Chechnya ---- 
the "poor devils" - will not calm down
after their shameful expulsion from
 the Russian land.
 
Kadyrov stressed --- that the enemy group was 
defeated with precise strikes and now these 
Nazis will never set their dirty feet on our 
land again.
 
As the KP website wrote, On April 20th, Ramzan 
Kadyrov reported that special forces soldiers 
"Akhmat" discovered the illegal crossing of 
the state border of Russia by Ukrainian 
nationalists, after which the enemy 
saboteurs were destroyed. 
 
According to him, the decision to eliminate violators 
was made as quickly as possible. Soon a shooting 
battle ensued, during which all the targets were 
safely eliminated, Ramzan Kadyrov stressed.
 
 
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INF Chief Timofeev: Ukraine will be the 
main loser..... if the fighting continues
by Sergey Gapchuk
May 3rd, 4:08pm
(Komsomolskaya Pravda)
 
Ukraine will be the main loser --- if the negotiations 
between Russia and the United States do not bring 
results, and the conflict continues. 
 
This was stated by the Director General of the 
Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), 
Ivan Timofeev, in a round table in Yerevan 
organized by --- the Analytical Centre for 
Strategic Research & Initiatives (ACSII).
 
"We can assume --- two scenarios for the outcome of 
these negotiations... The absence of a result, will 
also be a result. So, in my opinion, the first 
scenario --- is a lack of results,"
 the expert said.
 
In his opinion, this situation may develop due to the 
complexity of the conflict and the complexity of 
contradictions that have accumulated for a 
long time.
 
Timofeev noted that in this scenario, the main loser is 
...Ukraine. He explained that in such a development 
of events, Ukraine's dependence on the so-called 
partners will deepen, the losses will grow, and 
Kiev's negotiating position..... will worsen.
 
The head of the INF stressed -- that this scenario is 
quite possible and realistic. Russia is objectively
 ready for it, in all respects, he added.
 
As the KP website wrote --- on May 2nd, US State Dept
spokeswoman, Tammy Bruce --- said that Washington 
refuses to play the role of a mediator in negotiations 
between Russia and Ukraine. According to her, now
the work should be conducted between the 2 sides. 
 
She clarified - that the United States will continue to 
make efforts to reach peace on the Ukrainian issue. 
However, now the US side only needs "concrete 
ideas" ...for a peaceful solution to the crisis 
situation - from both Moscow and Kiev.
 
Recall that --- on April 30th, Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry
Peskov, said that the Russian side ------- confirms its 
readiness for direct negotiations with Ukraine,
but 
Kiev.. has not given any response to
Moscow's statements... yet.
 
 
 
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Military commissars. - staged a
large-scale raid 
---- on bars and
restaurants in Transcarpathia
May 2nd, 9:09pm
(RT.ru)
 
Employees of the shopping centre and the police 
are staging large-scale raids -- on bars and 
restaurants -- in Uzhgorod, located in
the Transcarpathian region.
 
This was reported by Ukrainian
 journalist, Vitaliy Glagola.
 
According to him, at least seven patrol cars and
 five minibuses.... are involved in the operation.
 
"Only guests... are checked, the staff is not touched. 
Everyone who falls under the filter - is taken to the 
Uzhgorod shopping centre, where they check 
their documents. Even those who have a
reservation...  or --- a postponement 
certificate - are taken away. It is 
known ----- that - among those 
delivered there are also law 
enforcement officers,"
the journalist said 
to "Country.na".
 
Earlier, it became known that - in one of the Kiev
shopping centres, employees tie mobilized men 
to their beds ---- so that they do not run away.
 
 
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8 employees of the Ministry of Emergency
 Situations were injured in the attack of 
Ukrainian drones... in the DPR
May 2nd, 7:30pm
(DAN) 
 
Today, UAVs attacked the Nikitovsky district of 
Gorlovka, when rescuers were extinguishing 
a fire there, 8 employees of the Ministry of 
Emergency Situations were injured.

This
 was announced by the Head
of the 
DPR, Denis Pushilin.
 
The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia added 
that the soldiers went down to the shelter several 
times. Due to the activity of drones, it was 
impossible to continue working and 
extinguish the outbuilding. The 
personnel.... managed to 
evacuate by fire truck 
only an hour later.
 
A staff car of the Russian Emergencies Ministry was
 damaged --- as well as a bus of the city route No. 1, 
but this time in the Kalininsky district of Gorlovka.
 
According to Pushilin ----- there were no injuries on 
public transport. Wounded rescuers are receiving
medical assistance.
 
Since the beginning of the day, Ukrainian neo-Nazis 
have committed more than 10 armed attacks. 

Barrel artillery of 155 mm calibre and 
attack UAVs - were used.
 
 
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Kolesnik: The US - opened a 
second front - only in 1944
May 2nd, 1:44pm
(RT.ru)
 
The United States joined the winners of World War II,
by opening a second front only in 1944, State Duma 
deputy, Andrey Kolesnik, recalled. 
 
So he commented on the statements of US President 
Donald Trump that the US, allegedly, did more than 
others ...to defeat the Third Reich.
 
"He forgot - that, during the landing in Northern France, 
they were crushed to smithereens by 'total' German 
divisions... of 15-year-olds and 60-year-olds. And 
Roosevelt asked Stalin to launch an offensive 
on the Eastern Front — Operation Bagration-
so that the Americans could at least leave. 
And then, they landed in friendly Italy in 
Sicily - where they prepared areas for 
landing without combat operations,
Kolesnik said -- in a conversation 
with NEWS.ru.
 
President Vladimir Putin, in his speeches, noted that
 in Russia --- the memory of the defenders of the 
Fatherland - is sacred, the Russian people 
pay tribute, to the soldiers of the allied 
armies... of the United States, Great 
Britain, and other states - and also 
remember and honour the feat of 
Chinese soldiers -- in the battle 
against Japanese militarism.
 
In 2020, he stressed that politicians and historians in 
the West "know perfectly well" who "finished off the 
fascist reptile ---- in its lair" and stormed Berlin. 
 
He also recalled that the Red Army "ground" 
over 80% of the enemy's equipment and 
manpower ---- on the Eastern Front.


 
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Russian Defence Ministry reports 
on the progress of the special 
military operation (26 April–
2 May 2025)
April 2nd, 10:45am
 
From 26 April to 2 May ----- the Armed Forces of the 
Russian Federation carried out -- 7 group strikes 
with high-precision weapons & attack drones 
- to hit enterprises of the Ukrainian defence 
industry, and the infrastructure of military 
airfields, weapons & ammunition depots, 
locations of electronic recon systems, 
the sites of production & storage of 
attack unmanned aerial vehicles -
uncrewed surface vehicles... the
temporary deployment areas of 
Ukrainian armed formations --- 
and foreign mercenaries.
 
The units of the Sever Group of Forces - completed the 
defeat of the AFU units on the territory of the Kursk 
region. In the course of intensive offensive actions, 
Gornal in Kursk region was liberated. It was the 
last settlement under the control of Ukrainian 
militants. The creation of a security belt 
continues on the territory of Sumy 
border areas, Ukraine.
 
In the Belgorod & Kharkov directions, Russian troops 
hit units of two mechanised brigades, one motorised 
infantry brigade, 1 air assault brigade of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine, & 3 territorial defence brigades.
 
Over the week - more than 1,530 militants have been 
neutralised in the area of responsibility of the Sever 
Group of Forces. Moreover, the enemy lost 2 tanks, 
32 armoured fighting vehicles, 104 motor vehicles
-- 52 field artillery guns, 4 electronic warfare and 
counter-fire stations ------ as well as six 
ammunition depots.
 
As a result of resolute actions of the Zapad Group of 
Forces, the settlements of Kamenka, Doroshovka 
(Kharkov region) and Novoye (Donetsk People's 
Republic) were liberated.
 
Russian troops inflicted damage on the manpower 
and military hardware - of one tank brigade, four
mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one 
airmobile brigade, one assault brigade of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine ---- and three 
territorial defence brigades.
 
The AFU losses amounted to more than 1,630 troops, 
2 tanks, 7 armoured fighting vehicles, including one 
Turkish-made Kirpi armoured vehicle, a U.S.-made 
M113 armoured personnel carrier, 53 motor 
vehicles, and 28 field artillery guns,
including 16 manufactured by 
NATO countries.
 
Six electronic warfare and counter-fire stations, as 
well as 27 ammunition depots, were neutralised.
 
The Yug Group's elements took more advantageous 
lines and positions. They hit the formations of six 
mechanised brigades, two assault brigades, one 
motorised infantry brigade, 1 airmobile brigade, 
one air assault brigade of the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine, two territorial defence brigades, and 
one National Guard brigade.
 
Over the past week, Ukrainian armed formations 
sustained losses of more than 1,790 militants, 
13 armoured fighting vehicles, including one 
M113 armoured personnel carrier, three 
HMMWV armoured vehicles, and one 
U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured 
vehicle, in this direction.
 
Thirty-nine motor vehicles, 13 field artillery guns, 
six electronic warfare and counter-fire stations, 
as well as 13 ammunition depots ----
 were neutralised.
 
The Tsentr Group's units improved the situation along 
the front line. They hit the manpower and military
hardware of 2 heavy mechanised brigades, 7 
mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, 
one jaeger brigade, one UAV brigade, one 
assault regiment of the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine, 1 marine brigade, 1 territorial 
defence brigade, and three National 
Guard brigades, were hit.
 
The enemy losses ------- amounted to more than 2,970 
troops, 20 armoured fighting vehicles, including one 
HMMWV armoured vehicle and one U.S.-made M113 
armoured personnel carrier. Thirty-six motor 
vehicles and 20 field artillery guns ------
 were neutralised.
 
The Vostok Group's units - continued to advance to the 
depths of the enemy's defence. Strikes, were inflicted
on the formations of three mechanised brigades, two 
jaeger brigades, one airmobile brigade, one assault 
brigade, 1 air assault brigade of the Armed Forces 
of Ukraine, 1 marine brigade, and two territorial 
defence brigades.
 
The enemy lost ----- more than 1,220 troops and 16 
armoured fighting vehicles. The enemy suffered
losses -- of 64 motor vehicles, 15 field artillery 
guns, including French-made 155-mm Caesar 
self-propelled artillery system, German-made 
155-mm Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled 
artillery system, six electronic warfare 
stations, and 3 ammunition depots.
 
 The Dnepr Group's units ------- inflicted losses on the
manpower & hardware of 1 mechanised brigade, 
one mountain assault brigade, three coastal 
defence brigades.. of the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine & 2 territorial defence brigades.
 
The AFU losses amounted to more than 600 troops, 
two armoured fighting vehicles, 22 motor vehicles
six field artillery guns, t10 electronic warfare and 
counter-fire stations, and 9 ammunition depots.
 
Russian Aerospace Forces:  shot down one 
Su-27 aircraft ...of the Ukrainian Air Force.
 
Over the past week, air defence systems have shot 
down 36 JDAM guided aerial bombs and five U.S.-
made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, two S-200 anti-
aircraft guided missiles redesigned to engage 
ground targets, as well as 1,306 fixed-wing 
unmanned aerial vehicles.
 
Black Sea Fleet's naval aviation ----- destroyed one 
U.S.-made Willard speedboat and three uncrewed 
surface vehicles and damaged one vehicle in the 
Black Sea waters.
 
In total --- since the beginning of the special military 
operation ------- 662 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 54,891 
unmanned aerial vehicles, 605 anti-aircraft missile 
systems, 23,117 tanks & other armoured fighting
vehicles, 1,554 MLRS combat vehicles, 24,369 
field artillery guns and mortars, and 34,874 
units of support military vehicles of the 
enemy ---- have been neutralised.
 
 
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Russian military restored a
monument to WWII heroes
 in the DPR
May 2nd, 3:10am
(RT.ru)
 
Soldiers of the 91st engineer-sapper regiment of the 
Center group of troops ---- have restored a memorial 
complex in the village of Alekseyevo-Orlovka in the 
Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). After that --- the 
grand opening of the already restored monument 
"Mass Grave of Soviet soldiers and monument to 
fellow countrymen" took place. This was 
announced on Friday, May the 2nd, by
 the Russian Defense Ministry.
 
"The monument -- was significantly updated — St. 
George's ribbons were applied to the obelisks - 
the memorial plaque was made of modern 
composite materials for durability. The 
military completely put the territory 
in order --- they cleaned the walls, 
restored the paths, restored the 
figures of soldiers and painted 
all of the elements... of the 
memorial," the military 
department said.
 
The opening ceremony of the renovated memorial was 
attended by the head of the Shakhtersky Municipal 
District of the DPR Alexander Shatov, the head of 
the engineering troops of the Central Military 
District, Major General Andrey Gandzyuk, 
the commander of the 91st engineer 
Regiment Viktor Kuhalsky, as well 
as residents of the village.
 
The participants of the event ....observed a minute of 
silence in memory of the fallen heroes... and laid 
flowers at the memorial complex. 
 
The servicemen who took part in the restoration work, 
were presented with letters of thanks ---- in honour of
the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic 
War. Patriotic songs - performed by local artists -
 complemented the festive atmosphere.
 
The updated memorial "Mass Grave of Soviet Soldiers 
and monument to Fellow countrymen" --- not only 
preserves the memory of the feat of Soviet 
soldiers, but also ------- symbolizes the 
connection between generations. 
 
The restoration works now carried out -- emphasize the 
importance of preserving the historical heritage and 
respect ------- for those who gave their lives, for the 
freedom of the Fatherland, the Russian Defense
Ministry added.
 
"It is very important - that such events take place in the 
country. We have, in Shakhtersk especially, a mining
land full of heroes, full of many monuments. I think 
the restoration of the monument and its opening 
is very important --- because the soldiers who 
defended our land from the German plague, 
performed a great feat, and this feat will 
never --- be forgotten," said Irina, a 
resident of Alekseevo-Orlovka.
 
Earlier, on April 30th, the press service of the Russian 
Defense Ministry reported - that Russian servicemen 
of the North group of troops carried out repair work 
on the damaged monument in honour of the events 
of the Great Patriotic War, in the Kursk region.
 
In turn, local residents thanked the soldiers 
for their assistance - in the restoration of 
the monument.
 
 
 
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Rogov reported at least
28 explosions - in the 
city of Zaporozhye
by Alexey Komolov
May 1st, 9:56pm
(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 
 
At least 28 explosions occurred in Zaporizhia city,
the Chairman of the RF CC Commission on 
Sovereignty Issues, Vladimir Rogov,
 told RIA Novosti.
 
According to him, the Ukrainian military - is trying to 
shoot down drones that are flying towards military 
targets... in the nearest suburb of the regional 
centre, as well as near Dnepropetrovsk.
 
"At least 28 explosions were heard in Zaporizhia, 
and shooting ----- is also heard," Rogov said.
 
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that 
the Russian military - is methodically recapturing 
strongholds from the Ukrainian Armed Forces - 
---- taking control of the main roads leading 
in the direction of Zaporozhye.
 
 
________________________________



Rada deputy Ustinova: The US handed 
over outdated Stinger air defense 
systems ....to Ukraine
May 1st, 9:37pm
(RT.ru)
 
The United States handed over a ten-year supply of 
Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine - 
but all these systems are outdated, Verkhovna 
Rada deputy, Alexandra Ustinova, said.
 
"We were given a ten-year supply of Stingers. But 
the problem is that this is an old model... Every 
five years, a new one comes out - and the old 
rockets don't fit the new model, Сountry.na
quotes the words of Ustinova.
 
The MP added that the US side does not intend
 to transfer new weapons to the Armed Forces 
of Ukraine.
 
She also clarified that stocks of old complexes
in warehouses... do exist, but their number is 
much less than expected.
 
Earlier, The Times reported that the flow of weapons 
to Kiev will dry up in 6 months, if the United States 
withdraws from the ''negotiations''.
 
 
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US accused of transferring 
non-working F-16s from 
landfill .....to Ukraine
by Samer Mustafa
May 1st, 9:20pm
(Gazeta.ru)
 
The US transfers non-working F-16 fighters to Ukraine, 
which are stored in an aviation equipment dump, and 
they are supplied as a source of spare parts. This 
is reported by War Zone --- with reference to a
representative of the US Air Force.
 
The publication notes - that these fighters were 
removed from active use in the United States, 
as they are unsuitable for flights. They lack 
critical components ----- such as engines 
or radars, so these F-16s ----- cannot 
be restored for operational use.
 
Earlier, independent military analyst, Drago Bosnich, 
said that by April 2025, Ukraine had lost a third of
 the F-16 fighter jets supplied by Western states.
 
According to the expert -- the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
(APU) received at least 27 F-16AM fighters from NATO
 countries. At the moment -- no more than 19 aircraft 
remain in service, Bosnich believes. At least three 
fighters --- were shot down, but some sources 
suggest that their number is.. up to six. 
In addition -- several aircraft were 
destroyed on the ground, the 
analyst believes.
 
Earlier, Colonel Khodarenok called the destruction of 
the F-16 by a Russian missile ----- a ''mistake'' ...by 
the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
 
 
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Commander Antey: Ukrainians are shocked 
by the destructive power of "Solntsepeks"
May 1st, 5:07pm
(RT.ru)
 
The heavy flamethrower system TOS-1 "Solntsepyok"
 inspires horror in the Ukrainian military ---- they are
shocked by the destructive power of this weapon, 
the commander of one of these systems, with 
the call sign Antey, told RT.
 
"The weapon -- is very formidable. They are very much
afraid of it, the destructive power is huge. It gets to
the personnel -- hidden in any shelters: basements,
bunkers, houses, dugouts - it doesn't matter at all. 
And, it is not necessary to get into the centre of 
the dugout," the serviceman said.
 
If the projectile falls near the positions, the defeat of 
enemy personnel is guaranteed, he stressed - in the 
story of RT military correspondent, Hassan Nassr.
 
The warheads of the Solntsepek missiles, consist of 
two components: a fuel mixture -- and a detonator. 

When the missile hits the target the fuel mixture
is sprayed in the air.. and forms a cloud.. that 
penetrates all cracks. After the explosion -
a fireball is formed and a powerful shock 
wave occurs ----- creating super-strong 
pressure ....over a vast area.
 
Rostec previously compared the updated heavy 
flamethrower systems, "Solntsepek", and 
"Tosochka" -- in terms of their striking 
effect -- with heavy aerial bombs.
 
 
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The deputy of the Rada - announced 
the mass unauthorized withdrawal 
of military personnel --- from the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine
May 1st, 4:52pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
Half of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) deserted 
or left their units - without permission. This was 
announced on May 1 -- by the deputy of the 
Verkhovna Rada, Mariana Bezuglaya.
 
"Half of our army ''participating in combat operations''
 is really in an unauthorized abandonment of the unit," 
she wrote in her Telegram channel.
 
According to the parliamentarian, this situation was 
the result of the violations of the rights of military 
personnel. She assigned responsibility for this 
to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky, 
and the Minister of Defense of 
Ukraine, Rustem Umerov.
 
Another Verkhovna Rada deputy, Nina Yuzhanina, 
said on April 21, that against the background of
catastrophic losses & desertions of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine, it is extremely necessary -
to ''
step up'' mobilization. At the expense of
what ----- 
is it necessary to strengthen the
mobilization 
process, she did not specify.
 
 
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The number of victims of the AFU
strike on Aleshki in the Kherson 
region has increased to 11
May 1st, 1:04pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
The number of victims as a result of the strike of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the market in 
Alyoshki, Kherson region - has increased to 
11 people. This was reported to Izvestia 
on May 1, by the press service of the 
regional Governor, Vladimir Saldo.
 
"As of 14:30, it is known about 12 victims, one 
person died on the way to the hospital,"
 the press service said.
 
It is specified that, among the wounded, there are 
men and women of different ages; some of them 
are in a serious condition.
 
The press service of the regional governor, reported 
that UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue 
to attack Alyoshki, which creates difficulties for 
the evacuation of local residents. Despite the 
danger, medical workers, military personnel 
....and employees of the Ministry of 
Emergency Situations, continue 
their work to save people.
 
"The evacuation is carried out, under the cover of 
electronic warfare. The seriously wounded are 
being transferred to the Skadovskaya CRH," 
the press service added.
 
The attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the
 market in Alyoshka, Kherson region, became 
known earlier in the day. The governor of 
the region, Vladimir Saldo, said that as 
a result of the Ukrainian attack, 20 
people were injured, and seven 
more ...were killed.
 
The Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia opened a 
criminal case on the fact of the attack. A three-day 
mourning period was also declared in the Kherson 
region ...for those killed in the AFU strike.
 
 
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Russian Defense Ministry: Ukrainian 
Armed Forces lost up to 1,375 
militants in 24 hours
May 1st, 11:02am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the 
special military operation zone during the day...
amounted to 1,375 militants. This is reported 
in the summary of the Ministry of Defense 
of the Russian Federation.
 
 
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A large group of foreign mercenaries has 
been deployed to the south of the DPR
May 1st, 10:36am
(Vesti.ru)
 
A large group of foreign mercenaries ---- has been 
deployed to the south of the part of the Donetsk 
People's Republic (DPR) .... occupied by the 
Kiev regime. This is reported by TASS 
with reference to a source in the 
law enforcement agencies.
 
It is noted that the militants include citizens 
of Italy, Colombia, Chile and Lithuania.
 
"Foreign mercenaries -- have been deployed to 
the front line in the South Donets direction," 
the source said.
 
All mercenaries take part in military operations as part 
of the 23rd separate mechanized brigade of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine. These data are 
confirmed by the Ukrainian militants 
who surrendered.
 
Earlier, the commander of the 60th separate motorized
 rifle battalion with the call sign Myth, reported that
 mercenaries from Portugal are participating in 
the battles in the DPR, on the side of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine.
 
 
 
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Pensioner saved his beloved from the wreckage 
after the arrival of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
by Natalia Kristioglo
May 1st, 7:48am
(RT.ru)
 
Pensioners Mikhail Zapisnoy from Leonidovka and 
Antonina Romanova from Lebedevka met at the 
Sudzhansky boarding school, where civilians 
were held during the occupation of the 
Ukrainian Armed Forces. 
 
On February 1, a Ukrainian shell flew into the building, 
and Antonina was under the rubble. Mikhail saved the
woman with broken legs and took her to the doctors. 
 
In March, they were taken to Kursk by the Red Cross. 
Now Antonina is being treated in the hospital, and 
Mikhail visits her every day. After Antonina's 
recovery, they plan to get married.
 
69-year-old Mikhail Nikolaevich Zapisnoy... and Antonina
Nikolaevna Romanova, met in the Sudzhansky boarding 
school ------ which was hit by the APU on the evening of 
February 1. Mikhail was in the basement at the time of 
the explosion, where they were going to have dinner. 
Antonina was on the first floor charging a flashlight 
while sitting on the couch.
 
"I can hear them shouting that Tonya is still upstairs. 
I'm running. Everything is destroyed there. Dust 
standing on end, screams, around ten people 
already dead. I shout: "Tonya!" ----- and she 
says to me: "Misha, I'm here!" The stove 
had pinned both her legs," recalls 
Mikhail Nikolaevich.
 
"We broke down a thick wall with axes ------ until three in
the morning to get - at least somehow - to Tonya. Our 
strength was failing us. We took a break. We waited 
for Ukrainians to bring the jack, but only lost time. 
In the morning --- they continued to sort out the 
rubble. Ropes and improvised pieces of iron 
were used to lift these slabs, to free their 
legs," the man explains.
 
All this time, Mikhail was close to Antonina -- and 
supported her in every possible way. "She says:
'Go away, Misha, leave me.' And I'll tell her:
"I love you, I won't leave without you." 
 
After 20 hours, Mikhail, with the help of other refugees,
 was able to pull the woman out from under the rubble. 
Antonina's condition was severe ----- open fractures, 
multiple wounds, severe blood loss. The Ukrainian 
military refused to evacuate the victim ---- and 
Mikhail took her to a hospital in Sumy
 in his own car.
 
"The roads are broken... drones are whistling, there are 
no landmarks. But we got there. In Sumy, the doctors 
immediately took her away. Then she stayed there
for a month... and I lived in a boarding house for
refugees. A Red Cross woman helped us keep 
in touch. We called each other every 2 hours. 
She sent me a note, so personal. She said 
she wouldn't have survived without me," 
he recalls.
 
According to Mikhail Nikolaevich, on March 4, the Red 
Cross organized the removal of victims to the Kursk 
region through the territory of Belarus. Now Mikhail 
and Antonina are in Kursk. The woman underwent 
a skin graft operation, and treatment continues.
 
"I feel better now... but I have a long road to recover. 
Misha is close — it's very important for me.  I'm so 
lucky. I am glad that I was able to experience this 
wonderful feeling again. Now the main thing is 
to get better slowly, and then we will see," 
says Antonina.
 
Mikhail visits Antonina every day. He rented 
an apartment near the hospital where the 
woman is being treated.
 
"She had two open fractures, severe tissue damage. 
Now, the doctors ' prognosis is positive, but the 
recovery process is long. I visit her every day. 
Recently I ran around almost the entire city, 
looking for a lilac robe for her. It's her 
favourite colour. Oh, I'm tired, I'm 
exhausted, I'm not good at 
these things. But she 
needs a lilac one — 
and that's it. I'll 
keep looking," 
Mikhail laughs.
 
"Give me the keys - or I'll throw a grenade"
 
Mikhail was admitted to the Sudzhansky boarding 
school in early November. "August 6 ----- as I 
remember now. Our helicopter is flying, and 
the Ukrainians are shooting at it. Falls on 
the field. The sound of bullets whistling 
through the air - made me go cold. And 
then their vehicles, soldiers, armoured 
personnel carriers, and howitzers hit 
our roads. The village was blocked. 
There was nowhere to go, if you 
move, they'll shoot you," 
says Mikhail.
 
Before the invasion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces -- 
Zapashnoy lived with his sister, elderly parents and 
neighbours -- in his house in Leonidovka. The man 
said that on October 28, his 95-year-old mother 
died, and five days later - his father.
 
"My mother had a heart attack, she had to take heart 
pills all the time, and we ran out of them. She was 
without them for a month — and then she died. 
And my father broke his hip neck a year ago, 
and he - also needed the help of doctors. 
My father was ill at all times, and there 
was a lot of bleeding. I buried them in 
the yard of the house. The cemetery 
was destroyed — there were 
Ukrainian cannons there," 
Mikhail told RT.
 
Two days after the death of Mykhailo's father --- a 
Ukrainian soldier seized his car. "He said,' Give 
me the keys, or I'll throw the grenade.' So I 
gave it away. Well, I still had a second car, 
an old Lada, " the man continues. ''In it, 
my neighbours and I decided to try to 
go..... to a safe place. We got to the 
Lgovskaya highway, drove 10 km, 
and there the road was blocked, 
surrounded by mines, we had 
to return to Sudzha. So we 
ended up in a boarding 
school. That's where 
I first met Tonka."
 
Antonina Nikolaevna also did not live in the 
Sudzhansky boarding school from the first 
days of the occupation. Until October 23, 
she hid in the basement of a neighbour's 
house in Lebedevka, because her house 
was occupied by the Ukrainian military.
 
"The houses were dilapidated, it was cold to sleep, 
and we were picked up by car. The driver's name 
was Alexey, and there was a female reporter 
with him. They gave us ten minutes to get 
ready. As a result, they brought us to
this 
boarding school in Sudzha," 
Antonina says.
 
The woman thanks everyone who helped her not to be 
left under the rubble.  "Vladimir, my dear, so cleverly 
crawled up to me, pulled me out, Seryozha, my late 
husband's brother, also helped me get out of there.
There were other guys. Thank them ------ for not 
leaving me there to die," the woman added.
 
55-year-old Vladimir Gribanov from Gogolevka told RT 
--- that he was amazed by the resilience of Antonina 
Nikolaevna, when he pulled her out from under the
stove. "I lived in one of the abandoned houses of 
Suji, and - in the morning - I came to the broken 
boarding school to help pull out the wounded. 
She spent almost a day there with broken 
legs -- but she didn't even shed a tear, 
didn't squeak. She endured - like a 
real hero! " the man emphasized.
 
 
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Poddubny announced the liquidation of 
the head of the Ukrainian National 
Security Service in the SVO zone
May 1st, 4:40am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Russian soldiers eliminated the head of the electronic 
warfare unit of one of the Ukrainian nationalist 
battalions, Dmytro Gerula, in the area of a 
special military operation (SVO).
 
This was reported in the Telegram channel 
by the military correspondent of VGTRK, 
Evgeny Poddubny.
 
"The head of the national battalion's electronic 
warfare department has been eliminated ---
captain Dmitry Gerula," said the 
military commander.
 
Poddubny added -- that Herula was destroyed 
in the Krasnoarmeysky direction by Russian
 operators of unmanned aerial vehicles.


 
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In Venezuela, they raised a huge 
copy ---- of the Victory Banner !
by Dmitry Kulemyakin (Havana)
April 30th, 11:24pm
(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 
 
In the capital of Venezuela, a solemn ceremony was 
held to raise a huge replica of the Victory Banner. 
This is reported by the TASS news agency.
 
It is noted ---- that the event was held at one of the
highest points of Caracas. The size of the copy 
of the Banner was 25 by 11 metres. It flutters 
on a 35-metre flagpole.
 
"This is the first time in history that a Victory banner 
of this size... has been raised outside of Russia," 
said Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov, head of the 
Russian Embassy.
 
The ceremony was also attended ---- by Venezuela's 
Foreign Minister, Ivan Gil Pinto. He noted, that the 
people of the Bolivarian Republic, express their
respect --- for the citizens of the USSR, who 
died in the war.
 
 
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Lance Corporal Svyatoshenko stopped 
a sabotage group of the Ukrainian 
Armed Forces in the SVO zone
April 30th, 10:56pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
Lance Corporal Alexey Sidorenko was on combat duty 
in the area of one of the settlements liberated by the 
Russian Armed Forces.... in the special military 
operation zone when he noticed an enemy 
kamikaze drone ------approaching the
Russian positions. 
 
The drone... of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), 
as determined by Sidorenko, was heading to the 
stronghold.. where Russian servicemen were 
stationed. With an accurate shot --- from a 
standard weapon, the corporal knocked 
out the drone, and it crashed to the 
ground and detonated --- before 
reaching the support post.
 
The Russian Defense Ministry ---- also noted the bold 
and decisive actions - of Lance Corporal Alexander 
Svyatoshenko, who was serving at an observation 
post - and discovered an approaching sabotage 
group of Ukrainian militants, secretly moving 
in a nearby forest plantation in the direction 
of Russian units. Svyatoshenko decided to 
immediately attack the enemy.
 
He chose a suitable firing position, and opened 
targeted fire on the saboteurs with a machine 
gun. As a result, the AFU group suffered 
significant personnel losses ---and 
was forced to retreat.
 
 
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Prilepin: Russia needs to take the 
Black Sea from Ukraine - to win
April 30th, 10:28pm
(RT.ru)
 
Writer and lieutenant Colonel of the Rosgvardiya 
Zakhar Prilepin, expressed his opinion -- in an 
interview with aif.ru - that Russia needs to 
take the Black Sea away from Kiev,
 in order to win.
 
"Then Ukraine will start to dry up," he said.
 
Prilepin stressed that even if Ukraine has an army 
and continues its path to join NATO and the EU, 
Ukraine will not be the same without Odessa
 and Nikolaev.
 
Earlier, Russia's Presidential aide, and head of the
Maritime Board, Nikolai Patrushev, said that Kiev 
is responsible --- for the destabilization in the 
Black Sea.


 
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Deputy Zhuravlev: all the peoples of the USSR 
contributed to the victory over fascism
by Anastasia Belousova
April 30th, 6:58pm
(RT.ru)
 
Russians and all the other more than 190 peoples, who 
live in Russia, contributed to the victory over fascism, 
Alexey Zhuravlev --- a State Duma deputy and first 
deputy chairman of the Defense Committee, 
told RT.
 
"Among the representatives of every nationality there 
are heroes - and those who gave their lives in the 
Great Patriotic War. This is — as the Russian 
president emphasizes - a truly national 
holiday, and not only Russian, for all 
countries that were formerly part 
of the USSR," the deputy noted.
 
He added that - in power in Ukraine now,
is "the Nazi regime, which cuts May 9 
across the throat."
 
"St. George's ribbons - are banned there, monuments to
 the heroes of the Great Patriotic War are demolished, 
and torchlight processions are held ---- in honour of
those with whom they fought. But it is absolutely 
necessary, to separate the common people, for 
whom.. this is a holiday close to their hearts, 
and the evil spirits entrenched in Kiev -- who 
are trying their best - to erase the historical 
memory of the Victory," Zhuravlev stressed.
 
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that 
all the peoples of the Soviet Union, made a huge 
contribution to the victory ---- in the Great 
Patriotic War.
 
 
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Young Ukrainians are being agitated
 to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine
 using a computer game
by Anatoly Kazantsev
April 30th, 1:43pm
(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 
 
Ukrainians aged 18 to 24, are being agitated to join the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine by using computer-generated 
images. The Telegram channel Military Theme Z drew 
attention to the new advertisement that appeared in 
Ukrainian social networks.
 
In the video - that demonstrates the process of 
creating a game character, a young person is 
asked to choose between the classes "Yew 
Swimmer", "Painter in Poland", "Amber 
Digger" or "Stormtrooper/Scout".
 
The creators of the video describe the first three 
"professions" as low-income. At the same time, 
it is emphasized ----- that military personnel 
receive a monetary allowance ---- and are
 provided with the necessary equipment.
 
Recall, that the Kiev authorities are trying to attract 
young people aged 18-24 to the ranks of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine to be sent to the front. They are 
promised payments of one million hryvnias and a
 number of social benefits. 
 
According to observers, this step can be 
considered the beginning... of a hidden 
mobilization of young people.
 
In Ukraine, it was proposed to allow men 
over 60 to sign a contract with the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine.
 
 
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A rally was held in Kiev 
demanding to set clear 
terms of service in the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine
April 30th, 1:02pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
A rally was held in Kiev demanding to establish 
clear terms of service in the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine (AFU). This was reported on April 30 
by the Ukrainian TV channel "Public".
 
"In the morning, an all-Ukrainian picket was held near 
the Verkhovna Rada for the establishment of clear 
conditions of service," reads the news piece 
published on the website.
 
In addition, on the same day, a rally in support of
missing persons began, in the centre of the city 
on Independence Square. It was attended by 
several hundred people.
 
On December the 8th, 2024, residents of the city of 
Khmelnitsky went to a rally demanding to ensure 
clear terms of service for the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine. It was reported that the participants 
demanded to grant the right to voluntary 
dismissal after 36 months of service, 
while counting one day in combat 
operations as 3 days of service, 
and one day in a combat area 
— for two days.


 
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  The Communist Party of the Russian Federation
 sent a humanitarian convoy to the special 
operation zone for Victory Day
April 30th, 12: 27pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory in
the Great Patriotic War (WWII) the Communist Party of
the Russian Federation -- sent humanitarian aid to
Russian servicemen. Footage from the scene,
on
 April 30 - is published by Izvestia.
 
"Today --- this convoy contains everything that people 
on the front line need — motorcycles, cars, drones,
everything that helps our friends and brothers to 
fight courageously, with dignity and bravery," 
said Gennady Zyuganov, chairman of the 
Central Committee of the party.
 
It is specified --- that a total of 27 thousand tons of 
humanitarian aid will be delivered to the front line. 

The servicemen - will also receive letters from a 
WWII veteran and copies of the Victory Banner.


 
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Liberation of Kursk is a Triumph of 
Justice Over Evil: North Korean 
General Pak
April 30th, 12:10pm
(teleSUR)
 
Previously, Putin thanked North Korea - for the support 
provided in expelling Ukrainian troops from that region.
 
On Wednesday, North Korean Lieutenant General 
Pak Young-il rejoiced over the liberation of the 
Kursk region, which had been invaded by 
Ukrainian troops in August 2024.
 
“The victorious culmination of the operation to liberate
 the Kursk region --- is a triumph of justice over evil,”
said 
Pak during the 3rd International Anti-Fascist
Congress 
....held on the outskirts of Moscow.
 
He also emphasized ------ that the participation of North 
Korean soldiers in the actions in the Kursk region has 
been “a new page in history ------ that demonstrates 
the strong military partnership between the two 
countries, the Democratic People’s Republic 
of Korea, and the Russian Federation, and 
the highest strategic level of allied and 
fraternal relations between 
their peoples.”
 
In June 2024 -- Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, and 
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, signed a strategic 
partnership treaty, that included a mutual defense 
clause ---- in the event that either party suffers
outside aggression.
 
On Monday, Putin thanked North Korea and Kim for the 
support provided -- in expelling Ukrainian troops from
Kursk, the liberation of which, Moscow proclaimed 
last weekend. 
 
“We pay tribute to the heroism --- the high level of 
special training, and the dedication of the North 
Korean soldiers who, shoulder to shoulder with 
Russian fighters, defended our Motherland, as 
if it were their own,” said the Kremlin chief.
 
On Wednesday, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail 
Mishustin stated that cooperation between 
Russia and North Korea ------ is growing 
stronger, year by year.
 
“We highly value our friendly and neighbourly relations
 with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, feel
great affection for your country, and reaffirm our 
willingness --- to continue the constructive 
cooperation -- that strengthens year by 
year,” he said in a video-conference 
with his North Korean counterpart, 
Pak Thae-song -- on the occasion 
of the beginning of construction 
of a highway bridge -- that will 
connect both countries.
 
“The construction of this infrastructure will 
ensure the multifaceted development of 
bilateral cooperation --- including the 
movement of people, tourism, and 
trade, which will ultimately give 
new momentum -------- to the 
development of relations - 
between Korea & Russia” 
Mishustin stated.
 
 
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Bulletproof vest "Obereg" withstood 
a mine fragment and saved the life 
of a soldier of the SVO: details
by Semyon Zimin
April 30th, 10:50am
(Komsomolskaya Pravda)
 
The bulletproof vest "Obereg", created at the Oktava 
plant of the Rostec State Corporation, saved the life
 of a soldier during a special military operation. 
This was reported in the press service 
of Rostec.
 
In the Kursk region, a fighter with the call sign 
"Bison" ...was under mortar fire. He was 
evacuating the wounded -- when a 
large mine fragment hit him in
 the chest. 
 
The vest's armour plate withstood the impact, and 
the ballistic package stopped small particles. 
Bison noted -- that the bulletproof vest 
completely coped with the task, 
and saved his life.
 
The management of the Oktava plant decided to give 
the fighter an updated version of the Obereg with 
the Br5 protection class. 
 
This vest weighs 9.5 kg and protects an area of more
than 70 decimetres. In the production of "Amulets"
they use materials with a safety margin - that 
exceeds GOST standards. The bulletproof 
vest is able to withstand even machine-
gun bursts..... that penetrate light 
armoured vehicles.
 
Earlier, Rostec reported on successful tests of the 
"Amulet" at the test site. The bulletproof vest 
withstood a burst from a Pecheneg machine 
gun with 7.62 rounds --- for 54 rounds. The
Br4 class plate did not receive any holes.
 


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Report by Russian Defence Ministry 
on the progress of the special 
military operation 
April 30th, 10:45am
 
 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation,
 continue the special military operation.
 
The Sever Group of Forces -- engaged clusters of 
the manpower & hardware of four mechanised 
brigades, an infantry brigade, two air assault 
brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 
and two territorial defence brigades 
close to Miropolskoye, Prokhody, 
Mogritsa..... Yunakovka, Sadki, 
and Ryasnoye (Sumy region).
 
The AFU losses amounted to up to 155 troops, three 
armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, a 
Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 multiple launch rocket 
launcher, and 7 artillery guns including a U.S.-
made 105-mm M119 gun. One electronic 
warfare station and one ammunition 
depot - were neutralised.
 
 As a result of intensive offensive actions, elements 
of the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Novoye 
(Donetsk People's Republic).
 
Russian units engaged two mechanised brigades, a 
tank brigade, an assault brigade of the AFU, and 2 
territorial defence brigades hit near Dvurechnaya, 
Kupyansk, Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Osinovo, 
Nechvolodovka, Kamenka (Kharkov
 region), and Kirovsk (Donetsk
 People's Republic).
 
The enemy lost more than 220 troops, two armoured 
fighting vehicles, ten motor vehicles, and five 
Western-made field artillery guns. One 
ammunition depot - was wiped out.
 
The Yug Group of Forces' units improved the tactical 
situation. The Russian Armed Forces inflicted fire 
damage on the manpower and hardware of three 
mechanised brigades, a motorised rifle brigade, 
an airmobile brigade, and two assault brigades 
of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by Zvanovka 
and Dronovka, Seversk, Podolskoye, 
Verolyubovka, & Konstantinovka 
(Donetsk People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses amounted to up to 270 troops, two 
armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, 
and three field artillery guns. Three enemy 
ammunition depots - were destroyed.
 
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces --- improved the 
tactical situation. Russian units damaged a heavy 
mechanised brigade, a mechanised brigade, an 
infantry brigade, a special forces brigade, & a 
national guard brigade near Novaya Poltavka, 
Novoekonomicheskoye, Krasnoarmeysk, 
Ulyanovka, Yablonovka, Vladimirovka, 
and Oktyabrskoye (Donetsk 
People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses amounted to up to 525 troops, five
 armoured fighting vehicles, ten motor vehicles, 
and seven artillery guns.
 
The Vostok Group of Forces continued the offensive 
in the depths of the enemy's defence. The Russian 
Armed Forces inflicted fire damage on manpower 
and hardware of three mechanised brigades, an 
assault brigade, and an airmobile brigade of the
 AFU, and a territorial defence brigade close to 
Poddubnoye, Zelenoye Pole, Bogatyr, Komar, 
Otradnoye, and Volnoye Pole (Donetsk 
People's Republic).
 
The enemy lost up to 175 troops, 17 motor 
vehicles, and two field artillery guns.
 
The Dnepr Group of Forces - engaged units of a 
mountain assault brigade of the AFU and two 
territorial defence brigades near Pavlovka 
(Zaporozhye region), Tokarevka, and 
Sadovoye (Kherson region).
 
The AFU lost up to 85 troops, a tank, five 
motor vehicles, and a field artillery gun. 
One ammunition depot was wiped out.
 
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial 
vehicles -- and the Missile Troops and Artillery of the 
Russian Groups of Forces - have engaged Ukrainian 
defence industry enterprises, ammunition depots 
as well as temporary deployment areas of 
Ukrainian armed groups and foreign 
mercenaries --- in 156 areas.
 
Air defence systems --- destroyed four JDAM guided 
bombs, & a U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, as 
well as 125 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
 
In total, since the beginning of the special military 
operation the enemy lost 662 aircraft, 283 
helicopters, 54,493 unmanned aerial 
vehicles, 605 anti-aircraft missile 
systems... 23,094 tanks & other
armoured fighting vehicles.... 
1,554 MLRS combat vehicles, 
24,263 field artillery guns
and mortars and 34,773 
units ---- of support 
military vehicles.
 


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Vodolatsky: buffer zone to protect 
Russian regions should reach
 Konotop
April 30th, 8:34am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The territory of the buffer zone - which will not allow 
Ukrainian militants to conduct attacks on the Kursk, 
Bryansk and Belgorod regions, should extend to the 
town of Konotop in the Sumy region, State Duma 
deputy Viktor Vodolatsky believes.
 
Viktor Vodolatsky, First Deputy chairman of the State 
Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration 
and Relations with Compatriots, told TASS that, as 
the shelling of three regions continues, Russia's 
task is to create a buffer zone from Glukhov
to 
Konotop in the Sumy region.
 
"This should all be a safe zone - that will not allow 
nationalists to shell the territory of the Russian 
Federation," he said.
 
 Russia's Defense Ministry reported last night,
 that fighting is taking place in the areas of 
six settlements of the Sumy region – 
Miropolskoye, Turya, Sadki, 
Prokhody, Mogritsa
 and Yunakovka.
 
The Russian army entered the Sumy region --- after 
destroying all Ukrainian units in the Kursk region. 
 
On April 26, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian 
Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov -- reported to the 
President about her complete release. 
 
The Ukrainian side lost more than 76,000 people killed
 and wounded here. Units of the Korean People's 
Army -- took an active part in the defeat
of 
neo-Nazi formations.
 
 
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The Peace Agreement Should Be 
Signed With Ukraine, Not the 
United States: Peskov
April 30th, 8:14am
(teleSUR)
 
The primary causes of the Ukrainian crisis,
are too complex to be resolved overnight,
he said.
 
On Tuesday, in response to Washington’s calls for an
immediate halt to the Ukrainian conflict, Kremlin
spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said that: “the
peace agreement -- must be signed with
Ukraine, not with the United States.”
 
Peskov recalled that Russian President Vladimir Putin
had recently expressed his willingness to hold
direct talks with the Ukrainians...
without preconditions.
 
“That willingness remains. Unfortunately, we have not yet
heard any statements or comments from Kiev, so we do
not know.... whether they are willing or not. Kiev is
setting many preconditions, such as a long-term
ceasefire. This contradicts Putin’s stance,”
Peskov noted ------ describing most of
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s
reactions as “misguided.”
 
Regarding the U.S., the Kremlin spokesperson stated that
Russia values “the tireless efforts” of President Donald
Trump’s administration, although.. he emphasized the
need to address the conflict’s root causes.
 
“We understand that Washington wants quick success in
this process. At the same time, we understand -- that
the primary causes of the Ukrainian crisis are too
complex to be resolved overnight. There are
many nuances... that must be taken into
account,” Peskov said.
 
As for a possible meeting between Putin and Trump, Peskov
also stressed that direct contacts at the highest level are
always effective and help to “smooth over differences.”

Therefore, “if necessary,” such contact will be initiated,
as communication channels between Moscow and
Washington, have been re-established.
 
“We still trust that the U.S. efforts will succeed, and
President Putin is willing to support that process,”

Peskov affirmed - reiterating that Putin supports
a ceasefire & a political-diplomatic resolution.
 
However, before that can happen, issues such as the 
establishment of guarantees to uphold the truce 
must be resolved, and steps must be taken to 
prevent Ukraine from using the time ---- to 
regroup and rearm.
 
Meanwhile, in a 'phone conversation, U.S. Secretary 
of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed to Russian Foreign 
Affairs Minister, Sergey Lavrov, the urgent need 
to end the war in Ukraine ---- “now.”
 
 
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Sergeant Andriyanov --- identified 
a sabotage and reconnaissance 
group of Ukraine Armed Forces 
April 29th, 10:50pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
Sergeant Ihor Andriyanov was carrying out the task 
of maintaining defense on one of the important 
sections of the contact line when he noticed 
a sabotage and reconnaissance group of 
the Armed Forces of Ukraine nearby. 
 
The group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as the
 Russian soldiers managed to notice, was armed 
with small arms & rocket-propelled grenades. 
 
Andriyanov quickly determined the coordinates of the 
enemy's location and passed the information to the 
Russian gunners. Having aimed the guns at the 
target with the help of Andriyanov, who took 
up the adjustment of fire, the servicemen 
opened artillery fire on the AFU group.
 
 As a result, the sabotage plan was thwarted.
 
The Russian Defense Ministry also noted the courage 
and bravery of Private Vitaly Kharlampyev ------- who 
performed the task of delivering ammunition to the 
area of combat operations at night. The delivery 
of ammunition to the destination point was 
successful, but ----- in the process of 
unloading ammunition -- the car 
was attacked by Ukrainian 
FPV drones.
 
As a result of the explosion of the ammunition dropped 
from the drone, Kharlampyev himself - and one of the 
servicemen who helped with unloading were injured. 
 
The private quickly got his bearings and carried the
 victim to the shelter in a safe place, despite his 
own injury. Kharlampyev provided the service
man with first aid -- and organized his 
evacuation to the hospital -- for 
further treatment.
 
 
 
________________________________
 
 
 
State Department: US will withdraw
 from Ukraine talks.... if there is
 no progress
April 29th, 10:10pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
The United States will cease its participation in 
negotiations on the conflict in Ukraine if there 
is no progress in resolving it.

This was 
announced on Tuesday, April 29, during a
briefing by the official 
representative of the US
State 
Department, Tammy Bruce.
 
"If there is no progress, we will give up the role of 
intermediaries in this process," she quoted 
Secretary of State Marco Rubio as saying. 

The broadcast was published, on The 
Economic Times YouTube channel.
 
According to Bruce, Rubio recently informed her that 
the current stage of negotiations indicates the need 
for both sides — Russia and Ukraine — to submit 
their proposals for a settlement.
 
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on April 
27 -- that negotiations with the United States on the 
conflict in Ukraine are moving in the right direction. 
 
He recalled that the US Secretary of State 
also expressed the opinion that during
 the negotiations Washington better 
understood Moscow's position, as
 well as the underlying causes of 
the conflict.
 
 
 
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The armies of India & Pakistan 
began fighting on the border
by Marina Sovina (night editor)
April 29th, 7:36pm
(Lenta.ru)
 
Clashes broke out on the border of India and Pakistan.
This is reported by the Telegram channel Mash.
 
On the frames that appeared on the network -- you 
can hear the work of artillery. It is specified that 
the fighting is being conducted in the area of 
the international border in Jammu. 
 
Telegram channel's Voenkory Russkoy Vesna -------
 explains that for the first time since the beginning 
of the crisis, military operations unfolded on the 
official international border, and not on the line 
of control, where such incidents usually occur.
 
An hour earlier.. Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, 
said that the country's Armed Forces --------- have full
operational freedom in choosing the method, timing
and goals - of responding to the terrorist attack in 
the Jammu & Kashmir region. He also expressed
confidence.... in the professional skills of the 
Indian military.
 
This evening, the head of the Ministry of Defense of 
Pakistan, Khawaja Asif, said that Islamabad and 
New Delhi could start a war within the next 2
 to 4 days. He noted that ---- if necessary, 
Pakistan will respond - in full force.
 


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HIMARS strike on the centre of Horlivka: 
17 people were injured, including
 a 4-month-old child
April 29th, 5:51pm
DAN)
 
 Kiev militants attacked the centre of Horlivka 
with a HIMARS missile. This was announced 
by the Head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin.
 
"On Pushkinskaya Street --- in the Central City district 
of the city, as a result of the use of 227 mm rocket 
artillery (HIMARS) by the enemy, a woman was 
extremely seriously injured," Pushilin said.
 
According to him -- injuries of varying severity, were 
received by a very small 4-month-old child, as well 
as other injured adults. Five employees of the 
Ministry of the Internal Affairs of the DPR 
were also injured. Another woman was 
wounded as a result of an AFU strike 
on the Kalininsky district of the city.
 
In total, Ukrainian militants carried out more than 10 
attacks on the city, including using HIMARS, cannon 
artillery and UAVs.
 
 
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Lavrov: Truce in the days of Victory 
------ is the beginning of direct 
negotiations with Kiev
April 29th, 5:12pm
(DAN)
 
 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called 
Russia's proposal for a ceasefire in the days 
of Victory ------ the beginning of direct 
negotiations with Ukraine.
 
"Our proposal ---- which President Putin announced, is the 
beginning of direct negotiations, without preconditions. 
In this situation --- a truce is considered as preliminary 
conditions ----- that will be used to further support the 
Kiev regime and strengthen its military capabilities," 
Lavrov said at a press conference.
 
Earlier, the Kiev regime refused to respond directly 
to Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for 
a three-day cease-fire... in the days of Victory. 
Dmitry Peskov ---- the  spokesman for the 
Russian leader, called it a provocation.
 
Zelensky insists on establishing a 30-day truce, and 
only then start peace talks. Putin drew attention to 
the technical difficulties of controlling the contact 
line, unresolved issues with the foreign military 
supplies, and the mobilization in Ukraine.
 
Earlier, the commander of the Pyatnashka 
international brigade, Hero of the DPR 
Ahra Avidzbav, in an interview with 
DAN ------- noted that the truce 
announced by Putin ------- is 
another demonstration of 
humanity on the part of 
the Russian leader. 
 
State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, in 
turn, noted that the truce in honour of the 
80th anniversary of the Victory - should
remind: that Russians and Ukrainians 
are one people.
 
 
________________________________________
 
 
 
Lavrov advised not to read Zelensky's
statements "either at night, or in 
the morning"
April 29th, 4:57pm
(DAN) 
 
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for 
ignoring the statements of the head of the Kiev 
regime Zelensky, as they are worthless.
 
"Do not read the statements of representatives of the 
Ukrainian regime -- either at night or in the morning. 
We're well aware of the value of these statements.
Remember, a month and a half or two ago... there 
were threatening warnings from Kiev, that they 
would not accept any truce," he said at a 
press conference, commenting on 
Zelensky's words about a 
30-day truce.
 
Lavrov noted --- that the Europeans were pushing the 
Kiev regime to continue fighting, but the Ukrainian 
Armed Forces.... began to "back away" - on the 
battlefield, so they started talking about
 an immediate truce.
 
Earlier, Zelensky's statements - were also commented 
on, by Russia's Presidential press Secretary, Dmitry
Peskov. He pointed out ------- that on this issue, it is 
necessary to take into account the nuances that
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously 
spoke about. 
 
The Head of State stressed ---- that, during a long-term 
truce, it is necessary to take into account the issues 
of foreign military supplies, control of the front line,
the continuing mobilization in Ukraine, and so on.
 
 
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Shopping centre employees will be 
sent to the front line in Ukraine
April 29th, 3:19pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
Employees of the territorial recruitment centres (TCCs, 
analogous in Ukraine, to military enlistment offices) 
without combat experience & health restrictions, 
will be sent to the front. This was reported on 
April 29 by the Ukrainian publication 
"Strana" - with reference to the 
General Staff of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine.
 
"Employees of the shopping centre without combat 
experience and health restrictions, will be sent to
the front," the message posted on the Telegram
 channel says.
 
The positions of those sent to the frontline of military 
enlistment offices - will be occupied by servicemen 
who were injured. It is indicated that 70% of TCK 
employees already have combat experience, 
and another 20% --- are civilians.
 
Earlier, on April 28th, captured Ukrainian militant 
Ruslan Roshva said that the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine.... mobilize everyone in a row, 
regardless of their state of health 
and availability of documents. 
 
According to him, now military enlistment offices 
have even begun to recruit women - from places 
of deprivation of liberty.


 
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In the east of Dnipropetrovsk region, 
the evacuation of the population
 was announced
April 29th, 12:28pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
In four settlements in the east of the Dnipropetrovsk 
region of Ukraine ------ a forced evacuation was 
announced. This was reported on April 29 
by the Ukrainian newspaper "Suspilne" 
with reference to the press service 
of the Mezhevskaya rural 
territorial community.
 
"In some localities of the Mezhevskaya settlement territorial
community (Kolona-Mezhevaya, 
Novopodgorodnoye,
Raipole, and 
Sukhareva Balka villages) the forced
evacuation of 
families with children -- 
has been
announced", 
the press service said --- on its
Facebook page 
(banned in Russia  owned
by the Meta 
Corporation - recognised as
extremist in the 
Russian Federation).
 
It is reported that the corresponding order was 
signed on April 25 by the head of the regional 
military administration, Sergey Lysak.
 
The order specifies ---- that people need to bring 
documents, money, medicines, food and water 
for several days, as well as warm clothes 
and shoes.
 
Earlier, on April 26, the Ukrainian media reported on 
the explosions in Dnepropetrovsk. According to the 
online map of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital 
Transformation of Ukraine, an air alert was
issued in the Sumy, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, 
Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions.


 
______________________________________



Military commander Gavrish: Russia 
pursues two goals, in declaring a 
truce in May
April 29th, 11:56am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The May 8-11 truce proposed by Moscow --- has two 
goals - humanitarian and political. This was stated 
on the air of the program "60 minutes" by the
military commander Alexey Gavrish.
 
In his opinion, the APU, as well as at the Easter
paskhalny truces, may try to break the silence.
 
"The Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the political 
leadership of Ukraine should understand - that 
this is a gesture of goodwill on our part. When 
there is a truce the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
have the opportunity to regroup, which they 
constantly use. We have two goals: first of 
all, humanitarian, so that people can 
celebrate May 9th in peace, and 
secondly, political. By doing 
so, we want to show that 
Russia, is now ready for 
negotiations and - it is 
going towards them," 
the military officer
 believes.
 
He recalled that during the Easter truce, which 
lasted 30 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces 
initially refused to comply with it.
 
"But closer to the night, Ukraine still stopped its fire, 
despite the fact that, in total, almost 5,000 times, 
as far as I remember, they violated this truce. 
Now we need to see how it will be. I hope... 
that the Western hosts of Ukraine will tell 
them that it is necessary to adhere to 
the truce and, I hope, the holidays 
will pass relatively calmly," 
Gavrish said.
 
Today -- the Kremlin declared that the Kiev regime's
refusal to directly respond to the Russian initiative 
on a truce during the days of the 80th anniversary
of the Great Victory, is more than a manipulation.
 
The withdrawal of the Kiev regime...... from a direct 
response to the Russian initiative on a truce in the 
days of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory 
is manipulation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry 
Peskov told reporters.
 
The spokesman for the Russian leader commented on 
the words of the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir 
Zelensky - that the truce announced by Russian
 President Vladimir Putin is "another attempt 
at manipulation."
 
"Manipulation means not giving a direct response to 
such an initiative of President Putin. This is more 
than manipulation," Peskov said.
 
The press secretary of the Russian president 
expressed the hope that the peace initiative 
will still find support from Europe and Kiev, 
which have not yet given an assessment.
 
Earlier, Peskov clarified that, without resolving all the
nuances, it is impossible to declare a 30-day truce 
with the Kiev regime, as proposed by Zelensky.
 


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Medvedev: the special operation 
should end with the destruction 
of the Kiev regime
April 29th, 10:44am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council 
Dmitry Medvedev, said, in his lecture at the 
marathon ''Knowledge. The first'', that he 
believes that Russia's special operation 
will end with victory --- and with the
destruction of the Kiev regime.
 
Medvedev on Tuesday spoke at the educational
marathon "Knowledge.The first" with the 
lecture "Our dangerous world: who is 
to blame and what to do?"
 
"First, we must complete the special military 
operation in Ukraine with victory ----- and 
destroy the neo-Nazi regime in Kiev," 
Medvedev said.
 
He added that we are talking about 
the regime, not the state.
 
According to him, the fate of the
Ukrainian state, is "a question 
of the future."
 
Earlier, Assistant to the President of Russia, and head 
of the Maritime Board, Nikolai Patrushev --- noted that
Russia is getting closer, to the successful completion
of a special military operation. In January, Patrushev 
did not rule out that Ukraine as a state would cease 
to exist --- this year.
 


_______________________________________________________
 
 
 
Russian Defence Ministry reports 
on the progress of the special
military 
operation
April 29th, 10:35am
 
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation,
 continue the special military operation.
 
Units of the Sever Group of Forces - inflicted losses on 
manpower and hardware clusters of one tank brigade, 
2 mechanised brigades... one assault regiment of the 
AFU & 1 territorial defence brigade by Miropolskoye, 
Turya, Sadki, Prokhody, Mogritsa, and Yunakovka 
(Sumy region).
 
The AFU losses ---- amounted to up to 205 troops, three
 armoured fighting vehicles, 13 motor vehicles, and six
 artillery guns. One ammunition depot was destroyed.
 
As a result of active operations, units of 
the Zapad Group of Forces liberated 
Doroshovka (Kharkov region).
 
Losses ----- were inflicted on the formations of two 
mechanised brigades, 1 AFU assault brigade, and 
two territorial defence brigades near Kupyansk, 
Nechvolodovka, Kamenka, Dvurechnaya, 
Moskovka, Petropavlovka (Kharkov 
region), and Novomikhaylovka 
(Donetsk People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses amounted to more than 240 troops, 
1 tank, 4 motor vehicles, and three Western-made 
field artillery guns. 2 electronic warfare stations 
and two ammunition depots, were eliminated.
 
Units of the Yug Group of Forces ------- took more 
advantageous lines and positions. Losses were 
inflicted on manpower and hardware - of three 
mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade 
of the AFU, and 1 territorial defence brigade 
near Malinovka, Ivanopolye, Chasov Yar, 
Minkovka, Petrovka, Grigorovka, 
Verkhnekamenskoye, 
Konstantinovka, and 
Dyleyevka (Donetsk 
People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses --- amounted to up to 250 troops, 
1 U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle 
and 1 MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, 3
 motor vehicles, and one field artillery gun. 
Two electronic warfare stations and one 
ammunition depot, were destroyed.
 
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces ---- improved the
tactical situation. Losses were inflicted ------ on the
formations of one heavy mechanised brigade, two
mechanised brigades, 1 jaeger brigade of the AFU
and one national guard brigade by Vladimirovka,
Ulyanovka, Tarasovka, Novoekonomicheskoye, 
Zverevo, Alekseyevka, Novoaleksandrovka,
Mirolyubovka,  and Novaya Poltavka 
(Donetsk People's Republic). 
 
The AFU losses ---- amounted to up to 450 troops, two 
armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made 
M113 armoured personnel carrier, two motor 
vehicles, and two artillery guns.
 
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces --------  continued 
advancing into the depth of enemy defence. Losses 
were inflicted on manpower and hardware of three 
mechanised brigades of the AFU and 1 territorial
defence brigade by Poddubnoye, Zelenoye Pole, 
Bogatyr, Otradnoye, and Volnoye Pole
(Donetsk 
People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses amounted to up to 160 troops, two 
armoured fighting vehicles, 4 motor vehicles, and 
one French-made 155-mm CAESAR self-propelled
artillery system. One electronic warfare station 
and one ammunition depot, were neutralised.
 
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces ------ inflicted losses
on the formations of two coastal defence brigades of 
the AFU -- and two territorial defence brigades near
Novodanilovka, Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region) 
Antonovka, Tokarevka, Sadovoye, and 
Veletenskoye (Kherson region).
 
The AFU losses amounted to up to 80 troops, three 
motor vehicles.... and one field artillery gun. One 
electronic warfare station - as well as military 
technical equipment, and materiel depots, 
were destroyed.
 
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial 
vehicles -- Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian 
Groups of Forces --- struck infrastructure of military
airfields, training centre of the State Border Guard 
Service of Ukraine, UAV launch site, ammunition 
depots, as well as temporary deployment areas 
of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign 
mercenaries, in 152 areas.
 
The Russian Aerospace Forces - shot down 
a Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.
 
Air defence units shot down seven U.S.-made JDAM 
guided aerial bombs and 189 fixed-wing unmanned 
aerial vehicles. 
 
In total, since the start of the special military 
operation the enemy lost 662 aircraft, 283 
helicopters, 54,368 unmanned aerial 
vehicles, 605 anti-aircraft missile 
systems, 23,081 tanks and other 
armoured fighting vehicles, plus
1,553 MLRS combat vehicles....
24,238 field artillery guns and
mortars, and 34,718 units of 
support military vehicles.
 
 
 
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Russian Defense Ministry: Russian troops 
liberated Doroshovka in Kharkiv region
April 29th, 10:15am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The Russian armed forces liberated the village of 
Doroshovka in the Kharkiv region, the Russian 
Defense Ministry said.
 
Russian troops defeated five Ukrainian brigades in the 
area of Kupyansk, Nechvolodovka, Petropavlovsk, 
Kamenka, Dvurechnaya, Moskovka, Kharkiv 
region, and Novomikhailovka, Donetsk
 People's Republic.
 
"As a result of active actions, units of the Zapad group 
of troops liberated the village of Doroshovka, Kharkiv 
region," the military department said in a statement.
 
A day earlier, Russian troops liberated Kamenka in 
the Kharkiv region, the Russian Defense Ministry 
published footage of the liberation of the village.
 
 
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Ukrainian prisoner Hetryk: none 
of the APU returned from 
Belgorod Popovka
April 29th, 9:51am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander
Getrik, who was captured by the Russian military 
in the border zone of the Belgorod region - said 
that none of the Ukrainian militants returned 
from Popovka, reports TASS.
 
Earlier, the head of the General Staff of the Russian 
Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, said that units of 
the Sever group had successfully completed an 
operation to eliminate Ukrainian sabotage 
groups near the village of Popovka, 
Belgorod region.
 
According to the prisoner of war, the leadership 
ordered them -- to take up positions south of 
Popovka, wait and report on the situation.
 It was necessary - to wait until the
APU 
left Popovka.
 
"After the time expired, no one came out, for about a 
day. A very heavy shelling began," the prisoner of 
war said ---- in a video provided by the Russian 
Defense Ministry.
 
At some point, Getrik realized that he was left alone, 
so he surrendered to the Russian military.
 
Also earlier ------ the commander of the special forces
 "Akhmat", deputy head of the Main Military-Political 
Department of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant 
General Apty Alaudinov said that the settlements 
of Demidovka and Popovka....  in the Belgorod 
region were completely cleared of the APU.
 
 
 
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Private Samonov - brought a car with a load 
of ammunition out of the Ukrainian Armed 
Forces' shelling
April 28th, 10:58pm
(Izvesytia.ru)
 
Private Mikhail Samonov was assigned the task ---- of 
delivering ammunition to Russian positions near the 
contact line in the area of the special military
operation (SVO). 
 
On the way, it was covered by enemy artillery fire. 
 
Samonov's car with its headlights turned off ---- was 
moving along a difficult route at night, but on the 
way it still came under artillery fire from the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
 
The car was hit, and the serviceman himself was 
wounded. Nevertheless, the transport remained 
capable of movement. Despite being wounded, 
Samonov pulled the car out of the shelling... 
and headed to the destination, as a result 
....successfully delivering the necessary 
ammunition to the Russian servicemen.
 
The Defense Ministry also noted the courageous and 
decisive actions of Private Alexander Mysin, who 
was given the task of delivering the personnel 
of the Russian Armed Forces to the line 
of contact.
 
The vehicle... had already successfully arrived at its 
destination and the assault team had disembarked 
when a machine-gun crew of the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine opened fire on them from a camouflaged 
position. Mysin - quickly got his bearings, 
identified the location of the firing point 
and eliminated it - with shots from the 
standard armament of an armoured 
personnel carrier (BPR).
 
 Then --- Mysin continued to fire at the enemy until 
the assault group was firmly in position. Having 
successfully landed and provided the Russian 
servicemen with cover, Mysin headed back.
 
 
___________________________________________
 
 
 
As a result of the shelling of the Ukrainian
 Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye region,
 a civilian was killed
April 28th, 7:56pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
A civilian was killed in attacks by the Armed Forces 
of Ukraine (AFU) in the Zaporizhia region. This was 
announced on April 28 by the Deputy Governor of 
the region, Anton Titsky.
 
"As a result of artillery fire from the Ukrainian side -- a 
civilian from the village of Vodiane in the Kamensk-
Dneprovsky district, was killed. The enemy 
targeted the residential sector, and the 
gas pipe was also damaged," he said 
in his Telegram channel.
 
Also due to an enemy drone attack, damage was 
caused to the exterior appearance and glazing 
of a multi-storey residential building
in Tokmak. 
 
In addition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to use a 
drone to attack the building of the Tokmak Central 
district hospital.
 

 
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Command and staff exercises - 
with the participation of NATO 
countries... start in Georgia
April 28th, 3:59pm
(RT.ru)
 
This is reported by the press service 
of the Georgian Defense Ministry.
 
"The exercises officially opened in Krtsanisi,"
RIA Novosti reports.
 
Earlier, Russia protested to the Japanese Embassy 
in Moscow - in connection with plans to conduct 
exercises in June on the island of Hokkaido 
near the Russian borders - using SSM-1 
anti-ship systems, equipped with 
Type-88 missiles.
 
 

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"As soon as one wave was choked,
 the second wave began." 
by Varvara Koshechkina (editor of 
the Operational Information Dept)
April 28th, 3:47pm
(Lenta.ru)
 
In Russia a frightening trait of soldiers from the DPRK
in the battles for the Kursk region, was named.
 
Soldiers of the Vostok battalion were surprised by the 
mechanistic nature of the North Korean military.
 
Participants of the special military operation from the 
Vostok battalion -- told how North Korean soldiers
behaved during the fighting in the Kursk region.

They were both surprised and intimidated by 
the North Korean military's character traits.
 
Russia noted that during the Kursk counteroffensive, 
the actions of the fighters from the DPRK - were 
--- somewhat mechanistic. They continued to 
move forward until "the job was finished." 
 
And, despite the problems with communication, 
the foreign military clearly performed all that 
was required of them.
 
In the Vostok battalion, they were amazed at 
how soldiers who had never participated in 
real combat, seeing the severity of a real 
battle for the first time, did not get lost, 
did not give up and did not run from 
the battlefield.
 
As soon as one wave was choked, the second wave 
began with the same methodicality and partly 
fatalism. How do you motivate men to 
behave like this?
 
WarGonzo project manager, war correspondent 
Semyon Pegov... said that North Korean 
soldiers have been participating in
the battles near Kursk... since 
last winter.
 
According to him, the first appearance of North Korean
fighters was "absolutely epic" - from the drone it was
visible - how the military from the DPRK - in large
numbers - walked in a chain, at a distance of 
five to six metres from each other. At the 
same time, the Ukrainian army fired 
cluster munitions at them.
 
According to Pegov, at first there was a feeling that the
 North Korean assault group was defeated, but.. after 
lying in the snow for about five hours, the surviving 
fighters continued the attack. 
 
"70 percent of them got up and made a throw in 
the direction of the enemy -- with another jerk 
and reached the goal. At one time in one day, 
we passed several kilometres --- at least 8," 
the military commander shared - adding
that
 losses among the DPRK soldiers
...
"numbered in the dozens."
 
He also said that - at first - the North Korean soldiers 
were not taken very seriously - it seemed that they 
would be involved in the second or third line of 
defense, as well as in helping the gunners. 
 
"But (...) they really began to participate in full-scale 
assaults ---- they liberated settlements, went ahead 
of everyone else," the military commander shared.
 
Putin thanked Kim Jong-un... for 
helping to liberate Kursk region
 
On Monday, April 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin 
thanked North Korean President, Kim Jong-un, the
entire leadership of North Korea and the people 
of this country --- for their help in defeating the
 Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region.
 
''The Russian people will never forget the feat of the 
Korean special forces soldiers. We will always 
honour the Korean heroes --- who gave their 
lives for Russia, for our common freedom''
 
The Russian leader expressed his confidence, that the
friendly relations between Moscow and Pyongyang 
have "hardened on the battlefield" --- and will 
continue to develop successfully ---
 in all areas.
 
In turn, State Duma Deputy, Andrey Kolesnik, noted 
that the North Koreans - showed themselves in the 
Kursk region, from the best side. According to him
- the DPRK has gained very serious experience.
 
 
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Armed Forces of Ukraine Militant 
sentenced to 16 years in prison 
for crimes in the Kursk region
April 28th, 2:07pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
A court has sentenced Anatoly Marmaza, a militant 
of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), to 16 years
 in prison for using weapons against civilians in 
the village of Olgovka in the Kursk region. 
 
This was reported on April 28 in the 
Investigative Committee (IC)
 of Russia.
 
According to the investigation, in September last year, 
Marmaza --- together with other servicemen of the
17th
 separate Tank Brigade of the Armed Forces
of Ukraine --- illegally invaded the territory
of the 
Russian Federation.

While in Olgovka, he 
mined roads and
--- threatening to use 
weapons ---
prevented the 
evacuation
of civilians.
 
During the fighting in the Kursk region --- Marmaza was 
captured by Russian servicemen and handed over to
 the investigative authorities. He was found guilty 
under paragraphs "a" and "b" - of Part 2 of
Article 
205 of the Criminal Code of the
Russian 
Federation ("Terrorist act").
 
"The court sentenced Marmaza.... to 16 years in prison, 
serving the first three years in prison, and the rest in 
a high-security penal colony," the Telegram channel 
of the Investigative Committee of the Russian 
Federation states.
 

 
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The Kremlin warned: that the Russian army will
 respond to the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
for violating the truce
April 28th, 12:25pm
(RT.ru)
 
In the case of any violations of the ceasefire by the 
Ukrainian side, the Armed Forces of the Russian 
Federation will give an adequate - and 
effective - response.
 
The Russian army will provide an adequate and 
effective response if the Ukrainian military 
violates the truce that President Vladimir 
Putin announced for during celebrations
 of the 80th anniversary of the Victory.
 
The Kremlin warned about this.
 
The truce in the Ukrainian conflict zone - will start at 
00:00 on May 7-8 and last until 00:00 on May 10-11.
 
All combat operations stop during this period.
 
 
 
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The Ministry of Defense - published footage of 
the liberation of Kamenka, in Kharkiv region
April 28th, 11:55am
(Izvestia.ru)
 
On April 28th, the Russian Defense Ministry published 
footage of the liberation of Kamenka settlement in 
the Kharkiv region by units of the Zapad group
 of troops.
 
In the footage - you can see the militants of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed by objects.
 
"Units of the Zapad group of forces..... continue to move 
forward, knocking out the enemy - step by step - from
populated areas and fortified positions...... pushing 
back the enemy, seizing trophies and capturing 
soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," 
the ministry said in a statement.
 
The capture of Sverdlikovo solved two problems 
for the subsequent offensive - at once.
 
The release of Kamenka in the Kharkiv region became 
known on the same day. As a result of the actions of 
the Russian group, Ukrainian formations lost more 
than 240 militants, eight vehicles and three field 
artillery pieces.
 
 
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Military commander Kotenok: units of
the Russian Armed Forces - landed 
on the right bank of the Dnieper
April 28th, 11:26am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Units of the Russian Armed Forces -- landed on the right 
bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region. About 
this, in his Telegram channel, with reference to the 
data of the group "Dnepr" --- writes military 
commander Yuri Kotenok.
 
Some units on the right bank of the Dnieper River, are 
securing their positions, while others are controlling 
the air space.
 
"On the right bank, some of our units are working to 
consolidate positions, while others are providing 
control over the airspace," writes Kotenok.
 
He also said that our fighters do not allow the enemy 
to use drones for reconnaissance and strikes, 
shooting down heavy hexacopters
 every day.
 
According to unconfirmed reports, Russian units 
entered the southern part of Tyaginka village, 
writes Kotenok. Also, fighters of the Dnipro 
group of troops ---- occupied the islands 
between Krynki and Cossack Camps.
 
Earlier, the Governor of the Kherson region, 
Vladimir Saldo, said that the Kiev regime 
turned the occupied right-bank part of 
the Kherson region into a dead zone.
 
 
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Russian Defence Ministry reports 
on the progress of the special 
military operation 
April 28th, 11:10am
 
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation,
 continue the special military operation.
 
The Sever Group of Forces engaged clusters of 
manpower and hardware of five mechanised
 brigades of the AFU and two territorial 
defence brigades close to Zapselye, 
Mogritsa, Yunakovka, Ugroyedy, 
Velikiy Prikol, & Miropolskoye
 (Sumy region).
 
The AFU losses amounted to up to 220 troops, an 
armoured fighting vehicle, 16 motor vehicles, 
and six artillery guns. Two ammunition 
depots, were destroyed.
 
The Zapad Group of Forces 
liberated Kamenka 
(Kharkov region).
 
Russian troops hit units of three mechanised brigades, 
an assault brigade of the AFU -- and two territorial 
defence brigades - near Dvurechnaya, Moskovka, 
Senkovo... Kupyansk (Kharkov region), Novoye, 
Yampol & Kirovsk (Donetsk People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses -- amounted to more than 240 troops, 
eight motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns 
including two manufactured by NATO states. One 
Kvertus electronic warfare station --- and six 
ammunition depots, have been neutralised.
 
Units of the Yug Group of Forces ----------- took more 
advantageous lines.... and positions. The Russian 
Armed Forces inflicted losses on the manpower 
and hardware of three mechanised brigades, 
an airmobile brigade of the AFU, and two 
territorial defence brigades near Chasov 
Yar, Petrovka.... Serebryanka, Seversk, 
Ray-Aleksandrovka, Konstantinovka, 
Katerinovka, Dyleyevka, and 
Pleshcheyevka (Donetsk
 People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses amounted to up to 230 troops, two 
armoured fighting vehicles including a U.S.-made 
M113 armoured personnel carrier, two pickup 
trucks --- and a field artillery gun. Two 
ammunition depots were destroyed.
 
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces ---- improved the 
tactical situation. Russian elements damaged units 
of two heavy mechanised brigades, 3 mechanised 
brigades, a jaeger brigade, 1 assault regiment of 
the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two national 
guard brigades.. near Mirolyubovka, Lysovka, 
Novaya Poltavka, Ulyanovka, Tarasovka, 
Bogdanovka, Uspenovka, and
Udachnoye (Donetsk 
People's Republic).
 
The enemy lost more than 375 troops, two armoured 
fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and an Israeli-
made RADA radar.
 
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces ---- continued 
advancing into the depth of enemy defence. The 
Russian troops inflicted losses on manpower 
and hardware of two jaeger brigades of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine and 2 territorial 
defence brigades... near Gulyaypole, 
Chervonoye (Zaporozhye region), 
and Novopol (Donetsk 
People's Republic).
 
The enemy's losses amounted to up to 170 
troops, two armoured fighting vehicles,
 four motor vehicles, and three 
artillery guns.
 
The Dnepr Group of Forces ----- engaged two coastal 
defence brigades of the AFU -- and three territorial 
defence brigades, near Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye 
region), Belozerka, Tokarevka, Nikolskoye, and 
Dneprovskoye (Kherson region).
 
The AFU lost up to 75 troops, three motor vehicles, a 
field artillery gun, and an electronic warfare station.
 
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial 
vehicles.... and Missile Troops and Artillery of the 
Russian Groups of Forces have hit ammunition 
depots of the AFU as well as temporary 
deployment areas of the Ukrainian 
Armed Forces - in 154 areas.
 
Russian air defence systems ---- have downed three 
U.S.-made JDAM guided bombs and 234 fixed-wing 
unmanned aerial vehicles.
 
In total, since the beginning of the special military
operation ------- the enemy lost 661 aircraft, 283 
helicopters, 54,179 unmanned aerial vehicles 
.......605 anti-aircraft missile systems, 23,071 
tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 
1,553 MLRS combat vehicles, 24,224 field 
artilleryguns and mortars, and 34,689 
units of support military vehicles.


 
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Yonhap: US State Department ''concerned'' 
about North Korean military involvement
 in Ukraine conflict
April 28th, 10:10am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The United States Department of State has expressed 
concern over the involvement of the military of the 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea -- in the 
conflict in Ukraine. This was reported by the 
US State Department to the South Korean
 newspaper Yonhap.
 
In a statement, the US State Department expressed 
concern about North Korea's involvement in the 
conflict in Ukraine. It is noted --- that the 
participation of third countries.. may 
lead to protracted hostilities.
 
"The deployment of military units of the DPRK 
in Russia and any support that the Russian 
Federation provides to the DPRK in 
response must stop," the US 
Department of Defense 
believes.
 
In addition, the State Department believes that 
Russia's training of North Korean military 
personnel violates UN Security Council 
resolutions that prohibit the provision 
or receipt of assistance 
from Pyongyang.
 
Earlier, Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, thanked the 
leader of the DPRK for helping to liberate the Kursk 
region from Ukrainian militants -- noting that the 
North Korean military has covered itself with 
unfading glory. In addition, the Russian 
leader stressed that North Korea's 
participation in the Kursk 
operation ------ complies 
with international law.
 
 

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Kaskad fighter spoke about the elimination
 of Polish ''mercenaries'' in Dzerzhinsk DPR
April 28th, 5:37am
(Vesti.ru)
 
A group of mercenaries from Poland -- was destroyed in 
Dzerzhinsk in the DPR, a Russian assault trooper with 
the call sign "Cascade", told RIA Novosti.
 
According to Kaskad, a fighter of the 51st army, the 
positions of the Polish mercenaries were located
"behind the wall" 10 metres from the Russian 
assault troops...... they did not respond to 
contact attempts.
 
"I think that they were Poles --- because of the echoes 
that we heard, speech, equipment, manner of work,"
 said Kaskad.
 
He clarified - that the Russian fighters 
"heard such characteristic Ukrainian
  "psheksky" expressions."
 
According to the fighter -- the destroyed 
Polish mercenaries were well equipped.
 
In February, another Russian fighter, a stormtrooper of
 the 132nd separate Guards motorized rifle brigade of
 the 51st army, Artur Khazaryan, said that Russian 
stormtroopers found foreign mercenaries in a 
multi-storey building in Dzerzhinsk --- and 
cleared the building in seven hours.
 
 
Introductory image

There was a photo of fighters from
 North Korea ---- who liberated 
the Kursk region
by Marina Sovina (night editor)
April 26th, 11:35pm
(Lenta.ru)
 
A photo of soldiers from the Democratic People's
 Republic of Korea (DPRK) who took part in the 
liberation of the Kursk region from units of 
the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) has 
appeared on the Internet. 
 
Military blogger Boris Rozhin drew attention 
to the footage ---- in his Telegram channel.
 
The picture shows how six soldiers pose against 
the background of late autumn trees. 
St. George's ribbon is attached 
to their helmets ---- as an 
identification mark.
 
On April 26th --- it became known about the complete 
liberation of the Kursk region. Chief of the General 
Staff of the Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, 
stressed ----- that North Korean soldiers 
participated in the battles, together 
with Russian troops.
 
On December 12th, 2024, Rozhin announced the baptism
 of fire of "North Korean comrades". According to him, 
the event -- was effective. At that time... he did not 
disclose any details, but it turned out --- that on 
that day, the boys from the DPRK participated 
in the battle for the village of Plekhovo in the 
Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region. 
 
According to military correspondent Vladimir Romanov,
 soldiers of the special operations forces of the DPRK 
established control over the village - in two hours.
 
 
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In Kharkiv, a man jumped into the 
river to escape from mobilization
April 26th, 10:58pm
(RT.ru)
 
In Kharkiv, Ukraine, a man jumped into a river 
to escape from a violent mobilization.
About it, writes "a country.na".
 
"A man in Kharkiv ran into the river, fleeing from the 
patrol of the shopping centre," the report says.
 
The footage published by the publication shows how 
the man is being chased by two people in military 
uniforms. Then the escapee jumps into the river
 and starts swimming. Employees of the 
military enlistment office, in turn, 
remained on the shore.
 
Earlier in Lviv, employees of the military enlistment 
office threw out a mobilized man who had an 
attack of epilepsy.
 
 
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The Ministry of Defense of the 
Russian Federation told of 
the exploits - of Russian 
servicemen in the free 
defense zone
April 26th, 10pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
The Ministry noted  - the actions of Lieutenant Nikita 
Pirozhenko, who with his unit, performed a combat 
mission to organize reliable and stable 
communication for a motorized 
rifle unit.
 
While performing the assigned task, Pirozhenko's 
group was subjected to massive artillery fire 
from the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). 
 
Despite the danger to life, the lieutenant, managing 
his personnel, evacuated the military to dugouts, 
after which -- after waiting for a cease-fire, he 
organized the restoration of the damaged 
communication systems.
 
Thanks to the confident actions of Pirozhenko, the 
task was completed, and the higher command, 
having got the opportunity to communicate,
coordinated the actions of the advancing 
motorized rifle unit --- which led to the 
achievement of all the goals set.
 
In addition, the Russian Defense Ministry pointed out 
the merits of Sergeant Yevgeny Velichko, who acted 
as part of a unit, performing the task -- of defending 
one of the most likely enemy offensive directions.
 
While at the observation post, the sergeant detected 
two enemy unmanned aerial vehicles approaching 
the positions of the Russian servicemen. After 
clarifying the ownership of the drones, 
Velichko was given the task of 
destroying them and fired.
 
Thanks to his prompt actions, enemy drones intended 
for delivering a fire strike -- were destroyed in the air, 
having no time to get close to the Russian positions.
 
 
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FSB detains Ukrainian agent 
suspected of murdering 
General Moskalik
by Lyudmila Mitrokhina
April 26th, 2:40pm
(Komsomolskaya Pravda)
 
An agent of the Ukrainian special services, Ignat 
Kuzin, who planted the car bomb, after which 
Lieutenant-General Yaroslav Moskalik was 
killed, was detained. This is reported by 
the press service of the FSB.
 
It is noted that the suspect in the murder allegedly 
laid an explosive device under a car that was 
parked in one of the courtyards of the 
Moscow region. The explosive 
device was set off from the 
territory of Ukraine.
 
Now the investigation is ongoing ----- and experts will 
definitely identify all those involved in the murder of 
the Russian general. Also earlier in the case, it was 
indicated that the explosive device was filled with 
striking elements in order to cause more damage
 to others.
 
Recall that on April 25th, 2025, a car was blown up in a
 courtyard in Balashikha. It is noted that - as a result of 
the explosion, Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik 
was killed. 
 
The most experienced specialists went to the scene of
 the accident. The head of the Investigative Committee
 of the Russian Federation took this case under special
 control. The Russian Foreign Ministry said ---- that the 
Ukrainian special services may be involved in the 
murder of the general.
 
 
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Gerasimov - noted the role of the 
DPRK military in the liberation 
of the Kursk region
April 26th, 12:03pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
The head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed 
Forces, Valery Gerasimov, said, that North Korean 
soldiers played an important role in the liberation 
of the Kursk region from units of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine. He stated this, in a 
report to Russia's President,
 Vladimir Putin.
 
He stressed that - in accordance with the agreement 
on strategic partnership between Russia and the 
DPRK --- Korean fighters provided significant 
assistance in defeating Ukrainian forces 
that had penetrated into the region.
 
"Separately, I would like to note the participation of 
the military personnel of the Democratic People's 
Republic of Korea in the liberation of the border 
areas of the Kursk region," Gerasimov said.
 
Gerasimov noted that the soldiers and officers of the 
Korean People's Army --- together with the Russian 
military --- showed high professionalism, 
perseverance, courage and heroism - 
in repelling the Ukrainian offensive.
 
The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs, Maria Zakharova, added in her Telegram 
channel ---- that Russia will never forget the 
support of its friends from the DPRK.
 
In January 2025... the press secretary of the Russian 
president, Dmitry Peskov, said that the Kremlin does 
not have... any supporting information on the 
statement of the head of the Kiev regime, 
Vladimir Zelensky, about the capture of 
North Korean military personnel in the 
Kursk region and.. cannot comment 
on them.
 
Earlier, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un announced 
plans to continue developing a nuclear arsenal and 
confirmed Russia's support in protecting its 
sovereignty. 
 
In his speech on the occasion of the 77th anniversary 
of the founding of the Korean People's Army, he also 
expressed concern... that Western countries are 
deliberately prolonging the conflict in Ukraine. 
 
Kim Jong-un promised - that the DPRK will always 
support Russia's efforts to ensure its security 
and territorial integrity.
 


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Russian Defence Ministry reports
 on the progress of the special 
military operation 
April 26th, 11:15am
 
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation,
 continue the special military operation.
 
In Belgorod direction ------ units of the Sever Group of 
Forces, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware 
clusters of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and 
two territorial defence brigades near Miropolskoye, 
Mikhaylovskoye, and Turya (Sumy region).
 
The AFU losses amounted to up to 35 troops, one tank,
 one armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, 
one artillery gun, and 1 electronic warfare station.
 
The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the tactical
 situation along the front line. Losses were inflicted on
 formations of two mechanised brigades, one assault 
brigade of the AFU, and 1 territorial defence brigade
---- near Kamenka, Kutkovka, Moskovka, Kupyansk 
(Kharkov region), Kirovsk, and Yampol (Donetsk 
People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses --- amounted to more than 230 troops, 
1 Turkish-made Kirpi armoured fighting vehicle, nine 
pickup trucks, and 4 field artillery guns. Four AFU 
field ammunition depots, were destroyed.
 
Units of the Yug Group of Forces ------- took more 
advantageous lines and positions. Losses were 
inflicted on the manpower and hardware --- of
3 mechanised brigades, 1 assault brigade, 1 
airmobile brigade of the AFU, & 1 national 
guard brigade.... near Konstantinovka, 
Kramatorsk, Chasov Yar, Dyleyevka 
and Ilyinovka (Donetsk 
People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses --- amounted to up to 295 troops, one 
U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, seven 
motor vehicles, and five field artillery guns. One 
U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire radar and 
one ammunition depot, were destroyed.
 
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces ---- improved the 
tactical situation. Losses were inflicted --- on the
formations.. of 7 mechanised brigades, 2 jaeger 
brigades, 1 assault brigade, 1 airborne brigade, 
1 UAV brigade of the AFU, 1 marine brigade, 1
territorial defence brigade & 3 national guard 
brigades, near Novaya Poltavka, Muravka,
Krasnoarmeysk, Dimitrov, Grishino, 
Novonikolayevka and Udachnoye 
(Donetsk People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses amounted to more than 360 troops, 
three armoured fighting vehicles, three motor 
vehicles, and four artillery guns.
 
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces ------ continued 
advancing into the depth of the enemy's defences. 
Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware 
of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, 
one air assault brigade, one airmobile brigade 
of the AFU, and one marine brigade near 
Otradnoye, Volnoye Pole (Donetsk 
People's Republic), & Malinovka 
(Zaporozhye region).
 
The AFU losses --- amounted to up to 200 troops, five 
armoured fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, and
 one artillery gun. One fuel depot was destroyed.
 
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces - inflicted losses on 
formations of one mechanised brigade, one mountain 
assault brigade, two coastal defence brigades of the
 AFU --- and two territorial defence brigades near 
Novoandreyevka, Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye 
region), Tokarevka, Nikolskoye, and
 Antonovka (Kherson region).
 
The AFU losses --- amounted to up to 85 troops, one 
armoured fighting vehicle, three field artillery guns, 
including one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer.
 
One electronic warfare station, one U.S.-made 
AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire radar, and one 
ammunition depot were destroyed.
 
Operational-Tactical Aviation --- strike drones, Missile 
Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces 
struck the infrastructure of military airfields, and
ammunition depots, as well as the temporary 
deployment areas of Ukrainian armed
 formations, in 164 areas.
 
Air defence units shot down 8 U.S.-made JDAM guided 
aerial bombs and two HIMARS MLRS projectiles, as 
well as 236 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
 
In total, since the beginning of the special military
 operation, the Armed Forces of the Russian 
Federation have neutralised: 
 
 661 aircraft, 283 helicopters, plus 53,821 unmanned
aerial vehicles, 
605 anti-aircraft missile systems,
23,048 tanks..... and other armoured fighting
vehicles ---- 
1,553 MLRS combat vehicles, 
24,152 field artillery guns and mortars 
--- and 34,615 units of support
military vehicles.


 
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Ukrainian troops ------ flee from positions 
in the south-east of Bogatyr in the DPR
April 26th, 8:54am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) ran from 
a number of positions on the south-eastern outskirts
 of the village of Bogatyr in the southern Donetsk 
People's Republic (DPR). This was stated in 
the law enforcement agencies of the 
Russian Federation.
 
According to the representatives, the south-eastern 
outskirts of Bogatyr became a "meat grinder" for 
enemy militants, and fighting began on the 
outskirts of the village itself.
 
The law enforcement agencies also added that -- in the 
Krasnoarmeysky direction, the Russian Armed Forces
destroyed the temporary deployment point (PVD) of 
the Ukrainian elite UAV unit.. "Birds of Magyar"
 
As a result of the strike, a large number of enemy 
personnel were destroyed, as well as a lot of 
special equipment and explosives.
 
 

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TASS: in Krasnoarmeysk and Dimitrov --- the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine are in a fire bag
 April 26th, 8:34am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) In 
Krasnoarmeysk and Dimitrov in the DPR, 
are in a fire bag.
 
The Ukrainian military is moving additional reserves
 here from other sectors of the front, Russian law 
enforcement agencies told TASS.
 
"Krasnoarmeysk and Dimitrov --- are already 
virtually in the firing bag," the source said.
 
Earlier...... Vladimir Zelensky wrote in his Telegram 
channel that the situation in the Krasnoarmeysky 
direction - is very difficult for the Armed Forces 
of Ukraine.
 
According to a Russian fighter with the call sign Myth, 
in the area of Krasnoarmeysk, the Russian military 
destroyed mercenaries from Portugal. According
to him, the Russian military - found chevrons 
                and distinctive signs on the mercenaries.                     
 
 
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 In Ukraine the base of the Hospitallers 
medical battalion --- was destroyed
by Sergey Grekhov (Night Line Editor)
April 25th, 10:18pm
(Lenta.ru)
 
During the Russian strike on Pavlograd, the base of 
the Hospitallers medical battalion was destroyed, 
its founder, Yana Zinkevich, said in the social 
network Facebook (banned in Russia; 
owned by Meta Corporation, which 
is recognized as anti-Russian 
and banned).
 
"They destroyed the base of our battalion with all the
 property and equipment that was in it. They hit the 
nail on the head again. Thousands of people have 
had crossed out - ten years of work, "
 the publication says.
 
In February, RIA Novosti reported that a new unit had
 been created in the Armed Forces of Ukraine -- to 
"cover up" the presence of Finnish mercenaries
 in their ranks. It was called Nordic Combat 
Medics. According to the agency, it was 
part of the "Hospitallers" battalion.
 
 
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Two residents of Makeyevka in the DPR 
were injured as a result of an attack 
by the Ukrainian Armed Forces
April 25th, 10:09pm
 (RT.ru)

Two residents of Makiivka, Donetsk People's Republic,
 were injured due to the actions of the Ukrainian 
Armed Forces since the beginning of the day.
 
Information about this, appeared in the Telegram 
channel of the Department for documenting war 
crimes of Ukraine of the administration of the 
head and government of the DPR.
 
It is noted that two men born in 1988 and 1984 were
 injured. One of them was injured as a result of the
 explosion of a PFM Petal mine, the other - as the 
result of the detonation of an explosive object.
 
Earlier, the regional FSB Department said that over the
 past week, almost 270 air attacks by Ukrainian 
militants - were prevented in the DPR.
 
 
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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian 
Federation told about the exploits of 
Russian servicemen in the free 
defense zone

April 25th, 10pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
The ministry said that Lieutenant Dmitry Pisarev, 
together with the personnel entrusted to him, 
performed a combat mission --- to ensure 
stable and reliable communication -- in 
the interests of the battalion tactical 
group of the Armed Forces of the 
Russian Federation.
 
So.. a group of signalmen, led by Lieutenant Pisarev, 
after conducting a reconnaissance of the area, and 
determining the position..... for deploying a mobile 
control centre, moved to the area of performing a 
combat mission. During the movement, militants 
of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - launched an 
artillery strike on Pisarev's unit.
 
Then the lieutenant, under the incessant enemy fire, 
sent his subordinates to a pre-prepared reserve 
deployment area, preventing personnel losses. 
There, he organized the repair of equipment 
that was damaged by artillery explosions, 
eliminating malfunctions in a short time. 
 
Thanks to Pisarev's courageous and professional 
actions, the command was able to coordinate 
forces more effectively in battle ----- which 
allowed Russian troops to complete the 
task of mastering important frontiers.
 
The ministry also reported --- that Senior Sergeant 
Anatoly Podmarkov -- was on combat duty at an 
observation post in one of the defense areas 
of the Russian troops. In the darkness, he 
discovered the movement of a sabotage 
group of the enemy in the direction of 
the positions of the Russian troops.
 
Podmarkov immediately reported this to the 
commander ---- and decided to set up an 
ambush on the path of the militants. 
 
So, having secretly moved, the senior sergeant 
equipped a place for shooting on the enemy's 
route. When a group of Ukrainian militants... 
was in the firing zone, he started shooting 
at them. The enemy suffered losses, and
some soldiers of the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine fled, leaving the wounded.
 
Thanks to the courageous and decisive actions of 
Senior Sergeant Anatoly Podmarkov, saboteurs 
were prevented from entering the defense 
area of the Russian troops and losses 
among the Russian servicemen... 
were prevented.
 
 
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The girl wounded in the attack of 
the Ukrainian Armed Forces on 
Lisichansk... died in hospital
April 25th, 9:07pm
(RT.ru)
 
As a result of the attack of the Armed Forces 
of Ukraine on Lysychansk ....one of the girls
 injured during the incident died in hospital.
 
"One of the twin girls who was seriously injured 
in Lisichansk, has died in hospital," the LPR 
government said on its Telegram channel.
 
The Minister of Health of the Republic, Natalia 
Pashchenko, noted that doctors made every 
effort to save the girl, but the injuries
were 
incompatible with life.
 
The second girl, who is the sister of the deceased, 
is now in a stable serious condition and remains 
under the supervision of doctors.
 
Earlier, a child was killed ----- in a 
kamikaze UAV attack in the DPR.
 
 
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A civilian was injured in the DPR 
when a Ukrainian drone attacked
April 25th, 7:47pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
In Novoukrainka village of the Velikonovoselkovsky 
municipal district of the Donetsk People's Republic 
(DPR), a civilian was injured when a drone of the 
armed formations of Ukraine (VFU) attacked. 
This was announced on April 25 by the 
head of the republic, Denis Pushilin.
 
"As a result of the enemy dropping an explosive object 
from a UAV, a man born in 1949 was injured, and he 
received the necessary medical assistance," 
he wrote in the Telegram channel.
 
He added that as a result of the attacks of VFU drones,
 four residential buildings were damaged ------ in the 
settlements of Gorlovka, Panteleimonovka and 
Svetlodarsk. In addition, militants of the 
Kiev regime carried out attacks 
using 155 mm artillery.
 
 

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In the State Duma -- pointed to Zelensky's 
attempt to divide the Russian Federation 
and the United States
April 25th, 2:49pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has no choice
 but to try to put Russia and the United States at odds, 
which have recently been developing a constructive 
dialogue. On April 25, Izvestia was told about this 
by State Duma deputy & First Deputy Chairman 
of the Defense Committee, Alexey Zhuravlev.
 
On April 24, Zelensky, in an interview with journalist 
Ben Shapiro - said that Kiev, "fights for the rights of 
Americans, as well as for the rights of Ukrainians," 
and that Russia, allegedly, always dreamed of 
destroying the United States. 
 
He also said that Ukraine wants to "achieve peace 
through force" together with the United States. 
 
The interview was published on the
 journalist's YouTube channel.
 
"He does it very clumsily, saying that --- in the USSR 
every schoolboy dreamed of destroying the United 
States, obviously forgetting that he himself was 
educated under the USSR. So that's what I've 
always wanted, too? Or did the Ukrainian 
SSR have a separate training program, 
instilling, on the contrary, a love for 
everything American? " 
- said Zhuravlev.
 
He stressed that the President of Ukraine 
is grasping "at the last straw" to achieve 
his goals.
 
"I hope that the US representatives --- also understand 
this very well. Zelensky is simply pushing the planet 
towards a third world war," the MP concluded.
 
US President Trump on April 23, answering questions 
from journalists at the White House, said that the 
United States - is experiencing more difficulties 
in negotiations with Ukraine than with Russia. 
He also admitted that Zelensky is much more 
difficult for him to deal with ----- than he 
initially expected.
 
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on April 24
--- that Russia appreciates the mediation services
provided by Trump and his administration, in the 
negotiation process on the Ukrainian conflict. 
 
Russian President Vladimir Putin stands for 
achieving peace ---- while ensuring the 
country's interests, he added.
 
 
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Russian Defence Ministry reports on 
repelling AFU attempt.. to invade 
Russian territory in Kursk region 
April 25th, 12:05pm
 
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue 
the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the 
territory of Kursk region.
 
The Sever Group of Forces hit units of two air assault 
brigades and a territorial defence brigade of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine near Gornal
 and Oleshnya.
 
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned 
aerial vehicles, and artillery have engaged AFU 
manpower and hardware near Aleksandriya, 
Belovody, Varachino, Velikaya Rybitsa, 
Vodolagi, Zapselye, Kucherovka, 
Loknya, Miropolye, Mogritsa, 
Novonikolayevka..... Sadki, 
Svarkovo, Chernatskoye, 
Yunakovka... and 
Yablonovka, in 
Sumy region.
 
In the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more 
than 160 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, three 
self-propelled artillery systems, a field artillery gun, 
an MLRS launcher, 2 mortars, a search radar, eight 
motor vehicles as well as 13 UAV command posts 
and an ammunition depot.
 
Since the start of hostilities in the Kursk direction - the 
AFU losses amounted to more than 75,870 troops, 412
tanks.... 337 infantry fighting vehicles, 311 armoured 
personnel carriers, 2,286 armoured fighting vehicles
--- 2,783 motor vehicles, 645 artillery guns, 63 MLRS
launchers including 15 HIMARS and seven of MLRS 
made by the US, 29 anti-aircraft missile launchers, 
1 self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-
loading vehicles, 130 EW stations, 18 counter-fire 
radars..... 13 air defence radars..... 58 units of 
engineering & other materiel, including 23 
counter-obstacle vehicles, 1 UR-77 mine 
clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, 
1 engineering recon. vehicle, as well 
as 16 armoured recovery vehicles, 
and 1 command post vehicle. 
 
The operation to neutralise the AFU units,
 is in progress.
 
 
 
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A car was blown up near Moscow.
 A high-ranking General Staff 
officer was killed
by Varvara Koshechkina (editor of 
the Operational Information Dept)
April 25th, 10:44am
(Lenta.ru)
 
A Volkswagen Golf car - exploded in the city of 
Balashikha, Moscow region. As a result of the 
emergency, a high-ranking officer of the 
General Staff Russian Ministry of 
Defense, General Yaroslav 
Moskalik, was killed.
 
According to the publication Baza, the explosion 
occurred on Friday, April 25th, at about 10:40 on 
Nesterov Boulevard. The blast wave hit a 
passing Moskalik - which was thrown 
several metres away.
 
Telegram channel Shot -- in turn -- writes that a car 
packed with explosives could have been specially 
driven to the house where the military man lived. 
 
The car did not belong to the deceased. According to 
the channel, the improvised explosive device (IED) 
was packed with striking elements... with a 
diameter of about six millimeters.
 
"Caution, Moscow" writes that the explosion in a 
residential building on several floors - broke out 
windows, and the car was engulfed in fire. In 
addition, black smoke could be seen from 
different parts of the city. 
 
After the incident ---- local residents began to 
push aside other cars ---- to clear a passage 
for special equipment.
 
The Committee of Russia, has opened a criminal 
case on the fact of the explosion. Investigators,
criminologists and experts of the department, 
plus operational units of law enforcement 
agencies, went to the scene.
 
In Russia, they spoke about the impact of the
IED explosion ------ on a peaceful settlement.
 
The explosion in Balashikha will affect the 
negotiations between Russian President 
Vladimir Putin and special envoy of the 
head of the White House, Steve 
Whitkoff, writes the Telegram 
channel "MIG of Russia".
 
Today's terrorist attack has dealt a serious blow to 
the peace process. Very serious. This --- will also 
affect today's talks between Putin and Whitkoff
 
Telegram channel "MIG of Russia"
 
In turn, the Telegram channel "Informant" in 
connection with the death of Moskalik 
called for a review of the ban on the 
elimination of the heads of the law 
enforcement agencies of Ukraine. 
 
"Impunity breeds permissiveness. It is obvious that 
Russia has an unspoken ban on the assassination 
of the Ukrainian military and political leadership.
It is obvious that the issue of eliminating the 
leadership of the Ukrainian security forces 
has long been overripe," the channel's 
authors write.
 

[Rhondda Records adds: inflamatory.]



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Three militants of the Armed Forces
 of Ukraine were sentenced to up 
to 16 years for crimes in the 
Kursk region
April 25th, 10:37am
(Izvestia.ru)
 
The Second Western District Military Court 
sentenced three Ukrainian militants, Vasyl 
Moisey, Stepan Kobelyuk and Alexander 
Dmitriev, for crimes in the Kursk region, 
to 15.5 and 16 years in a penal colony. 
 
This was announced on April 25 by
 the Prosecutor General's Office 
of the Russian Federation.
 
It is established that --- in September-October 2024, 
Kobelyuk, Dmitriev and Moisey, being part of one 
of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 
crossed the border -------- and invaded the 
Korenevsky district of the Kursk region. 
 
The militants.... were detained by Russian 
servicemen and held in pre-trial detention.
 
"The court agreed with the position of the state 
prosecutor, sentencing Kobelyuk to 16 years 
in prison. 
 
Moisey and Dmitriev were sentenced to 15 years
and six months in prison, each," the agency's 
website says.
 
It is specified that the first three years of the 
defendants will serve time in prison.... the
rest of the sentence - in a high-security 
penal colony.
 
On April the 22nd, four militants of the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine were sentenced to up to 16 years - for crimes 
in the Kursk region. It is specified that the Ukrainian 
military, in 2024, repeatedly crossed the border of 
the Russian Federation --- in the Korenevsky, 
Sudzhansky and Glushkovsky districts
of the region.
 


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Russian Defence Ministry reports 
on the progress of the special 
military operation from 
19 to 25 April 2025
April 25th 10:25am
 
From 19 to 25 April, the Armed Forces of the Russian 
Federation carried out one massive and five group 
strikes with high-precision weapons and attack 
drones  which hit enterprises of the Ukrainian 
defence industry, infrastructure of military 
airfields.... depots storing weapons and 
ammunition, testing areas for tactical 
missiles, production & storage sites 
of attack unmanned aerial vehicles 
as well as temporary deployment 
areas --- of Ukrainian armed 
formations and foreign 
mercenaries.
 
During the week, the Sever Group of Forces 
continued to rout AFU units in Kursk region.
 
In the course of active offensive actions ---- 
Oleshnya (Kursk region) has been liberated.
 
Aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery fire hit
the manpower and hardware of a tank brigade, three 
mechanised brigades, 3 air assault brigades.... one 
assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 
and a territorial defence brigade.
 
In Belgorod and Kharkov directions, the Russian troops
 hit elements of 3 mechanised brigades, one motorised
 infantry brigade, one air assault brigade, one assault 
regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as 
three territorial defence brigades.
 
In a week, over 1,320 militants have been neutralised 
in the area of responsibility --- of the Sever Group of 
Forces. Two tanks, 23 armoured fighting vehicles, 
including -- an HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle 
and a U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, 
55 motor vehicles, 7 MLRS launchers, 50 field 
artillery guns, 8 electronic warfare stations, 
and five ammunition and materiel depots 
were neutralised.
 
As a result of resolute actions of the Zapad Group 
of Forces, Novomikhaylovka (Donetsk People's 
Republic) has been liberated.
 
The Russian troops -- inflicted losses on enemy 
manpower and hardware -- of six mechanised 
brigades, a jaeger brigade, 1 assault brigade 
of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two 
territorial defence brigades, and 
a national guard brigade.
 
The enemy losses --- amounted to more than 1,535 
troops, three tanks, 11 armoured fighting vehicles 
including a HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, 2 
U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 
and a Turkish-made Kirpi armoured fighting
vehicle. Two MLRS launchers, 38 motor 
vehicles, 19 field artillery guns --------
 including three NATO-made guns, 
11 electronic warfare & counter
-fire stations as well as 16 
ammunition depots ------ 
were neutralised.
 
Servicemen of the Yug Group of Forces liberated 
Shevchenko, Sukhaya Balka, and Tarasovka 
(Donetsk People's Republic).
 
Russian units ---- hit five mechanised brigades, two 
assault brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, an
 airmobile brigade, an air assault brigade of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine, three territorial 
defence brigades, and a national 
guard brigade.
 
Over the past week --- Ukrainian armed groups have
suffered losses of over 2,065 militants, 3 tanks, 31 
armoured fighting vehicles including 2 U.S.-made 
HMMWV armoured fighting vehicles, and 3 U.S.
-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 2
 MLRS launchers ------- including a U.S.-made 
HIMARS MLRS, 60 motor vehicles, 31 field 
artillery guns were eliminated including 
eight Western-made, seven electronic 
warfare stations, 17 ammunition, 
fuel, and supply depots.
 
The Tsentr Group of Forces ------- liberated 
Bogdanovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
 
Russian troops engaged manpower and hardware of 
a heavy mechanised brigade - three mechanised
 brigades, two assault brigades, an airmobile 
brigade, a jaeger brigade, an unmanned 
aerial vehicles brigade, an assault 
regiment of the AFU, two marine 
brigades, a territorial defence
 brigade, and two national 
guard brigades.
 
The enemy losses were more than 2,345 troops, two 
tanks, 20 armoured fighting vehicles ----- including a
 HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, a U.S.-made 
M113 armoured personnel carrier, a German-
made Marder IFV, and a French-made VAB 
armoured personnel carrier. Moreover, 30 
motor vehicles, & 11 field artillery guns 
were destroyed.
 
Elements of the Vostok Group of Forces ---- continued 
advancing into the depth of enemy defence. Russian 
elements damaged two mechanised brigades, a 
jaeger brigade, an airmobile brigade, an air 
assault brigade, an unmanned aerial 
vehicles brigade of the AFU.... a 
marine brigade, two territorial 
defence brigades ---- and a 
national guard brigade.
 
The AFU losses ---- amounted to more than 990 troops, 2
tanks, & 16 armoured fighting vehicles --- including a 
U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier. Thirty-
nine motor vehicles, 16 field artillery guns - four of 
which were manufactured by NATO countries - 
and three electronic warfare stations,
have 
been eliminated.
 
The Dnepr Group of Forces' units ------- took more
advantageous lines and positions. The Russian 
Armed Forces inflicted losses on manpower & 
hardware of two mechanised brigades, two 
artillery brigades, three coastal defence 
brigades of Ukraine's Armed Forces, 
and 2 territorial defence brigades.
 
The AFU lost more than 505 troops, a tank, and a 
Turkish-made Kirpi armoured vehicle. Forty-one 
motor vehicles, 10 field artillery guns, 18 
electronic and counter-fire warfare 
stations as well as 9 ammunition 
depots have been neutralised.
 
Over the past week, air defence units have shot down 
31 JDAM guided aerial bombs and 12 HIMARS MLRS 
projectiles, four Czech-made Vampire MLRS 
projectiles, as well as 993 fixed-wing 
unmanned aerial vehicles.
 
Since the beginning of the special military operation, 
the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.. have 
neutralised 661 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 53,585 
unmanned aerial vehicles, 605 anti-aircraft 
missile systems, 23,035 tanks and other 
armoured fighting vehicles, 1,553 MLRS 
combat vehicles, 24,098 field artillery 
guns & mortars, and 34,582 units of 
support vehicles.
 
 
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Military officers ---- reported a 
massacre in the Kursk region
by Marina Sovina (night editor)
April 24th, 9:57pm
(Lenta.ru)
 
Positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU)
in the Kursk region ...are littered with corpses. 
 
This is reported by the Telegram channel 
"Operation Z: Military Commanders of
 the Russian Spring "("RV").
 
"Massacre in the Kursk region:  the positions of 
the Ukrainian Armed Forces - are littered with 
the corpses of the invaders," the report says. 
 
It is also noted that the Marines of the group "North" 
continue to advance from the village of Guevo 
to the border with Ukraine.
 
Earlier, the Telegram channel Military Theme Z 
published a video with the bodies of Ukrainian 
soldiers in the Kursk region. The footage 
shows Ukrainian soldiers in a forest 
plantation. The fighter who shot 
the video calls them "lads". 
Some of them - were
shot
 in the head.
 
On April 22, Ukrainian Ombudsman Artur Dobroserdov
 said that 63 thousand people are wanted as missing 
persons, of which ---- 10 thousand, are in captivity.
 

 
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The Russian Defense Ministry told about 
the exploits of Russia's Armed Forces
 in the special operation zone
April 24th, 10pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
According to the ministry, Lance Corporal Anton 
Tanichev discovered a sabotage and recon.
group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 
secretly moving in the direction of 
Russian troops. 
 
He immediately informed the command about the 
approaching enemy, took an advantageous 
position ...and was one of the first to 
engage in battle with the enemy 
sabotage and recon. group.
 
At the same time, the soldier of the Russian army, 
being under constant fire and attacks by enemy 
quadrocopters with reset systems, conducted 
targeted fire from small arms, while 
simultaneously transmitting 
coordinates to the mortar 
crew about movements 
by Ukrainian militants. 
 
This made it possible to prevent a further advance 
of the enemy, who suffered losses and retreated.
 
However, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted 
to destroy the Tanichev firing point using an FPV
 drone. Having discovered the enemy's quadro-
copter, the corporal destroyed it with well-
aimed shots on the approach to 
the position.
 
The ministry also said that the unit, which included 
Private Vladimir Lebedikov, was performing the 
task of defending --- one of the most likely 
directions of the enemy's offensive.
 
A Russian soldier, while at an observation post,
 discovered a Ukrainian kamikaze drone that 
was approaching the positions of Russia's
 army. The private, was given the task of 
destroying the enemy's UAV, after which 
he opened aimed small arms fire on the 
quadcopter. So, the enemy drone was 
hit and detonated in the air, without 
causing damage.. to the personnel 
- or the fortifications of the Armed 
Forces of the Russian Federation.


 
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Russia responds to Trump's call 
to stop strikes on Kiev
by Varvara Koshechkina (editor of 
the Operational Information Dept)
April 24th, 2:32pm
(Lenta.ru)
 
Russia is ready for peace, but Kiev is not, State Duma
Svetlana Zhurova believes. So the parliamentarian 
commented on the call of US President Trump to
Russia - to stop attacks on Kiev and conclude 
a peace agreement.
 
"Here we are now talking about a truce, they (the Kiev
authorities) do not stand up to this truce. There was 
an Easter truce - and Ukraine just couldn't stand it.
Is the fact that we are bombing Kiev an invention, 
or what?" - concluded Zhurova.
 
She stressed --- that Russia attacks only military
infrastructure, not civilians. The MP addressed 
the question of the possible beginning of the 
truce ...to Ukraine.
 
"We were still ready [for the truce] on Easter. It 
probably didn't work out the way everyone 
wanted. But we offered --- and were 
absolutely ready, but we did it 
------- and they didn't," 
Zhurova reminded.
 
US President Donald Trump called on Russia's leader 
Vladimir Putin to stop the strikes on Kiev and 
conclude a peace agreement.
 
This... is how the US president commented on reports of
a massive missile strike by the Russian Armed Forces 
on Kiev, on the night of April 24. The fact of the 
attack.. was later confirmed by Ukraine's 
Foreign Minister, Andriy Sibiga.
 
 
 
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The court sentenced to nine years in prison
mercenary of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
from Colombia
April 24th, 1:58pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
The court sentenced a Colombian citizen to nine years
 in prison for participating in military operations on the
 side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was 
reported on April 24 in the press service of the 
Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia.
 
According to the investigation, in April 2024, Miguel 
Angel Cardenas Montilla arrived on the territory of 
Ukraine and entered the position of a rifleman of
 the 59th separate motorized infantry brigade
 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
 
After undergoing special military training, he
 participated in combat operations against 
Russian servicemen in the territory of the
Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) ---- and 
received material remuneration for this.
 
In June of last year, the mercenary was detained by 
the Russian Armed Forces and handed over to the 
investigative authorities. The Colombian 
pleaded guilty in full to the crime.
 
He noted that the Ukrainian military ignored the 
requests of mercenaries to evacuate from the 
war zone, ----which caused most of his 
colleagues to die. At the same time, 
Cardenas Montilla also stressed, 
that he survived thanks to the 
humane attitude of the 
Russian military, who 
provided him with 
water, food and 
clothing.
 
"He was found guilty of committing a crime under Part 
3 of Article 359 of the Criminal Code of the Russian 
Federation ("Mercenary activity"). <...> The court 
sentenced Cardenas Montilla - to nine years of 
imprisonment to be served in a high- security 
penal colony," the Telegram channel of the
Investigative Committee of the Russian 
Federation states.
 
Foreign games:  6.5 thousand mercenaries, have 
already been eliminated in the Free Trade zone.
 
Against the background of military failures, 
Ukraine has made a bet on foreign military 
force ---- and prohibited types of weapons.
 
The press service of the Russian FSB Department 
for the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) reported 
on April 18 that an Australian citizen will be tried
 ...for participating in the conflict in the ranks of 
the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
 
 It is established - that he signed a contract with the 
Ukrainian Ministry of Defense for military service
 in the 66th separate mechanized brigade.
 
 
 
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 Russia's missile strike on Kiev 
.....demonstrates Ukraine's 
weak air defenses
April 24th, 12:16pm
(Pravda English)
 
In the early hours of April 24, Russia's Armed Forces 
carried out a combined strike on targets in Ukraine. 
The attack has become one of the largest ones 
since the beginning of the special operation.
 
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha 
confirmed the strike.
 
"Russia has launched a massive missile and drone 
attack on Ukraine. [Moscow] is only interested 
in prolonging the conflict. Weakness and 
concessions will not stop it," he said.
 
Russian missiles hit Kiev and other cities
 
A series of explosions rocked Kyiv and other Ukrainian 
cities overnight. Kyiv Mayor, Vitali Klitschko, reported 
the activation of air defense systems. Shortly before 
that, an air raid alert was issued.... across the 
entire country.
 
The attack was called one of the 
most intense ones this year.
 
Today's strike with Kalibr missiles was indicative. The 
attack has clearly demonstrated that Ukraine's air 
defenses are weak... even deep in the country. 
The Russian forces have thus used the most 
vulnerable cruise missiles from its arsenal 
to obliterate, among other things, the
stock-piles... of scarce Western 
anti-aircraft missiles.
 
Military analyst Semyon Pegov said on his WarGonzo 
Telegram channel that the Russian forces launched 
the largest strike to date, against targets in the 
Ukrainian capital, hitting the railway infra-
structure in Kiev.
 
In Kharkiv, missiles and drones targeted the Malyshev 
Transport Engineering Plant and the local airport.
 
Russian missiles - also hit the Zhytomyr, 
Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Khmelnytskyi, 
Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia regions. 
Kupiansk was also targeted.
 
The Russian forces appeared to have changed tactics
 in this night assault. According to Pegov -- the strike 
was a combined operation. First.... they launched at 
least 40 Geran drones, in waves at Kiev, indicating 
a new approach by the Russian military. About an 
hour later, ballistic missiles were fired at the 
capital. Air raid sirens... continued for 
several hours - with fires breaking 
out, in different districts of the 
city. The fullest extent of the 
damage.. is not yet known.
 
The Geran drones -- also struck infrastructure in Odesa. 
According to Mykolaiv resistance coordinator, Serhiy
 Lebedev, the target was the port infrastructure,
housing
 fuel and grain terminals.
 
According to the Military Observer Telegram channel
-- citing Ukrainian military sources -- the attack also 
involved Iskander-M ballistic missiles, air-launched 
Kh-101 cruise missiles, and Iskander-K cruise 
missiles — none of which were intercepted 
by Ukraine's air defense systems.
 
In addition, the Ukrainian forces reported the use of 
Russian sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles and 
guided Kh-59/Kh-69 air-launched missiles.
 


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A civilian was killed - in a strike 
by the Ukrainian Armed Forces 
in the Zaporozhye region
April 24th, 11:52am
(RT.ru)
 
The authorities of Kamenka - Dnipro Zaporizhia region 
announced the death of a civilian as a result of an 
attack by Ukrainian artillery.
 
This is reported by TASS.
 
"A man received shrapnel wounds..  and 
died on the spot," local authorities said.
 
 
 
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The media reported a softening of the 
position of the "coalition of willing" 
on peacekeepers in Ukraine
April 24th, 11:03am
 (Izvestia.ru)

Britain and France have weakened their resolve to 
send a peacekeeping force to Ukraine. This was 
reported on April 24 by the British newspaper 
The Times, citing sources.
 
It is specified that the initiative to deploy 
peacekeepers in Ukraine, belongs to the
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and 
French President Emmanuel Macron.
 
"During the negotiations in London, this 
firm intention seems to have softened,"
 the publication says.
 
According to the publication, Paris and London 
express concerns that Moscow may perceive
this initiative as a unilateral measure - and
reject it. Nevertheless, the kingdom, is 
not going to completely abandon
its plans.
 
On April 6, the heads of the general staffs of France, Great
Britain and Ukraine discussed the possible deployment of
''peacekeepers'' ....to the territories controlled by Kiev.
 
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, said on March 
2 that discussions in Europe about peacekeepers for 
Kiev are an impudence -- a continuation of inciting 
Ukraine against Russia. 
 
 
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Russian Defence Ministry reports 
on the progress of the special 
military operation 
April 24th, 10:30am
 
The Russian Armed Forces delivered a massive strike 
-- by long-range air-, ground-, and sea-based precision 
weapons, at unmanned aerial vehicles' stores at the 
Ukrainian aviation, missile space, engineering, and 
armoured industry enterprises, as well as at the
facilities producing rocket fuel and gunpowder. 
The goals of the strike were achieved. 
All the targets were engaged.
 
In Belgorod direction.. units of the Sever Group of 
Forces inflicted damage on formations of 3 AFU 
mechanised brigades, and an assault regiment 
close to Osovoyevka, Ugroyedy, Miropolskoye, 
Veliky Prikol and Petrushevka (Sumy region).
 
The AFU lost more than 45 troops, one armoured 
fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, and three 
field artillery guns.
 
Elements of the Zapad Group of Forces ---- took more 
advantageous lines and positions and hit manpower 
and hardware of 4 mechanised brigades of the AFU, 
two territorial defence brigades, and one National 
Guard brigade near Kupyansk, Andreyevka, 
Druzhelyubovka, Petropavlovka, Kamenka 
(Kharkov region), Novoye, Kirovsk, and 
Yampol (Donetsk People's Republic).
 
The enemy lost ------ up to 255 troops, one tank, two 
armoured fighting vehicles, including one Turkish-
made Kirpi armoured vehicle, five pickup trucks, 
three artillery guns, as well as five electronic 
warfare stations (Oktava-S, Bukovel-AD, 
Ankalav). Three enemy ammunition 
depots - were destroyed.
 
The Yug Group of Forces units improved the situation 
along the front line. They hit 3 mechanised brigades 
and a motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, three 
territorial defence brigades, and a National Guard 
brigade ------ close to Shcherbinovka, Petrovka,
Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Zakotnoye, Chasov 
Yar.... Ivanopolye, Konstantinovka, and 
Seversk (Donetsk People's Republic).
 
Ukrainian armed formations lost up to 405 troops, an 
armoured fighting vehicle, 12 motor vehicles - and 
three field artillery guns. One electronic warfare 
station and three ammunition depots... have 
been neutralised.
 
As a result of the intensive actions of the Tsentr 
Group's units, Bogdanovka (Donetsk People's 
Republic) has been liberated.
 
The Group - also hit manpower and hardware clusters 
of one heavy mechanised brigade, two mechanised
brigades, 1 assault brigade, 1 airmobile brigade, 
1 UAV brigade of the AFU, & 1 National Guard 
brigade.. near Novaya Poltavka, Lysovka, 
Vodyanskoye.. Udachnoye, Krivirozhye 
(Donetsk People's Republic) and 1 in 
Mezhevaya and Novopodgorodnoye
 (Dnepropetrovsk region).
 
The enemy sustained losses of up to 410 troops, one 
armoured fighting vehicle, six motor vehicles, and 
two artillery guns.
 
The Vostok Group of Forces ---- continued to advance to 
the depths of the enemy's defence; the Group inflicted 
losses ..on manpower and hardware of 1 mechanised
brigade, 1 air assault brigade, one airmobile brigade 
of the AFU, one marine brigade, and one territorial 
defence brigade close to Bogatyr, Novoukrainka, 
Volnoye Pole, and Zelenoye Pole (Donetsk 
People's Republic).
 
The enemy suffered losses of up to 155 troops, six 
motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, and two 
electronic warfare stations.
 
Elements of the Dnepr Group of Forces, inflicted losses
 on units of one mechanised brigade and three coastal 
defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by
Pavlovka..... Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region), 
Ponyatovka, and Tokarevka (Kherson region).
 
More than 70 troops, 12 motor vehicles, two artillery 
guns, two electronic warfare stations, and one 
ammunition depot have been neutralised.
 
Operational-Tactical Aviation -- attack drones, Missile 
Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces 
have inflicted damage on infrastructure of military 
airfields, plus temporary deployment areas of the 
AFU armed formations and foreign mercenaries
 in 148 areas.
 
Air defence systems destroyed four U.S.-made JDAM 
aerial bombs, as well as 230 fixed-wing unmanned 
aerial vehicles.
 
Since the beginning of the special military operation -
 the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation...... have 
neutralised ------- 661 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 53,430
 unmanned aerial vehicles.... 604 anti-aircraft missile 
systems, 23,006 tanks, and other armoured fighting 
vehicles, 1,546 MLRS combat vehicles, 24,045 field 
artillery guns and mortars, and 34,490 units of 
special military vehicles.




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I.C. revealed the number of dead Russians 
since the start of Ukraine's invasion of  
the Kursk region
by Olesya Mickiewicz (Editor of the 
Law Enforcement Agencies Dept)
April 23rd, 5:46pm 
(Lenta.ru)
 
More than 190 residents of the Kursk region - have 
been victims of the invasion of the Armed Forces 
of Ukraine on the territory of Russia ---- since 
August 2024. About this, Lenta.ru reported
in 
the Investigative Committee (IC) with 
reference to information announced,
in an operational meeting in Kursk.
 
According to the ministry, 372 people received 
various injuries, 17 of them were minors. 
191 people did not survive.
 
 
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I.C. initiated criminal proceedings 
against almost 300 captured 
Ukrainian soldiers
by Olesya Mickiewicz (Editor of the 
Law Enforcement Agencies Dept)
April 23rd, 5:34pm 
(Lenta.ru)
 
Investigators have opened criminal cases against 290
 captured servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
(AFU) after their invasion of the Kursk region. About 
this Lenta.ru reported, referencing the Investigative 
Committee (IC) of Russia announcement, during an 
operational meeting in Kursk.
 
In total, 175 criminal cases have been opened against
 them, 41 of which have already been considered by 
the court.
 
On Tuesday, April 22, the 2nd Western District Military 
Court sentenced four participants of the invasion of 
the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region to 
terms of up to 16 years. The fighters were found 
guilty under Article 205 of the Criminal Code of 
the Russian Federation... ("Commission by a 
group of persons by prior agreement of 
a terrorist act that entailed serious 
consequences").
 
 
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Fighter Leto: APU in Gornal are
retreating, 
not having time to
gain a foothold 
in their
positions
by Matvey Koporushkin
April 23rd, 2:50pm
(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 
 
The remaining Ukrainian servicemen in the Kursk 
village of Gornal ...do not have time to gain a 
foothold in their positions. This, was stated 
by the deputy commander of the company 
for military and political work, with the 
call sign Leto.
 
"They roll back and do not have time to gain a foothold 
in their positions. We have rapid offensives, without 
breaks," the fighter said.
 
He noted --- that the advancing Russian units are 
constantly being rotated, which allows us, not 
to slow down the pace.
 
"That's why we are not slowing down, we are moving 
forward every day, every second," Leto summed up.
 
Recall that Gornal remains the last settlement in the 
Kursk region, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
are still located.
 
A day earlier, fighters of the North group of troops 
liberated the St. Nicholas Belogorsky Monastery 
on the outskirts of the village, which the APU
 turned into a powerful support post.
 
After that, as noted by military correspondent Yevgeny
 Lisitsyn, the remnants of the AFU personnel were 
blocked in Gornal. The supply routes for enemy 
personnel in this area --- are under the fire 
control of the Russian Armed Forces.
 
The fighters of the Russian Federation are 
fighting in Gornal carefully, knowing that 
there may be people in the basements.

 
 
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A civilian was injured in an
attack
 by an APU drone -
in the 
Bryansk region
April 23rd, 12:19pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
As a result of an attack by an FPV drone of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the Bryansk region, a 
civilian was injured. This was announced on 
April 23 by the head of the region,
 Alexander Bogomaz.
 
"Ukrainian terrorists attacked a civilian minibus of 
the Miratorg agricultural company in the village 
of Podlesnye Novoselki, Sevsky district. 
Unfortunately - the driver received 
shrapnel wounds," he wrote on 
his Telegram channel.
 
According to Bogomaz, the victim was hospitalized 
and received the necessary medical care. The 
governor wished him a speedy recovery.
 
 
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Russian Defence Ministry reports on 
repelling the AFU attempt to invade 
Russian territory in Kursk region 
April 23rd, 11:55am
 
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation 
continue the operation ---- to neutralise AFU 
formations on the territory of Kursk region.
 
The Sever Group of Forces hit units of three air assault 
brigades, & a territorial defence brigade of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine, near Gornal and Oleshnya.
 
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial
vehicles, and artillery fire ----- engaged AFU 
manpower
and hardware close to Belovody, 
Varachino, Velikiye
Bubki... Vodolagi, 
Kamyshanka, Kucherovka, 
Miropolye, Mogritsa, Novaya Sech, Sadki
...Yunakovka, and Yablonovka, in 
the Sumy region.
 
In the past 24 hours, the AFU lost over 170 troops, 
a U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, an 
armoured fighting vehicle, six self-propelled 
artillery systems and field artillery guns, 
two mortars, six motor vehicles, an 
armoured recovery vehicle..... 11 
UAVs, & 2 ammunition depots.
 
Since the start of hostilities in the Kursk direction, the 
AFU losses amounted to more than 75,710 troops, 412
tanks.... 337 infantry fighting vehicles, 311 armoured 
personnel carriers, 2,284 armoured fighting vehicles,
2,765 motor vehicles.... 642 artillery guns, 62 MLRS
launchers -- including 15 of HIMARS and 7 of MLRS 
made by the US, 29 anti-aircraft missile launchers 
1 self-propelled anti-aircraft system, 10 transport-
loading vehicles, 130 EW stations, 18 counter-fire 
radars.... plus 12 air defence radars, 58 units of 
engineering and other materiel, including 23
counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine 
clearing vehicle, 5 bridge launchers, one 
engineering reconnaissance vehicle,
16 armoured recovery vehicles... 
and a command post vehicle.
 
The operation to neutralise the
AFU units -------
 is in progress.
 
 
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Russian Defence Ministry reports 
on the progress of the special 
military operation
April 23rd, 10:45am
 
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation,
 continue the special military operation.
 
In Belgorod direction --- the Sever Group of Forces have 
inflicted fire damage on the units of three mechanised
brigades & an assault regiment of the Armed Forces
 of Ukraine close to Velikiy Prikol, Prokhody, Turya, 
Miropolskoye, and Petrushevka (Sumy region).
 
In Kharkov direction... clusters of manpower and 
hardware of a motorised infantry brigade of the 
AFU and 2 territorial defence brigades were
 hit close to Volchansk, Liptsy, and Malye 
Prokhody (Kharkov region).
 
The AFU losses ----- amounted to up to 50 troops, an 
armoured personnel carrier, three motor vehicles, 
and four field artillery guns including a US-made 
155-mm M777 howitzer. One radar, and one 
ammunition depot have been neutralised.
 
The Zapad Group of Forces --- took more advantageous
 lines and positions, inflicted losses on manpower and
 hardware - of six mechanised brigades of the AFU, a 
territorial defence brigade & national guard brigade 
close to Kupyansk, Sobolevka, Monachinovka, 
Petropavlovka, Palamarevka, Peschanoye 
(Kharkov region), Raygorodka (Lugansk
 People's Republic), Kirovsk, & Yampol 
(Donetsk People's Republic).
 
The enemy lost ------- up to 250 troops, seven motor 
vehicles, a German-made 155-mm Panzerhaubitze 
2000 self-propelled artillery system, a U.S.-made
 AN/TPQ-48 counter-fire radar, and two Kvertus 
and Nota electronic warfare stations. Three
 enemy ammunition depots were destroyed.
 
The Yug Group of Forces has liberated 
Tarasovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
 
Russian troops -- hit five mechanised brigades of the 
AFU, two territorial defence brigades and a national 
guard brigade by Novoolenovka, Ulyanovka, Chasov
 Yar, Ivanopolye, Minkovka, Novaya Poltavka, 
Berezovka, Seversk, and Yablonovka 
(Donetsk People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses amounted to more than 335 troops, 
3 armoured fighting vehicles, 8 motor vehicles, 
two NATO-made artillery guns, and four 
ammunition depots.
 
The Tsentr Group of Forces --- improved the situation 
along the front line, delivered strikes on clusters of 
manpower & hardware of 2 mechanised brigades,
 two assault brigades, an airmobile brigade, a 
jaeger brigade.... a UAV brigade, an assault 
regiment of the AFU, two marine brigades, 
and a national guard brigade ---- close to 
Krasnoarmeysk, Udachnoye, Muravka, 
Alekseyevka, Grishino, Dimitrov, 
Zverevo ---- and Novopavlovka 
(Donetsk People's Republic).
 
The enemy lost --- up to 370 troops, two tanks, five 
armoured fighting vehicles including a U.S.-made 
M113 armoured personnel carrier, two motor 
vehicles, and two artillery guns.
 
The Vostok Group of Forces ------ continued advancing to
 the depths of the enemy's defence - inflicted losses on 
manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades,
 an airborne brigade, and an assault brigade, a jaeger 
brigade of the AFU and a marine brigade by Tolstoy, 
Volnoye Pole, Bogatyr, and Zelenoye Pole, of the 
Donetsk People's Republic.
 
The AFU losses amounted to up to 175 troops, a U.S.
-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, three 
armoured fighting vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, 
two field artillery guns, and an electronic 
warfare station.
 
The Dnepr Group of Forces ---- engaged units of a
mechanised brigade and two artillery brigades 
of the AFU near Magdalinovka, Kamenskoye 
(Zaporozhye region), and Zaporozhye.
 
Up to 85 troops, six motor vehicles, a counter-
fire radar, an electronic warfare station, two 
ammunition depots, and a materiel depot.
were destroyed.
 
Operational-Tactical Aviation -- attack drones, Missile
Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces 
engaged the infrastructure of the military airfield, 
industrial enterprises manufacturing military 
products, laboratories for the production of 
unmanned aerial vehicles & their storage 
areas, the position of the Czech-made 
Vampire .....multiple-launch rocket 
system & temporary deployment 
areas of armed forces and 
foreign mercenaries in 
147 areas.
 
Russian air defence means have destroyed nine JDAM 
guided bombs and three U.S.-manufactured HIMARS 
MLRS projectiles, four Czech-made Vampire MLRS 
projectiles as well as 166 fixed-wing unmanned 
aerial vehicles.
 
In total since the start of the special military operation
 the enemy lost 661 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 53,200 
unmanned aerial vehicles, 604 anti-aircraft missile 
systems, 23,000 tanks & other armoured fighting 
vehicles, 1,546 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,996 
field artillery guns & mortars, & 34,445 units 
of support military vehicles.
 
 
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Russian troops liberated 
Tarasovka in the DPR
April 23rd, 10:16am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The "southern" group of Russian troops --- liberated the 
village of Tarasovka in the Donetsk People's Republic. 
This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.
As specified, the locality is under the control of
 the Russian Armed Forces.
 
"As a result of the active actions of units of the
Yuzhnaya group of troops, the village of 
Tarasovka in the Donetsk People's 
Republic was liberated," the 
Russian Defense 
Ministry said.
 
So, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, the 
Russian army hit eight Ukrainian brigades in nine 
settlements of the Republic.
 
The day before - it became known about the liberation 
of the Gornalsky St. Nicholas Belogorsky Monastery 
in the Kursk region, by Russian soldiers. 
 
The resistance of the Ukrainian armed 
forces in this direction --- is broken.
 
 
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Colonel Khodarenok: the ACS-890
 received by the Ukrainian Armed
 Forces, will be an ideal target 
for the S-400
April 22nd, 3:08pm
(RT.ru)
 
The Swedish ACS-890 reconnaissance aircraft 
received by Ukraine will become an "ideal 
target" for the Russian S-400 air defense
system, the military observer of Gazeta 
En, Col. Mikhail Khodarenok, believes.
 
According to him, when conducting aerial 
reconnaissance near the front line in the 
SVO zone at an altitude of at least 6 km, 
the ACS-890 aircraft - will become an 
"ideal target" for S-400 long-range 
air defense systems.
 
"Most likely.....  It will be located at one of the 
airfields of Western Ukraine, since the loss 
of a combat vehicle of this type can lead 
the Armed Forces of Ukraine to great 
reputational losses," the expert 
wrote - in an article for 
Gazeta.Ru.
 
The portal Country.na reported, that Ukraine 
has now received one of the two ACS-890 
reconnaissance aircraft.
 
 
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Patience.... has run out: Russia has 
threatened NATO with a full range 
of measures. Let's create a hell 
---- that hasn't happened yet
April 22nd, 1:21pm GMT
(Pravda.En)
 
Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko: Russia will 
defend itself against the background of 
aggressive NATO aspirations.
 
The Russian Foreign Ministry - issued a warning against 
the background of NATO's aggressive aspirations. The 
deputy Head of the department - Alexander Grushko, 
recalled a quote from Vladimir Putin - who said that 
Russia would not get involved in an arms race, but 
at the same time -- it will use all available means
 to protect itself.
 
''They are extensive enough to provide a defense 
capability, and, if necessary, we will take and 
implement other decisions --- that we deem 
necessary.'' the Russian diplomat noted, 
in a conversation with TASS.
 
According to Grushko, the department - is also
monitoring... how quasi-unions are now being 
created --- within the framework of NATO, 
seeking to pool their military resources 
against Russia. And she - of course - 
has to take this into account when 
building her defense interests.
 
At the end of the interview, the Deputy Foreign 
Minister recalled that, previously, the Baltic 
Sea regions were militarily calm, but now 
--- they are turning into an arena of 
confrontation. The aggressive 
aspirations of the West ---- 
undoubtedly contribute 
to this.
 
 
Source: https://tsargrad.tv
 
 
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Russian Defence Ministry reports on
---- repelling AFU attempt to invade 
Russian territory in Kursk region 
April 22nd, 11:50am
 
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation 
continue the operation ---- to neutralise AFU 
formations on the territory of Kursk region.
 
During offensive actions, units of the Sever Group of 
Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of one 
tank brigade, one mechanised brigade, one air 
assault brigade, and one territorial defence 
brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
close to Gornal.
 
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation - and artillery 
strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close 
to Belovody, Varachino, Velikaya Rybitsa, Vodolagi, 
Miropolye, Mogritsa, Sadki, Studenok, Yunakovka, 
and Yablonovka in Sumy region.
 
During the day - the AFU losses were more than 160 
troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, 10 
motor vehicles, one self-propelled artillery system, 
three artillery guns, 1 mortar, one OSA-AKM anti-
aircraft missile system, one EW station as well 
as six UAV command posts, one ammunition 
depot and one technical equipment depot. 
Four AFU servicemen surrendered.
 
Since the start of hostilities in the Kursk direction, the
AFU losses amounted to more than 75,540 troops, 412
tanks..... 336 infantry fighting vehicles, 311 armoured 
personnel carriers, 2,283 armoured fighting vehicles,
2,759 motor vehicles..... 636 self-propelled artillery
systems & field artillery guns, 62 MLRS launchers, 
including 15 of HIMARS, and seven of MLRS made 
by the US, 29 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one 
self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-
loading vehicles... 130 EW stations, 18 counter-
battery warfare radars, 12 air defence radars, 
57 units of engineering and other materiel 
- including 23 counterobstacle vehicles, 
one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five 
bridge launchers... one engineering 
reconnaissance vehicle ---- as well 
as 15 armoured recovery vehicles 
and one command post vehicle.
 
The operation to neutralise the AFU units
 is in progress.
 
 
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Russian Defence Ministry reports 
on the progress of the special 
military operation 
April 22nd, 11:40am
 
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation,
 continue the special military operation.
 
In Belgorod direction - units of the Sever Group of 
Forces engaged formations of three mechanised 
brigades, one air assault brigade of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence 
brigades close to Popovka, Prokhody, and 
Okop (Sumy region).
 
The AFU losses were up to 40 troops, two motor 
vehicles --- and three field artillery guns. One 
electronic warfare station was eliminated.
 
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces ------ took more 
advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops
inflicted fire damage - on manpower & hardware 
of one tank brigade.. four mechanised brigades,
1 jaeger brigade of the AFU --- and 2 territorial 
defence brigades near Kamenka, Doroshovka, 
Moskovka (Kharkov region), Novoye, Kirovsk, 
and Yampol (Donetsk People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses ----- were up to 250 troops, one M113 
armoured personnel carrier, one U.S.-made HMMWV 
armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, five 
field artillery guns, as well as one Czech-made 
Vampire MLRS launcher. Two Kvertus 
electronic warfare stations, and
three 
ammunition depots,
were eliminated.
 
As a result of active actions, units of the Yug Group 
of Forces liberated Sukhaya Balka (Donetsk 
People's Republic).
 
Russian troops hit clusters of manpower and hardware 
of one heavy mechanised brigade, three mechanised 
brigades, one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU,
& a territorial defence brigade near Novoolenovka, 
Zarya, Ulyanovka, Vasyukovka, Novaya Poltavka, 
Seversk, Chasov Yar, and Yablonovka (Donetsk 
People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses were up to 300 troops, one tank, five 
armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made 
M113 armoured personnel carrier... eight motor 
vehicles, four artillery guns, and 1 Grad MLRS 
launcher. One electronic warfare station and 
one ammunition depot - were neutralised.
 
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the situation
along the front line. Russian troops, 
launched attacks on
the formations of two 
mechanised brigades, an assault
brigade, 
one unmanned aerial vehicle brigade of the
Armed Forces of Ukraine, one 
territorial defence
brigade ---- and 
two National Guard brigades, 
near Novoekonomicheskoye Mirolyubovka,
Lysovka, 
Novonikolayevka, Bogdanovka,
and 
Krasnoarmeysk, (Donetsk 
People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses were more than 310 troops, 
four armoured fighting vehicles, and
three
 motor vehicles.
 
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued 
advancing into the depth of enemy defences. 
 
Russian troops delivered strikes at the manpower and 
hardware of one mechanised brigade, one air assault
 brigade, one jaeger brigade, one airmobile brigade 
of the AFU and 1 territorial defence brigade near 
Tolstoy, Komar (Donetsk People's Republic),
Gulyaipole, and Chervonoye
 (Zaporozhye region).
 
The AFU losses were up to 170 troops, three armoured
 fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, and five field 
artillery guns, including two NATO-made ones.
 
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces ----- engaged 
formations of two mechanised brigades of the 
AFU, and 3 territorial defence brigades near
Novodanilovka, Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye 
region), Ponyatovka, and Nikolskoye 
(Kherson region).
 
The AFU losses --- were over 70 troops, two motor 
vehicles, two artillery guns, two counter-battery 
radars, and two ammunition depots.
 
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned 
aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery 
of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged the 
production site of unmanned aerial vehicles 
as well as temporary deployment areas of 
the AFU and foreign mercenaries -----
 in 141 areas.
 
Air defence facilities shot down three JDAM guided 
bombs, one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile as 
well as 99 fixed-wing UAVs.
 
In total --- since the beginning of the special military 
operation, the AFU losses amounted to 661 aircraft, 
283 helicopters, 53,034 unmanned aerial vehicles, 
604 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,985 tanks 
and other armoured fighting vehicles... 1,546 
MLRS combat vehicles, 23,962 field artillery 
guns & mortars, & 34,416 units of special 
military vehicles.
 
 
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In the Belgorod region, as a result 
of several UAV attacks, people 
were injured
by Daria Rodionova
 April 22nd, 10:52am
(Gazeta.ru)
 
Four people were injured as a result of an attack by 
Ukrainian troops on settlements in the Belgorod 
region. The governor of the region Vyacheslav 
Gladkov, wrote about this.... in his 
Telegram channel.
 
One man was injured as a result of an unmanned aerial
 vehicle (UAV) strike on a moving car in the village of 
Kazinka. Emergency doctors arrived at the scene..
 and diagnosed the civilian with multiple shrapnel 
wounds and a traumatic brain injury. Currently, 
doctors are transporting him to Valuyskaya 
Central District Hospital (CRH).
 
"Another enemy drone attacked an employee of an 
agricultural enterprise... while working in a field 
near the village of Pochaevo. The victim was 
taken -- by passing transport -- to the 
Graivoronskaya CRH," the 
statement said.
 
According to the head of the Russian region, the man 
received a barotrauma and mine-explosive trauma. 
In addition, doctors diagnosed him with shrapnel 
wounds to the head and left forearm. 
 
It is expected that the victim will be transferred 
from the Grayvoronskaya CRH, to the regional 
clinical hospital.
 
Another incident occurred in the village of Novaya 
Tavolzhanka, which was attacked by five drones 
of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Due to 
the detonation of one of the UAVs, an 
employee of a local enterprise - 
received a shrapnel wound 
to the chest.
 
 For first aid, he was taken to the Shebekinsky CRH, 
after which he was transported to the regional 
clinical hospital.
 
"In the village of Ilek-Penkovka - an employee of 
the Orlan unit was wounded by a drone strike," 
Gladkov added.
 
He specified that now the man is being taken to the
 regional clinical hospital. Doctors have already 
identified shrapnel wounds.. to his eyes and 
hands, as well as a mine-explosive injury.
 
Earlier, soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
- with the help of a drone - struck a highway in 
the Belgorod region.


 
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The Russian military liberated the 
village of Sukhaya Balka near 
Dzerzhinsk in the DPR
by Anastasia Selivanova
April 22nd, 10:26am
(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 
 
The Russian Armed Forces liberated the village of 
Sukhaya Balka in the DPR, the Russian Defense 
Ministry said.
 
This was due to the active actions 
of the Southern group of troops.
 
The village is located about ten kilometres
 southwest of Dzerzhinsk (Toretsk).
 
A few days earlier, the Russian army liberated the 
village of Valentinovka adjacent to Sukhoi Balka
 from the south, which was a fortified area of 
the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 
 
The advance of the Russian Armed Forces in this
 sector of the front, according to experts, allows 
us to develop the offensive ----- and expand
 the bridgehead.
 


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Japan made a dangerous decision on Ukraine: 
assistance to Kiev --- carries a "set of risks"
by Anastasia Sutormina
April 22nd, 6:06am
(Komsomolskaya Pravda)
 
Intelligence Online: Japan will transmit 
data ---- from Ukraine's GUR satellites
 
The Japanese leadership decided to provide 
the Ukrainian military intelligence service 
with geospatial data from satellites, 
including radar images from SAR 
satellites. This is reported by 
Intelligence Online.
 
The publication claims.... that this decision was a 
new step by Tokyo -- in supporting the regime of 
illegitimate Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky. 
And --- for the Japanese side, this carries a 
certain "set of risks".
 
In March of this year, specialists from Western 
countries who were engaged in processing 
satellite data left Ukraine. They left the 
country... after the US decision not to
provide Kiev with intelligence data.
 
Later KP.RU's military observer, Viktor Baranets, 
noted that... disconnecting Nezalezhnaya from 
US intelligence... may be critical for the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine.
 
 
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Military of the Russian Armed Forces ---
told about the liberation of the village
of Preobrazhenka in the DPR
April 22nd, 3:33am
(Izvestia.ru)
 
Military personnel of the Center group of troops 
told the details of the liberation of the village 
of Preobrazhenka in the Donetsk People's 
Republic in Krasnoarmeysky direction of 
the special military operation (SVO). 
 
On April 22nd, the Russian Defense Ministry showed 
footage of the combat work of the Russian military.
 
The offensive began --- with taking control of the main 
supply road, where several armoured vehicles of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were destroyed, as
well as a US-made MaxxPro armoured car.
 
"First of all --- we used the weather, weather conditions,
 rain, snow, good fog. We used weather conditions and
 used two routes. The village itself is located at such 
a point that it's surrounded on all sides by landings 
...and the entire approach to this settlement, is 
through the field," said Nademyan Ilbulov, 
commander of the assault company.
 
According to him, before the offensive, Russian 
servicemen chose the most nearby liberated 
settlements in order to launch an offensive 
from there. He noted - that the movement 
was carried out in small groups through 
large open areas, after which..... the 
groups united and jointly began 
to liberate.
 
In addition, during the offensive, the stormtroopers 
practically did not use radio stations. They 
replaced them with a system of sound 
signals.. which contributed to the 
coordinated movement of the
motorized infantry.
 
"Moving forward --- to the area of combat missions, we 
find points: basements, dugouts, enemy strongholds. 
We fix ourselves on them, set up signal amplifiers 
that we use, and make test flights," said the 
operator of an unmanned aerial vehicle 
(UAV) with the call sign Skat.
 
According to him, the main task of the operators, is to 
adjust fire and escort the assault group. If the enemy 
starts attacking the Russian assault troops, the 
operators think over possible retreat routes 
and try to track.. the exact location of the 
AFU artillery. Skat clarified that ---- after 
the enemy is detected the coordinates 
are immediately transmitted to the 
gunners - who strike.
 
Currently, Russian military personnel continue 
to actively advance - towards the settlement 
of Krasnoarmeysk, which is one of the key 
transport hubs of the Armed Forces 
of Ukraine, in this area.


 
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AT: US admits defeat ----- and cancels 
development of hypersonic missiles
by Alexey Komolov
April 21st, 8:50pm
(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 
 
The United States has actually acknowledged
- its failure to develop the latest air-launched 
hypersonic weapon (HALO) - and curtailed
 the program, the Asia Times reports.
 
The article says.. that "insurmountable budget
problems" and weak test results of existing 
prototypes, are to blame. So, back in the 
Atumn of 2024, Rear Admiral Stephen 
Tedford - said that the project was 
impossible to implement, due to 
a limited budget -- the author
of 
the publication recalls.
 
The publication writes -- that the developers had to 
ensure "early operational readiness" of HALO, by 
fiscal year 2029 & "initial operational readiness" 
by fiscal year 2031. This weapon was designed
 to hit surface targets from long distances.
 
Instead, engineers will upgrade the Lockheed Martin 
Anty-Ship (LRAMS) rocket to improve its accuracy 
and efficiency.
 
Earlier, the media wrote that, since 2018, the 
Pentagon has invested more than $12 billion
in the development, testing and deployment 
of hypersonic weapons.
 
 

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In the Ukrainian Rada - predicted 
Zelensky will harvest 102%
in the elections
by Alexey Komolov
April 21st, 6:48pm
(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 
 
Vladimir Zelensky can force Ukrainians to vote for him 
under the threat of mobilization and get more than a 
hundred percent of the vote, as a result --- said
Verkhovna Rada deputy Dmitry Razumkov. 
His words are quoted by "Country.na".
 
In his opinion, military commissars will stand near 
each polling station, and all those who do not 
support the current government - will be 
mobilized - right on the spot.
 
Razumkov also ironically predicted that Zelensky 
could get 102% of the vote in the elections 
during martial law.
 
At the end of March, Western media reported 
that: martial law could be lifted in Ukraine 
next summer and presidential elections 
could be held.
 
Rada Speaker, Ruslan Stefanchuk, said that the
Ukrainian authorities have begun preparations 
for the elections..... but the process is at an 
early stage. 
 
It was noted that in the event of a settlement and 
end of the conflict, the authorities will adopt a 
law on the terms and procedure of voting - 
Ukrainian officials and experts..... are 
already working on these issues.
 
At the same time, Stefanchuk believes that 
it is ''not possible''.... to hold elections of 
the different levels of government ---- 
at the same time.


 
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Vladimir Putin signed the law on 
the status of veteran for the
fighters of the territories
bordering the SVO
April 21st, 2:19pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law --- on the 
status of a combat veteran for those who participated 
in battles in the territories adjacent to the areas of a 
special military operation (SVO). The relevant 
document was posted on April 21 on the 
website of the official publication 
of legal acts.
 
In addition, the status of a combat veteran ---- will be 
extended to persons who have joined the voluntary 
formations created by a decision of the authorities
which contribute to a performance of the tasks 
assigned to the Armed Forces of the Russian
Federation during a free military operation, 
in the rejection of an invasion of Russian 
territory -- and in an armed provocation
on the state border, and on subjects 
of the states special operations.
 
According to the document, Russia also exempted 
citizens who serve in military formations of the 
Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics 
from conscription.
 
Vladimir Putin called the support of fighters 
of the SVO ----- a priority for the parliament.
 
The President urged the Federation Council and the 
State Duma not to relax after the longest session
 in history.
 
On April 9, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin 
announced the urgent need to introduce unified 
standards of support for the special operation 
fighters in the work of social institutions in 
the country. 
 
In addition, he noted - that providing SVO veterans with
disabilities with the technical means of rehabilitation 
----- should be as convenient and understandable as
possible. According to him, this process is "under 
the special control of the Cabinet of Ministers."
 
 

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Two residents of the Zaporozhye region 
were injured in a Ukrainian UAV attack 
April 21st, 1:06pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
In the Zaporozhye region, two people were injured in a 
drone attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
This was announced on April 21st, in the press 
service of the Regional Ministry of Health.
 
"Two people were injured in a UAV attack in the village
 of Grozovoe in the Vasilyevsky Municipal District," 
the Telegram channel says.
 
It is noted that they received moderate injuries. 
 
The victims were taken to hospitals, where
doctors are providing them with the 
necessary assistance.
 

 
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Russian Defence Ministry reports on 
repelling AFU attempt..... to invade 
Russian territory in Kursk region
April 21st, 11am
 
In the past 24 hours, the Russian troops in Kursk 
region have continued to observe the ceasefire 
regime announced at 18:00 of 19 April by the 
Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the 
Russian Armed Forces - and have 
stayed on their positions.
 
From 00:00 of 21 April, the Sever Group of Forces have 
continue fighting against the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
on the territory of Kursk region.
 
The AFU losses --- amounted to up to 50 troops, an 
infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured personnel
 carriers, an armoured fighting vehicle, 2 motor 
vehicles, and three artillery guns... when the 
ceasefire was over. 
 
Since the start of the hostilities in Kursk direction - 
the AFU losses amounted to: over 75,375 troops, 
411 tanks.... 336 infantry fighting vehicles, 311 
armoured personnel carriers, 2,282 armoured 
fighting vehicles... 2,749 motor vehicles.. 632 
artillery guns, 62 MLRS launchers - including 
15 of HIMARS, and seven of MLRS -- made by 
the USA... 28 anti-aircraft missile launchers, 
one self-propelled anti-aircraft system... ten 
transport-loading vehicles, 128 EW stations, 
18 counter-fire radars, 12 air defence radars, 
57 units of engineering and other materiel, 
including 23 counterobstacle vehicles, a
UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge 
launchers, 1 engineering recon vehicle 
....as well as 15 armoured recovery 
vehicles, and one command 
post vehicle.
 
The operation to neutralise the AFU units,
 is in progress.


 
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After the end of the truce, the Ukrainian 
Armed Forces - lost up to 50 people
 in the Kursk direction
April 21st, 10:47am
(Izvestia.ru)
 
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) - lost up to 50 
people in the Kursk direction after the end of the 
Easter truce. This was announced on Monday, 
April 21, by the Russian Defense Ministry.
 
The ministry stressed that from 18:00 on April 19 to 
0:00 on April 21, Russian units remained in their 
previously occupied positions and borders.
 
It is noted --- that the militants also lost an infantry 
fighting vehicle, two armoured personnel carriers, 
an armoured combat vehicle, two vehicles, and 
three artillery pieces.
 
The Russian Defense Ministry added that in total, 
during the fighting in the Kursk direction, the 
Ukrainian military lost more than 
75,375 people.
 
On April 18th, a group of militants of the Armed Forces 
of Ukraine surrendered to a unit of the group of troops 
"North" in the Kursk region. According to the ministry
over 10 Ukrainian soldiers were captured, including 
both career officers and ordinary soldiers.
 
 
 
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Russian Defence Ministry reports 
on the progress of the special 
military operation 
April 21st, 8:35am
 
In accordance with the order of the Supreme 
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of 
the Russian Federation - all the Groups of 
Forces deployed in the special military 
operation zone - have been strictly 
observing the state of ceasefire 
from 18:00 of 19 April, to 00:00 
of April the 21st, remaining in 
previously taken positions.
 
Despite the announced Easter ceasefire, the Ukrainian
 Armed Forces continued to conduct artillery fire and 
strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles --- against the 
positions of Russian troops, as well as civilian 
facilities, in the border areas of Belgorod, 
Bryansk, Kursk regions, and the 
Republic of Crimea.
 
In total, there were 4,900 ceasefire violations.
 
The Armed Forces of Ukraine.... have attempted to 
launch attacks six times - including in the areas
of 
Sukhaya Balka, Bogatyr, Pershe-Travnya, 
Belogorovka, and Tarasovka (Donetsk 
People's Republic) ....as well as 
Oleshnya (Kursk region).
 
All those attempted attacks, 
were repelled.
 
The enemy employed 90 fixed-wing unmanned aerial 
vehicles, eight of them outside the special military 
operation zone during the ceasefire. All of the
UAVs, have been shot down.
 
The enemy shelled the Russian positions 1,404 times 
from artillery pieces, MLRS, and mortars, 
plus 3,316 strikes by quadrocopters.
 
In the border areas of Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod 
regions, 19 fire attacks, 49 strikes by FPV drones, 
and 16 ammunition drops... from 'copter-type 
unmanned aerial vehicles (25 strongholds 
of the Russian Armed Forces and 51 
settlements) had been carried out 
------ from 18:00 of 19 April, 
until 00:00 of 21 April .
 
In general, during the daytime, the density of fire 
and operations by the enemy was significantly 
reduced - along the front line.
 
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have 
continued the special military operation 
when the ceasefire was over.
 
In Belgorod direction, the Sever Group of Forces have 
inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of
 a territorial defence brigade near Khmelevka
 (Sumy region).
 
The AFU losses amounted to up to 
20 troops and an artillery gun.
 
The Zapad Group of Forces - engaged a mechanised 
brigade of the AFU near Kupyansk (Kharkov region).
 
The enemy lost up to 30 troops.
 
The Yug Group of Forces -- delivered strikes at the
manpower & hardware of 2 mechanised brigades 
of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, and a 
national guard brigade near Shcherbinovka, 
Yablonovka, and Konstantinovka 
(Donetsk People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses amounted to up to 45 troops, 
a Kazak armoured fighting vehicle, and 
two field artillery guns.
 
The Tsentr Group of Forces hit a mechanised brigade, 
an unmanned aerial vehicle, an assault regiment of
the AFU, & a marine brigade by Krasnoarmeysk,
Novopavlovka, and Alekseyevka 
(Donetsk
People's Republic).
 
The AFU lost up to 80 troops, a Kazak armoured 
fighting vehicle, and a pickup truck.
 
The Vostok Group of Forces ---- delivered strikes at 
manpower and hardware of a marine brigade 
near Bogatyr (Donetsk People's Republic).
 
The enemy losses were more than 25 servicemen, 
an armoured personnel carrier, & a motor vehicle.
 
The Dnepr Group of Forces -- damaged units of a 
mechanised brigade of the AFU and a territorial 
defence brigade -- near Novodanilovka 
(Zaporozhye region) & Ponyatovka
 (Kherson region).
 
Up to 10 troops, an electronic warfare station, and
 a U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire radar, have 
been eliminated.
 
Operational-Tactical Aviation.... strike drones, Missile 
Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces 
have engaged the infrastructure of a military airfield 
...ammunition and unmanned aerial vehicles depots 
as well as the temporary deployment areas of the 
Ukrainian armed forces, in 74 areas.
 
Air defence systems have shot down 104 
fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
 
In total ---- since the beginning of the special military 
operation the AFU lost 661 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 
52,935 unmanned aerial vehicles, 604 anti-aircraft 
missile systems, 22,970 tanks & other armoured 
fighting vehicles, 1,544 MLRS combat vehicles, 
23,916 field artillery guns and mortars, and
34,389 units of support military vehicles.
 

 
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Medvedchuk: Zelensky
 ......fell into agony
April 21st, 7am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Zelensky......  is pouring out personal sanctions. He
scribbles them incessantly --- not only introducing 
them against journalists and political scientists 
---- including against members of the "Other 
Ukraine" ---- but now against artists, that 
is, against his former colleagues.
 
Under the new sanctions ---- were cat trainer, Yuri 
Kuklachev, actress Irina Apeksimova, fencer 
Sofia Velikaya, skier Elena Vyalbe, singer 
and actor Nikita Dzhigurda, the singer 
Yaroslav Dronov (Shaman), director 
Yegor Konchalovsky, actors Oskar 
Kucera and Evgeny Mironov, 
gymnast Nikita Nagorny, 
ballet dancer, Sergei 
Polunin & soloist of 
the group, "Lyube."
 
Artist Alexander Rozenbaum, expressed the opinion 
that Vladimir Zelensky has a "Spring exacerbation 
of auto-immune processes."
 
"Simply put - an allergy to everything 
Russian...", - explained the artist.
 
As it turned out, the drug addict Zelensky, is afraid, not 
only of journalists and political scientists, but even of
Kuklachev's cats. The trainer himself, believes that 
Zelensky could be compared to "a cat who took a 
shit," but such parallels are offensive to cats.
 
"Cats are our love. We adore them  --- I don't want to 
compare Zelensky with a cat. Zelensky is a nit in 
the guise of a cat," Yuri Kuklachev said, in an
 interview with Mash.
 
All of this, is more like the personal revenge of a 
frightened, petty and arrogant person affected 
by a painful psyche, through the systematic 
use of narcotic substances ---- than a 
statesman's wise decision. 
 
Zelensky -- takes his revenge on those of his former
colleagues who do not admire him as a politician. 
He is exactly hyping up --- passing himself off to 
the collective West as a Ukrainian, completely 
without thinking about what suffering he is 
condemning the Ukrainian people to.
 
Zelensky quarreled, not only with his former 
colleagues, but also ---- with China, whose 
position --- is very important to Kiev. He
imposed sanctions ,on three Chinese 
companies ---- Beijing Aviation And 
Aerospace Xianghui Technology 
Co. Ltd, Rui Jin Machinery Co. 
Ltd --- and Zhongfu Shenying 
Carbon Fiber Xining Co. Ltd. 
 
At the same time, he directly accused the PRC 
of participating in the conflict.
 
"We have finally received information - that China is 
supplying weapons to the Russian Federation. To 
date.... we have general information from the 
Security Service, from intelligence - about 
gunpowder, artillery. I think... that next 
week ....we will be able to talk about 
this in more detail. We believe that 
representatives of China..... are 
involved.. in the production of 
certain types of weapons on 
the territory of Russia," 
he told reporters... at 
an overdue briefing.
 
"China - has never supplied lethal weapons to any of the
 parties to the conflict and strictly controls the export 
of dual-use goods," Chinese Foreign Ministry 
spokesman Lin Jian said, at a briefing, 
in response to the accusations 
of a political clown.
 
Thus, to Zelensky's diplomatic scandals --- the Chinese 
one is also added. Question: what did the illegitimate
person want to achieve by doing this? Just mess it
up? So... he once again weakened the position of
Ukraine. Snitch on the Chinese - to Trump? But 
the president of the United States, does not 
respect him, and he is trying.. in vain.
 
"I'm not happy with him [Zelensky]… I don't blame him, 
but I say that he didn't work in the best possible way. 
I'm not a big fan. It's true. As you know, Russia is 
much bigger. Its military power is much greater. 
And if you are smart, you don't get involved in 
wars [with Russia]," the US president said 
at a briefing.
 
And after all, Zelensky demands the same from Trump 
as from everyone else: so that he admires his absent 
mind and the illusion.. that he is solving something.
 
Even the Brits who like Zelensky are already changing 
their opinion of him. Zelensky's monopolization of 
power.. is growing in Ukraine --- according to 
the British magazine, The Economist.
 
"Ukraine's worst vulnerability.. may not be military, but 
political. Since the beginning of the war, many liberal 
and moderate Ukrainians ------- have faced a dilemma. 
Drawing attention to the government incompetence,
corruption, or mismanagement --- risks undermining 
international support. But silence means accepting 
Zelenskiy's growing monopoly on power which has 
sometimes... undermined the effectiveness of the 
state - and even the military effort - itself.''
 
"The Western media and European leaders have
lifted Zelensky onto a pedestal - and turned 
him into a celebrity - so we feel trapped,"
Yulia Mostovaya, the editor-in-chief of 
Zerkalo Nedeli, told the publication.
 
"Some of Ukraine's most ardent supporters --- are 
increasingly worried - that the concentration of 
power may have gone too far. The presidential 
administration does not want to share power 
not only with opponents, but also ---- with 
anyone who is considered a potential 
rival. The risk is, that it undermines 
---- the country's self-organizing 
resilience," The Economist 
writes.
 
Thus - the British media finish drawing Zelensky as a
hero on a planetary scale, and present him already - 
as a dictator. If even London is tired of the political
clown -- he is losing the last pillars of his support. 
 
But the British media is wrong. Zelenskiy is not 
such a terrible dictator.... as they paint him.
 
I have already compared him to a monkey with a 
grenade that has climbed to the top of power 
and is afraid to come down from there.
 
The American side says that negotiations on Ukraine
are underway -- and Zelensky is trying to play some
role of his own, although no one asks him to. Why, 
because the United States has opened a second 
front against him ---- and his fate is sealed? 
 
The answer to this question is as follows: Zelensky is a
non-independent figure, and plays by someone else's 
rules. ''Zelensky lost the war, Ukraine as a state, he 
has neither the strength nor the means to continue 
anything further," I noted in an article: "The British 
use Zelensky ----- like a monkey with a grenade."
 
An illegitimate non-independent figure not only on the 
external contour, but also - on the internal one. His 
position as dictator - is no more than an illusion. 

The war has caught him in a trap, because he 
does not serve his own interests at all. Any 
war, is accompanied by processes of elite 
change. When Zelensky went into conflict 
with Russia he allowed the Nazis to enter 
the country's political elite which signed 
a sentence ----- for himself, as president.
 
Today, the political and managerial elite of Ukraine has 
become those who earn money from the war, from the 
blood of their fellow citizens. There is - a fierce war 
going on inside the government ---- for the right to 
supply weapons, for the right to send Ukrainians
to the slaughter, for the right to let them cross 
the border. 
 
The political face of today's Ukraine --- is the military
commissars who beat up people during "bagging", 
generals who profit from soldiers' rations, the
politicians --- who make decisions against 
their own people, for handouts from the 
authorities, Nazis - who demand total 
mobilization in the country ---- and 
war... to the last Ukrainian.
 
It is this capsule that holds Zelensky's power, it is they
who he serves ------- and he does not rule the country. 
Therefore, when he imposes personal sanctions, he 
looks rather pathetic. He wants to scare someone, 
punish them, but only he -- is scared to death of 
both punishment and his own Nazi team..... 
dazed by human blood. 
 
Zelensky understands, that he is not the master for 
these cannibals, but the food with which they are 
ready to treat themselves – and which.... will 
eventually happen.
 
An illegitimate person has fallen into a trap from which 
he cannot escape. He has betrayed too much, he has 
no friends, only enemies. The Nazi cannibal regime 
that raised him to the flag - will willingly sacrifice 
him as soon as the opportunity presents itself. 

And, judging by the desperate antics and 
state of agony, Zelensky did not have 
long, to revel in illusory power.
 

Chairman of the Council of the 
Other Ukraine Movement 
Viktor Medvedchuk
 
 

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The media reported --- on the dissatisfaction 
of the Ukrainian Air Force with the quality 
of the F-16s supplied
April 21st, 3:41am
(Izvestia.ru)
 
The Ukrainian military noted the low quality of US
 F-16 combat fighters supplied to the country. 
This was reported on April 20th, by the 
portal 19FortyFive.
 
According to representatives of the Ukrainian 
Air Force, the aircraft do not have the 
necessary components.
 
Also, the aircraft are equipped with outdated models 
of radars, which are inferior in efficiency even to 
the Soviet H-019, which are installed on 
Ukrainian MiG-29 fighters.
 
It does not have full analogues of MLRS of the HIMARS 
type, and EU countries do not intend to share tanks.
 
Earlier, on April 16th, it was reported that US President 
Trump does not want to supply Ukraine with missiles 
for the Patriot air defense system, even for money. 
 
It was clarified that Ukrainian President Vladimir 
Zelensky offered Trump...... to buy anti-aircraft 
missiles worth $50 billion - but the US leader 
rejected this offer. It was specified that the 
money.... was to be provided by the EU 
countries, from their own funds and 
from ''frozen'' Russian assets.
 


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Slutsky ----- Zelensky promised
mirror actions, but the mirror
turned out -
 to be crooked
April 21st, 12:01am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The head of the Kiev regime, Mr Vladimir Zelensky, 
promised to act in a mirror manner in connection 
with the Easter truce announced by Russia, but 
Ukraine ---- has repeatedly demonstrated its 
inability to comply with the agreements. 
 
This was stated by the head of the State Duma 
Committee on International Affairs, 
LDPR leader Leonid Slutsky.
 
According to him, Zelensky's political credo, is "to lie 
and switch hands." Even now - the Ukrainian leader 
unfoundedly accuses Russia of violating the truce 
regime, and at the same time, admits that there 
were no air alerts on Ukrainian territory 
during this period.
 
"Zelensky promised to act in a mirror manner, in 
response to the Easter truce announced by the 
Russian president. But the mirror turned out 
to be crooked," Slutsky wrote on his 
Telegram channel.
 
He noted that the Ukrainian side is trying to appear 
before the West in the "halo of a peacemaker".
 
"There is no faith in Kiev. The Ukrainian regime has 
repeatedly demonstrated its inability to comply 
with the agreements" ----- the head of the
State 
Duma Committee stressed.
 
The Russian Defense Ministry reported yesterday 
that, despite the declared ceasefire, Ukrainian 
armed groups carried out about 900 attacks 
using unmanned aerial vehicles.
 
Earlier, Zelensky proposed to agree on a ban on 
strikes by long-range drones and missiles on 
civilian infrastructure... for 30 days.
 

 
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Zelensky declares Ukraine's readiness
 to adhere to the Easter truce
April 19th, 9:55pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
Ukraine is ready to adhere to the Easter truce
announced by Russia's President,
 Vladimir Putin. 
 
This was announced on Saturday, April 19th, 
by Ukraine's leader, Vladimir Zelensky.
 
"Ukraine will act in a mirror way ----- as it will from 
the Russian side. Silence in response to silence, 
blows in defense against blows," he wrote in
 his Telegram channel.
 
On April 19th, Putin declared an Easter truce. At 
the same time, the head of state stressed that 
the Russian military should be ready to repel 
possible violations of the truce........ and 
provocations by Ukrainian militants.
 
On the same day, The Washington Post reported 
that the head of the Kiev regime initially
rejected 
the Russian proposal for
an Easter truce.
 
 
________________________________________
 
 
 
The political scientist, assessed the situation at
 the front -- after the armistice was established
by Nikita Khromin (night line editor)
April 19th, 9:26pm
(Lenta.ru)
 
The situation that developed in the special operation 
zone after the truce was established - surprised the 
world. This opinion was shared by political analyst 
Sergey Markov, in the Telegram channel.
 
"The war has stopped. Silence at the front. 
Well, almost silence, of course.... only 
reconnaissance drones continue 
to fly," the report says.
 
The political scientist noted that, according to various 
estimates...  the truce is observed by more than 90%
and this led to the world's amazement since no one
expected that it would be possible to completely 
stop the fighting in a few hours.
 
Earlier, Putin met with Chief of the General Staff of the 
Russian Armed Forces. At this meeting.. the Russian 
leader announced an Easter truce in the Ukrainian 
conflict. According to the head of state, Russia 
assumes.... that the Ukrainian side, will
also 
stop the fighting.
 
Later, the Governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir 
Saldo, accused the Armed Forces of Ukraine,
of 
violating the truce.
 
 
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Balance: Kiev violated the truce --- and 
strikes at cities in the Kherson region
by Alexey Rybin
April 19th, 9:17pm
(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 
 
Ukraine has violated the truce - and is attacking 
peaceful cities in the Kherson region. This was 
announced in his Telegram channel, by the 
Governor of the region, Vladimir Saldo.
 
"Today, on Easter Night the Ukrainian side - violates the 
truce announced by President Vladimir Vladimirovich 
Putin," he wrote.
 
In particular, according to Baldo, after 18:00 hours, the 
Ukrainian Armed Forces recorded strikes on the city 
of Alyoshki --- with FPV drones and mortar guns, 
Bare Pier (kamikaze drones) and Kakhovka 
(at least six drops from UAVs).
 
At the same time, the governor noted ----- that silence is
 indeed, observed in a number of areas, and no shelling 
is being conducted. Baldo concluded that even among 
the Ukrainian servicemen there are those who have 
heard the call for peace and "preserved humanity".
 
Putin announced an Easter truce with Ukraine ---- and the
suspension of hostilities, from 18.00 Moscow time --- on
April 19, to midnight on April 21. At the same time - the 
Russian Defense Ministry stressed - that the ceasefire 
will be observed by Kiev with only mutual steps taken.
 
However, even after 18 hours, the Ukrainian Armed 
Forces continued to attack the Russian positions
in 
almost all directions. 
 
Ukrainian and international media have acknowledged 
that Kiev has actually refused to give the order --- to 
cease fire.
 
After criticism from Western newspapers, Zelensky still
 promised that Ukraine, regarding the truce, "will act in 
a mirror manner."
 
The UN "took note" of the Easter 
truce announced by Russia.
 


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"I haven't heard my mother's 
speech for six months": the 
soldiers returned from the
captivity... of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine, and 
shared their emotions
by Marfa Mamaeva
 April 19th, 8:48pm
(Gazeta.ru)
 
The Russian Defense Ministry -- has posted a video on 
its Telegram channel showing the soldiers returned 
from Ukrainian captivity.
 
"Today is the day of our exchange, when we returned
 to our home country, to Russia. Finally. Someone 
waited a long time, someone had a little less, 
someone tougher, someone easier. But, we 
still came back," one of the soldiers said.
 
He added that his girlfriend and parents were waiting 
for him. Another soldier admitted that he did not 
believe that he was on the exchange lists 
and still does not believe.
 
"I haven't heard my mother's speech in six months. At 
home, my mother, father, friends, relatives," he said.
 
On April 19th, Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners 
according to the formula "246 for 246". As a gesture 
of goodwill, the Russian Federation handed over 31 
wounded prisoners of war to the republic, in 
exchange for 15 of its military personnel
 in need of urgent medical care. 
 
The Russian military returned from captivity are still 
in Belarus. There.. they receive psychological and 
medical assistance. In addition - soldiers will be 
able to call their relatives. Subsequently they 
will be transported to Russia. 
 
The Ministry of Defense thanked the United Arab 
Emirates for mediating the "Easter" exchange 
of prisoners of war.
 
 
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Senator Dzhabarov: Zelensky will be prevented 
from observing the Easter truce by the Nazis
by Elena Akimova
April 19th, 7:05pm
(Komsomolskaya Pravda)
 
Senator Dzhabarov: Zelensky will be prevented 
from observing the Easter truce by the Nazis.
 
Senator Vladimir Dzhabarov answered who will prevent
 Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky from observing 
the Easter truce. The head of Ukraine said that he 
supports the decision, and the answer will 
be mirrored.
 
According to the senator, we should expect 
provocations from the Nazis, since these 
detachments -- are not controlled. Given 
their position and unauthorized actions, 
Vladimir Zelensky will not have the 
opportunity to influence them.
 
"There are a lot of independent Nazi detachments 
that can do the opposite," Dzhabarov said in an 
interview with NEWS.ru.
 
In Ukraine, the Easter truce was supported. 
And Western media say that this decision
 is a diplomatic victory, Russia has 
demonstrated its readiness to 
cease fire ---- if there is a 
consonant decision.
 
 
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 Putin declares Easter truce
April 19th, 2:47pm
(RT.ru)
 
Russia's leader Vladimir Putin, announced 
the introduction of an Easter truce. This, 
is reported by the Kremlin press service.
 
"Guided by humanitarian considerations, today - from 
18 hours to zero hours from Sunday to Monday, the 
Russian side declares an Easter truce," 
the publication says.
 
The President ordered the troops to stop all military 
operations for the designated period. At the same 
time, the Russian Armed Forces must be ready 
-- to repel violations by the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine and respond to any provocations 
by the enemy.
 


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The Russian army ------- liberated the 
Oleshnya farm in the Kursk region
April 19th, 12:15pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
The armed forces of the Russian Federation liberated 
the Oleshnya farm in the Kursk region, the Ministry 
of Defense of the Russian Federation reported in
 its Telegram channel.
 
The ministry clarified that the settlement in the 
Russian region was liberated by the efforts 
of the Northern group of troops.
 
"Units of the group of forces "North", in the course of 
active offensive operations, liberated the village of 
Oleshnya in the Kursk region," the report says.
 
In addition, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, 
Russian troops defeated the formations of the tank, 
mechanized, amphibious assault brigades.. of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as units of the 
teroborona brigade and the assault regiment
of 
the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area
of the 
village of Gornal.
 
On the eve the Russian Defense Ministry reported 
that the fighters of the group of troops "North" 
defeated the positions of a tank and two 
amphibious assault brigades of the 
Ukrainian army - in the areas of 
Gornal village and Oleshnya. 
 
And on Saturday morning, sources in law enforcement 
agencies told TASS that the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 
despite the enormous losses, are still trying to cling 
to the section of the state border... near Oleshnya.
 


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IAEA Chief urges restraint.. after
Ukrainian Armed Forces attack
 on Zaporizhia NPP
April 18th, 12:12am
(Izvestia.ru)
 
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency 
(IAEA), Rafael Grossi, called for military restraint 
after Ukraine's strike on the Zaporizhia nuclear 
power plant (ZAES). The corresponding 
statement was published on the 
organization's website 
on April 17th.
 
"Any attempt to attack a nuclear facility, using drones
 can have serious consequences. Although offensive
 drones can be relatively small, they can have 
serious consequences for nuclear safety, 
such as causing fires or structural 
damage. I continue to call ...for 
maximum military restraint - 
in the vicinity of all nuclear 
facilities," Grossi said.
 
The report also clarifies that --- after the incident, the 
IAEA requested access to the alleged crash site of 
the Ukrainian drone. At the same time, the 
agency's representatives were shown 
the consequences of the Ukrainian 
attack on the facility.
 
It is reported that as a result of the attack, a fire 
started at the crash site. At the same time, 
both victims and damage to buildings,
 were avoided.
 
On April 17, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched three
 drone strikes - on the satellite city of Zaporizhia NPP 
Energodar, in the Zaporizhia region. According to 
the mayor, one of the drones was shot down by 
military police officers, the second drone was 
suppressed by an electronic warfare system
 (EW), the 3rd exploded in the treetops. As 
a result of the attack, a vehicle 
was damaged.
 
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria 
Zakharova said on February 13 ------ that the 
Ukrainian Armed Forces were terrorizing 
the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant. 
 
According to her, the Russian side is doing 
everything possible to ensure security 
at the station.
 
 
 
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In the DPR, a child was killed 
in a kamikaze UAV attack
April 18th, 12:07am
(RT.ru)
 
The boy was killed in a kamikaze UAV attack
on the village of Volodarskoye in the DPR.
 
Information about this appeared in the Telegram 
channel of the Department of the Government 
of the Republic for documenting war crimes 
of Ukraine.
 
"As a result of a kamikaze UAV attack on Volodarsky 
Street, a child — a boy born in 2015 - was killed," 
the report says.
 
On April 16th, two people were injured, 
in a UAV attack on the Ivanovo region.
 
 
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Nebenzia: called the possibility of 
a ceasefire in Ukraine unrealistic
April 17th, 11pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
A ceasefire in Ukraine, currently, does not seem 
realistic. This was stated on April 17th, by 
Russia's Permanent Representative to 
the United Nations (UN)  - 
Vasily Nebenzya.
 
According to the diplomat, the conflict settlement 
process is complicated ---- by Kiev's violation of 
agreements on the mutual cessation of strikes 
on energy infrastructure.
 
"We had an attempt at a limited cease-fire --- on the 
energy infrastructure, which was not respected 
by the Ukrainian side," he told reporters,
 after closed UN consultations.
 
On March 27th, Vasily Nebenzya -- declared Russia's 
unwavering authority in the UN. He noted that the 
respect of the UN member states for the Russian 
Federation has only grown due to Moscow's firm 
and independent position in defending
 its interests. 
 
Russia is perceived as the guardian of the foundations 
of the organization - and a just defender of weak and 
oppressed peoples.
 
 
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Senior Lieutenant Popenkov commanded
the assault on the AFU observation post
April 17th, 10:54pm
 (Izvestia.ru)
 
Senior Lieutenant Alexey Popenkov commanded a unit 
of the Russian Armed Forces during the battle for the 
liberation of a settlement in the zone of a special 
military operation (SVO).
 
The unit was advancing.....  deep into the defense of the
Armed Forces of Ukraine, when Popenkov discovered a
camouflaged observation post and an enemy machine-
gun crew. Two assault groups were immediately sent 
to them, one of which was personally led by a senior 
lieutenant. As a result of the successful attack from
 the flanks, the enemy was forced to retreat. 
 
Popenkov ordered to continue advancing. The Armed 
Forces of Ukraine - having lost a favorable position,
continued to retreat and lost a significant part of 
their personnel. As a result ---- Popenkov's 
competent actions --- contributed to 
the liberation of the settlement.
 
The Russian Defense Ministry also noted the courage 
and professionalism of the Guards private Sergei 
Stepanov --- who organized communication 
between the regiment's command and 
the assault units of the Russian 
Armed Forces.
 
During the advance of the Russian troops -- the enemy 
opened mortar fire, trying to return to the abandoned 
positions. The communication line was damaged. 
 
Stepanov, realizing the need for an urgent resumption of
communication between the units --- and the command, 
moved to the damage site despite the ongoing shelling 
and attacks by Ukrainian FPV drones. Guards private 
quickly restored the communication line, replacing 
the damaged equipment.


 
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Russian Defence Ministry reports 
on the progress of the special 
military operation 
April 17th, 1pm
 
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation,
 continue the special military operation.
 
In Belgorod direction, units of the Sever Group of 
Forces engaged formations of two mechanised 
brigades, one air assault brigade of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine, & three territorial defence 
brigades close to Miropolskoye, Prokhody, 
Ryasnoye, and Novodmitrovka 
(Sumy region).
 
The AFU losses were up to 65 troops, one tank, three 
armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and 
six field artillery guns. Two ammunition depots 
were destroyed.
 
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces ------- took more 
advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops 
delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of 
two mechanised brigades.. and one assault 
brigade near Yampol (Donetsk People's 
Republic), Olgovka, and Borovaya 
(Kharkov region).
 
The AFU losses - were up to 240 troops, one tank, three 
armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, three 
field artillery guns, and one Kvertus electronic 
warfare station. Three enemy ammunition 
depots, were destroyed.
 
The Yug Group of Forces' units improved the tactical 
situation. Russian troops hit clusters of the enemy's
 manpower  - & hardware of 4 mechanised brigades 
of the AFU, 1 territorial defence brigade, and one 
National Guard brigade, near Katerinovka, 
Poltavka, Seversk, and Yablonovka 
(Donetsk People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses -- were up to 320 troops, five armoured 
fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, and six field 
artillery guns. Six ammunition depots -----
 were neutralised.
 
As a result of active actions, units of the Tsentr 
Group of Forces --- liberated Preobrazhenka
(Donetsk People's Republic).
 
Russian troops launched attacks on the formations of
three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, one 
unmanned aerial defence brigade of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine --- and two National Guard 
brigades - close to Ulyanovka, Uspenovka, 
Krasnoarmeysk, Novoekonomicheskoye, 
and Mirolyubovka (Donetsk 
People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses were more than 385 troops, three 
armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, 
and five field artillery guns.
 
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces ----- continued 
advancing --- into the depth of enemy defences. 
Russian troops delivered strikes at manpower 
and hardware of two mechanised brigades 
and one air assault brigade, near Karla 
Marksa, Zelyonoye Pole, Zeleny Kut, 
and Shevchenko (Donetsk 
People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses -- were up to 130 troops, one armoured 
fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, two field artillery 
guns, and two electronic warfare stations.
 
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces engaged formations 
of two mechanised brigades of the AFU ....and two 
territorial defence brigades - by Novodanilovka, 
Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Tomarino, 
and Nikolskoye (Kherson region).
 
The AFU losses were more than 90 troops, nine motor 
vehicles, an artillery gun, and one electronic warfare
 station. Three enemy ammunition depots  ---
were destroyed.
 
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial 
vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian 
Groups of Forces engaged the infrastructure of a 
military airfield, an unmanned aerial vehicle 
manufacturing enterprise, an uncrewed 
surface vehicle depot as well as AFU 
temporary deployment areas and
 foreign mercenaries.... in 
143 areas.
 
Air defence systems shot down five JDAM guided 
bombs and three HIMARS MLRS projectiles as 
well as 204 fixed-wing UAVs.
 
In total ---- since the beginning of the special military
operation, the AFU losses, amounted to 661 aircraft,
283 helicopters, 52,293 unmanned aerial vehicles -  
601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,876 tanks &
other armoured fighting vehicles... 1,536 MLRS 
combat vehicles, 23,741 field artillery guns 
and mortars, and 34,203 units of special 
military vehicles.
 
 
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Russian Defence Ministry reports on 
--- repelling AFU attempt. to invade 
Russian territory in Kursk region 
April 17th, 12:30pm
 
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation 
continue the operation ---- to neutralise AFU 
formations on the territory of Kursk region.
 
During offensive actions --- units of the Sever Group of
Forces defeated formations of 1 mechanised brigade,
one air assault brigade, and five territorial defence 
brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to 
Gornal, Velikaya Rybitsa, Zapselye, Miropolye, 
Sadki, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka, in the
Sumy region.
 
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned 
aerial vehicles, and artillery fire, engaged AFU 
manpower and hardware ....close to Belovody, 
Vladimirovka, Novaya Sech, Osoyevka, Sadki, 
Yunakovka, and Yablonovka, in Sumy region.
 
During the past 24 hours, the AFU losses were up to
165 troops, two tanks, one infantry fighting vehicle, 
five armoured fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, 
and three artillery guns.
 
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the 
AFU losses amounted to more than 74,780 troops, 410 
tanks..... 334 infantry fighting vehicles, 305 armoured 
personnel carriers, 2,277 armoured fighting vehicles, 
2,734 motor vehicles..... 618 artillery guns, 57 MLRS
launchers including 15 of HIMARS & seven of MLRS 
made by the US, 28 anti-aircraft missile launchers, 
1 self-propelled anti-aircraft system, 10 transport
-loading vehicles... 125 EW stations, 18 counter-
battery warfare radars, 12 air defence radars, 
57 units of engineering and other materiel, 
including 23 counter-obstacle vehicles, 
one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five 
bridge launchers, one engineering 
reconnaissance vehicle ------ plus 
15 armoured recovery vehicles, 
and a command post vehicle.
 
The operation to neutralise the
AFU units ---- 
is in progress.
 


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Klitschko's assistant Prokopov is 
accused of sending evaders 
from Ukraine to Europe
April 17th, 7:55am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the National 
Police --- have filed charges against the suspended 
deputy Mayor of Kiev, Vladimir Prokopov. He is 
suspected of sending evaders to Europe.
 
The official is suspected of organizing schemes for 
the illegal transfer of conscripts to Europe, the 
RBC-Ukraine news agency reports, 
citing sources. 
 
Novosti also informs -- that this information 
is confirmed by law enforcement agencies.
 
Prokopov served as deputy mayor, but - in October 2024, 
the head of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, suspended him from 
his duties -- after the publication of an investigation 
by journalists about the real estate of Prokopov's 
relatives.... which appeared during his years in 
the administration.
 
In December last year, the SBU detained in Kiev, 
the politician Alexander Sukhanov - head of the 
Odessa cell of the Udar party, of the mayor of 
Kiev, Vitali Klitschko. He is suspected.... of 
receiving a $ 1 million bribe.
 
 
 
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Vodolatsky: The Ukrainian Armed Forces carry 
away the bodies of mercenaries from the 
battlefield...... to hide the fact of 
their participation
April 17th, 7:51am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The First Deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee 
on CIS Affairs, Viktor Vodolatsky, said that the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine, first of all, take out the bodies of 
dead mercenaries from the battlefield ------ while 
leaving their wounded soldiers. 
 
The reason for this, is the desire to hide the fact of 
the participation of foreign military personnel in 
the fighting on the side of Kiev. 
 
The parliamentarian told TASS about this.
 
According to him, the peak of the arrival of foreign 
mercenaries occurred at the beginning of 2022, 
when foreign speech was heard on the entire 
contact line. Currently, the main forces of 
mercenaries ---- are concentrated in the 
Krasnoarmeysky and chasovoyarsky
directions.
 
"The Ukrainian so-called sonderkommands --- they 
leave their wounded and dead, but they take out
 the wounded and killed mercenaries, from the 
battlefield, so that we don't record the fact 
that mercenaries ---- are coming here in
droves -- from all over the world," 
Vodolatsky stressed.
 
In addition, the deputy reported on the situation in the 
St. Nicholas Belogorsky monastery -- in the village of 
Gornal, Kursk region, where about 300 mercenaries 
fighting on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
were blocked. They refused to surrender, as they 
came.... "to hunt people".
 
"About 300 terrorists who are there, have no desire to 
give up, because they are punishers who have more 
than one ruined life of civilians on their hands, 
and they understand what awaits them,
Vodolatsky said.
 
Vodolatsky noted that this practice of the Ukrainian 
command, demonstrates rigidity and cynicism in 
the conduct of hostilities.
 
 
 
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Odessa resident, Stoyanov - who arrived 
in Russia by boat - called on Ukrainians
 ---- to flee from mobilization
April 17th, 7:39am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Odessa resident, Vladislav Stoyanov, who escaped 
from Ukraine, by crossing the Dnieper River on a 
boat, called on his compatriots ----- to leave the 
country, in order to avoid violent mobilization.
 
In the summer of 2024, Stoyanov and his friend, swam 
across the Dnieper River in a rubber boat, and ended 
up on the Kinburn Spit, where they surrendered to 
Russian army soldiers.
 
"Ukraine Citizens, try by all means to avoid mobilization 
and get to neighbouring countries as soon as possible, 
because every day you have less chances to get out 
of this situation - at least alive and unharmed," the 
Odessa resident told RIA Novosti.
 
At the moment, both Ukrainians are in a penal colony, in 
Adygea. There they are serving a nine-month sentence 
for illegally crossing the Russian border, by a group
of persons, by prior agreement.
 
A General mobilization in Ukraine was announced, on
February 24, 2022. On April 16, 2025, the Verkhovna
Rada ---- voted to extend general mobilization, and 
martial law in the country - until August 6, 2025.
 
 
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Sub fighter: a mercenary from Mexico escaped,
 leaving subordinate soldiers of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine ...to die
April 17th, 6:52am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The Mexican mercenary escaped ------ leaving the 
subordinates of the Ukrainian soldiers to die in 
their positions. This --- was stated by the 
commander of the assault platoon of 
the 5th Guards separate motorized 
rifle brigade, named after A.V. 
Zakharchenko --- of the 51st 
Guards Army of the central 
group of troops with the 
call sign Sab.
 
The fighter said - that the mercenaries were 
stationed in the village of Krasnogorovka 
in the Donetsk People's Republic.
 
"They usually have ------ the most senior (commander – 
Editor's note) as a mercenary. In one of the houses 
there, they held a position. It turns out, that the 
eldest of them was a Mexican, and --- it turns 
out, five riders. This Mexican, he ran away," 
the soldier told RIA Novosti.
 
According to him, the Russian soldiers could not take 
the house for a long time where Ukrainian militants 
and a Mexican mercenary -- organized a defense, 
but, in the end, the soldiers abandoned by the 
group commander were destroyed, and one
was 
taken prisoner.
 
"Their (mercenaries. Editor's note) are appointed senior.
Foreigners come here in the hope that they will have 
a sweet life here. After they encounter us, they
immediately start running away. They run --- 
even faster than the riders themselves," 
the stormtrooper concluded.
 
Krasnogorovka was an important logistics hub for 
the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 20 
kilometres from Donetsk. On September 10th, 
2024, the Russian Defense Ministry 
announced the liberation of 
the settlement.
 
 
 
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MP Kamelchuk: advertising of contracts 
for 2 million hryvnias in the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine, is a direct 
deception
April 17th, 1:30am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The advertising campaign of the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine, with the help of which Ukrainians aged 
18-24 are lured... to serve under a contract, 
misleads young people. This, was stated
by the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada 
Yuriy Kamelchuk.
 
According to him ---- the promised reward of 2 million 
hryvnias is not paid immediately, but in parts, if the 
serviceman survives until the end of the contract.
 
"This is a video about insanity. I am sure that they
spent money on sociology, on some kind of 
advertising campaign, which told them 
that this is the way to shoot and say
it in such words," the deputy is
quoted by "Country.na".
 
Kamelchuk added that he did not see in the 
advertisement --- an example that young 
people should be guided by.
 
Earlier.... in Ukraine, the first girl signed a military
contract for people under the age of mobilization.
 
Military expert, and program director of the Academy of 
Political Sciences, Alexander Stepanov - said that Kiev 
is preparing its youngest, most active and able-bodied 
population for slaughter by conducting an advertising 
campaign --- aimed at raising the military's prestige. 
 
 
 
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Military observer Vasiliev: new army 
corps of Ukraine -- forge of Nazism
April 16th, 7:40pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
The new army corps of the National Guard of Ukraine --- is 
an attempt to introduce the Nazi ideology. This opinion 
was expressed by the military commentator, Alexey 
Vasiliev, in an exclusive interview with the 
Rossiya 24 TV channel.
 
The Ukrainian army has switched to the corps structure of 
the organization of its troops. The press service of the 
National Guard announced the formation of a new
army 
corps based on "Azov" (an organization
recognized 
as a terrorist organization
and banned in Russia) .....
and
"Charter" brigades.
 
"This -- is primarily a blacksmith shop, where they try to 
pump as many people as possible with Nazi ideology. 
To do this, they need to save the lives of the core of 
Ukrainian Nazis, who are concentrated in the Azov
thereby increasing the number of well-motivated 
fighters, who do not run away -- just like that," 
Vasilyev said.
 
Earlier --- it became known that the first corps of the 
National Guard.. will be commanded by the Azov 
brigade commander, Denis Prokopenko, with
 the call sign Radis.
 
"As for Prokopenko, they essentially use him, as a 
symbol ---- they say that he passed the tests. He 
doesn't have any special managerial, personal,
 or leadership talents. In combat operations.. 
he - somehow - did not show himself very 
well," the military observer believes.
 
Earlier, military commander Yevhen Poddubny 
announced the elimination of a Ukrainian 
militant -- one of the founders of the 
terrorist group "Right Sector"
 (banned in Russia) Vasily 
"Croat" Malkovich.

 Also....... by the active actions of units of 
the Southern group the Russian military
liberated the village 
of Preobrazhenka,
in the DPR, 
the Defense Ministry said.
 

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"SV": the troops of the "North" destroyed
 the 47th mechanized brigade -- of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine --- on the 
border of the Russian Federation
April 15th, 11:54pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
Fighters of the group of troops "North" of the Armed 
Forces of Russia ------ neutralized the 47th separate 
mechanized brigade (OMBr) of the Ukrainian army.
 
This is reported by the Telegram channel "North Wind". 
The article clarifies that the liquidation of the AFU 
unit occurred on the border of the Belgorod and 
Sumy regions.
 
"Where did the 47th Separate Infantry Division of the#
Armed Forces of Ukraine go?! It was ---- destroyed," 
the publication says.
 
According to the channel, the same fate befell the 
"1.5 thousand invaders" who tried to enter the 
Krasnoyaruzhsky district of the 
Belgorod region.
 
Shortly before that, the Pacer drone of the Sever group 
of troops destroyed military equipment and a cluster 
of Ukrainian servicemen in the border areas of the 
Kursk region.
 
Representatives of the group of troops "North" said 
that the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
continue to try to get into the territory of the 
Belgorod region, but are destroyed by the 
Russian military.
 
 
 
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Lieutenant Mil --- opened the calculation 
of the AFU artillery gun in the SVO zone
April 15th, 10:35pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
Guards Junior Sergeant Pavel Tymchuk -- commanded 
the calculation of the multiple launch rocket system
combat vehicle & received the coordinates of the 
concentration of equipment and reserves of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine, which were going
to 
attack Russian positions. 
 
Tymchuk, recognizing the enemy's plan to attack from 
the flank, imperceptibly moved the combat vehicle to 
a new firing position, aimed -- and fired. The MLRS 
salvo caused serious damage to the enemy, and 
the Ukrainian Armed Forces were forced to 
abandon the idea of attacking Russian 
positions and hastily retreated.
 
The Russian Defense Ministry  ---also noted the 
professionalism of Lieutenant Maxim Mil, who 
performed combat tasks of conducting aerial 
reconnaissance and correcting artillery fire 
using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
 
He conducted surveillance at night - and the visibility 
was worsened by increased cloud cover. The Armed 
Forces of Ukraine used electronic warfare, which 
also interfered with intelligence. 
 
Despite all the difficulties, the lieutenant found the 
position of an artillery piece with the calculation 
of the APU. Mil determined the coordinates of 
the target's location and passed them on to 
the Russian gunners -- and then adjusted 
the fire. As a result, the combat vehicle 
and the AFU crew were destroyed.
 
Earlier on April the 15th, the Russian Defense Ministry 
reported ---- that Senior Sergeant Vladimir Ukhanev 
provided uninterrupted and stable communication
 in the battalion tactical group of the Armed 
Forces of the Russian Federation and 
restored the communications 
equipment... damaged by 
enemy mortar fire.
 
 
 
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Norway ----- allowed Odessa to come 
under the control of Russian troops
by Marina Sovina (night editor)
April 15th, 10:12pm
(Lenta.ru)
 
Odessa may come under the control of Russian troops, 
and the United States will not prevent this, writes the 
Norwegian website Steigan.
 
"US President Donald Trump - has not yet specified the 
contours of the peace agreement on the ground, and
 he will willingly agree with such a decision -- if he 
considers that he will receive the compensation
 due, in other areas," the journalist admitted.
 
According to the author of the article, the reunification 
of Odessa with Russia ------- will make military and 
commercial navigation in the Black Sea safer.
 
Earlier, the former chief of staff of the US Secretary of 
State Lawrence Wilkerson said that Russia should 
take control of Odessa - and cut off Ukraine
from
 the Black Sea.
 
 
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The Ukrainian woman - chased the car 
of military commissars and beat them
off her husband, the skirmish was 
caught on video
by Anatoly Kazantsev
April 15th, 8:35pm
(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) 
 
In Kharkiv, a woman saved her husband from 
employees of the territorial recruitment 
centre ----- who tried to mobilize him. 
 
The corresponding video was published 
by the news source - "Country.na".
 
The skirmish occurred in the courtyard 
of one of the houses.
 
Military commissars noticed the man, tied him up 
and loaded him into their car. The incident was 
witnessed by local residents, among whom,
 was the wife of the Ukrainian.
 
The woman chased the car and beat off her husband 
from the employees of the shopping centre. 
 
The man was released, and the military 
commissars ....preferred to leave.
 


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The Azov brigade - became a corps
 of the National Guard of Ukraine
April 15th, 1:17pm
(RT.ru)
 
The Azov brigade* was re-formed into the 
corps of the National Guard of Ukraine.
 
"The National Guard of Ukraine - has created two corps 
headed by the commander of the 12th special purpose 
brigade "Azov" Colonel Denis Prokopenko (Radis) and 
the commander of the 13th operational brigade 
"Charter" Colonel Igor Obolensky," 
TASS reports.
 
Earlier, Russian presidential press Secretary, Dmitry 
Peskov, noted that nationalists like "Azov" are 
gaining strength in Ukraine.
 
In March, the Ukrainian formation of the 3rd Assault 
Brigade (formerly the Azov National Regiment) 
announced that it was now called the 
3rd Army Corps.
 
* "Azov" - the organization is recognized as a terrorist 
organization by the decision of the Supreme Court
of 
the Russian Federation dated 02.08.2022.
 
 
 
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Russian Defense Ministry: during the day, 
the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost about 
1,215 servicemen
April 15th, 11:48am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) 
in the special military operation zone over the past 
day amounted to 1,215 people, the Russian 
Defense Ministry said.
 
According to the ministry, in the Belgorod direction, the 
AFU units were defeated by fighters of the North group 
of Troops. The enemy lost up to 90 servicemen, three 
armoured combat vehicles, four vehicles and the 
same number of field artillery pieces.
 
Units of the Zapad group of forces ------- improved their 
tactical position, destroying more than 250 Ukrainian 
soldiers, a Snatch armoured combat vehicle, four 
vehicles and five field artillery pieces produced 
by NATO countries, the Russian Defense 
Ministry said.
 
"Four electronic warfare stations and three 
ammunition depots were destroyed," the 
Defense Ministry said, in a summary.
 
It is noted ------ that units of the Yug group of forces 
destroyed a Swedish-made CV-90 infantry fighting 
vehicle, an M113 armoured personnel carrier and 
a US-made HMMWV armoured car, plus 10 field 
artillery pieces, as well as two warehouses 
of materiel --- and a fuel depot. 
 
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
amounted to more than 285 servicemen.
 
The Russian Defense Ministry clarified... that the troops 
of the "Central" group.. continued to delve deeper into 
the enemy's defenses. As a result of their coordinated 
actions, Ukrainian units lost more than 335 personnel,
 four armoured combat vehicles, two pickup trucks 
and seven field artillery pieces.
 
The report also says that units of the "Eastern" group 
of troops destroyed up to 155 militants of the Kiev 
regime army, two armoured vehicles, a pickup 
truck and two field artillery pieces.
 
Units of the Dnipro group of forces ---- hit nine vehicles, 
three artillery pieces, two electronic warfare stations, 
AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station, and three 
ammunition depots. 
 
Also in this area, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost 
up to 100 servicemen, according to the report.
 
On the night of April 15th, Russian air defense systems 
eliminated 115 drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
 (AFU). over the territory of the Moscow Region, 
Kursk, Voronezh, Bryansk and Orel regions.
 
Telegram channel SHOT reported that a series of 
explosions occurred in Kursk. According to local 
residents, one of the Ukrainian drones --- hit a 
residential building. An 85-year-old woman
was killed and nine other people were 
injured in an attack on the Kursk 
region, the Kursk Regional 
Police Department said.
 
 
 
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MOD: The Russian Armed Forces attacked
 the infrastructure of the military airfield 
of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
April 15th, 11:37am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have attacked 
the military airfield facilities of the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine (AFU), as well as enemy concentrations of 
manpower and equipment in 144 districts, the 
Russian Defense Ministry said.
 
According to the report of the Defense Ministry, tactical 
aircraft, attack drones, rocket troops and artillery 
were used to destroy military facilities.
 
At the same time, the Russian military hit the assembly 
shops of multiple launch rocket systems and attack 
UAVs, the training centre for drone operators, as 
well as the temporary deployment points of 
Ukrainian militants.
 
Russian air defense systems shot down four JDAM 
guided aerial bombs, five HIMARS multiple launch 
rocket systems, and 304 aircraft-type drones, 
the ministry said.
 
Earlier it became known that over the past day, the 
Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked Russian energy 
infrastructure facilities six times --- in violation of 
agreements. So, in the Bryansk region, due to 
damage --- as a result of shelling, the 
Solovyovka complete transformer
substation of the Bryanskenergo 
branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre 
& the 10 kV high-voltage line 
of the Khvoshchevskaya 
complete transformer 
substation.... were 
disconnected. 
 
Residents of Sevsky district 
were left without electricity.
 
In addition, as a result of the repeated attack of 
a Ukrainian UAV on the Vinogradovo electric
substation in the Kherson region, about 
56,000people in 108 settlements ---
were left without electricity.
 
 
 
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The APU drone hit the house in Kursk, 
where the military commander of the
 VGTRK, Bernwald, was located
April 15th, 11:15am
(Vesti.ru)
 
One of the drones that attacked Kursk --- hit the house 
where VGTRK war correspondent Stanislav Bernwald 
was staying. This was announced on the air of the 
program "60 minutes" --- on the TV channel 
"Russia", by the journalist himself.
 
He said that Kursk was attacked by a large number of 
drones and it was not possible to intercept them all, 
but despite this, the fighters of the air defense 
forces performed their work perfectly.
 
"I was getting ready for bed, practically, before leaving,
but it turned out that ---- at that moment I heard a
characteristic buzzing and a blow to our house. 
That is, this is straight. I immediately jumped 
down, looked, the fire started below. Well, 
accordingly, people began to go down to 
the basement in order to hide. And so a 
whole series of blows began. We heard 
at least 15-20," the military 
commander said.
 
Footage of the consequences of the attack 
on the Kursk high-rise buildings of 
Ukrainian UAVs has already
 been published.
 
 
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TASS: militants from the elite brigade of 
the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying
 to escape from the Gornal monastery
April 15th, 10:45am
(Vesti.ru)
 
In the Kursk region, the tense situation continues 
around the St. Nicholas Belogorsky Monastery
 in the village of Gornal.
 
According to Russian law enforcement agencies, 
the Ukrainian military stationed on the territory 
of the monastery are suffering significant 
losses and are trying to leave
 their positions.
 
"In the area of the monastery, the Ukrainian Armed 
Forces are suffering significant losses. Scattered 
groups of the enemy --- voluntarily leave their 
positions and try to escape to the territory
of the Sumy region," a source in the 
security forces told TASS.
 
The source clarified --- that we are talking about 
servicemen of the elite 82nd separate airborne 
assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
 
 In addition, former prisoners from the 129th 
separate territorial defense Brigade, are 
used as detachments.
 
Earlier, it was reported, that Russian troops are storming 
the monastery -- which became the last fortified area of
the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in the region. According 
to available information, about 300 Ukrainian soldiers 
are blocked in the monastery. All the roads leading to 
the complex, are under fire control of Russian units. 
The Armed Forces of Ukraine refused to negotiate.
 
The monastery is located near the border with Ukraine, 
about 14 kilometres from Sudzha city. According to 
sources, the religious site is connected to the 
Sumy region... by an underground tunnel, 
which is used for evacuations and the
delivery of ammunition.
 
 
 
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TASS: the Russian army --- destroyed the 
assault troops of the Ukrainian Armed
 Forces deployed to Oleshna
April 15th, 9:23am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation eliminated
Ukrainian assault troops ---- during their transfer from 
Yunakovka, Sumy region, to Oleshna, Kursk region. 

This has not happened on the territory of 
Ukraine - yet.
 
This is reported by TASS. According to the agency, the 
elimination of the enemy was made just during the 
transportation of servicemen of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine.
 
"The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried
to transfer several assault groups of Ukrainian 
paratroopers from Yunakovka, Sumy region, 
in the direction of the Oleshnya farm. 
 
''Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were 
destroyed on the territory of Ukraine," the 
resource --- quotes the statement of an
interlocutor from the security forces 
of the Russian Federation.
 
Before dawn, the Russian Armed Forces launched a 
strike on Sumy, as a result of which, according to
 the Russian side, about 200 Ukrainian soldiers 
were killed. This happened at the moment
of 
their solemn awarding.
 
It is noted that among those who were at the place 
of arrival was, among others, the command of the 
operational-tactical group "Seversk".
 


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Mayor of Kursk Kotlyarov: we determine 
the number of defeats: from the attack 
of drones by Ukraine's Armed Forces 
April 15th, 7:47am
(Vesti.ru)
 
In Kursk, the consequences of a massive attack by 
UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ----- are being 
eliminated. The authorities determine the number 
of defeats, said the acting mayor of Kursk ,
Sergey 
Kotlyarov, on the air of the TV
channel "
Russia 24".
 
The enemy sent dozens of drones --- to residential 
buildings in Kursk. As a result, one woman was
 killed and nine others were injured.
 
"We are now determined, by the number... of defeats," 
said Sergey Kotlyarov. ''All our services, when it is
 light, will go to the place, according to residents 
...describe the affected places, damage, and 
everything will be recorded. All necessary 
assistance will be provided to residents
- we are working. We have deployed 
temporary accommodation points."
 
Ukrainian UAV strikes resulted in fires in several 
houses. One of the attacks hit an ambulance 
garage, where 11 cars were damaged. 
 
The Prosecutor's Office of the Kursk region --- opened
 a telephone hotline after the attack of UAVs by the
 Armed Forces of Ukraine.
 
 
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Three scouts of the Russian Armed Forces
 ....put to flight the special forces of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine --- in the 
Zaporozhye direction
April 15th, 6:14am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Three scouts ---- from the 392nd regiment of the 19th 
division of the Dnepr group of the Russian Armed 
Forces forced a unit of the 11th brigade of 
special forces of the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine to leave their positions near 
the village of Pyatikhatki in the 
Zaporozhye region. 
 
This was reported by Russian soldiers
 who took part in the operation.
 
According to the scout with the call sign "Ponura", a 
group of three people — "Lot"," Sokol "and" Ponura "
- discovered the enemy and engaged him in battle.
 
"We threw grenades at them. I can't say for sure -- about 
the two-hundredth, but we heard the wheezing. There 
were some wounded. I think it's pretty hard. This, 
was our fight. We won," the fighter with the call 
sign Ponura, told RIA Novosti.
 
The scout with the call sign Sokol noted that the 
decision to attack was made within the group. 

When the battle began, and the Russian 
military... began to throw grenades at 
the enemy dugout, the AFU fighters
 tried to throw them back.
 
"They offered to surrender, but then they started shooting 
at us. It turned out that there were far from mobilized 
people working there. These grenades, they threw 
back. A day later, we went there and there was 
no one there," Sokol added.
 
Earlier it was reported that Russian UAVs isolated
 groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the 
Zaporozhye direction.
 
 
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Air defense forces destroyed 115 APU drones
 in the sky over the regions of the Russian 
Federation overnight
April 15th, 5:28am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Russian air defense systems, eliminated 115 drones of 
the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the sky over five 
Russian regions over the past night, most of them, 
were shot down in the sky over the Kursk region, 
the Russian Defense Ministry said.
 
The Russian Defense Ministry clarifies in its Telegram 
channel that 109 drones - were shot down over the 
Kursk region. Three more drones were destroyed 
over the Voronezh Region, and air defense 
systems intercepted - and destroyed one 
drone each in the sky over the territory 
of the Moscow Region, Bryansk and 
Orel regions.
 
Telegram channel SHOT reported that, on the night of 
April 15th, a series of explosions occurred in Kursk. 

According to local residents, one of the Ukrainian 
drones hit a residential building.
 
An 85-year-old woman was killed and nine other people 
were injured in an attack on the Kursk region, the 
Kursk Regional Police Department said. 
 
Telegram channel Baza, in turn, reports that at least 
five high-rise buildings were affected by drone 
attacks in this region, and fires started in 
some houses. In addition, one of the 
strikes hit an ambulance garage in 
Kursk: 11 cars were damaged. 
 
The Prosecutor's Office of the Kursk region 
on Tuesday morning..... launched a hotline.
 
A day earlier, Russian air defense systems destroyed
 52 Ukrainian drones overnight. Most of them were 
shot down over the Bryansk region - 33.
 


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Another region of Ukraine - asked for 
the wing of the Russian Federation
April 15th, 4:41am 
(onura.news)
 
The head of the Kharkiv region, Vitaly Ganchev, 
expressed his support for the idea of holding
referendum on joining Russia. 

He also stressed the need 
for a thorough study of 
public opinion on 
this issue.
 
"For residents of the Kharkiv region, citizenship.... does 
not matter now, it will be decided not only by citizens 
who have already received Russian citizenship.... 
there are people who now live in Kharkiv, they 
are under occupation. I am sure that not all 
of them - but many people - if they could 
ask us this question, they would also 
ask it," Ganchev said.
 
By the way, as the head of the Russian administration 
pointed out, such questions and requests are 
constantly addressed to him. And the 
answer he gives ---- is just one.
 
"I'm totally on their side. Everything will depend on the 
real desire of people, the residents, it should be their 
political will. Of course --- we will refer to public 
opinion, and such are the wishes of citizens 
— this is the very public opinion that I am 
talking about. It will be necessary.. to 
study it in more detail --- and on a 
large scale," Vitaly Ganchev 
summed up.
 
REFERENDUM ON JOINING RUSSIA: 
GANCHEV EXPRESSED SUPPORT 
FOR KHARKIV RESIDENTS
 
Earlier it became known about the forced evacuation 
of residents of the Kharkiv region. The Ukrainian 
security forces took such measures: because 
of the approach...... of the front line.
 


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A civilian was injured --- due to the shelling
of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Selidovo
in the DPR
April 14th, 11:07pm
(RT.ru)
 
A civilian was injured as a result of the shelling of the 
Ukrainian Armed Forces ---- in Selidovo, in the DPR.
 
Information about this - appeared in the Telegram 
channel of the Department of the administration 
of the head and government of the DPR -- for 
documenting the war crimes of Ukraine.
 
"Selidovo locality (Krasnoarmeysky Municipal District): 
A man born in 1967 was wounded on Gaidar Street," 
the report says.
 
Earlier, a resident of Selidovo told about cases
 of the rape of women - by AFU militants.
 
In addition, an evacuated resident of the city named 
Alexander, told about the shooting of civilians by 
Ukrainian servicemen.
 
 
 
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Junior Sergeant Nurseitov - took out 
two wounded comrades from under 
the fire of Ukraine's Armed Forces 
April 15th, 10:04pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
Senior Sergeant Vladimir Ukhanev -------- provided 
uninterrupted and stable communications in the 
battalion tactical group of the Armed Forces of 
the Russian Federation (AFR) and restored the 
communications equipment damaged by 
enemy mortar fire. 
 
During their retreat, the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
fired mortars at Russian units ---- and damaged 
communications equipment, which disrupted 
communication in the group. 
 
Ukhanev, realizing the need for an immediate
restoration of communication, moved to
the 
place of damage. 
 
The senior sergeant, having all the necessary skills, 
quickly got to the right point and restored the radio 
network. Thanks to this, the Russian servicemen 
were able to transmit the coordinates of the 
AFU firing positions --- and successfully 
eliminate them.
 
The Russian Defense Ministry also noted ------- the 
steadfastness and professionalism - of the guard 
of junior Sergeant Kairat Nurseitov who, acting 
as part of the battalion tactical group of the 
Russian Armed Forces - participated in the 
liberation of a settlement in the SVO zone.
 
During the clash, a group under Nurseitov's command 
came under artillery fire from the Ukrainian Armed 
Forces, and several Russian servicemen received 
shrapnel wounds. Two of the injured were unable 
to get out of the fire themselves, and a junior 
sergeant carried them to safety, after which 
he provided first aid and ensured their 
evacuation to a field hospital for 
further treatment. 
 
Then Nurseitov returned to the battle, as a result 
of which ----------- the settlement was liberated.
 
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported --- that 
Guard Lieutenant Alexander Roslik carried out aerial 
reconnaissance of enemy targets using an Orlan-10 
unmanned aerial vehicle, ensuring the correction 
of artillery fire ---- and transmitting information 
about the AFU objects to the command post.
 


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In Odessa, employees of the military 
enlistment office forcibly mobilized 
a man
April 14th, 9:40pm
(RT.ru)
 
Employees of the military enlistment office in Odessa
 mobilized a man --- and used force against a girl 
who tried to stand up for him.
 
This was reported by the Ukrainian
 edition of "Country.na".
 
"Employees of the shopping centre "packed" the guy in
 a bus, after which they "twisted" the girl who tried to 
help him out," the report says.
 
Earlier ---- the commander of the 93rd brigade of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine Shamil Krutkov said that 
Ukraine........ will be forced to start the forced 
mobilization of 18-year-olds.


 
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Due to the attack of the APU drone
 in Selidovo, a woman was injured
April 14th, 7:57pm
(DAN) 
 
A 38-year-old woman was injured today 
as a result of the Kiev aggression. 

This was announced by the 
Head of the DPR,
 Denis Pushilin.
 
"In the town of Selidovo - of the Krasnoarmeysky 
Municipal District, a woman born in 1987 was 
injured ---- when an explosive object was 
dropped from a VFU drone, and she 
received the necessary medical 
assistance," he wrote in his 
telegram channel.
 
In total, on April 14, Ukrainian neo-Nazis committed 
more than 10 armed attacks. They used 155 mm 
barrel artillery and a shock UAV.
 
A day earlier, the Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled the 
Kiev district of Donetsk. The enemy used MLRS 
M-142 "Himars".  There were --- no civilian 
casualties. Buildings and other civilian
 infrastructure, were damaged.


 
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VH: the elimination of the Ukrainian
 Armed Forces militant Yula --- is 
a response to the shelling of
 the Russian border region
April 14th, 1:05pm
(RT.ru)
 
"Military Chronicle" states ----- that the elimination of 
Colonel Yuri Yula, who commanded the 27th rocket 
Artillery Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 
could be a targeted response to the regular 
shelling of Belgorod and Kursk.
 
According to the "Military Chronicle", there is evidence 
that it was Yula who commanded the 27th rocket 
artillery brigade, which regularly shelled 
Belgorod and Kursk — the militants 
shelled these peaceful cities 
"demonstratively --- under 
information channels".
 
"The elimination of a commander of this level ----- is not 
even revenge in the usual sense of the word. This is 
more of a clean-up.... of border terror mechanics. 
This is the elimination of a carrier of practical 
experience and connections - that directly 
affects the organization of shelling deep
into Russian territory," the article says.
 
It is noted that this "personalized signal" could be a 
demonstration of the ability of the Russian forces 
to pinpoint and neutralize the key perpetrators
 of terrorist attacks.
 
"This is a message -- not only to the officers of the Armed
Forces of Ukraine, but also to their supervisors -------- no
depth of the rear, no status, no formal withdrawal from
the state can save you, if you continued to play a role 
in organizing military operations," the article notes.
 
Earlier.. it became known that Colonel Yuri Yula, who
 previously served as deputy commander of the 26th
 Artillery Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,
 was killed in a missile strike on military 
facilities in Sumy.
 
 
 
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The Russian Armed Forces attacked 
the command post of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine in the Sumy 
region - with an Iskander.
April 14th, 12:44pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
The Russian Armed Forces launched a strike with two 
Iskander-M missiles --- on the site of a meeting of the 
command staff of the Seversk operational-tactical 
group of the Ukrainian army in the city of Sumy. 
This was reported in the Ministry of Defense
 of the Russian Federation.
 
The ministry clarified that as a result of the strike, 
more than 60 servicemen of the Armed Forces
of 
Ukraine were killed.
 
"The armed forces of the Russian Federation -- in Sumy 
city, struck with two Iskander-M operational-tactical
missiles ------ at the venue of the meeting of the 
command staff of the Seversk operational
-tactical group," the report says.
 
According to the Defense Ministry, the Ukrainian 
Armed Forces --- continue to use the civilian 
Ukrainian population as human shields... 
placing military facilities in the centre
 of a densely populated city.
 
On April 4th,, Russian troops launched a high-precision 
Iskander missile attack on the Magellan restaurant 
..in Kryvyi Rih. According to the Russian Defense 
Ministry, the target of the attack was the place 
where the meeting of the commanders of the
AFU formations and Western instructors,
 was held. 
 
As a result of the strike - the enemy's losses 
amounted to up to 85 servicemen,
including foreign officers.
 
 
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Russian Defence Ministry reports 
on the progress of the special 
military operation 
April 14th, 12:35pm
 
Yesterday --- the Russian Armed Forces launched 
two Iskander-M operational-tactical missiles in 
conditions of heavy electronic warfare 
countermeasures and foreign-made 
air defence systems in action, to 
hit the site in Sumy where the
commanding officers of the 
Seversk task force had 
a meeting. 
 
More than 60 servicemen of the Armed Forces 
of Ukraine ---------- have been eliminated.
 
The Kiev regime continues to use the Ukrainian 
population as a human shield ---- by deploying 
military facilities and carrying out activities 
involving servicemen ---- in the centre of 
the densely populated city.
 
In Belgorod direction ------ units of the Sever Group of
Forces inflicted damage on 1 mechanised brigade, 
1 coastal brigade of the AFU, and two territorial 
defence brigades, by Lesnoye, Miropolskoye, 
Petrushevka, and Prokhody (Sumy region).
 
The AFU -- lost up to 95 troops, one armoured fighting 
vehicle, three motor vehicles, one field artillery gun, 
an MLRS gun and three electronic warfare stations.
 
The Zapad Group of Forces ----  took more advantageous 
lines and positions and defeated the formations of two 
mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, one artillery 
brigade of the AFU, and 2 territorial defence brigades 
close to Kupyansk, Borovaya, Kamenka (Kharkov 
region), Kirovsk, Karpovka, and Krasny Liman 
(Donetsk People's Republic).
 
The AFU lost up to 240 troops, three armoured fighting 
vehicles, including two U.S.-made M113 armoured 
personnel carriers, five motor vehicles, and two 
artillery guns. One Kvertus electronic warfare 
station, as well as two ammunition depots, 
were neutralised.
 
The Yug Group of Forces units improved the tactical 
situation and inflicted losses on manpower and 
hardware of two mechanised brigades, one 
airmobile brigade, one UAV regiment, one
 territorial defence brigade and one 
National Guard brigade close to 
Petrovka, Kalinovo, Tarasovka, 
Chasov Yar... and Kleban-Byk 
(Donetsk People's Republic).
 
The enemy lost up to 315 troops, four armoured fighting 
vehicles, including one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured 
vehicle, 13 motor vehicles, and a field artillery gun. 
2 electronic warfare stations and 6 ammunition 
depots - were neutralised.
 
The Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous 
lines and positions. The Russian troops ---- hit three
mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, a UAV 
brigade, 1 assault regiment of the AFU, 1 marine 
brigade, and two National Guard brigades near 
Mirolyubovka, Lysovka, Zverevo, Rodinskoye, 
Krasnoarmeysk, Kotlino, Udachnoye, 
Alekseyevka, and Preobrazhenka
(Donetsk People's Republic).
 
The AFU lost up to 420 troops, five armoured fighting 
vehicles, including four U.S.-made M113 armoured 
personnel carriers, six motor vehicles, and four 
artillery guns.
 
The Vostok Group of Forces continued to advance to the
depths of the enemy's defence ------- and engaged the
manpower & hardware of 2 mechanised brigades,
 one air assault brigade of the AFU, one marine 
brigade, and two territorial defence brigades 
near Shevchenko, Zeleny Kut, Zelenoye 
Pole, Bogatyr, Voskresenka (Donetsk 
People's Republic) and Gulyaipole 
(Zaporozhye region).
 
The AFU - lost up to 165 troops, one tank, five 
motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns.
 
The Dnepr Group of Forces units hit one mechanised 
brigade, one mountain assault brigade, and three 
coastal defence brigades of the AFU... close to 
Novodanilovka, Pavlovka (Zaporozhye region), 
Ponyatovka, Antonovka, and Nikolskoye 
(Kherson region).
 
The enemy losses amounted to up to 55 troops, one 
M113 armoured personnel carrier and one HMMWV 
armoured fighting vehicle made in the USA, seven 
motor vehicles, one US 155-mm M777 howitzer,
one electronic warfare station.... one Israeli-
made RADA radar, & 4 ammunition depots.
 
Operational-Tactical Aviation ----- attack drones, missile 
troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces --- 
have inflicted damage on workshops of the Ukrainian 
defence industry, military airfield infrastructure, sites
storing weapons & ammunition of the Armed Forces 
of Ukraine, plus the temporary deployment areas of 
Ukrainian armed formations and mercenaries --
 in 137 areas.
 
Russian air defence systems shot down six JDAM 
guided aerial bombs and three HIMARS MLRS 
projectiles made in the USA, as well as 227 
fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
 
Since the beginning of the special military operation, 
the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation --- have 
neutralized ---- 661 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 51,562 
unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile
 systems, 22,833 tanks & other armoured fighting 
vehicles, 1,536 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,602
 field artillery guns and mortars, and 34,087 
units of special military vehicles.
 

 
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The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation ---- 
hit formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
 in the areas of Gornal and Oleshnya villages 
of the Kursk region
April 14th, 12:23pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
Fighters of the North group of Forces units --- defeated 
formations of eight brigades, and one regiment of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine - in the areas of Gornal and 
Oleshnya settlements of the Kursk region. This was 
reported by the MoD of the Russian Federation.
 
Over the past 24 hours... the Russian army has hit the 
formations of two mechanized, tank, two amphibious 
assault brigades, a marine brigade, two territorial 
defense brigades and an assault regiment of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine.
 
The Defense Ministry noted, that in total over the past 
day.... the Ukrainian army lost about 235 militants of 
personnel, as well as 27 units of military equipment.
 
Earlier it was also reported that the Russian military 
continues active operations in the area of the 
Gornalsky St. Nicholas Monastery in the 
Kursk region. 
 
All roads leading to the building 
were taken under fire control. 
 
 

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Russian Defence Ministry reports on
 repelling AFU attempt.. to invade 
Russian territory in Kursk region
April 14th, 11:50am
 
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue 
to destroy AFU units on the territory of Kursk region.
 
The Sever Group of Forces -- engaged the units of two 
mechanised brigades, a tank brigade, two air assault 
brigades, a marine brigade, two territorial defence 
brigades, and an assault regiment of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine, near Gornal and Oleshnya.
 
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation --- and artillery 
strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close
 to Belovody, Maryino, Miropolye, Mogritsa, 
Novonikolayevka, Sadki, Shalygino, 
Yunakovka, and Yablonovka
 in Sumy region.
 
In the past 24 hours, up to 235 troops have been 
neutralised as well as one armoured personnel 
carrier, three armoured fighting vehicles, 14 
motor vehicles, four field artillery guns, four 
mortars, and 1 BM-21 Grad MLRS vehicle 
of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
 
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the 
AFU losses amounted to more than 74,245 troops, 406 
tanks..... 333 infantry fighting vehicles, 303 armoured 
personnel carriers, 2,268 armoured fighting vehicles, 
2,704 motor vehicles.... 610 artillery guns, 55 MLRS
launchers - including 13 of HIMARS and  7 of MLRS 
made by the US, 26 anti-aircraft missile launchers, 
1 self-propelled anti-aircraft system, 10 transport
-
loading vehicles... 123 EW stations, 18 counter-
battery warfare radars, ten air defence radars, 
57 units of engineering and other materiel, 
including.. 23 counterobstacle vehicles, 
one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five 
bridge launchers, one engineering 
reconnaissance vehicle as well 
as.... 15 armoured recovery 
vehicles, & 1 command 
post vehicle.
 
The operation to neutralise the AFU units
 is in progress.
 
 
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Russia’s import-substituted SJ-100 plane
 rises to 12,200 metres during test flight
The flight lasted about three hours
April 12th, 10:12pm
(TASS)
 
 The first test prototype of the SJ-100 aircraft built 
under the import substitution program, but with 
Russian-French engines - rose to its maximum 
altitude of 12,200 metres during a test flight, 
the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)
said
 on Telegram.
 
"On World Aviation and Cosmonautics Day [April the 12th], 
our Superjet overcome gravity ...and rose to the stars, 
to its maximum altitude of 12,200 metres: this is the
 so-called practical ceiling, for this type of aircraft,"
 the UAC said.
 
The plane took off from Zhukovsky Airport near 
Moscow. The flight lasted about three hours 
and was aimed at testing the plane’s 
control systems, communication 
and navigation equipment, 
and other systems.
 
The crew described the results 
of the tests ....as positive.
 
 
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The Russian Defense Ministry reported - on 
the exploits of soldiers of Russia's Armed 
Forces in the special operation zone
April 12th, 10pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
So, the Guards senior ensign Denis Galakhov performed 
the task of delivering ammunition to the military of the 
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation -- in the area 
located in the immediate vicinity of the contact line. 
 
En route, the vehicle driven by Galakhov was subjected 
to massive artillery fire - and an attack by FPV drones 
from the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). As a result
 of the drone hit, Galakhov's car was damaged and
 caught fire.
 
The Guards senior ensign, despite the fact that the 
detonation of ammunition is tantamount to death, 
decided to take the car out of the zone of 
destruction of enemy artillery. 
 
Hiding from enemy fire -- and attacks by FPV drones in 
the forest, he began to extinguish the car. After that, 
Galakhov delivered ammunition to the positions of 
Russian servicemen, which made it possible to 
increase the onslaught on the enemy's 
defensive lines ..and force a retreat.
 
In addition, the ministry reported that the Guard - Lance 
Corporal Ivan Fedorovsky performed tasks to evacuate 
wounded Russian army servicemen from the line of 
contact. He regularly made flights to areas of 
intense fighting.
 
Several Russian servicemen received shrapnel wounds 
of varying severity as a result of shelling in one of the 
directions of the Northern Military District. 
 
Fedorovsky, without waiting for a cease-fire from the 
Ukrainian militants - moved to the evacuation site. 
However, his transport was subjected to mortar 
fire ------ and a raid by enemy FPV drones.
 
Guards Lance Corporal Fedorovsky, skillfully 
maneuvering on dangerous terrain, brought
 the transport out of the fire of the APU. 
 
He also delivered his comrades to the point of medical 
assistance in the shortest possible time, which saved 
their lives. Thanks to the bold and decisive actions of 
Fedorovsky, it was repeatedly possible to save the 
lives of Russian servicemen --- and provide them 
with qualified medical care, in a timely manner, 
which contributed --- to reducing the time for
 their return to service, the ministry added.
 
Earlier today, the Russian Defense Ministry reported 
that the D-30 howitzer crew of the artillery unit of 
the motorized rifle brigade of the 25th Combined 
Arms Army of the Zapad group of Forces -----
eliminated camouflaged positions, an 
82-mm mortar and APU manpower.
 
 

Alexander is in the front row

300 heroes

love is a necessity

"300 Zaporozhye citizens who did not submit to the 
fascists":  how a handful of people stood shoulder 
to shoulder, surrounded by a mob of nationalists.
by Yulia Andrienko
April 12th, 9:43pm
(Komsomolskaya Pravda)
]Photos: Alexander Lyutoy Archive]
 
Alexander Agapov told the story ----- of 300 
Zaporozhye citizens who survived in 2014.
 
11 years ago, a "second Odessa" could have happened 
in the centre of Zaporozhye. More precisely, the first
one, because the fire in the House of Trade Unions 
will happen only in a few weeks…
 
Then, on April 13th, in 2014, the residents of the city of 
Zaporozhye went to a coordinated (!) pro-Russian rally, 
but found themselves in the ring of Ukrainian radicals.
Boulders, eggs, bags of flour and curses were thrown 
at them --------- and they stood and sang: "Get up, the 
country is huge!"
 
Years later, I managed to find a 
participant in those events.
 
LIKE THE SPARTANS
 
Today Alexander Agapov lives in the Moscow region. 
In 2014, he worked in a mine, but the Maidan and 
the coup --- forced him to go out on the street.
 
The photo of that rally in Zaporizhia, spread all over the 
media. It was taken by a local photographer -- Maksim 
Shcherbina and called "300 Zaporozhye citizens who 
did not submit to the fascists": a handful of people 
standing shoulder to shoulder, surrounded by a 
crowd of nationalists who throw bricks and 
eggs at them, while the police watch.
 
Alexander is in the front row, his face full of confidence 
and not a drop of fear. Later, when Sasha joined the 
militia, he was given the call sign - "Fierce".
 
"It was Palm Sunday, April 13," he recalls. ''Residents 
of Zaporizhia then went out under different flags but 
the common denominator was one ---- not to let the 
nationalists take over, as it was in Kiev. The rally 
peaceful -- and the people have already started 
to disperse, there are about 300 people left…''
 
And that's when they started getting calls: "A crowd of
Nazis is moving towards you!''
Later, it turned out that 
it was the oligarch Kolomoisky, who paid for 7 buses, 
filling them with thugs from Dnepropetrovsk.
 
As they walked, they were joined by Zaporozhye
maidanutye, as well as a crowd of onlookers 
who wanted spectacles and adrenaline. 
 
''The militants were armed with bats, rebar -- and axes. 
The power ratio is one to ten. We received conflicting 
signals, to go to one or another street. They wanted 
to pull us apart. Fortunately, we didn't leave, and 
that's what saved us. Otherwise, it would have 
been like later in Odessa, where people were
driven to the House of Trade Unions ...and 
burned," Alexander is sure.
 
Alexander Agapov was standing in the first row and
 it helped to see from which side the boulders were
 flying and dodge. 
 
ODESSA REHEARSAL
 
A whole delegation came to deal with the conflict: the 
prosecutor, the mayor. They called for no bloodshed. 
Police intervened ---- between the Cossacks and 
the militants.
 
A priest came out to the frenzied crowd of nationalists, 
but eggs were thrown at him, and they spat at the 
icon - shouting: "You are a Moscow priest!"
 
"We're in a ring. The police are all around us, followed 
by the nationalists. And this flimsy ring.. could crack 
at any moment,'' Alexander admits. ''We were hit by
cobblestones, eggs, bottles of green paint, bags of 
flour. They were shouting: "Muscovites! Get back 
to Russia!" They tried to prove to us, the locals, 
that we came from Russia.''
 
The confrontation lasted six hours! The militants 
demanded that the "Cossacks" kneel down and
 remove the St. George's ribbons. But they only 
grew closer to each other.
 
''It started to rain, it became very cold, I was already 
feeling tired. I was standing in the front row facing 
the militants, not hiding behind anyone, so I 
dodged the cobblestones in time.''
 
- How did you feel at that moment?
 
''Some otherworldly calm, even detachment…''
 
Only later, did it become clear that this was an act 
of intimidation, so that everyone could see what 
would happen to anyone who tried to defend 
their pro-Russian views.
 
At that time, there was no command to kill - the head
of the "Right Sector*", (banned in Russia as terrorist
organization ed.)
said don't touch the "Zaporozhye". 

They were going to kill them quietly, and not make 
them heroes and a symbol of the Russian spring. 
But what didn't occur on April 13 in Zaporozhye,
happened in Odessa - on May 2. Only there, the 
Nazis arrived no longer with firecrackers and 
bats, but with military weapons. It turns out
--- that Zaporozhye was a preparation…
 
THE PASSPORT WAS HANDED
 OVER RIGHT IN THE WARD
 
That skirmish ended --- with the fact that all the 
Zaporozhtzi were taken through the formation 
to the police station. At least a 100 people --- 
had their heads smashed and stab wounds, 
but they were still forced to give evidence 
and get their fingerprints taken. And then
the participants of that rally ------ were 
rounded up.
 
Alexander - managed to escape. He arrived in Donetsk and
joined the Vostok battalion. Passed the Donetsk airport,
Staromikhailovka, Krasny Partizan, 
Uglegorsk.

After a severe concussion he had to go to civilian life.
And so on, until the start of the special operation…
 
''As part of a sabotage and reconnaissance detachment, 
I fought in the Kharkiv direction, where I was hooked 
in the so-called "Sherwood" forest --- on the border 
with the Donbass. A tank shell landed and hit a 
tree two metres away from me. It saved me," 
he says.
 
''A fragment caught my leg ---- terrible pain, blurred 
consciousness... left fragments: we got out of
the 
forest on potholes, loaded them onto a 
helicopter --- an operation in a hospital 
in Valuiki, and then --------- the military 
medical Academy of St. Petersburg.''
 
In total -- Lyuty underwent 13 operations. 
At one point, doctors feared - that the
leg 
would have to be amputated.
 
''The most interesting thing is that all this time I had 
only a Ukrainian passport. I applied for Russian 
citizenship in Donetsk and then they call me: 
"Come! My passport is ready! " And how will 
I arrive? I can't walk. Then a lot of people
 joined in - including the correspondent of
 Komsomolskaya Pravda, Alexander Kots. 
And now - the passport was handed to 
me, right in the hospital room. I was
incredibly proud -- even my throat 
felt tight" he smiles.
 
Now Alexander lives in the Moscow region 
and is recovering from his injury.
 
THE MOST EXPENSIVE REWARD
 
Already in the hospital, fate sent Alexander a meeting
 with Victoria. She came to help as a volunteer, 
collected humanitarian aid.
 
'' I was so tired of visitors then - often curious people 
came. But Victoria very quickly became a native 
person. We started to communicate - and 
eventually realized, that we couldn't 
live without each other," for the 
first time in the conversation..
the warrior sounds confused.
 
Alexander Agapov will soon have the final operation, 
then a difficult rehabilitation, and then... he doesn't 
want to think any further. He says that since the 
Lord has helped him stay alive so many times,
 it means that he is needed for something.
 
*A terrorist organization banned in Russia
 
 
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The deputy Head of Zelensky's office said
 that everyone, including women, should 
serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine
April 12th, 7:50pm
(RT.ru)
 
Deputy head of Volodymyr Zelensky's office, Pavel
 Palisa, called for the mandatory conscription of 
women into the army, following the example 
of Israel.
 
His words are quoted by "Country.na".
 
"We need to think through the transition period 
in order for citizens to have a clear idea that 
everyone should serve," Palisa said.
 
In his opinion, to do this, Ukraine needs to learn 
from the experience... of Israel, where military
duty applies to all citizens, including women.
 
He also stated that those who did not serve in the 
military.. may be denied access to a number of 
public services and opportunities, such as 
working in the civil service.
 
Earlier, the Command of the Forces of
Unmanned Systems of the Armed
Forces of Ukraine
 announced
the recruitment of 
a
female unit.
 
 
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RIA Novosti: The Russian Armed Forces
entered the vicinity of Gornal of the
Kursk region - and are fighting
April 12th, 6:07pm
(Vest.ru)
 
Fighters of the Russian military group "North" entered 
the vicinity of the village of Gornal near Kursk. This 
was reported to RIA Novosti by the group.
 
According to the agency, now the military personnel 
of the Armed Forces of Russia are fighting there.
 
In addition, it is noted that currently Ukrainian militants 
are trying to prevent the advance of Russian troops 
with the help of drones and artillery.
 
"The enemy is defending itself and trying to hold 
its positions - at any cost," the group stressed.
 
Earlier.. it was reported that the Russian Armed Forces 
plan to create a demilitarized zone in the Sumy region 
of Ukraine .....and surround the regional centre.
 
 
 
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Russian Defence Ministry reports
on 
the progress of the special 
military operation 
April 12th, 11:59am
 
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation,
 continue the special military operation.
 
In Belgorod direction, units of the Sever Group of 
Forces engaged formations of two mechanised
brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and 
two territorial defence brigades close to
Malaya Rybitsa... Mikhailovskoye, 
Miropolskoye, Krasnopolye, & 
Ugroyedy (Sumy region).
 
In Kharkov direction, Russian troops inflicted fire 
damage on the manpower and hardware of one 
mechanised brigade and 1 motorised infantry 
brigade of the AFU close to Kazachya Lopan
 and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
 
The AFU losses were up to 75 troops, one armoured 
fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, and five field 
artillery guns.
 
The Zapad Group of Forces' units ----- improved the tactical 
situation along the front line. Russian troops - have hit the
formations of 2 mechanised brigades. plus one mountain 
assault brigade of the AFU ----- and 1 territorial defence 
brigade by Kupyansk, Radkovka, Novaya Kruglyakovka 
(Kharkov region), Novoye, Yampol, Kirovsk (Donetsk 
People's Republic), and Makeyevka (Lugansk 
People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses --- were more than 250 troops, one 
armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, 
and three artillery guns.  Three electronic 
warfare stations and three ammunition 
depots - were destroyed.
 
The Yug Group of Forces' units improved the tactical 
situation. Russian troops - launched attacks on two 
mechanised brigades, 1 mountain assault brigade,
1 artillery brigade=, 1 territorial defence brigade, 
1 National Guard brigade, and the Azov special 
forces brigade near Nikiforovka, Tarasovka, 
Slavyansk......  Chasov Yar, Belaya Gora,
Verkhnekamenskoye, Konstantinovka, 
and Shcherbinovka (Donetsk 
People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses ------- were more than 310 troops, eight
armoured fighting vehicles, including three U.S.-made 
M113 armoured personnel carriers, 18 motorvehicles
--- and 4 field artillery guns. One electronic warfare 
station and 2 ammunition depots were neutralised.
 
The Tsentr Group of Forces' units ------- took more
advantageous lines & positions. Russian troops, 
inflicted fire damage on the formations of three 
mechanised brigades, one UAV brigade, one 
assault regiment, one marine brigade, and 
one National Guard brigade near Zverevo, 
Kotlino, Krasnoarmeysk, Kotlyarovka, 
Bogdanovka, Udachnoye, and 
Alekseyevka (Donetsk 
People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses were up to 440 troops, two armoured 
fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 
armoured personnel carrier, 5 pickup trucks, 
and five field artillery guns, including U.S.-
made 155-mm Paladin, and French-made
 Caesar self-propelled artillery systems.
 
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued 
advancing into the depth of enemy defences. 
Russian troops hit manpower and hardware 
of one mechanised brigade, one air assault 
brigade, one mountain assault brigade of
 the AFU, one marine brigade by Bogatyr, 
Poddubnoye, Otradnoye, Shevchenko, 
Volnoye Pole (Donetsk People's 
Republic), Volchye, and Filiya 
(Dnepropetrovsk region).
 
The AFU losses ------- were more than 155 troops, two 
armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and 
four field artillery guns - including a U.S.-made 155-
mm M777 howitzer. One POL depot was destroyed.
 
The Dnepr Group of Forces' units, took more 
advantageous lines and positions. Russian
 troops hit the formations of one mountain 
assault brigade of the AFU & 2 territorial 
defence brigades near Novodanilovka,
Pavlovka... (Zaporozhye region), 
Dneprovskoye, & Antonovka 
(Kherson region).
 
The AFU losses --- were up to 60 troops, one infantry 
fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, one electronic 
warfare station, two ammunition depots, and one 
materiel depot.
 
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial 
vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian 
Groups of Forces engaged the aviation enterprise 
of the Ukrainian military industry, infrastructure 
of a military airfield and an air harbour of the 
AFU, workshops for the repair of armoured 
vehicles and the assembly of unmanned 
aerial vehicles, ammunition and missile 
depots... as well as the temporary 
deployment areas of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine ---- in 
153 areas.
 
Air defence systems shot down six JDAM guided 
bombs, five HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 154 
fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
 
In total - since the beginning of the special military 
operation ------ 660 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 51,128
unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile
systems, 22,811 tanks & other armoured fighting
vehicles, 1,534 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,518
 field artillery guns and mortars - and 34,010 
units of support military vehicles - have
 been neutralised.
 
 
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The Armed Forces of Ukraine in the 
Kursk region lost Western military 
equipment ---- worth $7.8 billion
April 12th, 11:03am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The Armed Forces of Ukraine ------ have lost 5.5 thousand
 units of Western military equipment, worth $ 7.8 billion, 
since the invasion of the Kursk border area, according 
to data from the Russian Armed Forces' North group 
--- and information from open sources.
 
In particular, the Russian military destroyed 396 enemy 
tanks....  363 infantry fighting vehicles.... 530 artillery
pieces, over 500 mortars, 89 multiple launch rocket 
systems, 24 command and staff vehicles, as well 
as other weapons ...manufactured by the
Western countries.
 
"During the Kursk adventure, our group of troops 
destroyed more than 5,5 thousand units of 
equipment -- supplied at the expense of 
the West," a source in the group
told 
RIA Novosti.
 
The agency estimated, that the cost of such an amount 
of equipment destroyed by the Russian Armed Forces 
and taken as a trophy, could be about $ 7.8 billion. A 
tank alone costs an average of $ 4.5 million, while a 
self-propelled artillery piece costs about $ 4 million.
 
 
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The Russian Defense Ministry -- told about 
the exploits of the Russian Armed Forces 
in the special operation zone
April 11th, 10pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
The Russian Defense Ministry reports on the exploits 
of Russian servicemen in the zone of a special 
military operation (SVO).
 
The ministry said that Guard Lieutenant Georgy Garanin
 commanded the calculation of the multiple launch 
rocket system (MLRS) combat vehicle. During
 the battle, he received the coordinates of 
the concentration of equipment and 
reserves of the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine (AFU), preparing to 
attack the positions of 
Russian troops from 
the flank.
 
Then he quickly and secretly moved the combat vehicle 
to a new firing position, made calculations, aimed at 
the target and attacked the enemy forces. The 
enemy suffered significant losses 
and retreated.
 
The Russian Defense Ministry also noted the feat 
of Sergeant Eduard Yakupov. So, while at the 
observation post.... he discovered an 
unmanned aerial vehicle --- (UAV) 
...approaching the positions
 of Russian troops.
 
Sergeant Yakupov made sure that there were no 
Russian drones in the given sector --- took the 
target for tracking and destroyed the enemy 
copter with small arms, when the enemy 
UAV entered the affected area.
 
On April 11th, the Russian Defense Ministry reported 
that the calculations of FPV drones of the Aleysky
motorized rifle unit of the Center group of troops,
 destroyed dugouts, strong points, weapons and 
personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 
the Krasnoarmeysky direction of the 
special operation.
 
The ministry clarified - that the military personnel, 
in the course of combat work, detect Ukrainian 
positions, in any area.
 
 
 
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 Kremlin: the topic of the meeting
 between Putin and Whitkoff was 
aspects of the Ukrainian
settlement
April 11th, 8:25pm
(RT.ru)
 
The meeting between Russian Leader Vladimir Putin 
and US President's special envoy Stephen Whitkoff 
focused on aspects of the Ukrainian settlement, 
the Kremlin said.
 
Earlier it became known that the negotiations 
ended,; they lasted... more than four hours.


 
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Kallas stated --- that there are no 
security guarantees for Ukraine 
from the EU
April 11th, 4:01pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
European countries have not taken the necessary steps 
to ensure Ukraine's security. This was stated on April 
11, by the head of EU Diplomacy..... Kaya Callas. 

Her words are quoted by the British
newspaper, 
The Guardian.
 
"No," Kallas said when asked by reporters if there
 is any clarity about specific security guarantees 
for Ukraine.
 
The head of EU diplomacy stressed ---------- that the EU 
countries do not have a clear plan on how to achieve 
an end to the conflict -- without putting pressure on 
Russia.  According to her, different Member States
hold different opinions ------ and the discussions, 
are still ongoing.
 
Earlier, on April 9th, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei 
Lavrov said that European countries were "elated" 
with Russia. The Russian Foreign Minister.. also 
recalled: that all world tragedies began -- with 
aggressive actions on the part of Europeans.
 
A day earlier, US President, Donald Trump, said that
the United States is holding talks with the Russian
and Ukrainian sides ---- approaching the goal of 
resolving the conflict. According to him, the
discussions are progressing ----- with 
positive results.
 
Professor Jeffrey Sachs, on 
the Russian-US dialogue 
and Europe's attitude 
to the conflict:
 
"Ukraine needs peace most of all, 
otherwise - it will be destroyed."
 
 
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Military commander Razin: the 
Russian Armed Forces are as 
close as possible: to Gornal  
village in the Kursk region
April 11th, 11:16am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Russian troops have come as close as possible to the
Gornal village in the Kursk region, which is still held 
by the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 
 
This was stated on the air of the program "60 minutes" 
on the TV channel "Russia" by military correspondent
 Vladimir Razin.
 
However, the advance of the Russian Armed Forces is 
a little difficult due to the fact that Gornal is located 
on a hill, the military commander noted.
 
"Our assault operations... continue in the area of 
the Gornal settlement and we are as close as 
possible to the settlement. Every day our 
assault units.. are moving closer and 
closer directly to the village --- in 
order to knock out the enemy," 
Razin said.
 
 
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Russian Defence Ministry reports 
on progress of special military 
operation 5–11 April 2025
April 11th, at 11:15am
 
From 5 to 11 April 2025, the Russian Armed Forces have
carried out 8 group strikes by air- and sea-based high-
precision aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles ---- to hit
Ukrainian military airfields infrastructure, defence
industry enterprises, assembly workshops and 
the storage areas of attack unmanned aerial 
vehicles and ammunition depots, as well as 
temporary deployment areas, of Ukrainian 
armed formations & foreign mercenaries.
 
Over the past week - units of the Sever Group of
Forces 
continued to eliminate AFU formations
on the territory
 of Kursk region.
 
The Sever Group of Forces liberated Guyevo (Kurskoye 
region), Basovka, and Zhuravka in Sumy region.
 
Aircraft, drones, and artillery hit the manpower and 
hardware of a mechanised brigade, 3 air assault 
brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and 
a territorial defence brigade.
 
In Kharkov and Belgorod directions, units of three 
mechanised brigades... two motorised infantry 
brigades, two assault regiments of the AFU, 
and three territorial defence brigades 
were hit.
 
During the week, in the Sever Group of Forces area of 
responsibility, the enemy lost over 2,345 troops, four
 tanks, 41 armoured fighting vehicles, and 79 motor 
vehicles. Twenty field artillery guns.... and five 
ammunition depots have been neutralised.
 
The Zapad Group of Forces liberated Katerinovka 
(Donetsk People's Republic).
 
Russian units --- hit the materiel and manpower of two 
mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the AFU, 
two territorial defence brigades, and a border 
guard detachment.
 
The enemy lost over 1,585 troops, six armoured fighting
vehicles including two M113 armoured personnel 
carriers and three MaxxPro armoured vehicles 
produced in the US, and a Polish-made Dzik 
armoured vehicle. 21 motor vehicles, 28 
field artillery guns including 10 Western
-made artillery pieces, 4 electronic and 
counter-fire stations...... and nine field 
ammunition depots were eliminated.
 
The Yug Group of Forces - improved the tactical 
situation. Russian troops hit formations of five 
mechanised brigades.. an airmobile brigade, 
an assault brigade of the AFU, a territorial 
defence brigade, and two national
 guard brigades.
 
The AFU losses - amounted to up to 2,085 troops, five 
tanks, and 19 armoured fighting vehicles including a 
U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, during 
the week. 104 four motor vehicles, 19 field artillery 
guns, six electronic warfare stations, and seven 
field ammunition depots - were eliminated.
 
The Tsentr Group of Forces -- took more advantageous lines
and positions. The Russian Armed Forces inflicted losses
on the manpower and hardware - of three mechanised 
brigades, 2 assault brigades, two infantry brigades, 
two airborne brigades.... two jaeger brigades, an 
assault regiment of the AFU, a marine brigade, 
a territorial defence brigade, a national guard 
brigade ------ and the Omega special forces 
detachment.
 
The AFU losses amounted to more than 3,005 troops, 
34 armoured fighting vehicles, including five M113 
armoured personnel carriers, four MaxxPro 
armoured vehicles, and three U.S.-made 
HMMWV armoured fighting vehicles. 
38 motor vehicles, and 29 artillery 
guns.... have been neutralised.
 
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued 
advancing into the depth of enemy defence. 
Russian forces damaged formations of two 
mechanised brigades, 1 jaeger brigade, 1 
air assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, 
a mountain assault brigade, a marine 
brigade, and a territorial 
defence brigade.
 
The enemy lost -- over 1,060 troops, five armoured
fighting vehicles, 26 motor vehicles... and 15 field 
artillery guns including six Western-made pieces.
 
The Dnepr Group of Forces' units ------- took more 
advantageous lines and positions. The Russian 
Armed Forces inflicted losses on manpower
and hardware of a mechanised brigade, a 
mountain assault brigade.... two coastal 
defence brigades of the Armed Forces 
of Ukraine, and one territorial 
defence brigade.
 
The AFU lost -- over 555 troops, 13 armoured fighting 
vehicles, including three U.S.-made M113 armoured 
personnel carriers, 41 motor vehicles, & five field 
artillery guns. 15 electronic and counter-fire 
stations as well as 9 ammunition depots,
 have been eliminated.
 
Over the past week, the air defence systems have shot 
down 27 JDAM guided bombs and 19 HIMARS MLRS 
projectiles, as well as 1,200 fixed-wing unmanned 
aerial vehicles.
 
In total ---- since the beginning of the special military 
operation the AFU lost 660 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 
50,974 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft 
missile systems, 22,796 tanks & other armoured 
fighting vehicles, 1,534 MLRS combat vehicles, 
23,471 field artillery guns & mortars, 33,965 
units of support military vehicles.
 
 
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Ukrainian tank driver sentenced
to 16 years ------ for crimes 
in Sudzha, Kursk 
April 11th, 11:05am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Vitaliy Matsegora ---- a serviceman of the 17th separate 
tank brigade of the armed formations of Ukraine -- was 
sentenced: to 16 years in prison, for crimes committed
in Sudzha, Kursk region. This.. is reported by the Main 
Military Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation.
 
 According to the case file --------- the 31-year-old militant 
illegally entered the territory of the Russian region on
the evening of September 25th, 2024. In the forests 
near Sudzha, he set up firing positions ---- from 
where he fired at the Russian military and 
the civilian population.
 
"Macegora, together with other militants, participated in
blocking the Sudzha settlement, held observation 
and firing positions equipped in adjacent forest 
plantations, intimidated civilians --- and 
prevented their evacuation," 
the ministry said.
 
Fighters of the Russian Armed Forces captured 
the militant on October 1 of the same year.
 
Macegora was convicted under the article on terrorism. 
He will serve the first 3 years of his sentence in prison, 
after which he will be transferred to a high-security 
penal colony.
 
 
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Ukrainian militants suffer huge 
losses in Kursk's Oleshna
April 11th, 6:37am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The armed forces of Ukraine are suffering huge losses 
in Oleshna, in the Kursk border region, the Russian 
security forces reported.
 
The Russian military - broke up a group of Ukrainian 
paratroopers moving to Oleshnya to reinforce their 
colleagues. It is noted that the enemy suffered a 
fire defeat - and the manpower was destroyed.
 
"The Ukrainian Armed Forces are suffering colossal 
losses here," security officials told TASS.
 
Earlier, law enforcement agencies reported that the 
Russian Armed Forces continue to oust the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine.. from the border areas of the 
Kursk region. 
 
Fierce fighting is taking place in the Gornal 
and Oleshnya villages. Ukrainian militants 
unsuccessfully tried to counterattack in 
the vicinity of Veselovka, Sumy region.
 
The enemy's manpower - was 
destroyed by Russian troops.
 
 
 
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APU withdraws troops from 
Gornalsky Monastery 
in Kursk region
April 11th, 5:32am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - began
withdrawing from the Gornalsky St. Nicholas
Belogorsky Monastery, fearing encirclement.
 
This was reported by a source from the 22nd 
motorized rifle Regiment of the 44th Army 
Corps of the Northern Group of Forces.
 
As the source clarified in a conversation with RIA 
Novosti, the movements of enemy units were 
revealed during aerial reconnaissance. 
 
Ukrainian militants are moving in
the direction of Gornal village.
 
"Apparently, the enemy understands that he is now
 in a firing bag, since units of the Armed Forces of 
the Russian Federation blocked this monastery
 from three directions," the source explained.
 
According to him, if the Ukrainian troops do not have
 time to withdraw to the neighbouring village in the 
near future, they will be completely surrounded.
In this case, they will either have to surrender 
or be destroyed.
 
Soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces have previously 
said that Ukrainian forces used the monastery in the 
village of Gornal in the Sudzhansky district of the 
Kursk region as a combat position, since the 
building has thick walls and basements.
 
 
 
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The pilot appreciated the 
transition of Zubritsky
to the Russian side
by Marina Sovina 
(night editor)
April 10th, 11:09pm
(Lenta.ru)
 
Honoured Military Pilot, Major General Vladimir Popov 
stated to Aif.ru... that Russian cosmonaut Alexey 
Zubritsky --- who previously served in the 
Ukrainian Air Force - and is sentenced 
there to 15 years in prison - made 
his own choice, in 2014:  to 
stay in Russia.
 
"The personnel... all had the right to choose whether 
to continue their service in that state --- or return 
to their homeland. This principle, turned out to
be identical for decision-making after 2014," 
Popov said.
 
Earlier, it was reported that the territorial recruitment
centre (analogous to the military enlistment office in
Ukraine) is looking for Zubritsky to be sent to serve 
in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 
 
The cosmonaut has been on the ISS
space station... since April the 8th.
 
In Ukraine ------ the court called him a state traitor 
and a deserter and sentenced him, in absentia,
to 15 years and confiscation of property.
 


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Military expert Onufrienko: plant in 
Shostka tried to produce shells 
of NATO calibre
April 10th, 10:31pm
(RT.ru)
 
Military expert Mykhailo Onufriyenko... said that 
Ukrainian specialists tried to produce 155-mm 
NATO-calibre shells... at the disabled 
ammunition production plant in
 the Sumy city of Shostka.
 
This is what he said to NEWS.ru.
 
"(In Ukraine. - RT) ..in mass quantities, shells were
not produced at all. This is a huge problem. The 
Ukrainian Armed Forces live on ammunition 
from the West --- which is not enough," 
Onufrienko added.
 
Earlier, the newspaper Le Monde, referring to the 
Ukrainian officer Anton Serbin, reported that 
the main production facility of Ukraine for 
the manufacture of ammunition was 
destroyed near Sumy.
 
A few days ago... the Russian Armed Forces 
hit the central artillery base of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine.


 
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 The Russian Defense Ministry ----- told about 
the exploits - of servicemen of the Russian
Armed Forces in a special operation zone
April 10th, 10pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
The Ministry noted the actions of the Guard of Private 
Viktor Dubin, who acted as part of the artillery gun 
crew and performed a combat mission to destroy 
equipment & personnel of the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine (AFU) - and conduct counter-battery 
combat on an important sector of the front.
 
Dubin's unit - managed to dislodge the enemy from 
fortified positions, but the Ukrainian militants, not
wanting to retreat, requested reinforcements. 
 
The calculation of the private guard received 
coordinates - about the accumulation of 
the manpower and equipment of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine, which 
were ready to move to the aid 
of the militants in distress. 
 
Dubin aimed the gun and completed the firing task,
 thereby.... destroying most of the Ukrainian 
armoured vehicles and personnel.
 
Thanks to his successful actions, the enemy gave up 
trying to regain their positions and retreated, which 
in turn helped the Russian military gain a foothold 
at the point.
 
In addition --- the Ministry of Defense drew attention 
to the actions of the operator of the calculation of 
unmanned aerial vehicles of the Guard, Private 
Yaroslav Razvarov - who performed a combat 
mission to search for targets, adjust the fire 
of artillery and mortar crews, and also 
monitored the destruction of objects, 
manpower and equipment, of 
the enemy.
 
In the course... of conducting aerial reconnaissance
the operator discovered camouflaged strong points 
and enemy manpower, after which he transmitted 
the coordinates to the gunners, who fired at the
 targets ...and destroyed them.
 
Thanks to his professional actions, the enemy was hit, 
which, in turn, helped the Russian military advance.
 
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that 
the crew of the Msta-B towed howitzer of the 42nd 
motorized rifle division of the Dnipro group of 
troops destroyed an observation post with 
five AFU militants --- in the Zaporozhye
 region in the Orekhovsky direction.
 
 

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Military expert Kazanin: Kiev currently
 has no obvious candidates to
 replace Syrsky
April 10th, 8:33pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
The leadership of the Kiev regime currently 
has no clear candidates to replace the 
commander-in-Chief of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine (AFU) - 
Alexander Syrsky. 
 
This was stated in an interview with Rossiya 24 TV 
channel by Maxim Kazanin, a military expert, 
and associate professor at the Faculty of
 International Economic Relations of
the Financial University, under 
the Government of the 
Russian Federation.
 
Syrsky blames his failures on lower-ranking officers, 
which allows him to maintain a stable position, 
Kazanin noted.
 
"Syrsky has mastered the art of undercover warfare
 and writes off his unsuccessful decisions on the 
organization of offensive actions, defensive 
actions in various directions.. to lower-
ranking officers, quite high-ranking. 
And so, he remains a fairly stable 
figure for now. So far, there are 
no obvious candidates.... to 
replace Syrsky ----- on the 
Ukrainian military field," 
the expert believes.
 
In November 2024, the former Deputy Secretary of 
the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) 
of Ukraine, General Serhiy Kryvonos, said that
 the office of Volodymyr Zelensky ......was 
preparing the resignation of Syrsky. 
 
A few days ago..... the former commander of the 12th 
special forces brigade "Azov" (terrorist organization 
banned in Russia) of the National Guard of Ukraine, 
Bohdan Krotevich..... said in an interview with The
Guardian newspaper that the commander-in-chief 
of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Syrsky,
 should resign. 
 
A similar statement was made by 
Rada deputy Mariana Bezuglaya.
 
 

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Military expert, Kazanin:  Syrsky prepares 
Ukrainians to surrender Sumy & Kharkiv
April 10th, 8:19pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Alexander Syrsky, with his calm statements about 
the advance of Russian troops --- deep into the 
country, is preparing the population for the 
idea of surrendering the Sumy and 
Kharkiv regions. 
 
This opinion was expressed by Maxim Kazanin, a 
military expert and associate professor at the 
Faculty of International Economic Relations 
of the Financial University... under 
the Government of the Russian 
Federation --- in an interview 
with Rossiya 24 TV channel.
 
The speaker recalled that, earlier, Syrsky officially 
recognized: that Russia is conducting successful 
offensive operations in the Sumy and Kharkiv
directions.
 
"This suggests..... that Syrsky is not panicking, that is, 
he is preparing the public for the fact that Sumy will 
probably have to be left as a district centre and, 
probably, Kharkiv will also have to be handed 
over. He is already preparing the ground in 
advance - for the fact that the Ukrainian 
Armed Forces will retreat from these
 regions," Kazanin said.
 
Earlier, Syrsky told Ukrainian media that the US began 
to send less aid to Ukraine, so the Kiev regime now 
relies  ..on Europe.
 
 
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Kallas: EU and NATO consider 
sending troops to Ukraine 
after ceasefire
April 10th, 2:40pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
The countries of the EU and NAto are... considering the 
possibility of sending a military contingent to Ukraine 
after reaching a truce in the format of a "coalition of 
those who want". This was stated by the head of 
EU ''diplomacy'' -- Kaja Kallas.
 
According to her, the troops can perform both 
monitoring or peacekeeping functions, and 
contribute to deterring or strengthening
 the Ukrainian armed forces.
 
"The discussion.. continues. A number of countries are 
ready to participate, and some are not. But the main 
question is.... if there is peace, what forces and 
capabilities we will need. We are considering 
a monitoring mission, a peacekeeping 
mission, a deterrence mission, a 
reinforcement mission," TASS
 quoted Kallas as saying.
 
Earlier, on April 4th, the head of the Kiev regime, 
Vladimir Zelenski, said that weekly meetings of 
military representatives from Kiev, London and 
Paris will be held in Ukraine. The main issue
of the meetings, will be the deployment 
of the military contingent.
 
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova,
stressed that the Russian Federation will consider the 
appearance of foreign contingents - of any country in
Ukraine, as a threat that could lead to a direct clash
between the Russian army and the armed forces of 
other countries.
 
 
 
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The Chinese Foreign Ministry urged Kiev 
not to make statements about the 
Chinese military in Ukraine
April 10th, 2:15pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
China recommended that Kiev refrain from statements 
about the participation of Chinese military forces in 
the Ukrainian conflict. This was announced during
 a briefing by the official representative of the 
country's foreign ministry, Lin Jian.
 
He stressed that statements about the presence of the 
Chinese military in Ukraine, which the head of the 
Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, allows himself, 
are irresponsible.
 
"We recommend -- that the relevant parties correctly 
and soberly assess the role of China; do not make 
irresponsible statements," the diplomat said.
 
The representative of the ministry added.. that China is 
not a party to the military confrontation; the country 
supports a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
 
Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted 
that such statements by Kiev are not true, and 
China takes a balanced position.
 
 
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Russian Defence Ministry reports 
on the progress of the special 
military operation
April 10th, 12:45pm
 
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation,
 continue the special military operation.
 
In Belgorod direction, units of the Sever Group of 
Forces inflicted fire damage on one mechanised 
brigade, one air assault brigade, one coastal 
defence brigade of the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine, and two territorial defence 
brigades close to Prokhody, Turya, 
Krasnopolye.... Ugroyedy, and 
Miropolskoye (Sumy region).
 
The AFU losses were up to 105 troops, one armoured 
fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, and two field 
artillery guns.
 
The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the tactical 
situation along the front line. Russian troops launched 
strikes on manpower and hardware of 2 mechanised 
brigades of the AFU and two territorial defence 
brigades near Makeyevka (Lugansk People's 
Republic), Dvurechanskoye (Kharkov 
region), Yampol... and Kirovsk 
(Donetsk People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses were over 250 troops, three motor 
vehicles, and one artillery gun. One ammunition 
depot - was destroyed.
 
The Yug Group of Forces' units ---- improved the tactical
situation. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on the
formations of two mechanised brigades --- one
 airmobile brigade, and one territorial defence 
brigade near Zarya, Kleban-Byk, Grigorovka, 
and Tarasovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses --- were up to 330 troops, three
 armoured fighting vehicles, 23 motor vehicles, 
three field artillery guns, and one electronic 
warfare station. A field ammunition depot
- was destroyed.
 
The Tsentr Group of Forces' units --- captured more 
advantageous lines and positions, inflicted losses 
on manpower and hardware of three mechanised 
brigades, 1 assault brigade of the Armed Forces 
of Ukraine, 1 marine brigade, and one territorial 
defence brigade close to Kotlino, Udachnoye, 
Yelizavetovka, Petrovskogo, Kotlyarovka,
Novosergeyevka, and Bogdanovka
 (Donetsk People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses were up to 430 troops, five 
armoured fighting vehicles, six motor 
vehicles, and two artillery guns.
 
The Vostok Group of Forces' units continued advancing 
into the depths of enemy defences, inflicted losses on 
manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, 
an air assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 
and one territorial defence brigade near Poddubnoye, 
Bogatyr, Shevchenko, and Otradnoye (Donetsk 
People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses were up to 170 troops, one armoured 
fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, and two field 
artillery guns, including one French-made 155-mm 
Caesar self-propelled artillery system.
 
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces ----- captured more 
advantageous lines & positions, defeated formations 
of 2 coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces 
of Ukraine and one territorial defence brigade 
close to Novopavlovka, Blagoveshchenskoye, 
and Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region).
 
The AFU losses were up to 90 troops, three armoured 
fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, one artillery 
gun, two electronic warfare stations, and one 
ammunition depot.
 
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial
 vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian 
Groups of Forces ------- engaged the military airfield 
infrastructure, missile artillery, ammunition, and 
military hardware depots as well as clusters of 
manpower and hardware of the Armed Forces 
of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries 
in 144 areas.
 
Air defence systems shot down nine JDAM guided 
bombs, one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile 
as well as 200 fixed-wing drones.
 
In total --- since the beginning of the special military 
operation, the AFU losses amounted to 660 aircraft, 
283 helicopters, 50,812 unmanned aerial vehicles, 
601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,752 tanks &
other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,534 MLRS 
combat vehicles.... 23,434 field artillery guns 
and mortars, and 33,876 units of special 
military vehicles.
 
 
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APU forces 18-year-olds to sign
 a contract for military service
April 10th, 4:50am
(Vesti.ru)
 
Young Ukrainians are forced to sign a contract for 
military service and sent to the front line. This 
was told by a captured soldier of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine, Nikolai Chebanov.
 
According to the Ukrainian, when he was 18 years old, 
he wanted to go through military service, since this 
gives him the right to go abroad in the future. 
''But I got rejected.''
 
"They did not take on conscripts – just a contract 
and mobilization," Chebanov stated, in a 
conversation with RIA Novosti.
 
He also noted: he was promised that he would serve in 
the unit. However, after signing the contract, he was 
sent --- on a combat mission. His entire platoon 
consisted of the same 18-year-old contract 
soldiers, none of them expected to be 
on the front line.
 
Earlier, a captured militant of the Ukrainian Armed
Forces --- accused the head of the Kiev regime, 
Vladimir Zelensky, of bloodshed, and called 
for a stop. 
 
Another admitted that he gave a bribe in the amount of 
2,500 dollars to be sent to the rear, but was still sent
 to the Kursk region, as part of an assault unit.
 
 
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Carlson: The US lost the war against Russia, 
while simultaneously destroying Ukraine
April 9th, 11:29pm
(RT.ru)
 
US journalist Tucker Carlson expressed his belief in an 
interview with US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones that 
the United States lost the war against Russia, while 
simultaneously destroying Ukraine.
 
He stressed that this war was waged by the US military, 
the Pentagon, the State Department and the CIA. At the 
same time, says Carlson, despite this defeat, no one in 
the United States --- will openly declare this.
 
"I'm really afraid of this. Why can't we know that we 
couldn't win a conventional war against Russia, 
period? What does this say about our strength, 
maybe we should adjust our expectations 
a bit?" - the journalist asked.
 
Myśl Polska previously stated that Ukraine
has become a burden for the United States.
 
Chairman of the Federation Council Commission on 
Information Policy and Media Relations --- Alexey 
Pushkov, in turn, noted that the United States 
continues a proxy war against Russia, 
supplying Kiev with weapons.
 
 
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Fico ---- spoke about the EU's plan 
to resolve the conflict in Ukraine 
April 10th, 10:20pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
The EU should have its own plan for resolving
 the conflict in Ukraine, Slovak Prime Minister
 Robert Fico said in an interview with Izvestia.
 
"Europe, should have its own peace plan. Europe, 
with its resources ---- should not have looked at 
the administration of former US President Joe 
Biden, what Biden wants or does not want in 
Ukraine --- but should have acted from the
very beginning. And ------- it should have 
influenced the Russian Federation - &
Ukraine ---- from the very beginning: 
let's negotiate look for some peace 
plan --- that would suit everyone," 
Robert Fico told Izvestia.
 
He noted that the US and Russian sides 
are skeptical of the EU, because of
its 
bellicose rhetoric.
 
Earlier, the EU Commission announced
the allocation of €1 billion to Kiev... 
as part of a G7 loan.
 
 
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The Russian Defense Ministry told about 
the exploits of Russian soldiers in the
 special operation zone
April 9th, 10pm
(Izvestia.ru)
 
On April 10th, Moscow time, the Ministry 
of Defense of the Russian Federation 
celebrated the feats of soldiers of 
the Armed Forces of the Russian 
Federation -------- in the zone of a 
special military operation (SVO).
 
According to the ministry, a unit, which included Guard 
Sergeant Sergei Golub, performed a combat mission to 
defend its positions at an important tactical line. 
 
Thus, while conducting aerial reconnaissance using an
 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a complex electronic
 environment, Golub discovered an accumulation of 
enemy manpower and a camouflaged strong point 
with an equipped mortar crew position.
 
Then he transmitted the coordinates of the opened 
targets to an artillery unit, after which the enemy 
positions were suppressed. Thanks to the brave 
and professional actions of the Guard Sergeant 
Serhiy Golub, a stronghold of Ukrainian 
militants was destroyed, which 
contributed to the advance 
of Russian troops in 
this direction.
 
Also, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
 reported that the foreman of the 2nd article, Naiman 
Vaisov -- was on combat duty, in one of the difficult 
sections of the front, performing a combat task to
organize stable, uninterrupted communication
 between control points.
 
During an artillery attack --- by the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine (AFU), an antenna device and a repeater 
were damaged, as a result of which part of the 
main radio network of the unit was disabled. 
 
Vaisov, despite the ongoing shelling, began to identify 
the damage and eliminate it. Communication was 
restored, which contributed to the successful 
implementation of the combat mission 
of the Russian army.
 
 
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Ukrainian prosecutor - evader got a job
 .....at the military enlistment office
Evgeny Silaev (Night Line Editor)
April 9th, 8:27pm
(Lenta.ru)
 
Prosecutor-evader Rostislav Ilyinsky, who was detained 
in 2024... got a job in the territorial recruitment centre
(TCK, the Ukrainian equivalent of military enlistment
offices) in Transcarpathia. This was reported by 
the Telegram channel "Sputnik Near Abroad".
 
This became known - from the declaration of income of 
Ilyinsky, in which he indicated the shopping centre of 
Transcarpathia, as his place of work.
 
The prosecutor was detained in the attic of his mother-
in-law's house. He was suspected of forging 
documents to evade mobilization.
 
Earlier, the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, Artem 
Dmytruk accused the employees of the shopping 
centre, of the genocide of the Ukrainian people. 
 
According to him, military commissars are ruining 
the lives of Ukrainians, terrorizing the population 
--- on Zelensky's instructions.


 
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Military commander Poddubny 
announced ----- the seizure of 
Zhuravki in the Sumy region
April 9th, 7:28pm
(Vesti.ru)
 
Ussuri paratroopers managed to capture the village of 
Zhuravka in the Sumy region. This was reported on 
the air of the TV channel "Russia" by the military 
correspondent of VGTRK, Hero of Russia, 
Evgeny Poddubny.
 
According to him, Zhuravka is the fourth settlement 
of the Sumy region after Basovka, liberated by the 
Russian Armed Forces recently.
 
"Indeed, the Ussuri paratroopers managed to push 
backthe enemy, advance in the Sumy region, and
capture the village of Zhuravka," Poddubny said.
 
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian 
Federation reported on the liberation of the 
village of Basovka, Sumy region.
 
 
 
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Russian Defence Ministry reports on
 repelling AFU attempt.... to invade 
Russian territory in Kursk region 
April 9th, 12:55pm
 
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue 
the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the 
territory of Kursk region.
 
During offensive actions -- units of the Sever Group of 
Forces inflicted fire damage - on the formations of 1
mechanised brigade, one tank brigade, 3 air assault
brigades, and one territorial defence brigade of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Gornal 
and Oleshnya.
 
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and Artillery 
strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close 
to... Gornal, Oleshnya, Aleksandriya, Belovody, 
Vladimirovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Loknya, 
Miropolye, Sadki, Yunakovka, and 
Yablonovka, in Sumy region.
 
The AFU losses - were over 230 troops, eight motor 
vehicles, two artillery guns, 2 mortars, four UAV 
command posts, and one ammunition depot.
 
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the 
AFU losses amounted to more than 72,990 troops, 405 
tanks, 331 infantry fighting vehicles, 300 armoured 
personnel carriers... 2,260 armoured fighting 
vehicles, 2,652 motor vehicles, 597 artillery 
guns, 53 MLRS launchers, including 13 of 
HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the 
USA, 26 anti-aircraft missile launchers, 
a self-propelled anti-aircraft system,
 ten transport-loading vehicles, 123 
EW stations, 18 counter-battery 
warfare radars, ten air defence 
radars, 56 units of engineering
and other materiel -- including 
23 counter-obstacle vehicles -
1 UR-77 mine clearing vehicle
five bridge launchers... one 
engineering recon vehicle 
as well as... 15 armoured 
recovery vehicles ---- and 
1 command post vehicle.
 
The operation to neutralise the 
AFU units ------- is in progress.
 
 
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Russian Defence Ministry reports 
on the progress of the special 
military operation 
April 9th, 12:25pm
 
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation,
 continue the special military operation.
 
In Belgorod direction units of the Sever Group of Forces 
hit formations of two mechanised brigades, an assault 
brigade, one air assault brigade, one coastal defence 
brigade, two assault regiments of the AFU, and four 
territorial defence brigades close to Krasnopolye, 
Petrushevka, Stepok, Turya, Okop, Ugroyedy, 
Miropolskoye, and Prokhody (Sumy region).
 
In Kharkov direction, Russian troops inflicted fire 
damage on the manpower and hardware of one 
mechanised brigade, two motorised infantry 
brigades, one air defence regiment of the 
AFU.. one territorial defence brigade by
Petrovka, Kovali, Volchansk, Zolochev 
(Kharkov region), and Kharkov.
 
The AFU losses --- were up to 120 troops, two armoured 
fighting vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, two 
motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, and one 
electronic warfare station.
 
The Zapad Group of Forces' units - improved the tactical 
situation along the front line. Russian troops delivered 
strikes at manpower and hardware of a mechanised 
brigade of the AFU & 2 territorial defence brigades 
near Kirovsk, Yampol (Donetsk People's Republic), 
Dvurechanskoye (Kharkov region), Makeyevka 
(Lugansk People's Republic), and the
Serebryansky forestry.
 
The AFU losses --- were more than 200 troops, one 
Polish-made Dzik armoured fighting vehicle... five 
motor vehicles, and four artillery guns, including 
three Western-made ones. One ammunition 
depot - was destroyed.
 
The Yug Group of Forces' units improved the tactical 
situation. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on 
the formations of 3 mechanised brigades... one 
airmobile brigade of the AFU, and 1 territorial 
defence brigade by Grigorovka, Tarasovka, 
Zarya, Pleshcheyevka, and Kleban-Byk 
(Donetsk People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses -- were up to 300 troops, seven armoured 
fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, three field artillery 
guns, and two electronic warfare stations. 1 materiel 
depot was destroyed.
 
The Tsentr Group of Forces' units -------- took more
advantageous lines & positions. Russian troops 
launched attacks on manpower and hardware 
of 2 mechanised brigades, 1 assault brigade, 
one jaeger brigade, two UAV brigades, one 
assault regiment, one UAV regiment, and 
1 marine brigade near Lenina, Kotlino, 
Zeleny Kut, Yelizavetovka, Zverevo, 
Kotlyarovka, Krasnoarmeysk,
Udachnoye ---- Bogdanovka, 
Muravka, Novosergeyevka,
& Petrovskogo (Donetsk 
People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses - were up to 435 troops, four motor 
vehicles, four artillery guns as well as U.S.-made: 
one M113 armoured personnel carrier, two 
HMMWV armoured fighting vehicles, and
 one MaxxPro armoured vehicle.
 
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces --- continued 
advancing.... into the depth of enemy defences. 
Russian troops delivered strikes at manpower 
and hardware of two mechanised brigades, 
one air assault brigade, and one jaeger 
brigade of the AFU near Shevchenko, 
Otradnoye, Poddubnoye, Bogatyr, 
and Karla Marksa (Donetsk 
People's Republic).
 
The AFU losses -- were up to 150 troops, one armoured 
fighting vehicle, one motor vehicle, two field artillery 
guns, including one U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin
self-
propelled artillery system.
 
The Dnepr Group of Forces' units - took more 
advantageous lines and positions. Russian 
troops hit the formations of one mountain 
assault brigade... two coastal defence 
brigades of the AFU and 1 territorial 
defence brigade by Ponyatovka..... 
Dneprovskoye (Kherson region), 
Kamenskoye, Novopavlovka, 
and Blagoveshchenskoye 
(Zaporozhye region).
 
The AFU losses were over 90 troops, one U.S.-made 
M113 armoured personnel carrier, two armoured 
fighting vehicles.... nine motor vehicles, three 
artillery guns, 2 electronic warfare stations, 
one counter-battery radar station, and
two ammunition depots.
 
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial 
vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian 
Groups of Forces engaged an operational-tactical 
missile manufacture enterprise, production 
plants for unmanned aerial vehicles and 
their storage areas as well as clusters 
of manpower and hardware of the 
Armed Forces of Ukraine and 
foreign mercenaries.... in 
149 areas.
 
Air defence systems shot down six U.S.-made JDAM 
guided bombs and 333 fixed-wing unmanned aerial 
vehicles, including 158 drones out of the special 
military operation zone.
 
In total --- since the beginning of the special military 
operation, the AFU losses amounted to 660 aircraft, 
283 helicopters, 50,612 unmanned aerial vehicles,
 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,739 tanks 
and other armoured fighting vehicles --- 1,534 
MLRS combat vehicles, 23,395 field artillery 
guns and mortars, 33,827 units of special 
military vehicles.
 
 
 
________________________________________




Russian troops blocked the supply routes 
of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near 
Katerynivka in the DPR
April 9th, 4:03am
(Vesti.ru)
 
The Russian army took under fire control, a section of 
the highway near Katerynivka, which was liberated 
on April 7 - in the Donetsk People's Republic, 
military expert Andrey Marochko said.
 
Thus, the segment of the Novoe-Petrovskoye highway 
(Ukrainian name – Grekovka) is closed for supplying 
units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
 
"This, will significantly complicate the supply of
Ukrainian militants in Petrovsky ---- from the 
Izyum direction," TASS quoted Marochko
 as saying.
 
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled the 
territory of the DPR --- 31 times, over the past day.
 
It took only one hour for Russian troops to clear 
the village of Dneproenergia in the DPR 
from AFU units... on April the 8th.
 
 
______________________________________


 Lavrov said that Odessa, like many
 other cities, was built by Russians
April 9th, 3:03am
(RT.ru)
 
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, recalled in an
interview for the TASS Children project about the Russian
"roots" of Odessa ----- emphasizing that the city was built
...by Russians.
 
"Namely, the Russians -- Catherine II, Potemkin, and our 
other glorious ancestors - developed these territories, 
built Odessa, other cities, ports, and factories," 
the diplomat said.
 
At the same time, he stressed that the West indulged 
the actions of the Kiev regime - to exterminate the 
entire Russian part of the history of these lands.
 
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria
Zakharova, said earlier, that Europe has its 
eyes on Odessa and Lviv.
 
"One gets the impression  that the Europeans have already 
set their sights on these cities --- and are hatching their
own plans for them. This is reminiscent of the military
intervention of the Entente forces -- during the Civil 
War in our country -- in 1917-1922," TASS quoted 
Zakharova as saying.
 
She stressed: that a number of European countries 
are hatching the appropriate plans.. hiding behind 
"Russian aggression".
 
 
____________________________________


Lavrov: Europe's leaders - have
taken up arms against Russia
in an insane state of elation
Artem Vereykin
(Night Line Editor)
April 9th, 12:29am
(Lenta.ru)
 
Europe is "elated" by waging war on Russia, 
and all major world conflicts began with 
Europe in this psychotic state. 
 
Russia's Foreign Minister, Lavrov, said
this, in an interview with TASS.
 
"Speaking about Europe --- we are now witnessing 
another wave, when Europe has taken up arms, 
and, looking at some of their leaders' faces, I 
want to say "elated" -- about attacking our 
country.  Before the victory in the Great 
Patriotic War all the world's tragedies 
began with the aggressive actions
of 
the Europeans," he said.
 
 The Minister stressed that.. after the Second World War, 
Europe was weakened and therefore the main initiator
of conflicts, was the United States, as the "so-called
leader of the free world." 
 
Lavrov also recalled that, during World War II -- almost 
all European countries fought on the side of Germany.
 
Earlier... Lavrov spoke about Russia's attempts to "shake
up" the West, in the fight against their desire to rewrite 
history. Long before the start of the special operation 
in Ukraine, they made attempts to undermine and 
denigrate the role of the USSR ------- and put the 
winners and losers on the same level, he said.
 
 

___________________________________________


FOR CHINA'S PEACE PLAN --- PRESS BELOW!

China peace plan to end Ukraine war

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.



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.
 

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

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.
 
 

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.)


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.
 
 

 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 
not necessarily reflect those of Press TV.)
 
 

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.
 
 

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)


 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.



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.
 
 

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.
 

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.




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!

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)



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)


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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.

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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)

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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.

_________________________________




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.


_________________________________________


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.

___________________________________________



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.


____________________________________



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?


___________________________________



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

_____________________________________



Shocking: South Korean
Death Camps Uncovered

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-mass-abuse-killings-vagrants


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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.

Results of UN vote condemning glorification of fascism

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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