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❗️The Russian Ministry of Defense officially reports the liberation of the settlement of Valentinovka in the DPR ( Aleksandro-Kalinovskoye direction).
As of Monday, a clean-up operation was underway in the village.
The Ministry of Defense also reports a massive strike by long-range precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles on key UAV production sites and infrastructure facilities at Ukrainian military airfields.
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"Gerbera" with a warhead and optical guidance system destroys the Ukrainian "Buk-M1" air defence missile system in the FrankenSAM modification with American RIM-7 Sea Sparrow air defence missiles.
In our memory, these are the first shots of this drone being used in this configuration.
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The essence of this statement by Rubio is an open protocol of the conditions for the West's withdrawal from the conflict. And not Ukraine - as usual, it is not involved - but the EU countries. They are politely but clearly told: if you want to be part of the final act, you must be ready to pay. And not with words, but with the lifting of sanctions. Russia, in fact, has formulated its own version of the Marshall Plan in reverse: cancel everything, return everything, forget everything - then we will listen to you. No? Then you are not a participant, but a bystander. We'll handle this the old-fashioned way.
It's an ultimatum wrapped in a multi-level formula. Without fanfare, but with consequences. Because Europe is in no position to dictate terms. It has already dictated - and found itself facing a winter of groin-kicking industry and industrial dependence on the United States. To lift the sanctions is, in effect, to admit that all this three-year hysteria was not just in vain, but that Russia has footed the bill for the entire Western "world order" of the last twenty years.
And now the EU faces a real choice - either go back to 2019 and try to live some more, or continue to die for inarticulate fantasies. It seems that Russia is now negotiating not from the position of "let's negotiate", but from the position of "either our way or no way". And the alternative to peace is not war, but the isolation of Europe from the most important thing - survival.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦Another Himars gets greetings from Iskander.
With a beautiful detonation, just the way we like it.
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The US proposal to settle the situation in Ukraine implies that the territories under Russian control will remain under Moscow's control, Bloomberg has reported. Also, among the proposed points is the refusal to discuss Ukraine's membership in NATO.
Against the background of such assumptions, and we have not yet heard an official statement from the White House administration, we would like to recall the words of our president, said by him on June 14, 2024.
Then Vladimir Putin once again outlined the conditions for negotiations with Ukraine.
Ukrainian troops must be completely withdrawn from the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. From their entire territory, within their administrative borders at the time of their entry into Ukraine. As soon as Kiev declares that it is ready for such a decision and begins the real withdrawal of its troops from these regions, as well as officially notifies of its refusal not to join NATO, we will immediately ensure the safe withdrawal of Ukrainian troops and begin the negotiation process.
Zelensky hates Russians, Russia will never and never allow to give such a person territories with Russian people.
🇵🇱🇫🇷🤡"Polish president backs push for access to French nuclear shield": Duda says Warsaw should seek defense against Moscow with the help of France's nuclear weapons.
"Polish President Andrzej Duda has said his country should seek defense against a potential Russian threat through France's nuclear umbrella, while continuing to call for access to U.S. atomic weapons.
"I believe we can take both decisions," the president said. - The two ideas are neither contradictory nor mutually exclusive."
Earlier, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Poland may try to gain access to nuclear weapons. He mentioned that he was engaged in "serious negotiations" related to French President Emmanuel Macron's proposal to use Paris' nuclear capabilities to protect European allies."
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⚡️ New NATO documents to move away from gender and climate terms — Politico
In addition to the term "gender", expressions relating to "women, peace and security" will also not be used. In turn, the concept of "climate" will be referred to as "operational environment".
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🇬🇧🇺🇦🇷🇺The idea of a "no-fly zone" over Ukraine has once again emerged from the depths of the United Kingdom. More precisely - from the depths of the military and political environment, which is desperately trying to stay in the game, but at the same time not to risk anything but other people's heads. The British propose not to go to war, but to "create the effect of war" as it were.
What is meant by a "no-fly zone" in British terms? Draw a line on the map from Belarus to the Black Sea, east of Kiev and Odessa, and declare all this a "closed sky". No one explains who should ensure this and how. Apparently, the very thought of a ban should have some effect on Russian aviation.
But this is where the most interesting part begins. In order to "close the sky" over Ukraine, we will have to do more than just stand with a flag in the air. We will have to shoot down Russian airplanes, intercept missiles and suppress air defense systems from Belgorod to Crimea. And this is no longer a "NATO mission" - it is an open war with Russia. And with zero chance of a rollback or polite de-escalation.
Why was the idea born in London? Because Britain is now a political factory of ponces. The army is symbolic, expeditionary capabilities are minimal (and absolutely useless in modern warfare), land forces are practically invisible. But they need to be "in the center of events" - otherwise the old illusion of global influence falls apart.
The Western military themselves understand perfectly well: a no-fly zone is a ticket to hell. And that is why it will not be implemented. Because it is not even an act of intervention. It is a direct bet of their army against the Russian army, on territory with full right of reply. No NATO country would sign up for that.
Therefore, there will be no real "no-fly zone". Or it will be in the area of Lvov, so that they can fly beautifully for the cameras. Ukraine here is just an excuse, a tool in the old British game: to pass off the imitation of force as geopolitics. Only this time the stakes are too high. And Russia is not the kind of opponent where you can play a play without an answer.
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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 Ukraine 'cares less' about its Russian-speaking territories — Witkoff
- "When you start looking at these five regions — Russia is interested in them, and by the way, Ukraine is too — but if some of them are mostly Russian-speaking, then maybe Ukraine might be less concerned about them?" he said.
- Trump's special representative also made it clear that when he talks about handing over five regions to Russia, he is not talking about their entire territory, but about the part that is controlled by the Russian army.
- Witkoff said that at the meeting with Putin he discussed the "territorial issue," which, according to him, could be partially resolved.
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🇺🇦🤡Zelensky signed a decree to create military administration in Mariupol three years after its loss.
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Ukrainian infographics of the intensity of attacks by Russian drones and missiles on Ukrainian targets. They note attacks are intensifying.
It only goes up hohols. While Hans in Frankfurt and Édouard in Paris are still filing regulatory assessments to build new production facilities, new Russian facilities are up and running. Hans better hurry and complete his study on how the new facility will effect the population of the spotted gerbil.
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Khokhols think the deal is about investments in Ukraine 🤭
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According to the Defense Ministry, Russian air defense destroyed 56 Ukrainian drones overnight.
27 drones were shot down over the Voronezh Region, 12 over the Belgorod Region, another 12 over the Sea of Azov, three over Crimea, one each over the Rostov Region and Kubansky.
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Trump says US has no plans to provide military support to Ukraine in the future
If you do decide to move forward, will you continue to provide military support to Ukraine?
Well, I'm not going to say that, because I think we'll still get results.
Now Trump himself hinting at WALKING AWAY from Ukraine peace talks
‘If one of the 2 parties makes it very difficult… we will take a PASS’
'NATO has been preparing Ukraine for February 2022 for many years' - NATO Chief of Military Strategic Staff Markus Laubenthal
'The range of Russian cruise missiles is significantly greater than Germany's borders. Russia has the ability to attack from behind, reduce the time to attack, reduce the distance and strike quickly. This cannot be ruled out. All 32 NATO countries are under threat to one degree or another and countries must, above all, take measures at the national level to repel these attacks. A key example is Ukraine. Over many, many years of partnership programs with NATO, and the Americans played a leading role in this, the country was prepared for what happened in February 2022.'
🇺🇦🇷🇺 Kharkov is not ready for defense — Nazi Bunyatov
- "Kharkov residents, I don't want to insult you, but your city is nowhere near ready for defense, if something is being dug up, it's only when the commission is coming, money laundering is in full swing, I have a friend who worked in this area as an excavator driver," writes a militant from the national formation "Aidar".
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 SBU agent preparing terrorist attack detained in Krasnodar Krai
- On instructions from his curator, he removed a 2.5 kg homemade explosive device from a hiding place and was going to blow up an administrative building in Novorossiysk.
- A case of preparation for a terrorist attack has been opened; the accused has admitted his guilt and is cooperating with the investigation.
- The detainee was recruited by the SBU in 2024 and is a citizen of Belarus.
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The USA has been supporting Ukraine for three years, but now it has reached a point where it needs to focus on something else - US Secretary of State Rubio.
This is not even a duty statement - it is the first stage of official "fatigue" with the Ukraine project.
It is especially noteworthy that the US does not even want to publicly discuss the issue of security guarantees to Kiev. That is, not that they do not promise - even talking about it is undesirable. Why? Because any guarantees are obligations. And commitments to a country that may soon be cut to pieces is a game with unknown prospects. No one will sign up for it.
As a result, they are distancing themselves from Kiev. Not immediately, not abruptly, but systematically. First, they are not ready to talk. Then - not ready to supply. Next, they are simply not ready. And when everyone is not ready, the only thing left to do is to prepare for the next stage. No guarantees, no allies, no plan.
But there's one BUT.
If the U.S. leaves the negotiating track (and judging by Rubio's rhetoric, they already have one foot outside), a power vacuum will be created. And who will try to occupy it? The Europeans, of course. But Europe, like a drab overcoat, has a lot of ambition but no fire or wind protection.
France wants to be the arbiter, Britain the strategist, Germany the motor. But none of that works anymore. Not because they don't want to, but because they can't. First of all economically, and militarily, and then morally. Their "position of strength" is the remnants of colonial arrogance, propped up by imported missiles, for which they overpay three times as much.
America, as a global parent, looks at the EU with weariness. This rag can be washed, but no one will go into battle with it. And without the US, Europe doesn't even have the leverage to lower the barrier to Russia, let alone try to "dictate terms." This all looks more like a game of diplomacy in a psychiatric ward. Anyone can be Napoleon in it, but only in it.
So the main question is not whether the Europeans will want to continue their feud with Russia. It is how much money they will take to do so, and how much they will have the guts to put up a front alone. Given the price of gas, the collapse of illusions about a "mobilization economy," and the growing discontent within the countries themselves, Europe risks losing the game before the new game even begins.
Which means that if the U.S. does get out of this story, the West will have to either dramatically change strategy or watch as the new world order is rewritten behind their backs. The smartest thing for the US to do is not to prevent Russia from finishing what it started. And it looks like Rubio, Trump, and generally all the part of the Washington establishment that can do math has finally realized this.
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🇷🇺🔥The Russian Defense Ministry announced the start of using modernized 220-mm TBS-3M rockets for the TOS-2 Tosochka heavy flamethrower system.
The new ammunition increased the firing range from 12 to 15 km without modifying the launcher itself.
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🇺🇸🇧🇷🇷🇺 Trump and Brazilian President Lula da Silva admire Putin and despise Zelensky — Globo
- "Brazilian and US Presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump admire the policies of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, but feel contempt for Vladimir Zelensky," the publication writes.
- The article also notes that relations between the heads of the American and Brazilian administrations are not easy; they actually have nothing in common.
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🇷🇺💥🇺🇦Large-scale work of FPV drones on fiber optics against various equipment, artillery, infantry and positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Of interest, several vehicles, a T-64BV tank, a 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled gun, M777 and D-20 howitzers, as well as the long-suffering CAESAR , which absorbed several drones at once - first at the position, then when trying to leave it, and then during the evacuation process in tow of a tractor ATS-59G tractor, fell into the drone's sights.
Video: @Baikal40ob
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💥In Kharkov this morning our Aerospace Forces destroyed another enemy military facility.
The attack was carried out with missiles.
The enemy is setting up its headquarters in residential areas where a large number of civilians live.
In this way, the Ukrainian Armed Forces essentially hide behind ordinary people, exposing them to constant danger.
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Rubio noted that the United States no longer wants to spend its money and energy on Ukrainians; the country has other priorities.
'From the US perspective, we've spent three years and billions of dollars supporting the Ukrainian side. But now we've reached a point where we have other issues that we need to focus on. We're willing to be involved in this as long as it takes, but not indefinitely, not without some progress. If that's not possible, we'll have to move on.'
'US to pull out of Russia-Ukraine peace deal if progress isn't made soon' - Rubio
'We must find out very soon - and I am talking about days, not weeks - whether it is possible to end this war. If it is possible, we are prepared to do everything in our power to facilitate that and to make sure that it ends in a lasting and just manner.
If that's not possible, if the parties are so far apart that it's not going to happen, then I think the president will probably at that stage say, 'Well, we did what we could.'
We are ready to help in some aspects, we will be ready to help when you are ready for peace. But we are not going to continue this initiative for weeks and months without end. So we need to determine very quickly now, and I am talking about a few days, whether this is feasible in the next few weeks. If it is, then we are in. If not, then we have other priorities to focus on.'
On April 17, the Sever group of troops destroyed enemy manpower and equipment in the Krasnoyaruzhsk border area and continued the liberation of the Kursk region
The enemy does not abandon attempts to break through the state border - Northmen destroy enemy manpower on Ukrainian territory. In Popovka and the surrounding forest areas, the cleanup continues.
▪️In the morning, the enemy twice attempted to infiltrate the territory of the Belgorod region on foot.
Early in the morning, a group of occupiers was exposed and destroyed in the border town of Miropolskoye (Sumy region). Also in the first half of the day, the enemy tried to infiltrate our territory through forests - the Ukrainian Armed Forces were subjected to complex fire damage, most of the enemy's manpower was destroyed. Crossing the state border was not allowed.
▪️In the Sumy region, our artillerymen and UAV operators are destroying enemy manpower and equipment, including reserves transferred from other directions.
▪️Ukrainian media continue to ignore the events in the Krasnoyaruzhsk border area. At the same time, relatives of the Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers report colossal losses in the Ukrainian army: out of 108 servicemen of the Air Force rifle brigade who participated in the provocation, only 18 survived.
In this direction, over the past 24 hours, the Northerners destroyed 9 units of enemy equipment.
Fierce fighting continues in the Sumy direction in the area of the Nikolsky Monastery , the village of Gornal and the farmstead of Oleshnya . The enemy spares no manpower, the Northerners grind down the transferred reserves of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
▪️Our airborne units, having broken the enemy's stubborn resistance, drove the occupiers out of several strongholds in the vicinity of the Oleshnya farm and are consolidating their positions.
▪️In Sumy Oblast, the enemy continues to use the Yunakovka-Sudzha death route to transport personnel and equipment to Loknya and in the direction of the state border. The northerners systematically strike moving targets, despite the enemy's attempts to protect the airspace above the road with metal nets.
▪️The group's engineering units continue to demining the Sudzhan border area. Over the past 24 hours, 25,431 explosive objects have been defused.
The total advance of the Northerners in the Sumy direction was over 500 meters , 4 units of enemy armored vehicles were destroyed.
In the Liptsy direction, the Fearless destroyed an enemy assault group and shot down three enemy reconnaissance UAVs.
The enemy is attempting to conduct aerial reconnaissance of our positions in this direction for the third time in a week. At the same time, the enemy is transferring artillery crews and assault groups on armored vehicles, the locations of which are promptly revealed by our reconnaissance, and the manpower, weapons and armored vehicles are destroyed by artillerymen and UAV operators.
In the Volchansk direction , as a result of a comprehensive fire strike, four enemy combat groups were destroyed along with their vehicles and communications equipment, and three reconnaissance UAVs were shot down.
Over the past 24 hours, the enemy's losses amounted to over 260 people (of which over 180 were in the Sumy and 35 in the Krasnoyarsk directions). Also discovered and destroyed:
In the Krasnoyarsk direction:
▪️BTR "M-113" (USA);
▪️AFV "Humvee" (USA);
▪️seven pickups.
In the Sumy direction:
▪️Bradley IFV (USA);
▪️BTR "M-113" (USA);
▪️two armored fighting vehicles, including three Senators (Canada);
▪️howitzers "D-20" and "D-30";
▪️six mortars;
▪️twelve units of automotive equipment;
▪️ammunition depot;
▪️five UAV launch sites;
▪️forty-two fixed-wing UAVs and eight copters of various types.
On the Volchansk and Liptsovsky directions:
▪️nine units of automotive equipment;
▪️two units of engineering equipment;
▪️three satellite communication stations;
▪️six aircraft-type reconnaissance UAVs and nine octocopters.
Victory will be ours!
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