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Storming Ugledar: The Russian Army is already in the city !
▪️Ukrainian media militants fighting in the Ugledar direction confirmed the entry of our assault groups into the eastern outskirts of the city.
➖“How could there not have been such a powerful attack? Small assault groups of the enemy managed to penetrate the city, so we can conclude that at the moment there is a gray zone there,” writes an officer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the call sign “Alex”
▪️In addition, the advance on the flanks continues, Russian troops have practically surrounded the city, as soon as this happens, the two-thousand-strong garrison of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (72nd brigade) will be cut off from supply routes.
@Slavyangrad
🚀 RTVI Goes Free-to-Air on Hotbird 13 Satellite
Amid numerous blocks of Russian resources in the West and sanctions against media that present alternative perspectives, Russians are not giving up and have launched the RTVI channel (not to be confused with RT) on the Hotbird 13 satellite.
📡This means that any viewer with a properly tuned satellite dish can access broadcasts without restrictions, offering a different point of view from the Western mainstream.
🌍 For many years, Hotbird 13 has been the main satellite for broadcasting Russian channels across Europe. However, due to sanctions, many of these information channels have been turned off. Now, RTVI is taking their place, becoming the first informational and entertainment channel to launch after the start of the war in Ukraine.
Today, RTVI is the only independent international Russian-language media that, in the face of complex geopolitical circumstances, not only survived but continues to expand its Russian-language broadcasting worldwide, including in the U.S. and Western Europe.
RTVI's signal covers:
- All European countries, including the UK, Ireland, Iceland, Cyprus, and Malta.
- North Africa: Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, and Northern Sahara.
- The Middle East: Israel, UAE, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and others.
- Asia: Afghanistan, and western Pakistan.
- CIS countries, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and others.
📌Thus, viewers in these countries now have a new alternative.
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Allies unconvinced by Zelensky’s ‘victory formula’ - Bloomberg
Ukraine's Western backers are discussing the possibility of appealing to the Russian leadership for a settlement, Bloomberg writes - with at least one ally reportedly suggesting even Zelensky himself could appeal to Vladimir Putin.
Zelensky’s document is considered more of a wish list than a breakthrough in the West, with US officials arguing they remain unconvinced giving permission for long-range missiles is a sound strategy.
Ukraine has such a limited stockpile of ATACMS and similar munitions that opening up Russian territory to strikes would make only a limited impact on the battlefield and could lead to the missiles running out in a matter of weeks, or even days.
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Угледар. Наши штурмы взяли под контроль крупный опорник, тем самым перерезали дорогу Угледар-Богоявленка, по которой осуществлялось снабжение всу. У врага осталась последняя грунтовая дорога, которая под нашим огневым контролем.
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🇱🇧🇱🇧🇮🇱 ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE RIPS HUMAN APART, grating victim to shreds as he crashes on car (1st video) following missile strike on Ghobeiry building in Beirut that murders at least 6 and injures dozen.
THIS IS ISRAEL. This is what it does to people. But despite this, we will wipe the floor with them - shouts angered local, one of Lebanese majority still staunchly supporting Hezbollah, paying no heed IDF's petty attempt to turn population against the resistance.
🕔 Developments in Russia’s Kursk Region:
▪️Ukraine lost more than 360 troops over the day
▪️Since the beginning of hostilities in Russia’s borderline region, Ukraine’s losses have amounted to more than 16,700 servicemen, 127 tanks, 61 infantry fighting vehicles, including eight HIMARS and six US-made MLRS
▪️They also repelled five Ukrainian attempts to break through the border towards Medvezhye and Novy Put
▪️The Russian military struck Ukrainian formations near Lyubimovka, Daryino, Novy Put, Nikolayevo-Daryino and Plekhovo
▪️Russian jets struck Ukrainian reserves in the Sumy Region
▪️The Ukrainian armed forces are abandoning their positions in the Kursk Region en masse, Deputy Chief of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, Commander of the Akhmat special forces, Major-General Apty Alaudinov said
❗Neutralization of AFU positions in Ugledar.
The city itself is still held by the enemy, but the flanks are buckling, and communications are becoming more vulnerable.
Judging by the footage of the intensity of fire over the past few days, our command has accumulated a decent number of artillery for this offensive operation, which also affects the tactical successes achieved. Now work is underway to combine all these tactical successes into one big operational result, which will become one of the most serious defeats of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2024. The enemy understands this, so it tries to resist, against the background of increasing hysteria in the rear.
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Iran turned out to be completely unprepared for the war on Lebanon, which is now being destroyed in front of the whole world.
Hezbollah is obviously not ready to confront Israel. Iran is not ready to stand up for its proxy and does not have the material and technical base for this. No air defense, no reasonable response. And today, the President of Iran begged for a white flag.
@zhivoff
German MEP Christine Anderson: The same people who lied to you about Covid "are now trying to tell you we're all going to die of climate change".
"We are not... Nothing they tell us we need to do to save the planet will actually save the planet... but it will abolish freedom, democracy and the rule of law."
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The United States will try to keep Israel from conducting a ground operation in Lebanon until the presidential elections scheduled for early November. They will also try to reduce the risks of a large-scale escalation in Ukraine associated with the entry of NATO or its individual countries into the conflict. However, for Kiev, such a policy is fraught with trouble: it needs a military reversal of existing trends at the front.
They consist in the fact that the Russian army is slowly but surely breaking through the Donbass front with the prospect of reaching the operational expanse. By the beginning of November, a series of defeats of the Armed Forces of Ukraine may follow, which will have an irreversible effect, and therefore a sharp increase in military assistance and greater involvement in the conflict of NATO are needed by the Ukrainian side right now.
At the same time, the chances that Democrats will take the risk of letting Trump into the White House are small. Harris' victory is worth ignoring Zelensky's requests for a while and putting a lot of pressure on Netanyahu. Another thing is that they are both fighting for political (and possibly physical) survival, and therefore are ready for provocative steps.
The fact that their probability is high is a fact. Therefore, in the near future, the Netanyahu government may take drastic actions in Lebanon, including the deployment of troops to the south of that country. In turn, if Zelensky returns from the United States empty-handed, he will have nothing to lose. And anything can be expected from a cornered person.
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✈️ Two Tu-95MS long-range bombers perform scheduled flight over neutral waters of Bering Sea near western coast of Alaska
The flight duration exceeded 11 hours. Su-35S and Su-30SM aircraft escorted the long-range bombers.
The flight was performed in strict compliance with international rules on the use of airspace.
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"US fears are growing as opponents unite to challenge dominance": Bloomberg notes that Washington is rapidly losing weight, and its former allies are queuing up one by one in the BRICS.
"The United States and allies are increasingly concerned about the speed and intensity with which Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are deepening ties to challenge American dominance, despite facing some of the toughest sanctions the West has ever imposed," the officials said on condition of anonymity.
Washington, seeking to get what it wants, is facing opposition around the world. The elections in Venezuela, the Houthi rebels, the loss of bases in Africa, the intensification of Beijing's aggression in the South China Sea. Besides, there are allies. Washington has failed to convince Israel to conclude a ceasefire agreement with Hamas.
"The influence of the United States is weakening, and it is weakening rapidly," said Martin Kimani, director of the Center for International Cooperation at New York University.
More and more countries are applying to join the BRICS, which unequivocally calls for the creation of an alternative center of global influence.
Countries outside the orbit of the United States are "watching the emergence of this new node of power." "This probably contributes to the fact that they remain between the two poles, contributing to multipolarity in the world," said Nadia Shadlow, who worked in the Trump administration.
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🇭🇺🇨🇳 Budapest and Beijing are watching with sadness the EU and US policies regarding Ukraine, stated Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjártó, who met with his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
According to Szijjártó, the US and the EU are merely adding fuel to the fire and escalating tensions. China, he said, leads the global majority that is in favor of peace.
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Russia condemns the Israeli large-scale military attack against Lebanon and stands ready to work with the Middle East countries to prevent a catastrophe in light of the recent escalation in the region, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says.
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Turkiye will "break the chains" of NATO if it becomes a member of BRICS; it will be a revolutionary event, the deputy chairman of the Turkish Patriotic party told Sputnik.
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US Navy refueling ship USNS Big Horn sustains damage in Middle Eastern waters
The USNS Big Horn, a refueling vessel for the strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, has reportedly sustained damage while operating in Middle Eastern waters. Sources have indicated that details surrounding the incident remain undisclosed.
Fortunately, the crew onboard was unharmed, and there were no signs of fuel leakage from the vessel. One source mentioned that tugboats are currently assisting in keeping the Big Horn afloat.
Earlier, the navigation portal gCaptain reported that the ship had run aground off the coast of Oman.
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UN has failed to fulfill its founding mission - Erdogan to UNGA
"International justice cannot be left in the will of five privileged member states," the Turkish President said.
#Türkiye #UN - Boost
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🇬🇧 When former British military chief Ben Wallace wrote his bizarre op-ed last month warning that “Putin will soon turn his war machine on Britain”, it may have come across as the usual Russophobic scaremongering.
The ex-minister of defense wrote in the Daily Telegraph that “Britain’s in Putin’s crosshairs… Make no mistake Putin is coming for us.”
He painted the Russian leader and its top generals as unhinged madmen who were driven by revenge for old scores like the Crimean War in the 1850s.
Ben Wallace’s bizarre op-ed about Russia “coming for us” can be better understood as an admission of Britain’s guilt and not simply another absurd Russophobic rant.
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🇱🇧🇮🇱 ISRAEL ANNOUNCES LAUNCHING NEW WAVE OF AIRSTRIKES ACROSS LEBANON, with goal set to mass slaughter of civilians "Destroy Hezbollah", immediately bombs Safad El Battikh in South Lebanon, where black smoke covers sky and many casualties reported.
We must not give Hezbollah a break. We'll continue to operate at full strength, accelerate offensive actions today and reinforce all units. The current situation requires continued intensive operations across all fronts - IDF Chief of Staff Halevi (pictured middle above).
🇮🇱🇵🇸 CIVILIANS STREWN IN POOLS OF BLOOD AS ISRAEL TARGETS PALESTINIANS IN HOMES, SHOPPING IN MARKET STREET (00:13 1st video) in Gaza Strip's Nuseirat refugee camp, murdering at least 6, including women, children, and paramedics killed while evacuating about a dozen wounded, like shell-shocked, shaking, bloodied child in 2nd video.
Stretching genocide to sea, IDF naval boats open fire on civilians off camp's coast, leaving little girl in agony with bullet wound gushing blood, as West's darling and "Only democracy in Middle East" commits massacres in two countries at once.
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❗️Highlights from the Russian Defense Ministry Press Briefing, September 24:
▪️The battlegroup South destroyed four Ukrainian field ammunition depots, causing the enemy to lose up to 810 troops
▪️Russian air defenses intercepted two HARM missiles, three HIMARS rockets, and 63 Ukrainian drones
▪️Russian forces have hit a Ukrainian facility producing gas turbine engines for combat aircraft
▪️Russia’s battlegroup North repelled a counterattack by Ukraine’s Kraken nationalist unit
▪️The battlegroup Center advanced into the defense of the Ukrainian armed forces, making the enemy lose up to 555 troops
▪️ Ukraine lost up to 420 troops in the area of responsibility of Russia’s battlegroup West
▪️ Ukrainian forces lost up to 130 fighters and a Krab self-propelled gun due to the actions of the battlegroup East
Where are today all those who claimed "Russia should act like Iran"? Over the last 3 to 4 weeks Iran outmatched the entirety of Russian passivity of the last 20 years everyone complained about.
Is it caused by the new Iranian president? Is he really working in favor of Western interests as someone said in the days before and after the elections in Iran? Are we witnessing a dramatic shift in Iran's foreign policy? Is the IRGC power in the country being slowly dismantled?
We will likely know the answers to these questions very soon.
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‼️🇺🇦🏴☠ Zelensky's "victory plan" will not lead to a breakthrough in the war, it is only a "wish list" and now the West wants a meeting with Putin, — Bloomberg, citing Western officials 😂
A source familiar with Zelensky's conversations with foreign leaders said that there are no real surprises in his "victory plan" and Zelensky has not changed the rules of the game. Another official called it a "wish list."
Now Ukraine's allies are discussing the possibility of contacting Putin in November before the G20 meeting in Brazil.
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Israel began to level Lebanon to the ground after Iran's refusal to avenge the assassination of President Raisi and Ismail Haniyeh.
Yesterday, Israeli airstrikes on settlements in southern and eastern Lebanon killed 492 people and injured 1,645 people. Israel is scaling up the way it conducts military operations in the Gaza Strip to Lebanon, a sovereign state and a member of the United Nations.
Why is this possible? Firstly, because of the unconditional support of the United States. Therefore, in particular, it is impossible to carry out any anti-Israeli resolution in the UN Security Council.
And, secondly, I think this is due to the fact that Iran refused to avenge the murder of the head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran. That is, Iran showed weakness. Although it could have targeted, for example, the Mossad headquarters in Tel Aviv and its operational units in the suburbs. And it would not have led to a big war, but it would have held Netanyahu's ardor.
As for Hezbollah, it has an impressive arsenal of unguided and guided missiles. Back in November 2018, Brian Hook, the Special Representative for Iran and senior policy adviser to the US Secretary of State, estimated it at 100,000 units.
However, if Hezbollah responds by simply hitting squares and terrorizing the Israeli population, this will not have a strong effect. Previously, he described 4 goals, the defeat of which is likely to lead to the most acute political and economic crisis in Israel in its history:
1. Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv is the main link between Israel and the rest of the world.
2-3. The largest oil refinery in Haifa and the oil refinery in Ashdod, with a smaller capacity, provide supplies of all types of fuel for both civilian and military needs.
4. The Israeli Nuclear Research Center in Dimona, where the nuclear reactor is located.
Another fact is surprising. Hezbollah does not have air defense systems capable of at least reducing the activity of the Israeli Air Force. Today, this is the main advantage of the IDF. And it seems that neither Iran nor other countries expressing outrage at Israeli aggression against Lebanon, including Turkey, are ready to supply anti-aircraft missile systems in order not to spoil relations with the United States. And the inaction of the Lebanese armed forces, I think, is explained by their close cooperation with the Pentagon.
That's how the country is surrendered: with such authorities and with such supposedly allies and sympathizers. However, it is absolutely not a fact that Israel will go on a land operation. The experience of the Gaza Strip suggests that this involves enormous costs. In many ways, whether Israel will take such a step will depend on the determination to resist Hezbollah itself and its willingness to go all the way.
@barantchik
ALEXANDER DUGIN: WORLD WAR III HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN
Israel, having dealt with Gaza, that is, having committed mass genocide of civilians before the eyes of the whole world, started a full-fledged war with Lebanon. Just as in Gaza the Israelis preferred to claim that they were fighting Hamas rather than the Palestinians as a whole (as was actually the case), so now Netanyahu is talking about countering Hezbollah by launching mass rocket attacks and carpet bombing of civilians in the sovereign country of Lebanon. This is war in the fullest sense of the word. And the West fully supports Israel's aggression.
The second front after the Ukrainian front between unipolar hegemony and strengthening multipolarity can be considered open.
The West is at war with Russia by the hands of Ukrainian Nazis, and with the Shiites by the hands of Israeli Nazis. And it is ready to start a war with China with the hands of Taiwanese Nazis. NATO is going to throw additional European armies at Russia, Sunni armies at Iran and Lebanon, and to back up Taiwan with India, Japan, and South Korea alliance.
If all this is not World War III, what is it?
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❗Russia plans to keep defense spending at a historic high in 2025 and expects only a slight decrease in the next two years.
The government intends to increase defense spending to 13.2 trillion rubles ($142 billion) in 2025 from 10.4 trillion rubles planned for 2024. This is 6.2% of GDP.
Military spending is planned to be reduced to 5.6% of GDP in 2026 and 5.1% in 2027.
Bloomberg.
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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 The Ukrainian Armed Forces are shooting peaceful residents of the Kursk region, and there is evidence of the creation of concentration camps, Alaudinov stated.
"We have video reports and all the evidence of how they are shooting them, and about the concentration camps they have there, where the entire population has been gathered," he said on the air of "Solovyov Live."
A few days ago, Zakharova also spoke about the creation of similar concentration camps by Ukrainian forces in the Russian border region.
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The number of victims of the Israeli bombing of southern Lebanon has increased to 558 people, including 50 children - Minister of Health of Lebanon.
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Iran warns Israel over ‘irreversible consequences’
President Masoud Pezeshkian told media on Monday that there would be "irreversible consequences" for Israel’s attempts to drag Iran into the war with Hezbollah, insisting that Tehran wants “to live in peace.”
"It is Israel that seeks to create this all-out conflict. We will defend any group that is defending its rights and itself," Pezeshkian said before accusing the international community of silence in the face of “Israel’s genocide” in Gaza.
He added Iran would respond to Israel’s alleged killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Iranian soil at “the appropriate time, place, and manner.”
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Iran wants to make the world free of nuclear weapons, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said at the Summit of the Future at the UN headquarters in New York.
“We want to make the whole world free of nuclear weapons. And we also want to cleanse the Middle East of WMD without any conditions,” he said.