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There's no freedom without national sovereignty.
80 years ago, on October 20, 1944, Soviet troops, together with units of the People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia, liberated the capital of Yugoslavia, Belgrade, from the fascist invaders
The Soviet-led forces engaged in the Belgrade offensive included 660,000 soldiers, 4,477 artillery pieces and mortars, 421 tanks and self-propelled guns and 1,250 warplanes.
The Chairman of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito emphasised that without the USSR "victory over the fascist invaders would have been impossible, the liberation of Yugoslavia would have been impossible, the creation of a new Yugoslavia would have been impossible."
The main blow to the occupiers was delivered by units of the 3rd and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts.
From the Soviet side, the 4th Guards Mechanised Corps, the 73rd and 106th Guards, 236th Rifle Divisions, several artillery brigades, artillery, mortar and self-propelled artillery regiments, an anti-aircraft artillery division and 3 separate anti-aircraft artillery regiments took part in the storming of the capital; from the Yugoslav side - 8 divisions of the 1st Proletarian and 12th Corps of the NOAJ.
Advance units of the Soviet battlegroup, along with a detachment of Yugoslav guerrillas, reached the outskirts of Belgrade by October 14, 1944.
Seeking to minimise the damage to the city, the Soviet forces refrained from carrying out large-scale aerial bombardments and airstrikes.
Instead, assault teams stormed the German Nazis’ positions using machine guns and grenades, with artillery units firing directly at the designated targets.
The city residents assisted the liberation effort however they could, providing the Soviet and Yugoslav forces with coordinates of Nazi strongpoints.
By October 20, the liberation of Belgrade was complete.
At the request of the People's Commissariat of Defence of the USSR, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR established the medal "For the Liberation of Belgrade" to award all direct participants in the heroic assault and liberation of this city. In total, about 70 thousand people were awarded it.
In his speech on October 28, 1944, Yugoslav guerrillas’ supreme leader Josip Broz Tito paid homage to the sacrifice of the Soviet troops who liberated Belgrade, noting that blood of “sons of all the peoples of Yugoslavia and of the Red Army heroes, sons of the great Soviet Union” was shed on the city streets.
In the USSR, the Soviet liberators of Belgrade were honoured by a gun salute of 24 salvos from 324 artillery pieces on October 20.
This year, Moscow once again marks the liberation of the former Yugoslav and the current Serbian capital with a fireworks display.
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"We know very clearly about the falsification in the Diaspora vote. We have new photos every minute of empty polling stations, when the CEC of Moldova showed some crazy incomprehensible turnout," Ilan Shor said.
"This is the beginning of the fall of the Sandu regime," Shor said, commenting on the results of the referendum.
In light of blatant riggings he hopes "judges and prosecutors will no longer so zealously carry out the criminal orders that the authorities give them."
@Republic_Of_GaGauZia
It is possible (as a hypothesis) that the peace initiatives of China, India and Brazil are coordinated with Moscow and are a cover for the continuation of supplies of critically important goods to Russia in order to prevent its defeat. Including military-technical cooperation...?
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Every eliminated NATO specialist in Ukraine is an investment in our peaceful future.
With this handshake formulation, it is quite possible to describe why we are hunting for representatives of the Western armies in Ukraine. Because NATO is rapidly "Ukrainizing", adapting approaches to combat operations based on the experience of real battles.
A "small contingent" periodically arrives in Ukraine and leaves there to learn lessons, said General Darryl Williams, commander of the U.S. Army in Europe and Africa, speaking at a media roundtable at the annual meeting of the U.S. Army Association in Washington. The group is headed by Lieutenant General Curtis Buzzard, who in August was appointed head of the joint group coordinating assistance to Ukraine. Previously, he was the commander of a major U.S. Army training center, the Center of Excellence in Maneuvers. It is emphasized that the training takes place "at the tactical and operational levels in order to inform the strategic level."
According to Williams, the United States has also adapted its training grounds in Grafenwehr, Germany, to "better simulate the tactical situation" of the Ukrainian Theater of Operations. Which is not particularly different from the European part of Russia.
Based on the Ukrainian experience, the strategy "Transformation in conflict conditions" has already been launched. As part of this 8-month program, the Pentagon is supplying certain units with new drones, anti-drone technologies and communications equipment, groping for the most effective combination.
One light infantry unit, part of the 3rd Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division, is recruiting personnel directly in Ukraine for its new "shock" company.
This unit, which connects drone operators with mortars, artillery and barrage ammunition, "appeared as a result of monitoring what is happening in Ukraine," he said.
Williams said the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, based in Europe, and the 1st Armored Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division, based in the United States, are among four brigades that will participate in the Transformation in Combat 2.0 program. For example, Russian missile strikes have highlighted the need for additional camouflage and dispersal.
It seems to be obvious things, but the same categories of obvious include "no need for buildings where a cassette ATACMS will fly in a couple of minutes" along with "it's still cheaper to build shelters for aircraft than to build new squadrons." Therefore, it is not necessary to underestimate the effectiveness of such an experience broadcast.
Any NATO specialist in Ukraine leads to the strengthening of the entire NATO. If such a specialist suddenly dies, he will not be able to advise his colleagues, and he will not teach them anything. Therefore, the destruction of NATO specialists is a top priority. In addition, it is a profitable investment in the future.
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⚡️Russian cargo plane downed in Sudan carrying citizens
The Russian embassy in Sudan is currently clarifying the situation with local authorities. It's believed the crash site is in an area engulfed in conflict.
#Russia #Sudan
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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦Kupyansk offensive: after the capture of Vishnevoye, the Russian Army breaks through to Pershotravnevoye.
Our troops continue to break through the enemy's defenses in the Kharkov region.
▪️"West of Andreevka, the Russians advanced to a depth of 1.35 km and occupied the eastern outskirts of Vishnevoye. The occupation of the latter opens the way for the enemy to move along the dominant ridge in a southerly direction, which in the future, if there is no change in the current trend, will allow Russia's army to go on the offensive against Borovaya," Ukrainian military analysts wrote in the morning.
In the evening, we received information about the advance of our troops to Pershotravnevoye.
To the west of Sinkovka, Russian troops continue to press in the area of the forest in the direction of the northwestern outskirts of Petropavlovsk.
The situation in Kruglyakovka remains dynamic. A couple of days ago, our soldiers advanced in armored vehicles into the central part of the village. The fighting continues.
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Earlier today, the Israeli occupation forces and tanks besieged Palestinians seeking refuge in schools and shelters in the Jabalia refugee camp, forcing them to evacuate to southern Gaza.
However, the Israeli forces committed bloody massacres against civilians during their flee by targeting them with direct artillery shelling, resulting in the slaughter of dozens of Palestinians, including women and children.
'Everyone not dead or injured is mentally damaged': Israeli army hit by silent crisis
A growing number of Israeli soldiers are quietly refusing orders to return to battle in Gaza
⚡️🇸🇾🇮🇱ISRAELI TERROR MISSILE MURDERS DRIVER IN SYRIA as #Damascus rocked by Tel Aviv warhead slamming into car driving through district home to embassies and security HQs (car burning in left vid).
Mangled wreck of vehicle all that remains after blast (right pic), with at least 1 person killed by strike - unverified reports man was Palestinian who had just left funeral ceremony held for Hamas Chief Sinwar.
Al-Mazzeh neighborhood of #Syria's capital - home to #UN offices - repeat target of Israeli strikes, with 7 innocents murdered in another attack earlier this month.
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❗️Some takeaways from Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov's briefing:
🔹Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi, as well as Dilma Rousseff, the head of the BRICS New Development Bank, on October 22;
🔹Putin will also hold bilateral talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Kazan on October 23;
🔹The Russian president will hold a total of seven bilateral meetings on October 24, including with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres;
🔹Putin will hold a press conference, following the BRICS summit in Kazan;
🔹BRICS leaders will discuss the mechanism for granting partner status and the stage of preparation for those who wish to become full members of the organization;
🔹The leaders will discuss at the BRICS+ meeting the issues of food and energy security, as well as the situation in the Middle East;
🔹Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel will have to miss the the BRICS summit in Russia's Kazan due to the energy crisis going on in the country;
🔹UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will travel to Russia's Kazan to participate in BRICS+ meeting on October 23, and will travel back to Abu Dhabi after talks with Putin;
🔹Many countries today want full participation in BRICS, the decision will be up to the leaders of the association;
🔹Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic will miss the summit due to long-planned international contacts;
🔹A meeting between Putin and Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik is not ruled out in Russia's Kazan.
Ukraine was constantly consulting with the USA during the negotiations with Russia in 2022, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has told the Washington Post newspaper.
The minister told the Washington Post that the negotiations with Russia in 2022 had several directions. At the same time, he added, the US has always been aware of Kiev's contacts with Moscow.
"We have always consulted on each direction," Umerov emphasized.
P.S. Wow, this is really unexpected, who could have thought that an independent democratic Ukraine does not make decisions by itself.
@Slavyangrad
🇰🇵🇷🇺 The Ghost of North Korea: A Joke by Russian Soldiers Caused Panic in Banderite Telegram Channels
Russian Armed Forces soldiers decided to play a prank by raising the North Korean flag in the Pokrovsk direction. The result exceeded all expectations: it stirred not only hundreds of smaller channels but also the Bandera mouthpiece, UNIAN.
The situation escalated so much that the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Kovalenko, had to respond quickly, urging people not to fall for "Russian psychological operations."
Meanwhile, in an unnamed Russian trench, there is probably roaring laughter at this very moment.
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BRICS SUMMIT IN KAZAN: THREE DAYS THAT CAN CHANGE THE WORLD
Alexander Dugin and Pepe Escobar join #NewRulesPodcast to discuss BRICS expansion, de-dollarization, and the roadmap for creating a multipolar world order.
(1:31) Geopolitical significance of 2024 BRICS summit
(7:19) Economic agenda for BRICS summit
(11:05) De-dollarization and alternative payment systems
(14:17) BRICS against Western liberal capitalist ideology
(24:09) Why are countries lining up to join BRICS?
(27:25) BRICS on Gaza and Middle East
(37:02) Why is Turkiye joining BRICS?
(44:35) BRICS and Africa
(54:03) BRICS and Latin America
https://x.com/NewRulesGeo/status/1848348696896835988
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🇪🇺🇲🇩🇷🇺 In "No One Expected This" News...
The European Commission has accused Russia of "unprecedented interference" in the elections and referendum in Moldova.
This was stated by the official representative of the EU's foreign policy service, Peter Stano, at a briefing in Brussels.
🐻 Soy Stano again...🙄
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.... Meanwhile, in Russia, for 500 000 Moldovan citizens, only 10 000 ballots are brought in. This is what they call "freedom of choice" and "democracy".
Says it all.
🇬🇪 The founder of the Georgian Dream party, Ivanishvili, stated that a high-ranking Western official had previously suggested to former Georgian Prime Minister Garibashvili to start a "war with Russia," hold out for at least "three or four days," and then retreat "into the forests" in hopes of receiving Western assistance.
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The people of Russia are alive as long as they have the will to fight.
Part 2
By @EvPanina
Given that the potential of the West in conventional warfare is much higher than that of Russia, the United States needs a pause to gain time to rebuild the military-industrial complex of NATO countries, rearmament and concentration of forces near the borders of the Russian Federation. They have done a lot for this, and they need literally several years to complete what they started. Between 2028 and 2030, a new war with Russia will begin on the initiative of the West. If Russia gives the West a break now, then its position in the future war will be much worse than before the start of the SMO.
▪️ Another factor of pressure on Russia is the position of the BRICS partners. The peculiarity of the situation playing against us (and this is now taken into account in the West in its game) is a certain fatigue of China from the war between Russia and the West on the fields of Ukraine. All the BRICS countries, both active and aspiring there, believe that they are not only suffering economic losses from this war, but, most importantly, they are losing opportunities to strengthen their positions in the upcoming clash between China and the United States.
The SMO has put the PRC in front of the need to "take a stand" — to make a premature choice between Russia and the United States. Not only does this situation contradict the fundamental Chinese principles of politics (to take a side in a conflict is to lose face, since harmony is violated), but at the same time access to Western, primarily European, markets would be lost ahead of time. This entails the devaluation of all global infrastructure projects that have become the domestic Chinese foundation for legitimizing Xi Jinping's course — the planned land transport corridors from Asia to Europe.
If these projects lose their relevance, then the entire course of Xi and the entire military clan is called into question. This is a chance for revenge against those who in China are called pro-American "Komsomol members". And most importantly, such a stance will be supported by most of the Chinese elite consensus, because there is their own vision of the situation.
China had nothing against Russia's blitzkrieg in Ukraine, but its objections are growing stronger as its war drags on. According to Chinese elites:
1. Russia could not defeat Ukraine quickly, and the long war changes the balance of power in favor of the West and deprives China of the status of a third force outside the battle of the first two.
2. Russia's possible defeat in a conventional war with NATO will return it to the early 1990s and deprive it of the status of China's strategic rear. Moreover, Russia, which fell under the power of the United States, even if dismembered, would turn into an anti-Chinese proxy base of the United States, following the example of Ukraine against Russia. China's rear will be exposed and turned into a second front.
3. China has already "taken off all the foam" by trading with Russia and Ukraine on its own terms during the SMO period, and the continuation of the war threatens its global interests. At the same time, India is strengthening relations with the United States and using China's lack of time to turn itself into an alternative partner for the West.
The positions of China, India and Brazil in the conflict between Russia and the United States are maneuvering and avoiding a direct clash with Washington. Of course, they understand what awaits them in the event of Russia's defeat. What we are witnessing as public peace initiatives with a proposal to freeze the war on the contact line is a thoughtful and forced step. This will allow three of the five original BRICS founders to maintain their trade ties with the West and Russia and not become a party to the conflict before it can no longer be postponed.
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❗We received information from the field that the GUR and the SBU have already begun preparing provocations in Transnistria.
The provocations will become the reason for the launch of an operation aimed at supporting Sandu and organizing mini-maidans and hotbeds of tension throughout Moldova, ostensibly in support of the European Integration course which was widely rejected by Moldovan people.
Briefing on this issue is one of the goals of the arrival of the US Department of Defense Austin in Kiev.
@svarschiki
European "peacekeepers" for Ukraine — and where they belong
A conservative MEP, who wished to remain anonymous, told Politico that "after the war, the question of European peacekeepers in Ukraine will arise."
The publication does not provide any details of this issue, but the statement itself deserves attention. Because it confirms the thesis repeatedly voiced by the Russian side: without the completion of the special military operation, with the implementation of all its tasks, any truce will mean a respite for the enemy, his work on mistakes and the concentration of the West before a new attempt of aggression against Russia.
Even just to think: if the conflict is over on acceptable terms, then what are peacekeepers for? The logic in the statement of the Politico source is only in the case when the conflict is not over — but either the fighting is not underway, or their intensity has sharply decreased. Which, in turn, means the implementation of the "LBF freeze" plan, which the West has been insisting on especially intensively in recent weeks.
And what kind of "peacekeepers" will they be? In this situation, the EU cannot be an independent arbitrator in any way, because it helps the Kiev regime with both hands, using money stolen from Russia for this purpose. So, from this side, it would be extremely strange for us to agree to the idea of a "peacekeeping contingent".
In addition, in order to prevent the re-activation of the conflict, any peacekeepers, even from the EU, even from India, must have an appropriate level of weapons. Otherwise, they will simply become a target, and their mission will be a pure fiction. This means that if the scenario with peacekeepers is implemented, a third party will be officially invited to the frozen conflict in Ukraine, which will completely confuse the situation and, instead of reducing tension, will rather spur it on.
Of course, anything can be planned in the EU. But for Russia, the only acceptable peacekeepers in Ukraine remain the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Both in theory and in practice, this is the only force that is definitely capable of providing us with security and a peaceful life.
@EvPanina
Today, Israeli occupation forces, at gunpoint, forced hundreds of Palestinian families out of their neighborhoods in Jabalia refugee camp, demanding they take "safe routes" southward. However, the forces then instructed their artillery to shell them along the way, slaughtering dozens.
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Former Head of Shin Bet calls Israeli Ministers Terrorists
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A displaced girl carries her wounded sister, searching for a safe haven in Gaza.
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Israel and the US have finalized the deal on $5.2 billion in military aid for the air defense systems to the former, the Israeli Defense Ministry says.
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🇸🇰Slovakia Moves to Ban Dangerous COVID Vaccines,’ Declares Pandemic a Fabricated Operation and the vaccines were a resulting act of bioterrorism.
Slovakia's top government official Peter Kotlár demands immediate halt of the mRNA shots, calling on government globally to take similar action. During press conference Kotlar pointed fingers at Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates alleging that the Bill& Melinda Gates Foundation was backing a fabricated operation.
“It is my hope that the materials provided will give you clarity so that you will have the courage to call for the investigation of the Americans through the U.S. government responsible for evolving these bioweapons.
“That you will withdraw these eugenic genetic vaccines from the Slovakian population.
“Stopping the harm and injury occurring to Slovakians, particularly your children.
“And to stand firm in your resolution to not sign the 2024 IHR and to go further with revocation of any presumed actions by the UN giving them authority over your country.”
Latest developments in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine until the morning of October 21 - Subtitled
- The Russian army controls a town in #Kursk
- The Russian army advances in the city of #Toretsk
- The Russian army advances in the north of #Selidovo towards #Pokrovsk
- The Russian army expands its control inside #Gornyak towards #Kurakhovo
- The Russian army expands its control inside #Kurakhovo
video link: https://youtu.be/zMH_su_Pt6Y?si=4sqQ8InYOqgVEZS-
Key takeaways from Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov’s briefing:
🔹There is a lot of contradictory information in reports on North Korean troops allegedly fighting for Russia in the Ukraine conflict;
🔹The cooperation between Russia and North Korea is not directed against third countries and should not cause concern;
🔹North Korea is Russia's close neighbor, and relations with it are developing in all areas;
🔹Moldovan President Maia Sandu must present evidence to back her claims of Moscow's interference in the Moldovan election;
🔹The growth rate in votes for Sandu is hard to explain and raises many questions;
🔹The opposition in Moldova has been deprived of an opportunity to campaign prior to the election;
🔹Many people oppose Sandu's ideology, and this draws attention;
🔹The informal meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan lasted until close to midnight and talks between the leaders were constructive;
🔹Former US President Donald Trump's reported promise to strike on Russia in the event of an attack on Ukraine is one more heated and emotional statement.
🌍❌🇮🇱 Survival or Delusion? Israel's Ignorance of the Inevitable Reckoning
Netanyahu’s bombastic declarations of Israel's “survival” smack of historical delusion, not strategic brilliance. Israel's leaders cling to a twisted notion of being "chosen," as if that justifies the unrelenting genocide of Palestinians. They fancy themselves defenders of the “promised land,” but it’s not the “chosen land” – that’s the irony the world can no longer ignore.
International advice? Israel scoffs at it, not because they’re special, but because they’ve been allowed to live in a cocoon of impunity for decades, shielded by the West’s endless supply of weapons and U.S. vetoes at the UN. This isn’t a country fighting for survival, it’s an occupying force entrenching apartheid, armed to the teeth with American-made weapons, striking terror across Gaza and Lebanon, while making hollow speeches about “survival” and “defense.”
And while they scream about existential threats from Iran, let’s not forget: it’s Israel that holds nuclear weapons, refuses to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and violates every international law while the Western world turns a blind eye. That’s not survival; that’s aggression wrapped in victimhood, an absurdity that would be laughable if it weren’t drenched in blood.
The ultimate irony? Israel claims to protect the Jewish people from another Holocaust, while inflicting a slow-motion genocide on Palestinians. Their arrogance in ignoring international advice will be their undoing, as the world watches an apartheid regime implode under the weight of its own lies. The days of Israel dictating the terms of peace while trampling over humanity are numbered. The resistance from Gaza to Tehran, from Russia to BRICS, is shaping a multipolar world that no longer tolerates these genocidal fantasies.
- Gerry Nolan
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🇲🇩 Elections and referendum in Moldova: European integrationists did not get what they wanted...
Given the complete control of the situation, as well as the sharp reduction in the number of polling stations in Russia and their increase in Europe, as well as the unprecedented pressure on the opposition, the results of yesterday's elections in Moldova and the referendum on the country's accession to the EU can be considered a failure.
First of all, about the referendum. As a result, the number of votes "FOR" and "AGAINST" turned out to be almost equal. The CEC of Moldova informs that there were 88 more "FOR" people.
Moreover, it is obvious that if the Moldavian government would have simply kept the old number of polling stations in Moscow (at which huge queues lined up and therefore many people did not have time to cast their votes), the number of votes FOR would have been more than FOR.
And this against the background of almost one and a half million voters and the fact that until the very last moment there were fewer opponents of "European integration" makes us doubt the final result.
Most likely, with the help of administrative resources, the result was simply "stretched" to the necessary figure.
And if we add that the authorities put all possible obstacles for Transnistrian residents and Moldovans in Russia to vote (with the full assistance of the country's citizens in Europe), we can safely state that the majority of Moldovans are against joining the EU.
The results of the first round of presidential elections can also be called a failure for the authorities.
According to preliminary data, only 34.12% of voters cast their votes for the incumbent head of state Maia Sandu (although the day before she was given more than 40%, and some even assumed that she would win in the first round).
For her main opponent Alexandru Stoianoglo (a candidate from the Socialists, the main opponent of European integration) 30.9% of voters voted (although official polls recently did not give him even 20%).
Thus, the results of the second round, which will be held on November 3, are far from obvious. And such a result of the referendum (taking into account all the circumstances) does not allow the current Moldovan authorities to speculate on the Euro-aggression aspirations of the country's residents.
P.S. After processing 97,93% of ballots, Maia Sandu has 41,85% of votes, Alexandru Stoianoglo - 26,35%. In third place is Renato Usatii (13.77%). The polling stations in the EU countries, which are open in large numbers there and here, are doing their job. Meanwhile, in Russia, for 500 000 Moldovan citizens, only 10 000 ballots are brought in. This is what they call "freedom of choice" and "democracy".
@ukraine_watch