30 seconds before Washington plane crash, controller asks military helicopter if it sees incoming plane - no answer, crash happens
The flight track of the Bombardier CRJ-701 that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter in Washington has appeared, along with details of the conversation between the controllers and the aircraft. American media write that a few minutes before landing, air traffic controllers asked the Bombardier 701 if it could land on a shorter runway — the pilots replied that they could. The controllers cleared the aircraft to land on runway 33 — the aircraft adjusted its approach to the new runway. Less than 30 seconds before the crash, the air traffic controller asks the helicopter if it sees the incoming aircraft. A few moments later, the controller makes another radio call to the Black Hawk: "PAT 25, pass behind CRJ." A few seconds later, the two aircraft collide.
The plane's track shows that it was minutes before landing. At that moment, the Bombardier 701's flight path intersected with a Black Hawk that was on a training flight, NBC reports. The plane's transponder stopped transmitting about 2,400 feet (731 m) from the runway — roughly over the middle of the river. The tower immediately began redirecting other aircraft from Reagan Airport. Trump said the tragedy could have been prevented — the helicopter had been flying straight at the plane for a long time. It was a clear night, and the Bombardier 701 was illuminated.
The bodies of 18 people were pulled from the Potomac River - there is no exact information about the survivors yet, although Earlier it was reported that there were 4 people. At the same time, the water temperature in the area of the crash is only 1.6 °C - at such a temperature, an unprepared person loses mobility in a few minutes, and later consciousness.
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Andrei Vorobyov presented veterans of the Great Patriotic War with jubilee medals for the 80th anniversary of Victory
This award was established last year by the Decree of the President. On its front side is a figure of a victorious soldier hoisting the Victory Banner over the Reichstag.
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Muravyov from Odintsovo District received a jubilee medal, he went to the front in 1944. He took part in the liberation of Belarus, battles in East Prussia, the storming of the fortress city of Koenigsberg, battles on the territory of Germany. He celebrated Victory Day near Berlin. Today he is 98 years old.
During the Great Patriotic War, women forged Victory alongside men. Maria Anisimovna Serdyuk from Zhukovsky was a medical orderly in a communications battalion, saved the wounded and was practically always on the front lines. She is already 102 years old, and last year a book about her was published, “One of 78 Million.”
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337 people will be forced to leave the USA for the USSR. Another 845 will be sent to Yugoslavia.
Official Migrant Deportation Lists from Trump Administration
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An excellent article that highlights how Russia is making a concerted effort to ensure its veterans are celebrated and elevated in society.
Whilst the author seems to attempt to belittle these efforts, claiming that veterans haven't been appointed to "high enough" positions, they might do well in asking what sort of treatment do veterans face in the West...
If Zelensky does not resume gas transit through Ukraine, Slovakia will block all aid from the EU , - Fico.
"Our enemy is Zelensky . Zelensky caused the problems we have. I don't like him because he harms Slovakia"
— Prime Minister of Slovakia
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This is the most important clip you will see today.
Press Sec., Karoline Leavitt, announces the Trump White House will be giving press passes to independent journalists, podcasters, social media influencers, etc.
This is a death knell for the archaic MSM.
We are the media now.
Another Ukrainian Brigade Is Disintegrating As It Deploys To Pokrovsk
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2025/01/27/another-ukrainian-brigade-is-disintegrating-as-it-deploys-to-pokrovsk/
Fighting in the city of Goma, Congo, has killed at least 17 people and injured about 370.
What is known about the situation:
- Fighting between government forces and the M23 group;
- The rebel leader announced the capture of the city;
- Congolese authorities accuse Rwanda of supporting rebels and demand the withdrawal of troops;
- Rwanda denies involvement;
- The Russian Foreign Ministry recommended that Russians avoid traveling to the DR Congo and leave North Kivu.
It should be noted that the world's deadliest war since World War II also began after the fall of Goma in the DR Congo. More than 5 million people died as a result of military action.
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You don't need to speak Russian to appreciate the beauty of this heart wrenching tribute to the heroes of Leningrad.
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❗️Donald Trump freezes relations with the European Union, preferring direct ties with EU member states.
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"Today's sham elections in Belarus were neither free nor fair.
The people of Belarus deserve a real say in who governs their country.
I spent this so-called "election day" with Tikhanovskaya and EU foreign ministers to reaffirm our support for a free and democratic Belarus,"
🖥️ Alexander Lukashenko wins the presidential elections in Belarus, having received 5,136,293 votes, which is 86.82% of the total number of voters, said the head of the Central Election Commission Igor Karpenko.
🟥 It is noted that there were no complaints about violations that could have affected the voting results;
🟥 The elections were competitive and within the legal framework;
🟥 Congratulations have already been sent by the heads of Russia, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. The Venezuelan government also published a congratulation.
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro has decided to dedicate his plane to evacuating illegal migrants from the United States. This happened shortly after Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on goods from Colombia.
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Daily Mail: CIA declassifies plan for Operation Northwoods: US planned terrorist attacks against its citizens in the 60s to justify war with Cuba.
A 1962 report suggested blowing up ships, attacking bases and killing their own people to blame Cuba and cause public outrage.
The plan was approved by the military but rejected by President Kennedy, who was soon assassinated.
Trump later ordered the release of documents on the assassinations of Kennedy and Luther King
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Transgender service members are being forcibly discharged from the US military "for health reasons."
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Plane with 64 people on board collides with military helicopter in Washington, 4 survivors reported
A Bombardier CRJ700 PSA passenger jet flying from Wichita, Kansas to Washington, collided with a military helicopter while landing. As can be seen in the footage, there was an explosion in the air and the aircraft crashed into the Potomac River. There were 64 people on board the crashed plane, including 60 passengers and four crew members, the airline reported. At least four people survived, according to American media, but this has not been confirmed.
After the plane crash, the airport was closed, and arriving flights were redirected to another airport. Emergency services arrived at the scene, and Trump was notified of the incident.
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It's worth noting that, whilst Carlson didn't provide much of substance, neither Biden nor Blinken have denied efforts to assassinate President Putin.
They tried to kill Orban.
They tried to kill Fico.
They even tried to kill Trump.
But no one appears to take seriously the gravity of even an attempt on V.V. Putin's life could/would lead us to.
Most disconcerting is no one seems interested in holding either of the two named parties accountable for their roles, alleged or otherwise, in any of the above.
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‼️🇷🇺🏴☠ Nuclear Power Plant Attacked: Massive Enemy Attacks on Smolensk, Tver and Nizhny Novgorod
▪️Civilian facilities in the Smolensk region were subjected to a massive drone attack, one UAV was shot down during an attempt to attack a nuclear power facility, Governor V. Anokhin reported. There were no casualties or damage.
▪️In the Nizhny Novgorod region in Kstovo, a fire at an enterprise (in the photo from enemy resources) after a UAV raid. The governor said that an object in an industrial zone is burning, there are no casualties. The media clarified that an oil refinery is burning.
▪️Also, the air defense forces in the Tver region are repelling a massive attack by enemy drones. 14 UAVs were shot down over the Toropetsky district, several drones were shot down in the Andreapol area, the head of the region reported.
▪️"Carpet" plan was launched at Kazan airport at 1:30 due to the threat of a UAV attack. Several flights were delayed for departure and arrival.
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Chastened by Past Wars, Kremlin Tries to Elevate Its Veterans - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/world/europe/russia-ukraine-veterans.html
Negotiations with Ukraine began with the beginning of the SVO, Moscow offered Kiev to "leave" the LPR and DPR and then there would be no military action - Putin.
Other statements by the Russian President:
- Negotiations with Ukraine will be illegitimate without the repeal of Zelensky’s decree banning negotiations with Russia;
- You can negotiate with anyone, but Zelensky, due to his illegitimacy, cannot sign anything;
- The SVO will end in 1.5-2 months if Ukraine runs out of sponsorship money and ammunition;
- Ukraine's sovereignty is almost zero;
- In 2022, Moscow received signals from Kiev that they would fight to the last Ukrainian
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‼️🏴☠🇺🇸 Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ members ignored Trump's call to cut oil prices to pressure Russia, - Reuters
▪️Trump planned to collapse prices in order to encourage Russia to negotiate with Kiev to end the war.
▪️Ministers of the oil exporting countries that are part of OPEC+ held a meeting after which they stated that OPEC does not plan to change the current plan, which assumes an increase in production from April. And the agenda of the meeting of the countries scheduled for February 3 will not undergo changes.
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🖥️ American journalist Tucker Carlson said that the Joe Biden administration tried to organize an assassination attempt on Russian President Vladimir Putin. He spoke about this in a conversation with journalist Matt Taibi.
"Tony Blinken, for example, has been actively promoting real war, including efforts like assassinating Putin. The Biden administration has been doing that," Carlson said, calling such actions insane.
The journalist did not provide specific evidence for his claims, but noted that Biden's team may have been aiming to use the chaos as a "protective screen."
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Ukrainian scammers have launched another scam. They have started SENDING money to Russians.
But there is a nuance: in the commentary to the transfer, the scammers write gratitude "for helping the Armed Forces of Ukraine." Then they screenshot the payment, threaten the recipient to leak it to the FSB and promise a criminal case for financial assistance to the enemy.
Funded by Western tax payers no doubt...
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🔥 President Vladimir Putin paid tribute to the defenders of Leningrad at the Piskarevskoye Cemetery .
The head of state laid flowers at the memorial in honor of the 81st anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi blockade.
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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇸 Trump-Putin Ukraine Talks Could Be Combined With Nuclear Arms Control Talks, - New York Times
▪️This conversation has a deadline: the main treaty limiting the arsenals of both countries expires in almost exactly a year. If it is not extended, both countries could start an unprecedented arms race.
▪️Trump said last week: “We want to see if we can achieve denuclearization, and I think it is entirely possible.” Putin also said he and Trump could “jointly seek solutions to key problems of our time, including strategic stability and the economy.”
▪️The last preliminary arms control talks were completed shortly before the war began. Putin has since argued that any talks on limiting nuclear weapons must also cover the war in Ukraine.
▪️The Biden administration has refused to mix the two issues, "but Trump appears open to broader talks, which is exactly what Putin would like because it could allow him to compromise (on Ukraine, too)," the NYT writes.
▪️The meeting between Putin and Trump, where the nuclear issue and Ukraine will be discussed, may take place without the participation of Kyiv representatives, the newspaper believes. Former State Department official Stephen Sestanovich believes that concluding a deal only with the US is also one of Putin's desired goals.
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California may secede from the United States, the New York Post reports .
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber has endorsed the "Calexit" initiative and signature collection has begun.
If 55% vote yes, California could become a new country with a GDP nearly twice as big as Russia's
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The container ship Baltic Summer with a Russian crew was seized by Spanish Navy special forces with the support of the US FBI off the coast of Portugal and forcibly sent to the port of Vigo.
The security forces demanded confessions of smuggling, searched the crew’s personal belongings and cabins, and opened several containers.
Having found no prohibited items, the ship continued its journey to St. Petersburg and is now in the Baltic Sea.
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The US is imposing 25% tariffs on all goods from Colombia and sanctions against Bogota for refusing to accept deported migrants.
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OSINTdefender: Israel could start supplying weapons to Ukraine.
In its X account, the OSINT project wrote that in recent days, several US Air Force military aircraft have flown from Ramstein Air Base in Germany first to Hatzerim Air Base in southern Israel, and from there to the city of Rzeszow in eastern Poland.
The latter is often used to send weapons for further transportation to Ukraine.
Why is this important? Because (if true) this way the US can claim to suspend aid to Ukraine, all the while continuing to fuel the carnage through its bloodthirsty proxy.
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German companies have begun to boycott Tesla cars and the X* social network. All because businesses do not like the position of Elon Musk, who supports the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. In addition, entrepreneurs criticize the billionaire for allegedly interfering in European politics, writes the German publication Tagesschau .
German energy supplier Badenova has gotten rid of 11 Tesla vehicles from its fleet and removed its page from the X* social network. The company's press service explained this by saying that Musk is weakening the German economy and is violating the permissible limits of influence on politics.
Other companies are following suit. Retailer Rossmann has stopped buying Tesla cars, citing Musk’s support for Donald Trump, who has repeatedly called climate change a “hoax.” Energy-efficient construction company Viebrockhaus has gone further, eliminating not only Tesla cars but also the company’s batteries from its purchases, replacing them with more expensive Varta products.
The refusal to cooperate with Musk is also happening at the level of government structures. More than 60 universities and ministries in Germany have announced that they will stop using the X* platform. Large companies such as Mercedes and BASF have taken similar steps, refusing to place ads on X*.
Tesla's declining popularity is also reflected in sales. In 2024, only 37,000 new Tesla cars were registered in Germany, compared to 63,000 in 2023. The company's market share in the electric vehicle segment fell from 12.1% to 9.9%.
Experts believe that if such trends continue, it could seriously affect Tesla's position in Germany and also increase the negative perception of Musk in Europe.
Earlier, the British branch of the German automaker BMW announced its departure from the X* social network. The reason for this was the controversial hand gesture of X* owner Elon Musk during Trump's inauguration. Some people perceived this hand movement as a Nazi salute.
In addition, a flash mob is gaining popularity online. Tesla owners are sticking stickers on their electric cars with the text: I bought this before we knew Elon was crazy.
Social network X is blocked in Russia.
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