🇮🇱🇸🇾The aftermath of the Israeli strike on a military research center in Damascus.
Читать полностью…🇷🇺🇺🇦 A beautiful strike: our soldiers destroyed a "super self-propelled gun" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces right during the firing on the Kursk region
Читать полностью…🇷🇺🇺🇦The Ukrainian Armed Forces found themselves in operational encirclement in the Annovka area, south of Kurakhovo, as evidenced by the Deep State map.
Читать полностью…🇺🇸👨👩👧👦✝️ What explains fertility decline?
While various factors of the modern age play a role in the fertility collapse we are seeing play out globally, the single biggest issue is the collapse in marriage rates and which in of itself stems from secularism.
Average family sizes have stayed consistently at between 2.1 and 2.2 for awhile now, the biggest issue is the rising rate of childlessness all together, which is the end result of reduced marriages.
▪️Most long-run change in fertility can be accounted for by changes in the marital composition of society.
▪️Essentially all of the decline in fertility since 2001 can be explained by changes in the marital composition of the population.
📎 IFS Studies
From 2030 Poland, Romania, Hungary, Czechia will age rapidly with all becoming very aged societies by 2040 & continuing to age quickly until ~2060 before leveling off presenting huge challenges to countries like Germany, that rely on their relatively affordable & skilled labor.
Читать полностью…🌐🇪🇺For the first time, the NATO Secretary General called for a portion of pensions and social payments in Europe to be directed towards weapons production, specifying that NATO's military spending should "exceed 3%."
Читать полностью…🇷🇺🇺🇦Footage of the liberation of Darino in the Kursk region and the raising of Russian and Airborne Forces flags on the territory of the village.
Читать полностью…🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️Trump said he is against Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes on Russia with American long-range missiles
According to the politician, this leads to an even greater escalation of the conflict.
Zelensky's stupidest decision is to launch missile strikes on Russia , US President says
🇪🇺🇺🇦There is no consensus in the EU on sending foreign troops to Ukraine after the conflict ends, and the possibility of creating a coalition of 5-8 countries on this issue is being considered - Reuters
Читать полностью…🇷🇺🇺🇦Russian troops have liberated Novoivanovka in the Kursk region, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced.
Читать полностью…🇸🇾The Syrian army's "rocket tunnels" under Mount Abu al-Ata near Damascus also predictably fell into the hands of the new government.
These underground structures were used to shelter R-17 ballistic missiles of the 9K72 Elbrus complex, better known in the world as Scud.
🇺🇸🇺🇦The House of Representatives of Congress has removed lend-lease to Ukraine from the US military budget for 2025, Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova reported.
According to her, the Senate bill had this clause, but the House of Representatives ultimately voted for the document without it. Now the bill will have to be approved by the Senate. Biden signed the Lend-Lease Act for Ukraine on May 9, 2022.
🇸🇰🇷🇺Fico said that he considers it his personal duty to visit Moscow on Victory Day in 2025.
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🇮🇱🇸🇾The Israeli army is still in Latakia.
First it hit the navy, now they're hitting trains too
🇷🇺🇮🇳Russia and India sign record 10-year oil supply deal, - Reuters
▪️Rosneft has committed to supplying private Indian oil refiner Reliance with about half a million barrels of crude oil per day.
▪️At today's prices, this will bring Russia about $13 billion annually. Prices will be revised annually.
▪️India has become the largest importer of Russian crude oil after the EU imposed sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine.
🇺🇸🇮🇱Trump told Netanyahu that Israel should end the war in Gaza before the US presidential inauguration (January 20).
A Time journalist said this in an interview with the president-elect and asked him what the Israeli prime minister responded.
Trump did not respond, but did not deny the information. He said that he wants to end the war in the Middle East. And he added that, in his opinion, this would be an easier task than stopping the war in Ukraine.
🇷🇺🇺🇦Mobilized drone operators continue to punish enemy units in the Volchansk direction.
I have already drawn attention to the fact that those who have been mobilized now can easily compete with experienced soldiers. Although, considering when the guys were called up, they are now experienced warriors themselves.
🇺🇸🇮🇷Trump did not rule out the possibility of a war with Iran. He noted that "anything can happen."
Читать полностью…🇷🇺🇺🇦A selection of strikes by the Lancet kamikaze drone from ZALA against enemy aircraft.
Читать полностью…🇧🇾Lukashenko reported that he had already given the order to ensure the possibility of deploying the Oreshnik missile system on the territory of Belarus and to plan its combat use. Just in case. When deployed on the territory of Belarus, such a system is guaranteed to be able to hit all key targets on the territory of Europe.
At the same time, control over nuclear weapons remains with Russia and thus Belarus does not violate the regime on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. But now it sits much more tightly under the Russian missile-nuclear umbrella.
🇵🇱🇺🇦Polish troops will not enter Ukraine even after the ceasefire, says Polish Prime Minister Tusk.
Читать полностью…🇷🇺🇸🇾Russian equipment and a support base are still located in the area of the airport in the city of Qamishli on the northeastern border with Turkey, which, after being completely handed over to the Kurds, is being actively bombed by Turkish drones.
American units are also entering the area to prevent the expansion of the offensive by pro-Turkish militants. It is reported that in this regard, the Russian Armed Forces units stationed here will receive safe passage.
🇷🇺🇺🇦The enemy claims that Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups have already begun to penetrate the southern outskirts of Pokrovsk .
This happens after the capture of an empty fortified area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the village of Shevchenko , where the enemy, due to confusion, did not have time to send personnel to organize defense.
It appears that due to this most serious failure of the Ukrainian command, the storming of Pokrovsk itself will begin faster than expected.
🇪🇺The Council of the European Union approved the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen from January 1.
Both countries joined the EU 18 years ago.
🇷🇺🇺🇦A precise and competent strike by a fiber-optic FPV drone right behind the driver of an American Bradley IFV of the Ukrainian army moving at full speed.
Читать полностью…🇷🇺🇺🇦 Marines recaptured long-term fortifications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk border area
The footage shows servicemen from the Pacific Fleet Marine Brigade driving Ukrainian Armed Forces militants out of the administrative building of one of the settlements.
🇸🇾The Baath Party in Syria has officially suspended its activities. It is worth recalling that the destruction of the Baath Party in Iraq led to the emergence of ISIS. What mutant will be born from the brew of the Syrian civil war - we have yet to find out.
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