Russia's shadow fleet has at least 238 vessels, - sources in the Main Intelligence Directorate
With the help of obsolete tankers, Russia circumvents sanctions and earns billions of dollars on oil exports - in 2023, it received $188 billion.
Shadow fleet vessels sail without proper insurance, have a complicated ownership structure, moor in jurisdictions friendly to Russia and make up about 17% of the world's fleet of oil tankers.
They are there because they are allowed to operate.
Nothing personal… just business
Bild: Russia withdraws troops from Syria
The Kremlin is preparing for a complete evacuation of its Syrian bases, Bild reports, citing German military analysts.
The new Syrian authorities after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime probably provided security guarantees only for the withdrawal of Russian troops, and there was no talk of their further deployment.
Earlier, Syrian Telegram channels published a video of columns of Russian military equipment moving from Homs and Damascus towards the coast.
Russia is withdrawing its S-400 air defense system from Khmeimim Air Base in Latakia, Syria.
Читать полностью…The White House announced new military aid to Ukraine
Advisor John Kirby said at a briefing that it will include air defense systems, artillery, drones and armored vehicles.
At the same time, other details of the 72nd support package for Ukraine are still unknown.
I was f… telling about that pocket a week ago… that Ukraine should leave it… it is useless. And it is me, just a stupid YouTuber with limited knowledge and information…
Probably the Ruzzian army management was hired by Ukraine now.
Either Ukrainian Generals responsible for it are incompetent assholes or they really work for Ruzzia
I am angry because this outcome was well forecasted and our guys will lose their lives for nothing in this case.
And after we have questions why there are no volunteers to go to Ukrainian army…. f…ng because…. 🤬
Israel plans to strike Iran's nuclear facilities, The Times of Israel
Should have been done long time ago…
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte estimates that total losses in the Ukraine war have surpassed 1 million, including killed and wounded.
"Putin is trying to wipe Ukraine off the map, he is trying to fundementally change the European defense architecture," he added.
IN THE AUTUMN, THE RATE OF MOBILIZATION IN UKRAINE FELL BY HALF AND DOES NOT COVER THE LOSSES OF THE AFU
🇵🇱 PM Tusk on troops in Ukraine: "We’re not planning such actions now. Any Polish decisions will be made in Warsaw. We'll work with France and others to ensure lasting peace and prevent renewed conflict if a ceasefire is reached."
https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/kraj/emmanuel-macron-z-wizyta-w-polsce-premier-tusk-zabral-glos/4pdsc7k
Allegedly the first video of an assault by North Korean forces in the Kursk region. This coincides with previous info. According to Ukraine's intelligence, yesterday North Korea’s military was placed on high alert and ordered to await further instructions.
Читать полностью…In the new map update we see a possible encirclement situation in Makarivka, south from Velika Novosilka. Enemy Moved fast there and the river may restrict moving the forces out.
Читать полностью…Viber messenger officially blocked in Russia.
There is also information spread that Roscomnadzor wants to block Telegram.
⚠️ Ukraine's energy infrastructure is under a Russian missile attack. Strikes hit the Burshtyn TPP (Ivano-Frankivsk region), causing increased power outages across the country. Emergency blackouts also in Kyiv—schedules suspended.
Читать полностью…From our commander:
In Uspenivka, the situation is really bad. No idea what the higher-ups are thinking or how they plan to get people out of that trap, because practically, the way out is through the gray zone. They should have evacuated people a long time ago or organized offensive actions from the outside to cut off the pincers.
As for the commander of OTU “Donetsk,” I’m just in shock. It’s like “Sodol’s plan”: messed things up, got a bunch of people killed, and calmly moved on to another position…
Russia lost more tanks at Pokrovsk than any European country has in its army.
And they are still not in Pokrovsk
Russia has established contacts with the new Syrian authorities — Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation
Representatives of the political committee "Hayat Tahrir al-Sham" in Damascus are meeting with Russian diplomats, Mikhail Bogdanov told Interfax.
"Representatives of our embassy met with them, discussed issues, first of all, ensuring the security of our diplomatic mission and Russian citizens who are in Syria,"
"The bases remain on Syrian territory, where they were. No other decisions have been made yet. The bases were there at the request of the Syrian authorities, the goal was to fight terrorists, ISIS. I assume that everyone agrees that the fight against terrorism and the remnants of ISIS is not over. It requires collective efforts, and in this regard, our presence and base in Khmeimim play an important role in the context of the overall fight against international terrorism,”
⚡️Trump admitted that concluding a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine in "24 hours" is a more difficult task than he previously imagined.
OMG! No way 😳
The Khmeimim airbase is protected from drones at an unattainable level 😂 - the drone of journalists of the new Syria flies freely over the territory of the base.
Air defense and radar positions are visible, located in the hangars of the Su-34, Su-24M and Su-35S, as well as in the open area of the An-124 and Il-76. Routine service is carried out, equipment is moving.
Before it was negotiated that Ruzzians will leave the base.