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Anton Gerashchenko is an official advisor and a former deputy minister at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, ex-member of the Ukrainian parliament. Cooperation - @Tatiana_Pravda
1,000th day since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine today.
Glory to all who defend Ukraine.
Eternal memory and eternal glory to all who gave their lives for Ukraine.
The fight continues. Ukraine resists.
Slava Ukraini
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Russian propagandist Skabeyeva is worried about the US authorization to hit Russia with long-range missiles, describing in detail where Ukraine will be able to hit.
She wouldn't be Skabeyeva if she hadn't threatened Europeans with strikes on European capitals.
Romania is preparing for a “Super Election” – Presidential vote on Nov 25 & Parliamentary vote on Dec 1.
The country is currently led by the unlikely coalition of the Social Democratic Party (left) and the National Liberal Party (right), but for the election they are running separately. These “establishment” parties are both pro-European, and will likely receive a sizeable portion of the votes. In general, most political actors in Romania are different flavors of Euroatlantic integration supporters.
However, in recent years, several new players emerged on the scene that have Russian sympathies. Despite the proximity to Ukraine and frequent cases of Moscow’s drones flying into Romania, these pro-Russian candidates are strong contenders in both the Presidential and the Parliamentary race.
There are at least two parties vying for Parliament seats and one Presidential candidate that have Russian ties:
▪️George Simion and his far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party. A football hooligan turned politician emerged onto the scene in 2020, and is explicitly pro-Russian. He repeats Kremlin narratives and advocates for the “reunification” of Romania with Moldova, as well as Ukrainian lands where Romanian minorities live. He is declared “persona non-grata” in both Ukraine and Moldova because of his politics and suspected ties to Russia, which he denies.
Simion is currently polling 4th in the Presidential race at 11%; however, given the unpredictability of the results, he may proceed to the second round of the elections. His AUR party has rapidly risen in the polls since September. It’s projected to receive 21% of the vote, behind only the Social Democrats.
▪️The SOS party and its leader Diana Șoșoacă are an off-shoot of the AUR party with an even more radical stance. Șoșoacă has long advocated for closer relations with Moscow, met with Russian ambassador to Bucharest, and often makes anti-Western statements. On this platform, she managed to get a seat in the European Parliament this summer – however, she has since received a 7-day suspension in Brussels due to her fascist, antisemitic rhetoric, and may be recalled.
She is trying to make a comeback in domestic politics. Initially, Șoșoacă registered for the Presidential race, and was polling at about 10% - however, the Constitutional Court somewhat controversially banned her from participation, as she has systematically undermined Romania’s constitution and presents a risk to the country’s democracy and security. She has refocused her efforts on the parliamentary election; her party SOS is currently projected to receive 7% of the vote.
Earlier this week, Romanian media Digi24 reported that Russia was working to influence the Romanian elections through intermediaries, such as organizations, affiliated or Russian-funded entities, possibly also through candidates for President. Though several investigations are underway, and indeed some inauthentic activity on social media was identified, the ruling government denies that any foreign interference activities have taken place.
This election will be one to watch in the coming weeks.
The communications cable between Lithuania and Sweden was also damaged.
It happened on Sunday, at around 10 - Telia’s Chief Technology Officer Andrius Šemeškevičius.
The incident reduced the bandwidth by 30%. Connection was restored.
Worrying events.
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2416006/undersea-cable-between-lithuania-and-sweden-damaged-telia
❗️A maritime traffic C-Lion1 cable running from Santahamina, Finland to Rostock, Germany, has been cut - IS media.
Data traffic connections in the submarine cable are down.
It is unclear whether the damage is the result of sabotage or, say, weather conditions.
C-Lion1 cable was introduced in 2016. The cable is nearly 1,200 kilometres long and is buried at a depth of about three feet. The cable runs near the Nord Stream gas pipeline.
https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000010841880.html
Odesa today.
39 people injured, four of them children (7, 10, 11 and 11 years old).
Three adults in critical condition are in hospital.
8 people killed.
Civilian infrastructure damaged and destroyed.
So painful.
The aftermath of the Russian strike on Odesa.
"These are not random strikes - these are telling strikes. After the calls and meetings with Putin, after all the lying gossip in the media about alleged 'holding off' on strikes. Russia demonstrates what it's really interested in: only war. And this signal is worth being heard in all parts of the world, from the halls where members of the G20 group meet, to all the capitals of the world," - President Zelenskyy.
⚡️Russian strike on Odesa. There are dead and injured.
Russia shows its reaction to diplomacy once more.
President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reportedly intends to present his plan to "freeze" the Russian-Ukrainian war at the G20 Summit in Brazil - Bloomberg, citing sources.
Allegedly, the plan will include the following:
▪️ Ukraine will postpone discussions on NATO membership for at least 10 years;
▪️ Creating a demilitarized zone in eastern Donbas, where Russia has controlled significant territory since 2014; Erdoğan will offer to station international troops there as an additional guarantee and provide Ukraine with military supplies as compensation for agreeing not to join NATO, according to the agency.
The G20 Summit will be held in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 18-19. The conference will be chaired by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. During the forum, the transfer of the presidency to South Africa will take place. According to Russian media, Putin will not attend the summit "in order not to embarrass Silva due to the ICC warrant." Lavrov will be there instead.
As I've said repeatedly, the most important for Ukraine are real and effective security guarantees that will enable lasting, sustainable peace.
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-17/ukraine-war-latest-allies-are-leaning-on-zelenskiy-for-a-way-to-end-the-war
Le Figaro has removed from the article a sentence about France and the United Kingdom allowing SCALP and Storm Shadow missiles to hit Russia's territory. It was reported yesterday.
Today, this line has disappeared from the material. The text has only information of other media that US President Joe Biden allowed Kyiv to use ATACMS missiles.
There are no official comments on this yet.
Russian propagandists are mocking Trump, saying the only thing he has to offer is to allow Russia to take not only Europe and the UK but also Alaska "and a bit of California."
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Russian missile strike on Sumy tonight.
There are dead and injured, children among them. Search and rescue operation continues.
Russian tactics to terrorize civilians remains unchanged.
Anti-war rallies organized by the Russian opposition took place in several cities across Europe—from Lisbon to Vilnius and Batumi.
The largest turnout was in Berlin, where around 1500–2000 people attended (some estimate it was as many as 6000–7000).
Protesters called for the withdrawal of troops from Ukraine, freedom for political prisoners, and a trial for the Russian dictator.
These are strong slogans. However, it would be more accurate to replace “Putin’s war” with “Russia’s war” and to remember that the AFU are the ones leading the resistance against the terrorists.
I believe that among these protesters, there were undoubtedly people who genuinely hate war, care deeply about Ukraine, and want to help.
Unfortunately the truth is that demonstrations and marches do not have any impact on the war right now. Especially not demonstrations and marches in Berlin that attempt to influence the authorities in the Kremlin.
Real help that can actually make a difference right now is concrete support for the AFU. We are in a crucial moment in the war. Support the people who, for the third year now, are in the trenches with weapons in their hands, defending their families from Russia.
Nataliia Hrabarchuk was a kindergarten teacher before she joined the Army.
Since 2021, she is an anti-aircraft gunner of the anti-aircraft missile unit of the Galicia-Volyn radio engineering brigade of the "West" air command.
Glory to Ukrainian Defenders!
"A whole lot of equipment. A whole lot.”
The occupier is filming destroyed equipment on the Zaporizhzhia front.
Niall Ferguson, a historian, delivered a speech at the conference of the Center for Independent Studies in Australia.
“China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are all now openly cooperating to support Russia's war effort in Ukraine, supplying Putin's orc army with a plethora of weapons, from drones to missiles to shells, and now even North Korean soldiers.”
Russian propagandists continue their mockery of Biden, Trump, and Melania Trump.
It's a well-known fact that Russian propagandists never speak their minds but work on the instructions of the Kremlin.
In the video, a Russian woman complains that food has become very expensive in Russia. A lot of people cannot afford to buy butter now, she says.
The woman has no idea why this happened.
According to Russian media, food prices rose by 50-100% over the year.
According to the Russian Central Bank, annual inflation amounted to 8.4% officially, but experts predict that things will get worse next year.
Meanwhile, several days ago, information appeared that Russia may be planning to step up its sabotage campaign by damaging undersea Internet cables.
Moscow’s special services have been hard at work in Western countries. We have seen numerous examples of their operations in recent months: from attempts to send explosives via DHL, to hacking European satellites and transmitting Russian propaganda.
The recent activity and rhetoric of Kremlin officials suggests another special op may be in the works.
Back in September, US intelligence detected increased Russian military activity around key undersea cables. CNN’s sources suspected that Russia was planning to sabotage “critical communications infrastructure.”
Everything was silent for two months, but this week, several things happened in quick succession that should set off warning bells:
▪️Newsweek broke the story that a Russian spy ship has been “loitering” off the coasts of Norway for about a month. Naval analysts think the ship is likely trying to locate undersea cables.
▪️Nikolai Patrushev, key aide to Vladimir Putin, issued an unsubstantiated warning that US and UK had the capacity and were planning to attack undersea fiber optic cables.
▪️On Friday, an internal communique from the Russian Central Bank was leaked in the media. The document asks the CB’s subsidiaries to prepare for an exercise " disconnecting access to the foreign segment of the 'Internet' network in certain regions."
It increasingly looks like a classic Russian “false flag” operation is in the works. They pre-emptively blame Western countries for plotting to cut the cables, while making overt preparations for doing it themselves.
Attention, United States!
Russian propagandist Solovyev continues his threats to creat a "Stalin's Strait" in place of the US after a Russian strike.
He should get some new material. His line about "Stalin's Strait" is worn out already.
Attention, United States!
"There will be nothing left of America. There will be no Biden, no Trump!" - Russian MP Gurulev threatens the US in response to permission to hit Russia's territory with U.S. long-range ATACMS missiles.
Russia is scared. Good.
Eight people killed, 18 more injured by the Russian strike on Odesa - local military.
A child was injured, four people are in critical condition.
"The option of freezing the line of combat contact is unacceptable for Russia." - Peskov.
He added that the conditions formulated by Putin continue to be relevant and they are the ones that need to be met to stop the war.
By the way, one of the factors why Russia wants to seize as much land as possible is the desire of the Kremlin elite to make themselves richer by "restoring new territories."
The "restoration" of Mariupol was well developed. A large budget was allocated, most of which was stolen, and the buildings that were built were sold to Russians who moved to the Ukrainian resort city.
The territories that Putin wants are attractive and can be used to make a lot of money after the "freezing".
That is why the Kremlin elites will push for the most favorable conditions for themselves.
Germany will allegedly soon start mass deliveries to Ukraine of Helsing kamikaze drones equipped with artificial intelligence technology that gives them high autonomy in the face of enemy electronic warfare - Bild media. The industry compares these drones to Taurus missiles.
A total of 4,000 such drones have allegedly been ordered from the company for Ukraine. From December, they may start arriving in batches of several hundred per month.
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that he was very happy that deliveries of these drones equipped with AI technology are already starting and that Ukraine will be able to use them against important enemy targets as command posts.
Grateful for support!
Source: https://m.bild.de/politik/ausland-und-internationales/deutschlands-geheime-superwaffe-ki-gesteuerte-drohnen-fuer-ukraine-6739cec347294e7a6bfec042?t_ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bild.de%2Fpolitik%2Fausland-und-internationales%2Fdeutschlands-geheime-superwaffe-ki-gesteuerte-drohnen-fuer-ukraine-6739cec347294e7a6bfec042
Russian missile strike on Sumy yesterday killed 11 people, 2 of them children.
89 people injured.
The video shows clearly that a residential building was attacked, a purely civilian object. Russia targets Ukrainian civilians in an attempt to weaken and threaten us.
10 people killed by Russia in Sumy, two of them children - Ministry of Internal Affairs.
51 people injured.
Over 400 people evacuated from the building.
Rescue works continue.
It was a Sunday night, people were home, getting ready for the week ahead...
"The French and British had allowed Ukraine to strike Russian territory in depth with their SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles." - Le Figaro
Waiting for official information.
https://www.lefigaro.fr/international/joe-biden-aurait-donne-son-accord-a-l-ukraine-pour-frapper-la-russie-en-profondeur-avec-des-armes-americaines-20241117
❗️Information appeared that President Biden has authorized the first use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia - New York Times, quoting U.S. officials.
The weapons are likely to be initially employed against Russian and North Korean troops in defense of Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region of western Russia.
Waiting for official information.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/us/politics/biden-ukraine-russia-atacms-missiles.html
Since the beginning of this war, Romania has been one of the biggest and most ardent Ukraine supporters.
▪️Bucharest became one of Ukraine’s security partners, by signing a 10-year bilateral agreement. It bolstered cooperation between our countries, especially in the security of the Black Sea region and its demining, intelligence and counterintelligence, cybersecurity, sanctions, and Ukraine's recovery and rebuilding.
▪️Romania has provided weapons crucial to Ukraine’s defense from the invasion: armored personnel carriers, multiple rocket launchers, howitzers, artillery shells, grenade launchers, machine guns, and much more. They also lent us their Patriot complex to protect our skies.
▪️Ukrainian fighter pilots and marines are getting advanced training in Romania to further improve Ukraine’s defense capabilities.
▪️Romania accepted and continues to support and give shelter to over 170 000 Ukrainian refugees.
▪️The Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta was key in maintaining global food security and making Ukrainian grain shipments, when other routes were blocked by Russia.
Thank you for all your support, Romania!🇷🇴🇺🇦
As you prepare for two very important elections, I am hopeful that after the votes are in, our ties and mutual cooperation will only continue to deepen.
On the morning of November 17, Ukrainian Defender Nataliia Hrabarchuk destroyed a Russian cruise missile with Igla MANPADS. It was her first combat launch and her first hit!
Before joining the Army, Nataliia was a kindergarten teacher.
"When the enemy missile came before me, I pushed aside all emotions and nervousness. I had done hundreds of training launches on simulators," Nataliia says. "And here — the first combat one, and it hit the target!"
Glory!
✒️&📷: Ukrainian Air Forces