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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
⚡️Ukrainian Warriors performed strikes on a Russian Rostov on Don submarine and an S-400 complex - General Staff.
4 launchers of the "Triumph" air defense system were significantly damaged.
The submarine sank.
Submarine B-237 "Rostov-on-Don" is one of four submarines of the "Kilo" class, capable of launching Kalibr missiles
On September 13, 2023, as a result of a Ukrainian missile attack, the ship was seriously damaged.
It was being repaired and tested in the water area of the Sevastopol harbor. The cost of the submarine is estimated at $300 million.
Glory!
📷: illustrative
Five military airfields remain in Russian-occupied Crimea. Two of them no longer have aircraft - spokesperson for Ukrainian Navy.
"It's a fact. These aircraft could be relocated to the mainland, but to supply them with that same fuel and other necessary things, you need to have the appropriate logistics," he added.
The reaction of a sheepdog Aia to Russian missile attack in Dnipro.
📹: vivharka1/TikTok
Ukrainian aerial reconnaissance was trying to hunt down a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group in the suburbs of Toretsk all night. However, at some point the fighters lost visual control over them. Then, a dog helped neutralize the enemy.
"At five in the morning, Mavic's camera suddenly caught some movement on the ground. It was a black-and-white dog. My instincts worked - animals go where there is food and water," a Warrior of the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade says.
The Ukrainian military sent a drone to the hideout. Sharik managed to escape to a safe distance, but the Russian occupiers did not.
📹: 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade
Russian media report drone attacks on several objects in Russia last night:
◾️military airfield in Morozovsk, Rostov region of Russia;
◾️ammunition warehouse in Orlovsk region of Russia;
◾️"Atlas Plant" of the Federal Agency for State Reserves Directorate for the Southern Federal District in Rostov region of Russia. The plant supplies the Russian army with petroleum products;
◾️oil depot in Belgorod region of Russia.
The Olympic Games are taking place in Paris, but many Ukrainian athletes are currently at war. Among them is Oleksandr Dolhopolov, once the 13th racket of the planet, 4-time winner of ATP tennis tournaments.
He volunteered for the frontlines in the spring of 2022. At first, he fought in intelligence, and later joined the Ground Forces of Ukraine.
Oleksandr is also helping to develop an exercise program for people on the front line.
📹: Voice of America
Russian diplomacy school:
Official spokesperson for Russian foreign affairs ministry Maria Zakharova posted this photo on her Telegram channel.
She captioned it "Biden meets Alexei Navalny, whom he exchanged with the Vietnamese for senator McCain."
Cynicism and filth.
Stress relief content: Russian journalist discusses Russian airborne forces day and receives a special guest. What could go wrong?..
This is an old video but I still thought I'd share it with you.
"My friends died, my colleague who was a teacher... there's just not enough fury," - Alina, who recently joined the mobile groups of Bucha volunteer guards.
"Bucha Witches", as these women call themselves, shoot down Russian drones in Kyiv region.
📹: Frontliner, Suspilne
"I was sure I would die in prison" - freed Vladimir Kara-Murza during a phone call with his family.
The call took place in the Oval Office where President Biden talked to the families of exchanged prisoners.
What a joy and relief for those who managed to get away from the monster of Russia. And such horror for those who are still in captivity. We never forget about our Defenders and civilian Ukrainians whom Russia keeps in its prisons.
"Our boys are [fighting] there for us, and we are here for them."
These wonderful ladies make dried fruit desserts for Ukrainian Defenders.
📹: shanowna_n/TikTok
Instead of a thousand words.
Harvesting for Ukrainian farmers. 2024, close to the frontlines.
📷: Libkos
Alexei Navalny was to be part of the prisoner swap before his death in the Russian jail - Jake Sullivan, US National Security Advisor.
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Medvedev is very unhappy about the prisoner's exchange between Russia and the West:
"I would like, of course, for Russia's traitors to rot in a cell or die in prison, as has often happened.
But it is more useful to rescue our people, who worked for the country, for the Fatherland, for all of us.
And let the traitors now frantically pick up new names and actively disguise themselves under the witness protection program."
Putin called hijabs an alien element for traditional Islam in Russia.
Kadyrov, in turn, said that he would personally kill those who oppose the wearing of hijabs.
Who is going to apologize?
Sadly, the prisoner swap between Russia and the West did not include Ukrainian human rights activists and journalists that are locked up and tortured in Russian prisons and prison camps.
Russia has tens of thousands of Ukrainians in captivity. These are our Defenders and just regular civilians that Russia took as captives on occupied territories.
I just wanted to emphasize that we remember them every day. We will fight for their freedom. I cannot name each of them here. But here are just several of the thousands of names:
🔹️Human rights activist Maksym Butkevych.
🔸️Journalists: Vladyslav Iesypenko, Dmytro Khyliuk, Oleksii Bessarabov, Dmytro Shtyblikov, Volodymyr Dudka, Suleyman (Marlen) Asanov.
🔹️Human rights activists and journalists Viktoria Roshchina, Iryna Danylovych.
So many names, so much pain.
And so many reasons not to give up, to keep up working and fighting - so Ukrainian prisoners are set free.
Please list the names of those in Russian captivity here in the comments if you know of someone.
Think of them. Mention them. They deserve it.
📷: Ukrainian human rights activist Maksym Butkevych
Musician and anti-war activist Pavel Kushnir died in the Birobidzhan pre-trial detention center after a hunger strike. He was tried for criticizing Putin.
The 39-year-old pianist died on July 27. He went on a hunger strike in the isolation center and refused water in the last days. He was accused of calling for terrorism because of YouTube videos criticizing Putin in poetic form. Five people were subscribed to his channel.
At the same time, Pavel published an anti-war book and issued manifestos against war and fascism in Russia.
"I can't get to Jurmala, I have a wonderful apartment there, which is a five-minute walk from the sea..."
Russian singer Larisa Dolina complained about the sanctions and called the ban on her entry to Ukraine and Latvia "sad". She was sanctioned for her support of the war and Putin.
There are still some people in the West who think Russian culture is separate from Russian genocidal politics. Well, it's not.
Reportedly, this is Morozovsk, Rostov region of Russia.
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"Full NATO membership is the only insurance for Ukraine."
Chairman of the Munich Security Conference Christoph Christoph Heusgen on why agreements with Vladimir Putin cannot be trusted.
📹: DW
Google, Android and iOS will soon be blocked in Russia, Russian MP Alexei Didenko said.
"Google and Google Android will soon be blocked. IOS will also be blocked, and it will happen not on our initiative. Civil servants and officials have long been banned from using these platforms, especially those who have access to sensitive information. This was the first hint that you need to move to other platforms. We recommend business representatives and scientists to switch to other platforms," Didenko said.
"Everyone calls the Kostroma hospital a 'meat grinder.' Half dead people are sent to the front. A man, who can't perform any physical actions for health reasons is sent back to the SMO." - A Russian soldier.
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Google denies linking YouTube's failures to hardware obsolescence. Russia has actually started blocking the service - technical experts.
Disruptions in the work of YouTube in Russia "are not the result of any technical problems" on the part of Google, the corporation told Kommersant media.
Technical experts of the Na Svyazi project reported an actual shutdown of YouTube in a number of Russian regions. According to experts, Russian authorities are using the traffic slowdown to block YouTube in Russia.
IT specialist Philip Kulin also said in a comment to The Bell that the Russian authorities had already used this tactic in the situation with Twitter several years ago. According to him, the slowdown does not happen "everywhere at once, but in sectors and for a while". In practice, both mobile and home Internet can be blocked.
◾️ The slowdown occurred exactly one week after the statement by State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein. On July 25, he wrote that the authorities would reduce the download speed of the desktop version of YouTube "to 40% this week and 70% next week." Khinstein added that this follows the hosting service's "anti-Russian policy."
📷: Russian regions in which the Na Svyazi project has recorded complaints about YouTube's operation
Ilya Yashin shared his first photo after release.
Will the Russian opposition now be able to unite and work together for one goal - to overthrow Putin's regime and support Ukraine?
What support and influence does the Russian opposition have in Russia and among emigrated Russians?
Real actions are important. Real results.
Important questions that a possible leader will face:
◾️ A clear stand on Russia's war in Ukraine. Does the Russian opposition call on the West to support and arm Ukraine?
◾️ Opinion on the status of Ukrainian territories currently occupied by Russia, including Crimea?
◾️ How does the opposition see the "Russia of the future"?
◾️ What should be the plan to fight the Putin regime?
We'll see if something constructive happens in this direction.
Today, the only force that opposes Putin's Russia is the people of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the support of our Allies.
"So far, no agenda that would suit us has been announced." - Peskov on negotiations.
Things that would suit them: Ukraine capitulating and giving up territory.
"What is your message to Vladimir Putin tonight?"
"Stop" - President Biden
The Ukrainian Navy's second Turkish-built ADA-class corvette Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi (F-212) has been launched in Türkiye today.
The ceremony was attended by First Lady Olena Zelenska, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, Commander of the Naval Forces Oleksii Neizhpapa, owner of Baykar Haluk Bayraktar, and Hero of Ukraine Mustafa Dzhemiliev.
The other corvette, Ivan Mazepa, is already ready and is being tested in the Black Sea.
First photo of Evan Gershkovich , Alsu Kurmasheva and Paul Whelan after the prisoners swap.
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⚡️Russian media report that the largest oil refinery in Russia is on fire.
According to local media, one of the oil refining units is on fire, and the fire area has reached 300 square meters.
The Omsk oil refinery is the largest in Russia. Its capacity is 22 million tons of oil per year, and the number of employees exceeds 3,500.
"Today, three American citizens and one American green-card holder who were unjustly imprisoned in Russia are finally coming home: Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, and Vladimir Kara-Murza" - the White House.
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