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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
Chairman of Russian Duma Volodin praises Putin for his "Putin's law" and achievements (on pensions for working Russian retirees).
Are there any competitions in sycophancy? Volodin would do well there.
Tehran has requested advanced air defense systems from Moscow in preparation for a possible war with Israel, The New York Times reported, citing Iranian officials.
On August 5, the secretary of the Russian security council held a series of meetings in Iran.
Also, Iran, through Hungary, warned Israel of its plans to attack, The Jerusalem Post reported. According to the information, Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó said during a telephone conversation with his Israeli counterpart Israel Katz that he received this information from Iran's acting foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani.
August 2024 news.
Instead of a thousand words.
Hunting for Shahed drones. This happens every night in different regions of Ukraine.
📷: Black Forest Brigade
Austria will give up Russian gas by 2027, Austrian newspaper Kurier reports.
Austria's ruling coalition has agreed to include the rejection of Russian gas by 2027 in the country's new security strategy. The issue is currently being finalized, the newspaper notes.
One of the reasons why Austria has decided to give up Russian gas is that the money Moscow receives from the sale of the fuel goes to finance the war against Ukraine. In addition, the Austrian government believes that dependence on Russian gas threatens Austria's economy.
After Moscow unleashed a full-scale war in Ukraine, Russian gas supplies to Europe dropped fivefold to 1970s levels, and Gazprom's share of the European market fell threefold, from 45 to 15 percent, according to the European Commission. Under the current circumstances, Azerbaijan is increasing gas supplies to Europe, forcing Russia out of a market that Moscow has almost undividedly controlled for the past half-century.
Source: https://kurier.at/politik/inland/tuerkis-gruen-einigung-russland-gas-ausstieg-nationale-sicherheitsstrategie/402932442?_x_tr_sl=de
Russian spies could be flying drones over UK military bases to obtain intelligence on training of Ukrainians - The Times
According to a manual circulated among British troops, Russian intelligence services have shown "significant" interest in Operation Interflex, code name for the training of 34,000 Ukrainian recruits. As well as flying drones over military bases, Russian agents have approached army trainers both online and in person to solicit information.
"RIS [Russian intelligence services] routinely employs a range of physical reconnaissance and technical capabilities … to collect on UK land activities, including the training of armed forces of Ukraine personnel," the handbook warns.
It is reported that "vulnerable locations" include training areas, aerial and sea ports of debarkation for AFU military personnel, as well as key accommodation and logistical sites.
Source: https://t.co/asJiv5q4m9
Ukrainian gymnast Illia Kovtun won a silver medal for Ukraine at the 2024 Olympics!
Congratulations!
Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin has urged not to surrender even a part of Ukraine to Putin.
Earlier, he stated the need for a ceasefire and immediate negotiations. Now he opposes surrendering even a part of the Ukrainian territory to Putin.
A video appeared online of a Russian pilot who was shot down but managed to eject. He filmed his and his aircraft's fall on his phone.
As the ejection occurred above the clouds and at a considerable altitude, it could either be the pilot of a Su-30/Su-35 fighter or a Su-34 bomber. Judging by the calm behavior of the pilot, the plane was shot down deep in the Russian rear.
Instead of a thousand words.
Ukrainian pilots already complete combat missions on F-16 fighters.
📷: MilitaryAviation in UA/Facebook
Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Iryna Gerashchenko, gold and bronze medalists of the 2024 Olympics! 🇺🇦
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Ukrainian athlete Iryna Gerashchenko won a bronze medal in high jump in 2024 Olympics!
Congratulations!
(Just to clarify: we are not related in any way)
Russian Telegram channels report a large fire in Azov, Rostov region of Russia.
According to local media, first grass caught on fire, then the fire spread to the asphalt plant and fuel and lubricants warehouse. Other media say the fire is very close to tanks at Rostak oil depot.
An asphalted road was pompously opened in the town of Marks, Saratov region of Russia.
This is a real celebration for Russians in small towns and villages.
Russian "Z-bloggers" report on the results of a drone attack on Morozovsk airfield last night:
▪️ a Su-34 and a warehouse with aircraft armament were destroyed;
▪️ a flight control center was hit;
▪️ airfield engineering equipment was slightly damaged.
A dam broke in Russia's Buryatia due to heavy rains and flooding. A state of emergency has been introduced in the region.
Locals say that the water flooded about 55 houses in Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky and Orlovsky. Traffic on the roads became almost impossible. The water washed out roads and railroad tracks, and some cars were simply swept away from parking lots.
An apartment building, a gas station and offices have been damaged in Kyiv region from a Russian attack last night with ballistic missiles and drones.
The aftermath of the Russian night attack in other Ukrainian regions:
▪️ In the village of Tsyrkuny near Kharkiv, a residential building was damaged and a fire broke out, head of the Kharkiv military administration said. In addition, a series of explosions were heard in Kharkiv after midnight.
▪️ In Mykolaiv region, drones attacked Ochakiv and Koblevo districts. According to head of the military administration, the falling debris caused three fires in open areas. Also in Ochakiv district, three private houses were damaged, and in Koblevo district, the windows of the utility room and the building of the recreation center were damaged by the blast wave.
▪️ Two fires broke out in Dnipropetrovsk region, head of the military administration said. Also, according to him, a Russian reconnaissance drone was destroyed by air defense forces at night over the region.
📹: a hole from a shot down missile in Kyiv region.
"It's some kind of disease for a woman to be an MP!" - Russian Orthodox Church priest Andrei Tkachev has said that women should be "housewives."
"Why does a woman need power? It's some kind of disease, it's some kind of contagion, to have women as deputies of different convocations. Why do you need it if you are happy, if you are loved, if you have children? Don't you have anything else to do?" the priest said.
Russia is steadily moving its society back in time: tsar is God, women must bear cannon fodder.
"We use our own 'tricks'."
Since last fall, it has become harder for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to detect Shahed drones. Instead of white and large drones, the Russian army now launches small black drones. They are almost impossible to detect without a thermal imager.
But our Defenders know what's at stake. They keep coming up with new ideas to shoot down Russian drones.
📹: DW
The Kremlin propagandists have shown for the first time a video of the detention of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan.
However, in the footage published as "confirmation of Gershkovich's guilt," the journalist is seen and heard discussing the details of the publication of the article in the newspaper with his source.
Thus, one of the recordings shows journalist Evan Gershkovich talking to a man in a restaurant. The interlocutor tells the journalist that he has brought classified documents. Gershkovich promises him complete anonymity. Then, he is handcuffed.
A video of the detention of former Marine Paul Whelan in December 2018 has also been published. It is claimed that in the video, in the toilet of the Metropol Hotel in Moscow, he received a flash drive from an "informant" with "secret information regarding the FSB personnel," REN TV wrote. There is no sound on the recording.
Shoigu has arrived in Iran. He plans to discuss "aspects of global and regional security" with the country's leaders - Russian media.
Your thoughts on his true agenda?
Russia shelling Ukrainian New York, Donetsk region with guided aerial bombs.
Once Ukraine is allowed strikes on a larger part of Russia with Western weapons, our Defenders will be able to strike down Russian aircraft that launch these bombs. We cannot fight with our hands tied.
Ukrainian Defense Intelligence shared details about the Ukrainian attack on Morozovsk airfield, Rostov region of Russia on August 3rd, 2024:
🔹️A Su-34 fighter has been destroyed;
🔹️Two more aircraft of the same type were likely damaged by debris;
🔹️A Russian ammunitions warehouse was completely destroyed - large areas of burned ground from secondary detonation are visible on the airfield and around it;
🔹️Four technical buildings and two hangars were also visibly damaged.
Morozovsk airfield is located 265 kilometers from the frontline.
Glory to Ukrainian Heroes!
Medvedev called exchanged Russian prisoners "traitors" and "an existential threat" to Russia.
He hinted they might get attacked by Russia abroad: "Let them not forget about the perishability of their existence in this world. Let them look around. And in general - let them burn in hell!"
Below is the full translation of his Telegram post, in case anyone wants to read his "thoughts".
"A few more words about the prisoner exchange.
It is obvious that this exchange was the largest in recent history. It is the result of the filigree work of our agencies and their foreign "partners". It was a very difficult chess game, which was conducted according to the best manuals, lasted tediously long and at times seemed to go into a zugzwang. It was necessary to insist on our goals, while at the same time not bringing the situation to a deadlock. By the way, to be fair, I would like to note that at a certain point "Western friends" also showed proper pragmatism and a tendency to reasonable compromises. It was hard, but nevertheless everything took place and, let's be frank, in our favor, that has already been reported by the Western media and politicians of all stripes.
But I want to talk about something else. Let us assess the "qualitative membership" of the exchange. Who did our country return? These are people who have worked faithfully for the Fatherland, being part of the special services or contributing to Russia's interests in one way or another. It was work at the risk of life, for the prosperity of our country.
Some may or may not like their work, but it is necessary, and it is practiced in all countries of the world. There is no doubt that the returned citizens are patriots of our Fatherland who have performed a feat. And that is why they are worthy of the state awards that Vladimir Putin said.
Who did our country give in return, who are these people? Some of them are foreigners who committed a criminal act, and some of them were convicted of espionage. Everything is clear with the latter, it is the same work, but, on the contrary, in the interests of their countries. But the second part is Russian citizens who have set their life goal as the destruction of their own country. It does not matter whether we are talking about the so-called non-systemic opposition, which was foaming at the mouth, sticking its tongue out, and rushing to power. Or about those who sincerely hated their Homeland to the point of trembling, tried to destroy the civil peace and ideological foundations of society by word and deed. Both of them had already happened in our country at the beginning of the XX century, and it is well known how it ended. Let's face it - they are traitors. If not in the legal, then, at least, in the moral sense of the word. They are an existential threat to the existence of today's Russia. They are the servants of our enemies. That is why they are gladly accepted by foreign leaders, realizing that they are the true, what is called, ab origine, hope for the collapse of Russia. Well ... Let them continue to choke on their barking, dreaming of tearing apart the body of our country and subordinating its bloody pieces to the authority of their Great Master. But at the same time, as I have already written, let them not forget about the perishability of their existence in this world. Let them look around, in short. And in general - let them burn in hell!"
Ukrainian athlete Mykhailo Kokhan wins a bronze medal at the 2024 Olympics in Men's Hammer Throw!
Congratulations!
And Yaroslava Mahuchikh takes the gold medal at the 2024 Olympics!
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"I set fire and left with peace of mind" - sailor "Goga" burned down a Russian ship and joined the side of Ukraine.
"Goga" is a former serviceman of the Russian Baltic Fleet. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he opposed the war, for which he was deprived of access to weapons, rearranged to put on watch and prepared to be sent to the "special military operation".
The sailor managed to escape from the Russian Federation with the help of the GUR and the Freedom of Russia Legion, but before that, he burned down the ship he was serving on.
"I called the commander of the combat unit, and they were at sea right then. I said, "You came from the sea, you are tired. Have a rest, and I'll be on duty." And I stayed alone on the ship for 24 hours. That's it. I set fire and left the ship," "Goga" said.
📹: Radio Svoboda
F-16s in the Ukrainian skies! 🇺🇦
📹: Radio Svoboda
"We're all wounded. We are being hit with everything they have: "birds", artillery, mortars..."
Russian soldiers hide in a concrete tunnel in Zaporizhzhia region, near the village of Urozhaine, and complain about the condition and losses among Russian soldiers.
The Russians have completed and launched a new railroad from Rostov to occupied Mariupol through Hranitne/Malovodne, Mariupol mayor's adviser Andryushchenko said.
"This can dramatically change the situation on the front because of the Russians' improved logistics. We are not talking about "alternitiva to the Crimean bridge". This is an independent autonomous branch, which now has greater capacity and power than the bridge," he said.
This is bad news. I hope that this railroad will not operate for long.
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Mrs Valentyna was a baker in Ukrainian Sievierodonetsk. Locals called her buns "legendary".
On May 20, 2022, Russian army shelled the city. Mrs Valentyna suffered an open brain injury, severe facial injuries, lost an eye, and had severe injuries to her arm and leg. She remembers how Ukrainian soldiers gave her first aid and brought her to the hospital.
She traveled all over Ukraine to get treatment. A private surgeon in Odesa gave her free treatment on the eye she lost.
There are so many stories of people who lost everything in this war. Putin's Russia continues ruining Ukrainian lives.
📸: Superhumans Center