Ukraine invasion

[Rufus_Leakey]

Wagner chief identified as one of victims of recent plane crash north of Moscow

The identities of all 10 victims have been established

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The Russian aviation agency said earlier that the list of passengers includes the names of Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin.

Finally, the Russians can take credit for killing at least one Nazi (in this century).

 

[IlIlIlIlI]

How Google and Biden understand democracy as playground for manipulation:

Google hiding websites of Trump and other Biden challengers – report

The 2024 campaign websites of some of the highest-rated challengers to President Biden have been buried by Google

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Biden took bribes – ex-Ukrainian chief prosecutor

A former Ukrainian prosecutor general believes Joe Biden received a bribe to help oust him from office to derail the Burisma investigation

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[IlIlIlIlI]

"Children Are The Most Valuable Product": How Human Trafficking Has Become Another Export Item For Ukraine

Ukraine has long been a hub for pediatric “black” transplantology and human trafficking, and the military conflict certainly accelerated this...

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Shocking Incompetence: Lost On Battlefield, Ukrainian Soldiers Start Fighting Each Other (18+)

The Russian media have recently released an exclusive footage of the ongoing battles for the strategic height near Klescheevka...

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Report: Ukrainian Drone Attacks Inside Russia Use Western Intelligence - News From Antiwar.com

The Economist reported Sunday that Ukraine’s increasing drone attacks inside Russia are carried out using intelligence gathered by Kyiv’s Western backers. The report cited sources close to Ukrainian drone developers and Ukrainian military insiders, including a drone coordinator within Ukraine’s...

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Putin’s attitude to Western sanctions shocked Scholz – Bild

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was surprised by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s lack of concern about Western sanctions, Bild reports

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Russian strike destroys Ukrainian military train (VIDEO)

Footage from the Russian Defense Ministry shows a recent missile strike on Ukrainian military train carrying artillery shells and hardware

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Zelensky threatened by possible military coup – former CIA analyst

Ukraine’s president could be overthrown by the military, which is disgruntled by frontline failures, former CIA official Larry Johnson says

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[IlIlIlIlI]

Russia cripples Ukrainian military command, intel centers in overnight precision strike

Russian forces repulsed three Ukrainian army attacks in the Kupyansk area, eliminating roughly 100 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported

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Russian Su-24 jet destroyed Ukrainian military motorboat, crew in Black Sea — ministry

Earlier, it was reported that the Black Sea Fleet's naval aviation eliminated four high-speed military motorboats carrying a Ukrainian landing force

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Ukraine’s military command admits 'tense situation' in three frontline areas

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Kiev rejects peace advice from NATO country’s leader

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has rejected a call to end hostilities with Russia made publicly by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban

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Top Zelensky aide rules out peace talks with Russia

Negotiating with Russia is out of question at the moment, Mikhail Podoliak, an aide to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, has said

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EU set to import record volume of Russian LNG – data

EU purchases of Russian LNG have surged by 40% since 2021 despite vows to cut imports, Global Witness has revealed

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[Phylo]

Two squadrons of new US fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons 'will be based in Britain as soon as this year - in message to Russia that America is ''serious'' in new Cold War'

• It follows after reports that Americans could host nuclear weapons in UK again

US jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons 'based in Britain soon'

Experts have said the move, which will reportedly see F-35 As deployed and based at the US-rented RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, is evidence that the West has entered a new cold war.

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[Rufus_Leakey]

EU set to import record volume of Russian LNG – data

EU purchases of Russian LNG have surged by 40% since 2021 despite vows to cut imports, Global Witness has revealed

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EU Imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia might be up, but that's a small part of the supply.

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/infographics/eu-gas-supply/

With the "40% increase."
https://www.reuters.com/business/en...ia-rise-despite-cuts-pipeline-gas-2023-08-30/

Russia made up around 16% of the EU's total LNG imports from January-July, Aurora Energy Research data show.

So, one could call this a "denazification" of gas imports to the EU.

 

[IlIlIlIlI]

Hungary unwilling to discuss EU funding of military assistance for Kiev — foreign minister

"Everybody feels, everybody sees and everybody knows that this is nonsense, and until this nonsense is removed, we will refuse to discuss any financial issues," Peter Szijjarto noted

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EU fails to unblock another European Peace Facility tranche for Ukraine

However, Josep Borrell expressed hope that the tranche would be unblocked next week

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Kiev tried to discredit Russian forces during rotation of IAEA mission to ZNPP — statement

The Defense Ministry explained that, in order to ensure a safe rotation of IAEA observers, a ceasefire regime was declared in the one-kilometer radius around the designated crossing point - the destroyed bridge near the settlement of Vasilyevka

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Ukraine’s Zelensky wants 160 F-16 fighters from West

"Today we have agreements on 50-60 airplanes," the Ukrainian leader said

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Ukraine threatens long-range strikes into Russia

Officials in Kiev claim to have domestically produced weapons capable of striking targets 700km away

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Ukrainian FM tells critics to ‘shut up’

Critics of Kiev’s counteroffensive should “shut up” and experience the fighting firsthand, Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmitry Kuleba has said

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Russian oil products pouring into EU – Politico

Kiev has cried foul over vast quantities of petroleum products, refined from Russian oil, flooding the global markets despite sanctions

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[Phylo]

Five Russian jets 'were destroyed by easily assembled cardboard drones by Ukraine last week' - in prelude to even more unmanned assaults on Putin's bases

• Costing just £2,750 each, the drones have been used by Ukraine since March
• Australian government struck a £16million deal for delivery of 100 per month
• Ukraine has bombarded Russia with a series of drone strikes in recent days

Five Russian jets 'destroyed by cardboard drones' in attack by Ukraine

Costing just £2,750 each, the drones have been in Ukraine since March after the Australian government struck a £16million deal for the delivery of 100 per month.

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[Phylo]

As Russia's death toll mounts, experts ask will a desperate Putin now throw his fanatical Youth Army - the Z Generation - into battle?

Experts ask will Putin throw his fanatical Youth Army into battle?

IAN GARNER: Following the humiliating setbacks dealt to Russian forces during Putin's invasion, his allies in the media and the Orthodox Church went on a round-the-clock offensive.

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[IlIlIlIlI]

Ukraine could seek extradition of military-aged men from EU – senior MP

Kiev might request extradition of those Ukrainians who "illegally" left the country to escape mobilization, a senior MP has said

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After Kiev's failed summer counteroffensive, how do the Russian and Ukrainian armies stand as they approach new battles this fall?

Despite localized advances, Ukraine has failed to achieve a major breakthrough during the summer battles of 2023

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Putin v BAE.

Uneven contest. Oh well, he asked for it !

Ukraine war: UK arms giant BAE Systems sets up local business

The firm says the decision may allow it ultimately to produce light artillery inside the country.

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[Rufus_Leakey]

Five Russian jets 'were destroyed by easily assembled cardboard drones by Ukraine last week' - in prelude to even more unmanned assaults on Putin's bases

• Costing just £2,750 each, the drones have been used by Ukraine since March
• Australian government struck a £16million deal for delivery of 100 per month
• Ukraine has bombarded Russia with a series of drone strikes in recent days

Five Russian jets 'destroyed by cardboard drones' in attack by Ukraine

Costing just £2,750 each, the drones have been in Ukraine since March after the Australian government struck a £16million deal for the delivery of 100 per month.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I guess this means cardboard drones can beat a paper tiger.

 

[Phylo]

Putin puts doomsday Satan-2 nuclear weapon 'that can sink Britain' on combat duty for the first time

• Its deployment - if the move is for real - comes after only one proven test launch
• The Armageddon weapon can be loaded with multiple nuclear warheads

Putin puts Satan-2 nuclear weapon on combat duty for the first time

Vladimir Putin today put the world's most powerful Armageddon nuclear rocket dubbed Satan-2 on combat duty. The 15,880mph missile system is the size of a 14-storey tower block.

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[IlIlIlIlI]

Russia is ‘absolutely invincible’ – Putin

Russia cannot be defeated simply due to its people’s mentality, President Vladimir Putin has said

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Ukraine threatens to challenge EU states in court

Kiev has said it intends to appeal if the EU does not lift its ban on Ukrainian agricultural exports demanded by Poland

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War Crime: Ukrainian Servicemen Officially Ordered To Kill Surrendering Russians

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) continue suffering losses in the area of Rabotino in the Zaporozhie region. One of...

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Sanctions are working: Russia does not eat reserves, but builds them up
See more at https://english.pravda.ru/russia/156490-russia_foreign_currency/

Russia puts monster Sarmat missile complex on full alert
See more at https://english.pravda.ru/news/russia/157558-russa_sarmat/

Ex-Zelensky sponsor charged with money laundering

Ukrainian tycoon Igor Kolomoysky is suspected of laundering millions of dollars, law enforcement agencies have said

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US to send depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine – Reuters

The US is set to become the second country after the UK to greenlight shipments of depleted-uranium shells to Ukraine, according to Reuters

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Zelensky’s ‘peace plan’ a ‘formula of war,’ senior lawmaker says

Leonid Slutsky added that Ukrainian President and sponsors of his "terrorist regime have bent the word ‘peace’ itself to their bloody double standards"

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[Rufus_Leakey]

Russia is ‘absolutely invincible’ – Putin

Russia cannot be defeated simply due to its people’s mentality, President Vladimir Putin has said

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Anything is possible -- when you can change history.

New Russian High School Textbooks Seek to Justify War in Ukraine

As Russian high school students returned to classes after the summer break on Friday, they were expected to receive a heavily revised history textbook that claims that Ukraine is an “ultranationalist state” where “opposition is forbidden,” and that the United States is “the main beneficiary of...

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[Phylo]

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'Russia-linked hackers' target MoD and leak thousands of documents online relating to some of Britain's most sensitive sites in 'potentially very damaging' security breach

Hackers linked to Russia target UK Ministry of Defence, report says

The hackers released data which could help criminals breach the HMNB Clyde nuclear submarine base, the Porton Down chemical weapon lab and a GCHQ listening post.

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[IlIlIlIlI]

UN does not rule out lifting some restrictions against Russia within grain deal — agency

According to the Anadolu, the issues of reviving the grain deal are expected to be discussed during the talks scheduled for September 4 in Sochi between Turkish and Russian Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin

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Sanctions against Russia turning Germany into ‘kamikaze’ – MP

Western sanctions have failed to destabilize Russia and are instead rapidly weakening Germany’s economy, lawmaker Sevim Dagdelen says

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Kiev court arrests businessman Kolomoysky to two months with bail option

Kolomoysky’s lawyers said they will appeal the arrest, but will not post the bail

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Hungary calls for security guarantees for Russia, not NATO membership for Ukraine

Hungarian Minister of the Prime Minister's Office Gergely Gulyas also reaffirmed the position of the Hungarian government that peace negotiations may be effective only if the US will take part in it, together with Russian and Ukraine

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Ukraine’s Western backers are ‘pro-Nazi coalition’ – Medvedev

The US and its allies are acting like Nazi accomplices in the Ukraine conflict and should be treated as such, Dmitry Medvedev has said

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Criticizing Ukraine’s counteroffensive ‘doesn’t help’ – White House

By leaking to the media, anonymous US officials are jeopardizing Kiev’s chances of success, John Kirby has claimed

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Poland shuts down largest Ukrainian refugee center – media

Poland has abruptly closed its biggest refugee center for Ukrainians, citing the “negligible” number of new arrivals

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[Phylo]

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Russia launches drone strike on Ukrainian port near border with Romania in three-hour barrage that risked provoking a global food crisis and dragging NATO into war

• Ukraine said it had destroyed 22 Russian drones on the southern Odesa region

Russian drones strike Ukrainian port in three-hour overnight barrage

Ukraine said today that it had destroyed 22 Russian drones on the southern Odesa region, as Moscow said it hit the Danube port of Reni.

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[IlIlIlIlI]

Ukraine reported port infrastructure damage in Odessa Region

Ukrainian mass media reported explosions in Odessa and Reni ports earlier

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UN suggest talks on unfreezing Russian companies’ assets be started — newspaper

According to Sabah, the United Nations suggests that measures be taken to assess the damage done to the ammonia pipelines

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Ukrainian weapons hangar destroyed by Russian forces in southern Donetsk area

Four tanks and three armored infantry carriers were destroyed, the East battlegroup’s spokesman Oleg Chekhov said

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No plans to connect Russian Agricultural Bank to SWIFT to resume grain deal — sources

Earlier they already proposed to carry out settlements through the SWIFT system with a subsidiary of the Russian Agricultural Bank, but not with the bank itself, one of the sources said

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Kiev's Forces Poison Drones To Kill Russians

The Ukrainian military poisons the drones. Russian servicemen deployed on the Kherson region reported that there are poisonous chemicals on...

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Nuclear Terrorism: Kiev Resumed Attacks On Russian Kursk NPP

On September 3, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the Russian city of Kurchatov in the Kursk region. The Kiev...

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Zelensky moves to fire defense minister

The Ukrainian president has announced plans to replace Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov

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Sacked Ukrainian defense minister reveals total value of Western military aid

Western backers have given $100 billion in military aid to Ukraine, outgoing defense minister says

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[IlIlIlIlI]

Kiev may flood EU nations with extradition requests – Polish media

Polish outlet Rzeczpospolita has suggested that many Ukrainian men in the bloc's member nations may be marked by Ukraine for extradition

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Poland begins to extradite to Ukraine men who left it after February 24, 2022

It is reported that after crossing the Polish-Ukrainian border, about 80 thousand Ukrainians might have not been listed

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