[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Russia today banned the 'international LGBT movement,' claiming it was an extremist group, a move that cements a long crackdown on the community as the Kremlin pushes conservative social values.
Over the past decade, President Vladimir Putin has told Russians to adhere to conservative social values promoted by the Orthodox Church.
The Supreme Court handed down the ruling in Moscow today.
It did not say whether certain individuals or organisations would be affected by the ruling.
The judge ruled that 'the international LGBT public movement and its subdivisions' were extremist, and issued a 'ban on its activities on the territory of Russia '.
He said the order was effective immediately.
If applied to individuals, the 'extremist' label means gay, lesbian, transgender or queer people living in Russia could face years in jail.
The hearing took place behind closed doors and without any defence present, Russian media reported ahead of the verdict.
'One day it will be over but for now we need to try to continue to live and save ourselves,' the Feminist Anti-War Resistance, which is critical of Russia's military offensive in Ukraine, said on social media in response to the verdict.
Other NGOs, including transgender rights group 'Center T', said they would publish safety guidelines for members of the LGBTQ community.
Russia's conservative turn accelerated after it deployed troops to Ukraine last year.
#2
^He was once asked if he's pro-Western or anti-Western. Vlad replied something along the lines: "I'm a president of Russian Federation, I'm pro-Russia!"
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[Regnum] A noticeable cold snap will come to Moscow on December 3 with the air temperature dropping to 13 degrees below zero, scientific director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center Roman Vilfand told reporters .
“Starting December 3, a noticeable cooling is expected - temperatures are 5-8 degrees below normal. On Sunday night, minus 8–13 degrees is predicted, during the day – minus 5–9 degrees, on Monday [December 4] day and night – minus 8–13 degrees,” the forecaster said in an interview with TASS.
The expert noted that on December 5 at night the temperature may drop to minus 17 degrees. According to him, in the coming days, according to preliminary information, no warming is expected.
Vilfand emphasized that the indicated temperature is atypical not only for Moscow, but also for more northern regions. The scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center explained that such weather is usually observed in this territory in January.
He also recalled that if the air temperature drops seven degrees or more below normal, then we are talking about a dangerous phenomenon and a warning about very cold weather is issued.
As Regnum reported, Tatyana Pozdnyakova, chief specialist of the Moscow weather bureau , previously stated that November 2023 will be one of the three “snowiest” for the entire period of weather monitoring in the Russian capital. She clarified that the height of snow cover in the city will be 22–24 cm, which was observed in 1977 and 1985.
On November 29, Maria Abunina , an employee of the IZMIRAN Space Weather Forecast Center, informed that in the coming days, Moscow residents will be able to see the aurora . She said that the cause of this phenomenon will be one of the strongest magnetic storms of 2023.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Vladimir Putin is feared to have lost his dolphin warfare squadron in a 'storm of the century' that hit Crimea this week.
The specially trained anti-sabotage mammals were in service with the Russian navy.
Reports say their sea pens are missing in Sevastopol harbour > after the storm hit the Black Sea coast, as are floating booms and barriers to protect against Ukrainian kamikaze sea drones.
The dolphins are trained for use against enemy divers who invade harbours to plant limpet mines or for reconnaissance.
The mammals have been taught to alert their human controllers - or deliver lethal strikes from underwater guns, a warfare programme that began in Soviet times.
Independent defence analyst H I Sutton said - based on satellite images - that after the 'massive storm' battered Crimea on Monday and Tuesday, 'preliminary analysis reveals that the dolphin pens in Sevastopol harbour are gone.'
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A second oil train has exploded in Buryatia, deep inside Russia, in an evident Ukrainian secret services bid to block munitions from North Korea.
Yesterday it was revealed a train had exploded inside a nine-mile-long tunnel, the longest in Russia. Opportunity abounds
The line is used for munitions from North Korea to supply Vladimir Putin's invading forces in Ukraine, according to InformNapalm channel.
The channel added: 'The explosion incident allegedly occurred on the Itikit-Okushikan section of the East Siberian Railway in the Northern Railway Tunnel.
'It is located on the BAM (Baikal-Amur Mainline) and receives military supplies from the DPRK (North Korea).'
Kim Jong-un has supplied Putin with vast supplies of artillery shells and other munitions after the pair met in Vladivostok in September.
It is also on the main line for imports from China, said reports.
Dramatic footage from Russian news sites shows the carnage after the second explosion some 3,000 miles from the Ukrainian border in Siberia.
Ukrainian security sources had claimed the SBU secret service responsibility for the Severomuysky Tunnel explosion on Thursday.
Russian authorities have reported a number of attacks on transport infrastructure since it launched full-scale hostilities in Ukraine in February last year, occasionally pointing the finger at Kyiv.
'The Russians have fallen into the SBU's trap twice - another fuel train has exploded on the Baikal-Amur railway,' a source in Ukrainian law enforcement agencies said, referring to the SBU security services.
The source said the alleged attack on Friday was a follow-up to an initial explosion on Wednesday night involving a train transiting the remote region of Buryatia.
The second explosion on another train was reported 'in the same area'.
There was no immediate response from the Russian side to the latest incident, but Moscow confirmed a train crew earlier this week had spotted smoke in a fuel tank and called firefighters to the scene.
Russian business daily Kommersant on Friday cited sources as saying that investigators had opened a criminal probe into Wednesday's incident and that the fire on the train was likely caused by an unidentified explosive device.
'Russian special services should get used to the fact that our people are everywhere. Even in distant Buryatia,' the Ukrainian source said.
The source added that the second attack had targeted an alternative route for trains using the same railway - over the Chortov Bridge - also in Buryatia.
'This is exactly what the SBU was counting on: as the train was passing over this high 35-metre bridge, the explosive devices planted in it detonated.'
The Baikal-Amur railway is over 4,000 kilometres (2,500 miles) long and runs adjacent to the borders of China and Mongolia.
Russia earlier on Friday announced it had detained a dual Russian-Italian national for carrying out sabotage attacks on a railway and airbase, acting under the orders of Ukraine.
'Four tanker wagons from the train burned out, two more were damaged by fire,' reported Baza media outlet.
Fuel spread over an area of 1,600 square feet, it was stated.
The tunnel remains blocked from the first explosion which appears to have caused massive damage.
One account said the train comprised 50 tanker wagons - 41 with diesel and three with aviation fuel.
'As a result of the explosion, tanker wagon 16 at the head of the train burned out,' reported Baza.
Holes were found in two more tankers.
' After the explosion, it was possible to remove 14 tanks, but further transportation of the wagons is not yet possible.
'The explosion seriously damaged the rails, and the leaked fuel flooded them….
'Later, another train was blown up in the same area.'
A leaked internal email from Russian Railways stated: 'Attention EVERYONE!!!
'There was a terrorist attack in the Severomuysky tunnel!!!
'There are signs of explosions on the tankers….’
Russia initially claimed the tunnel explosion was caused by a 'short circuit'.
Last month Lt-Gen Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's military intelligence chief, said rockets in Kim's arsenal are suitable for the Grad anti-aircraft missile defence system, and some Russian tanks.
North Korea is capable of producing a significant number of artillery shells, since, unlike Russia, the Pyongyang regime has preserved facilities for serial weapons production.
According to Ukrainian intelligence, Russian military plants can satisfy seven per cent of the Russian army's needs for artillery shells.
'It's a question of how much the Koreans will be able to transfer quickly,' said Budanov.
#6
^ Yeah, but it's entertaining gibberish. And maybe some insight into Russian cynicism. Plus there is a joke at the link in #1 that is totally worth repeating:
There was a joke in early 90s about "pofigism". A journalist came to a rally of the "Party of Pofigists". A man held poster "Нам всё пофиг" ("we don't give a fuck about anything"). The journalist asked him:
-- don't you literally give a fuck about anything?
-- Yep
-- And even money, your career?
-- Yes, don't care about that
-- And the Motherland?
-- Motherland? Phhh.
-- And you don't give a fuck about your wife too, do you?
-- No, I love my wife
-- But the poster says "we don't give a fuck about anything"...
-- I don't give a fuck what it says
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[LB] Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Odesa regions were shelled and attacked.
In the Khmelnytskyi region, during another enemy attack, air defense forces were working with attack UAVs. As a result of their knocking down, the debris fell in the Shepetiv district on the territory of the former plant. There are no injured. There is no fire. Damages are being established, says the summary from OVA as of this morning.
There were two shellings (11 explosions) in the Chernihiv region during the day. The enemy fired mortars in the Novgorod-Siverskyi and Koryukivskyi districts. No information was received about losses among the local population or damage to civil infrastructure. The data is being verified.
In Sumy at night, the Russians carried out three shellings of border areas and settlements. Eight explosions were recorded. Seredyno-Budsk, Svesk communities came under fire. In the Seredyno-Budsk community, the premises of a grocery store were damaged as a result of shelling. Yesterday, during the day, the Russians carried out three shellings of border territories and settlements. 15 explosions were recorded. Krasnopilsk, Esmansk and Velikopysarivsk communities were shelled. No consequences.
In Mykolaivska yesterday, the enemy made artillery strikes on Dmytrivka of the Kutsurub community. There are no casualties. Also at night, the enemy made artillery strikes on Ochakiv of the Ochakiv community. No casualties.
In Luhansk yesterday, our defenders repelled several assaults in Serebryansk Forestry. The occupiers also tried to break through Ukrainian defenses near Stelmakhivka in the Swativ district. Nevsky and Bilogorivka came under mortar and artillery fire. During the day, the enemy fired 132 rounds (549 shells).
In Kharkiv, more than 16 settlements were hit by enemy artillery and mortar fire: Veterinarne, Vovchansk, Gatishche, Mala Vovcha, Dvorichna, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka, Berestovka. Airstrikes on Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Kupyansk, Kurylivka. In the Kupyan direction, the enemy carried out assaults near Synkivka, Petropavlivka, where the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled seven attacks.
In Zaporizhzhia, the enemy struck 100 attacks on 16 towns and villages of the region. The Rashists carried out 90 UAV attacks on Novodarivka, Zaliznychny, Robotyn and Mala Tokmachka and shelled Mala Tokmachka with salvo rocket systems. 90 artillery strikes hit the territory of Gulyaipol, Levadny, Poltavka, Novodanilivka, Novoandriivka, Biloghirya, Lugivskyi, Lobkovo, Pyatikhatky and other front-line settlements. Four reports were received about the destruction of residential buildings and infrastructure facilities. Civilians were not injured.
In Dnipropetrovsk near midnight, defenders from PvK "Skhid" destroyed three enemy drones. All "shahedis" were shot down over the Nikopol district. The occupiers also attacked the area with heavy artillery. The Marganets community was shelled. No victims. Yesterday afternoon, the enemy attacked Nikopol with three kamikaze drones. Damaged a private house. The enemy shelled the Marganets community with heavy artillery. Fired ten shells.
In Donetsk, 11 settlements were under the fire of last-day mortars: Toretsk, Avdiyivka, Kostyantynivka, Myrnograd, Novogrodivka, Pokrovsk, Ocheretyne, Severnye, Umanske, Novoukrainka, Novoselivka Persha. 17 residential buildings (six of them multi-apartment), a boarding school, "Teacher's House", two workshops and the administration building of the plant, 10 garages, the administration building of the court, the administration building of Pokrovsky RUP, 21 official cars, a civilian car, a cultural center, a kindergarten were damaged. In Donetsk region per day: 10 wounded.
In Odesa at night, Russian terrorists attacked Odesa with attack drones. Five "shaheds" were destroyed by our air defense forces. An unused building was damaged in the attack. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, no one was injured.
In the Kherson region, the enemy fired 107 rounds (656 shells) during the day, including six rounds (23 rounds) at Kherson. The Rashists targeted the districts of 25 settlements of the region; critical infrastructure facility and educational institution in Kherson; a medical institution and a preschool educational institution in the Kherson district. Yesterday afternoon in the suburbs of Kherson, an employee of the "ambulance" came under Russian fire. The medical team went to the call to Kindyika, where the Russians killed an elderly man. At the moment when they arrived at the place, the enemy hit the settlement again.
A 53-year-old paramedic received a contusion and an explosive injury. She was taken to the hospital. Around midnight today, four people were injured as a result of enemy artillery shelling of Dar'ivka. 10 houses, a hospital, a kindergarten were damaged. In one day in the region: one person died, five were injured. According to updated data, a woman was killed in Sadovoy this morning as a result of shelling.
We will remind you that yesterday the Russian Federation once again attacked the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine with an Kh-31 guided missile and two S300 anti-aircraft missiles. In addition, tonight the occupiers struck our country again, using eight S300 anti-aircraft guided missiles and 20 "Shahed-136/131" type UAVs. Our defenders destroyed 14 attack UAVs. Private residential buildings, a three-story residential building in the city of Myrnograd, Donetsk region, and other civil infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.
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[VESTI] The Russians launched 6 missiles at the Pokrovsky district
On the night of Thursday, November 30, the Russian Army launched six missiles at Pokrovsk, Novogrodovka and Mirnograd in the Pokrovsky district of the Donetsk region. At least 10 people were injured, and five more are being searched under the rubble.
Updated As of 21:00 , two people have already died in Novogrodovka: the body of another man was pulled out from under the rubble. The deceased is a 55-year-old resident of the house. A family may still remain under the rubble: a 33-year-old woman, a 38-year-old man and an 8-year-old girl. The rescue operation continues.
Details: As a result of the shelling, 10 people were injured, including 4 children. Five more people are being searched under the rubble. Police paramedics rescued the baby.
Details: In Pokrovsk, among the victims was a family with two children: a 16-year-old son and a 6-month-old baby. A 13-year-old boy was also injured. An apartment building and 9 private houses, a police department, cars, and garages were previously damaged. One of the shells exploded in the courtyard of the house where a family with two children lived. As a result of the shelling, the roof and walls of the house were destroyed, and the family found themselves under rubble.
In Novogradovka , they hit a multi-storey building. A 13-year-old child was wounded. Police and State Emergency Service specialists continue to work at the site of the missile strike. There may presumably be 5 more people under the rubble, including a child.
The Russians hit Mirnograd with two missiles from the S-300 air defense system. The police department was destroyed.
The State Emergency Service and the police are working at the hit sites all night. The search and rescue operation continues as police document the aftermath of the Russian strikes.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:10 Zelensky said that he had a conversation with Prime Minister of Bulgaria Nikolai Denkov, informed him about the current defense needs of Ukraine, in particular, about strengthening the Air Force and artillery.
21:58 Zaluzhny said that he had a telephone conversation with the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Charles Brown: “We discussed the situation at the front. He spoke about the enemy’s local offensive actions in the Kupyansky, Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions. At the same time, the Forces security and defense inflict significant losses on the enemy in manpower and equipment, and also deplete him along the entire front line. We agreed with General Brown to continue working together to find technological solutions to gain an advantage over the enemy in the air, fire engagement and mine clearance. Also shared with partners the results of our research into the effectiveness of the use of certain types of weapons."
21:54 The Russian army attacked Toretsk, Donetsk region, for the second time in a day. According to preliminary data, the enemy dropped two air bombs on the city, which hit the private sector. One person died and three were injured, the prosecutor's office said.
21:48 Zelensky, in an interview in Kiev with Nikkei and other foreign media, admitted that “everyone forgot about Ukraine” due to events in the Middle East: “I believe that this is exactly what the Russian Federation tried to achieve, and I am sorry to say that they achieved desired result." The president also once again stated that ceasefire negotiations with Moscow can begin only after the Russian military completely leaves the territory of Ukraine. “We cannot recognize our territories as territories of the Russian Federation,” he emphasized.
21:30 The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, Tatyana Moskalkova, stated that simultaneously with the Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets, on the basis of reciprocity, they each visited 119 captured military personnel who are located on the territory of Russia and Ukraine.
Lubinets clarified that Russian representatives visited Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Russian Federation, and Ukrainian representatives visited Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine. “The staff of our Office talked with the Russians and were once again convinced that our country adheres to the Geneva Conventions. Every prisoner of war is well-fed, provided with hygiene products, has the right to work, and has the opportunity to go for walks. As for medical care, it is also provided upon request prisoners of war. Also, everyone was given humanitarian packages with things and food. The Russians, in turn, talked with our defenders. According to them, they also provide medical assistance, and there was an opportunity to make phone calls to relatives. The captured Ukrainian soldiers recorded video messages to their relatives, who soon will be handed over to the recipients," the Ukrainian Ombudsman said.
21:17 Zelensky said that he held two important meetings in Zaporozhye: an operational one - with the military, the second - about fortification "in all main directions, where it is necessary to strengthen, speed up the construction of structures." One of the issues is the construction of shelters in schools, in particular in Zaporozhye and the region, so that children can study at least in a mixed format.
19:51 The delivery of a large batch of long-range bombs (GLSDB) from the United States to Ukraine has been postponed to 2024, Reuters reports. Last fall, Boeing, the main contractor for GLSDB, first approached Washington with a proposal to buy and deliver this small-diameter bomb to Ukraine. The production required materials, the contract was signed in March.
The Pentagon did not buy this missile for itself. Now sources familiar with the current timeline say the company will ship to the US in late December, followed by several months of testing before shipping to Ukraine, Reuters adds.
19:45 All political forces of the Verkhovna Rada signed a memorandum on holding the next elections only after the end of martial law. Both presidential and parliamentary elections must be held no earlier than six months after the end of martial law.
19:16 The Netherlands will provide Ukraine with an additional aid package worth 2.5 billion euros in 2024, said the country’s Foreign Minister Hanke Bruins Slot.
19:03 On December 12, the European Commission will publish the final draft plan for the use of Russian assets frozen in the EU in favor of Ukraine, Bloomberg writes. The European Commission's plan provides for the introduction of a tax on excess income from the use of frozen assets.
18:59 The National Police clarified that as a result of today’s shelling of Berislav, Kherson region, two policemen were wounded.
18:55 Zelensky visited a metro school in Kharkov at the University of the Kharkov metro station, the President’s Office reported. He visited classes and awarded teachers in the region.
At the University station, 831 children study from 40 classes, which are assigned to 11 educational institutions. Premises for teaching children are located at five stations of the Kharkov metro: University, Peremoga, Tractor Plant, Metrostroiteley and Academician Pavlov. 105 classes have been formed, with 2,094 students in grades 1-11 studying. Classrooms are assigned to 26 lyceums, children study in two shifts. Schoolchildren from all over the city are transported free of charge by buses along 12 routes, accompanied by patrol police. There are accompanying persons on buses with children.
18:34 The Russian Army shelled the village. Liptsy, Dergachiv community, Kharkov region, one person was injured, the prosecutor's office reported.
18:17 The Russians are trying to recreate the Ukrainian surface drone SeaBaby in order to use it against Ukraine, sources of the UP in the special services said. According to them, the enemy managed to assemble a “conditionally working” model of a naval drone from the remains of several devices found at the site of the attacks.
17:29 The Russians shelled Tyaginka, Kherson region, three people were injured, the OVA reported.
17:04 EU countries have agreed on a package of financial support for Ukraine worth 50 billion euros for the next four years , SkyNews writes. European Budget Commissioner Johannes Hann said that the aid package is not disputed by any EU country.
17:00 The new Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, received the Russian ambassador in Bratislava and said that Slovakia should prepare for the period after the end of the war in Ukraine and the “standardization of relations” with Russia.
16:56 The Russians fired a mortar at a residential area in Toretsk, Donetsk region. Three people who came to receive humanitarian aid at the administrative building were wounded, the prosecutor's office reported.
16:53 The Biden administration called on Turkey to refrain from supporting Hamas and Russia, The Wall Street Journal writes, citing sources. Deputy Treasury Secretary for Counterterrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson, during a visit to Ankara, told representatives of the Turkish authorities that they are provoking violence in the Middle East and Europe by actively helping Hamas and Russian militants violate Western sanctions. US officials have warned that Turkish companies and individuals risk sanctions if they continue to help Russia evade sanctions.
16:10 Hungary will not support the decision to begin negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU and the EU’s allocation of 50 billion euros to it until 2027, said the head of Orban’s office, Gergely Gulyas.
15:51 North Korea sent about 2,000 containers with weapons to Russia, writes Reuters. The containers could contain shells and short-range missiles. They were loaded onto Russian ships in the port of the North Korean free economic zone of Rason, which has not operated since 2018.
15:32 The Russian army attacked Berislav, Kherson region, with a drone, two people were wounded, OVA reported.
15:29 Russian media write that the cause of the fire in a freight train in the Severomuysk tunnel was allegedly caused by a “short circuit in the cable network.” A freight train of 50 cars began to enter a tunnel near the Okushikan station in Buryatia when the driver heard a “pop.” A fire started in one of the carriages. As a result, three tank cars were damaged, one of them burned out completely. Currently, recovery and firefighting trains are operating in the tunnel. Propagandists claim that there are no delays in the movement of passenger trains and no people were injured.
15:15 Zelensky said that he had a conversation with Scholz, they discussed further defense cooperation, the situation on the battlefield, and the work of the grain corridor. The President also had a telephone conversation with Rishi Sunak, informed about the priority needs to increase the defense capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and strengthen the Ukrainian air shield after visits to the front line in the south and east of Ukraine.
15:02 The Russians fired a mortar at the civilian infrastructure of the city of Seredina-Buda, Sumy region. One person was wounded, prosecutors said.
14:43 First Lady Elena Zelenskaya was included in the list of the 25 most influential women in the world in 2023 according to the British newspaper Financial Times. Zelenskaya was included in the Heroes category. The Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas gave a characterization of the first lady. According to her, Zelenskaya, like her husband, has become “a global symbol of perseverance.”
14:09 The number of deaths as a result of enemy shelling of the village of Sadovoye, Kherson community, has increased to three, the OVA reported.
13:25 The growth of social tension and the deterioration of the social situation in the Russian Federation is stated by Russian officials and representatives of the special services themselves, including in closed reports to the country’s top leadership, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reports. According to Ukrainian military intelligence, the increase in protest activity of the Russian population is expressed by increasingly high dissatisfaction with the war against Ukraine.
In addition, there is a deterioration in the crime situation within the Russian Federation. The increase in crime in the regions is caused by the loss of stable sources of income, difficulties in finding employment and alcoholism of the population. Also increasing social tension is affected by rising prices.
13:11 Zelensky said that he visited the forward command post of the defenders of Kupyansk.
12:59 As a result of the Ukrainian strike on the Russian headquarters in occupied Tokmak, Zaporozhye region, which they placed in a kindergarten, at least 14 Russian military personnel were eliminated, including many officers, said the mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov. According to him, on November 29, explosions also continued in Tokmak - in those places in the vicinity of the city where the enemy concentrates military equipment and manpower.
12:36 Zelensky said at a meeting with students in Nikolaev that it would be more difficult for Ukraine to return Donbass than Crimea, since local residents fought against the Ukrainian Armed Forces: “It may happen that we return the territories before these people. If, for example, we take Donbass, people have been living there for ten years, but not there. They live in another dimension. I think it will be more difficult with Donbass. I believe that the territories are returning with people. If people don’t want it, it will be very, very difficult. I think it will be very difficult to return Donbass mentally more difficult, because there was a contact line with the occupation for ten years and there were constant hostilities. There was a lot of separatism on the other side, they fought. This means that in this or that family in Donbass, not everyone returned. Or some kind of history returned. Relationships are clear. And even now, when the Russian Federation is fighting and fighting against us, the toughest ones are the separatists. They are standing. The Russians are fleeing, but these are standing. But there were no hostilities in Crimea."
The President believes that now “the main thing for Ukraine is to preserve us, our integrity,” and the situation in the occupied territories may change with the change of generations.
12:32 The Russians fired artillery at the village of Sadovoye, Kherson region, one person was killed, the OVA reported. In addition, one person was injured as a result of an enemy attack on the Korabel microdistrict of Kherson.
11:41 A bill has been submitted to the US Congress to seize the assets of sanctioned Russian oligarchs and transfer them to the restoration of Ukraine. The document was introduced by both Democrats and Republicans from both houses of parliament: Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat) and Lindsey Graham (Republican), along with members of the House of Representatives Joe Wilson (Republican) and Steve Cohen (Democrat).
The bill's description says it will "allow the Department of Justice to more quickly confiscate high-value assets belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarchs through existing administrative forfeiture procedures and transfer the proceeds from those assets to Ukraine." In particular, we are talking about private jets, yachts and other expensive assets.
11:37 Ukrainian media report, citing sources, about a new special operation of the SBU: tonight there was an explosion on the Baikal-Amur Mainline, namely in the Severomuisky tunnel named after. Bessolovo, which is located in Buryatia. This is the only full-fledged railway route between Russia and China, and now this route, used by the Russian Federation for military supplies, is paralyzed. According to media reports, four explosive devices went off while the freight train was moving, and the FSB is now on the scene.
In turn, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reported that in the last days of November, two objects burned down on important sections of the Russian railway in the Moscow region: a relay cabinet near the settlement of Lazenki, Novoperedelkinsky district, and a relay cabinet near the settlement of Artemyevo, Domodedovo urban district. As a result of “a special event carried out jointly with the resistance movement,” train traffic in these areas was paralyzed, the Main Intelligence Directorate reports.
11:10 At the site of shelling of a residential building in Novogrodovka, Donetsk region, the body of the deceased was pulled out from under the rubble. As of 10:00, there are probably four people under the rubble, one of them a child. The search and rescue operation continues, said Igor Moroz, head of the OSA.
10:58 Putin will hold a direct line and an annual large press conference on December 14, Peskov said.
10:27 Ukraine produces about 50 thousand FPV drones every month, while Russia produces six times more, Forbes writes. In total, there are about 200 UAV manufacturers in Ukraine, which provide only 10-15% of the total needs of the army. At the same time, Ukrainian manufacturers lack 2,000 engineers, and to reach the level of Russia, the industry needs 6,000 engineers.
09:51 In the Odessa region, during a night attack, a drone hit an unused building, said Oleg Kiper, head of the OVA. The fire was quickly extinguished by rescuers; no people were injured.
09:22 At night, the Russian army attacked Daryevka, Kherson region, four local residents were injured, OVA reports. About ten residential buildings, a kindergarten and a hospital were damaged. Over the previous 24 hours, one person was killed and five were injured as a result of Russian shelling in the region.
08:47 As a result of the night shelling of settlements in the Pokrovsky district of the Donetsk region, ten people were injured, including four children. Five more people are being searched under the rubble, the National Police said. The enemy fired six S-300 missiles at Pokrovsk, Novogrodovka and Mirnograd. Apartment and private buildings, the police department, and cars were damaged.
08:35 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of November 30:
personnel - about 328,760 (+1180) people,
tanks - 5551 (+13),
armored combat vehicles - 10,340 (+28),
artillery systems - 7909 (+1),
MLRS - 910 (+0),
air defense systems - 600 (+0),
aircraft - 323 (+0),
helicopters - 324 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 5954 (+10),
cruise missiles - 1567 (+0),
ships/boats - 22 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 10,361 (+13),
special equipment - 1124 (+3).
08:09 In the Khmelnytsky region, during a night attack, debris from downed drones fell on the territory of a former plant in the Shepetovsky district, no people were injured, the OVA reported. The IAEA team monitoring the situation at the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant reported that, while in its premises, it heard several explosions in the immediate vicinity last night for 20 minutes.
07:58 At night, air defense destroyed 14 of 20 Shahed attack UAVs , which Russia attacked from two directions - Crimea and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, the Air Force command reported. Air defense operated in the southern, eastern and central regions of Ukraine. In addition, the Russians attacked the Donetsk region with eight S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles.
07:41 Over the past 24 hours, 101 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In particular, the Defense Forces repelled 24 enemy attacks in the Limansky direction (in the Serebryansky forestry areas of the Luhansk region and east of Ternov, Yampolevka, Torskoye, Donetsk region) and 22 attacks in Avdeevsky (near Stepnoy, Novokalinovo, east of Novobakhmutovka, Avdeevka, south of Tonenkoye, Severny, Pervomaisky, Donetsk region).
In the Kupyansk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled enemy attacks near Sinkovka, Petropavlovka in the Kharkov region and Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk region; on Bakhmutsky - near Ivanovsky and Andreevka, Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the Krasnohorivka and Novomikhailovka districts of the Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - south of Prechistovka, Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - in the Rabotino area and north-west of Verbovoy, Zaporozhye region.
At the same time, the Defense Forces continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol direction, assault operations south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, and in the Kherson direction they hold occupied positions on the left bank of the Dnieper.
04:40 In Russian Bryansk, drones attacked a warehouse with Shahed drones, which in Russia are called Geran-2, local publics report. According to them, city residents heard explosions in the area of the television center. Russian authorities did not comment on the explosions.
00:33 In Crimea, Russian TV channels broadcast videos with appeals from Zelensky , Zaluzhny and Budanov, local publics report. The Ukrainian president’s address was also supplemented by footage of Ukrainian Armed Forces’ strikes on Russian positions and on Russian ships in the Black Sea. Advisor to the Gauleiter of Crimea Oleg Kryuchkov later reported that a number of local Internet providers had been hacked.
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[NewsFront] 23:55 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 11/30/2023 to 00:00 12/01/2023
Over the past 24 hours, the Representative Office reported 22 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian forces.
Information was received about the injury of two civilians in the Kalininsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk.
Eight residential buildings in the Kalininsky district of Donetsk, as well as five civil infrastructure facilities, were damaged.
The areas of three settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky, Kalininsky districts), Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Leninsky, Kalininsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts).
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 12 attacks from MLRS, 155mm artillery, and attack UAVs.
At Gorlivske there were eight artillery attacks from 152mm and 155mm artillery, incl. with a cluster warhead, an attack UAV.
On Yasinovatsky there were two artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
A total of 65 units of various ammunition were fited.
In the previous day, 15 artillery attacks were recorded from the Ukrainian forces.
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21:50 Front bird broadcasts: Zaporozhye direction. Verbovoe. 30.11 21:40
After thoroughly roasting the enemy, our units carried out some tactical and organizational measures.
The enemy tried to take advantage of the moment and counterattack.
As a result, the Ukrainian Armed Forces got hit in the teeth and rolled back.
We fight. Moving forward
21:20 Russian Ministry of Defense in forms:
Major Andrei Chekmarev, holder of the Order of Courage, told how he led his subordinates out from under fire
— During the battles near Verbov, contact with advanced anti-tank units was lost. The enemy, using electronic warfare equipment, conducted continuous artillery fire.
— The battery commander personally went to the positions with his soldiers. For more than a day, under enemy artillery fire, the anti-tank units, together with the commander, held the line. Then, in small groups, Major Chekmarev led two ATGM crews and a machine gun crew to safe positions, from where the unit continued its work. None of the seven people were injured.
20:30 Footage of the capture of a Ukrainian Armed Forces supporter by fighters from the “Center” group -video
After a long and methodical processing of the positions of the 67th brigade with artillery and drones, our unit was able to close in and capture them, as well as capture one militant. At 00:07 seconds, the surrendered enemy is ordered to leave cover and discard his equipment and weapons.
After this, our soldiers wait out the artillery attack from the militants. At 00:50 seconds you can see the evacuation of the wounded to the rear.
20:00 Operational reports report:
Three unsuccessful attempts to counterattack in the area of Mar'inka and Yampolovka cost the Ukrainian Armed Forces a total of 520 people killed and wounded.
In addition, the AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar station was destroyed in the Zhelanny area. Two more radar stations for detecting and tracking air targets ST-68UM and P-18 were destroyed in the area of Krasnoarmeysk and Novogrodovka.
In other sectors of the front, Ukraine lost another 230 military personnel, as well as a rear command post and a command and observation post of two Ukrainian brigades.
19:20 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC arrived information: for November 30, as of 19:00, casualties among civilians in the cities of the Republic
Donetsk (Kirovsky district):
– on the territory of the mine named after. Skochinsky, a man born in 1964 was wounded.
18:40 Russian Ministry of Defense reports:
Today at about 17.30, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack by an aircraft-type UAV on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped.
18:15 The Russian Ministry of Defense reports: The chief of staff of a motorized rifle battalion told how volunteers from Ulyanovsk repel attacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces -video
“Recently, about 10 attacks by Ukrainian nationalists have been repelled. My unit repelled three attacks. We are ready to repel the next influx at any time, the servicemen feel good and are ready to carry out tasks,” says the officer with the call sign “Yantar”.
17:45 Front bird broadcasts: Kharkov direction (n. Kupyansk area) 30.11 17:00
It is reported that our units have again deployed new attack drones and carried out targeted strikes on enemy positions.
In particular, the new Lancet model hit the designated targets.
Among other things, the assault detachments of the Russian Armed Forces work harmoniously, using 82mm. mortars before offensive operations.
16:25 Russian Army comes in the Khar'kov region, capturing enemy positions, Zelensky urgently arrived at the front
In the Kupyansky direction in the area of Liman Pervy, Russian troops continue assault operations in the direction of the railway and Sinkovka.
Ukrainian military analysts recognize the success of our troops by publishing maps of their progress.
South of Liman Pervy, our fighters have entrenched themselves in a forested area and are continuing their attacks.
South-west of Pershotravnevoy, Russian troops continue attacks in the direction of the Petropavlovsky Headquarters, east of the village of Petropavlovka.
Positional combat continues west of Orlyanka and east of Ivanovka. Without changes.
The Russian Ministry of Defense in a new report reports that yesterday the Ukrainian Armed Forces also tried to counterattack: the Russian Armed Forces repelled 2 attacks by assault groups of the 14th and 30th infantry Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement. Sin'kovka.
Enemy losses: up to 45 militants and 2 vehicles.
15:40 Front bird broadcasts: Kupyansk direction. Situation at 13:00.
Yesterday our army withstood several intense enemy counterattacks in Sin'kovka and eventually gained a foothold on the northern outskirts of the village. At these moments, active combat continues with the use of heavy weapons and aircraft.
On the southern flank, the slow advance continues in the area of Kislovka, Ivanovka and Orlovka.
The enemy “gritting his teeth” confirms our advance.
15:15 Telegram channel Fisherman:
Kherson direction reports positional battles in Krynki as of 14.00 November 30, 2023
In Krynki in the Kherson direction, the situation essentially remains the same: Ukrainian formations, having established themselves along the edge of the forest, are trying to move deeper, but to no avail.
Yesterday, two assault groups of Ukrainian Navy marines from the so-called greenhouses came under artillery fire, and then Russian reconnaissance groups. As a result of the shooting battle, the Ukrainian marines retreated and were then evacuated to the northern outskirts.
At night, two enemy assault detachments in two boats landed on the northern outskirts of the village. At the same time, a rotation of personnel was carried out under the railway bridge, which the day before came under attack by the Russian Armed Forces.
14:25 Battles near Avdievka: hunting for the Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry -video
Snipers of the reconnaissance and assault detachment “Cluny” identify militants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in positions and then eliminate them.
Trenches and shelters do not save the Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry from destruction by FPV drones of the “Sudoplatov” (“Doomsday”) project, which dive on them under the control of the “Russian Hawks” of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps.
13:25 Paratroopers from Buryatia win enemy in the Artemovsk direction.
On the northern flank of Artyomovsk, assault groups of the 11th Separate Guards Order of Suvorov Airborne Assault Brigade of the Russian Airborne Forces (Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia), during a daring attack, made a hole in the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and liberated Khromovo (Artyomovskoye). The enemy suffered significant losses, the surviving militants fled.
12:45 Su-34 operational-tactical aviation of the Aerospace Forces strikes with a FAB-500 M62 aerial bomb with UMPC at the location of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Berislav, Kherson region -video.
11:45 Military personnel of the Dnepr group of troops continue to destroy militants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson direction
11:20 Front bird broadcasts: Zaporozhye direction. Verbovoe. 30.11 11:20
It is reported that positions that were abandoned by us 1.5 months ago are being systematically returned under our control and influence.
Let's fight!
10:40 Front bird broadcasts: Krasny Liman district 11/30
The successful operation of our 120mm self-propelled guns 2S9 “Nona” and 152mm 2S19 “MSTA-S” is reported.
With the help of crossfire, it was possible to suppress enemy artillery points and take out fortifications.
The guys on the ground report a noticeable increase in artillery strikes from both sides.
10:20 Criminal Kyiv regimecontinuesto fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Proletarka, n.p. Korsunka, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Dnepryany, n.p. Krynki, n.p. Golaya Pristan, firing a total of 37 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
09:45 The crew of the anti-tank missile system, which destroyed the vaunted German Leopard 1A5 tank with the first shot, modestly talks about the destruction of the “cat” -video.
09:25 Front bird broadcasts: Zaporozhye direction. Verbovoe. 30.11
The morning artillery artillery attack began from both sides.
Our birds are again working to the limit.
Thanks to the skill of our UAV operators, we successfully identify enemy positions.
After detection, we send large-caliber gifts to the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants.
08:45 Frontline summary for the morning of November 30, 2023
In the Kherson-Crimean direction there are oncoming battles in Krynki. Long-range weapons of the Russian Armed Forces were operating against Ukrainian marines in the village and on the adjacent islands.
Also under attack are Ukrainian positions in Kherson, Antonovka, Nikolsky (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name in the Ugledar direction), Ponyatovka, Tokarevka, Tyaginka, Lvov and Kozatsky. Russian - in Golaya Pristan, Aleshki, Poima, Peschanovka, Podstepnoye, Kazachi Lagery and Korsunka.
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian Armed Forces, with artillery support, counterattacked west of the village of Rabotino and managed to regain a number of positions. Similar actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at Verbovoy did not bring them success. The Russian Armed Forces fired at Ukrainian troops in Kamensky, Shcherbaki, Novodanilovka, Malaya Tokmachka, Charovny, Gulyaypole and Poltavka. Ukrainian long-range weapons operated against Russian positions in Kopany, Novoprokopovka, Novopokrovka and Novofedorovka.
On the Donetsk Front, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, carried out assault operations near Novomikhailovka, in Marinka, near the city of Krasnogorovka, Pervomaisky, in the industrial zone on the southeastern outskirts of Avdeevka and near Stepnoy (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Zaporozhye and Ugledarsky directions).
There is some minor progress beyond the railway line at the last listed section. They also attacked near Severny (a populated area northwest of Gorlovka). The goal is to suppress the activity of the APU in waste heaps. Ukrainian positions in Pobeda, Georgievka, Nevelskoye, Netaylov, Ocheretin, Sukhaya Balka, New York and Toretsk are under fire. Russian - in Aleksandrovka, Staromikhailovka, Donetsk, the village of Krasnogorovka and Gorlovka.
In the Bakhmut direction, the Russian Armed Forces, with artillery support, attacked northeast of Kleshcheevka, trying to advance to the heights. No success. A little further north, Russian troops took Khromoevo, an important logistics settlement.
08:10 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 November 29, 2023 to 00:00 November 30, 2023
Over the past 24 hours, the Representative Office reported 15 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.
There were no reports of civilian casualties.
Four residential buildings were damaged in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, the Central City district of Gorlovka, and one civil infrastructure facility was also damaged.
The areas of two settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky, Central City districts), the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Petrovsky districts).
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 10 attacks from 155mm artillery.
At Gorlivske there were five artillery attacks from 155mm and 152mm artillery.
A total of 49 units of various ammunition were fired.
In the previous day, 38 artillery attacks were recorded from the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.
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[Regnum] The Russian Navy has received two nuclear submarines at its disposal - the strategic cruiser Emperor Alexander III and the multipurpose submarine K-571 Krasnoyarsk, a source in the military-industrial complex told reporters.
“Acceptance documents have been signed on the transfer to the fleet of two submarines, Alexander III and Krasnoyarsk, built at Sevmash,” noted the interlocutor, quoted by RIA Novosti.
According to him, the official flag-raising ceremony on these submersibles will take place after December 10. The source recalled that the ship is considered accepted for combat duty only after the St. Andrew's flag is raised on board.
He added that for now we are talking about the technical transfer of submarines.
As Regnum reported , on November 21, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the completion of state tests of the Emperor Alexander III submarine. The head of the department clarified that this cruiser will be transferred to the Pacific Fleet. He also informed that the share of modern ships in the Russian nuclear triad has reached 100%.
On November 7, a source close to the Russian Ministry of Defense told TASS that, as part of state tests, the Krasnoyarsk submarine successfully launched the Oniks supersonic missile and the Kalibr-PL cruise missile. The launches were carried out from an underwater position in the White Sea.
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[Regnum] The Volgograd Regional Duma adopted amendments to the law on renaming the regional center. The meeting took place on November 30. This was reported by the press service of the legislative body.
The regional law on the administrative-territorial structure, which envisages holding a regional referendum in the event of a decision to consider the issue of renaming Volgograd to Stalingrad, was adopted by parliamentarians in the first and second final readings.
“I would like to emphasize that with this law we do not make a decision to rename the city of Volgograd and do not announce a referendum; we are improving the mechanism for taking into account the opinions of citizens when assigning names to settlements, as well as their renaming,” explained Chairman of the Volgograd Regional Duma Alexander Bloshkin .
He emphasized that we are talking about any settlements, and not just about Volgograd, as many interpreted.
Deputy Chairman of the Regional Duma Sergei Bulgakov noted that the bill is aimed at improving the legal mechanism.
“The issue of renaming settlements is being considered based on the opinion of the population. If the issue of renaming the regional center is considered, it is necessary to hold a regional referendum,” he clarified.
Before the amendments were made, according to the law, there was a provision that only its residents could participate in a referendum on renaming settlements.
The proposal to rename other settlements in the Volgograd region will be considered supported if more than half of those participating in the referendum vote in its favor.
As IA Regnum reported , the topic of renaming Volgograd has come up periodically over the past two years. Once again, a similar initiative was launched in January 2023. A letter with a proposal to rename the city on the occasion of the anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad, the 80th anniversary of the victory in which was celebrated on February 2, was sent by the International Union of Former Juvenile Prisoners of Fascism to the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, who heads the organizing committee for celebrating the anniversary, and the Governor of the Volgograd region Andrey Bocharov .
According to the authors of the appeal, the moment has come when the city should return its name, which gained worldwide fame in January 1943.
Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that it is necessary to take a balanced approach to the initiative to rename Volgograd to Stalingrad. He emphasized that there are no discussions on this issue in the administration or at the level of the head of state. The Kremlin official also drew attention to VTsIOM polls, which say that the majority of city residents do not share this point of view.
The city has a practice of changing its name on holidays. Road signs before the anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad" Volgograd" was changed to "Stalingrad " at the entrances to the city.
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[Regnum] The actions of the United States of America in Ukraine led to catastrophic results, said former adviser to the head of the Pentagon, Colonel Douglas McGregor .
On his page on the social network X (formerly Twitter), he wrote that the consequence of Washington’s actions in Ukraine was the path to suicide for the latter, and it was the actions of the US government that led to the current situation in Kiev.
As reported by IA Regnum, Douglas McGregor previously announced the depletion of all military reserves of the United States of America due to endless assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the colonel, there is no chance of resolving the conflict in favor of Ukraine.
McGregor also previously accused US President Joe Biden of starting a conflict in Ukraine and said that this decision is the most stupid and thoughtless since Biden took office.
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#5 I thought the Colonel said the Ukraine was all but conquered by now.
A bit of an exaggeration.
Col. MacGregor's prior claims of Ukrainian casualties appears to be somewhat inflated as well, IMO, simply because the Ukrainians continue to deploy one more unit than the Russians.
That said, it appears from all signs -- from both sides -- the Ukrainian Army is starting to crumble, as Russian forces slowly advance to the west.
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^ Mexico is at war with us. China too. Treasonous Biden is eager to fight Russia but aids and abets our real enemies.
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Looks like they dressed him up a bit for this picture.
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Col. MacGregor's prior claims of Ukrainian casualties appears to be somewhat inflated as well, IMO, simply because the Ukrainians continue to deploy one more unit than the Russians
Nah. He's just using official Russian figures, which not even Russia believes.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is italics.
[ColonelCassad] Tolerance is in danger.
On Thursday, November 30, the Supreme Court considered the administrative claim of the Ministry of Justice, recognized the international public LGBT movement as an extremist organization and banned its activities in Russia, RBC was told in court.
The Ministry of Justice's lawsuit, which was filed in court on November 17, was considered in the presence of a representative of the plaintiff; no one from the defendant appeared. Since the case was classified, the meeting was held behind closed doors. Journalists were only allowed in to hear the decision announced.
Earlier, a statement from the ministry’s press service stated that in the activities of the LGBT movement operating in Russia, in accordance with the federal law “On Combating Extremist Activities,” “various signs and manifestations of an extremist orientation, including incitement of social and religious discord,” were identified "
On the same day that the Ministry of Justice filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum that LGBT people are also part of society and have the right to win competitions in the field of culture. He also noted that at various cultural competitions in Western countries, in order to win, you need to either tell or show something from the life of sexual minorities, “transgenders and... some other transformers - many different names.” The President added that “equality should be everywhere, in everything, including in competitions in the field of culture.”
The law banning LGBT propaganda, pedophilia and gender reassignment in Russia was signed by Vladimir Putin in December last year. Responsibility was introduced for “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships, pedophilia and gender reassignment” among persons of any age. The new prohibitory measure increased penalties for this kind of propaganda among those under 18 years of age. Previously, only LGBT propaganda among minors was prohibited. Violation of the ban on LGBT propaganda is punishable by a fine of up to 400 thousand rubles, as well as up to 5 million rubles. for legal entities. For disseminating information that may induce minors to change gender, they can be fined up to 200 thousand rubles, legal entities - up to 4 million rubles.
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Why?
According to the expert group, the LGBT movement carries out activities aimed at destroying fundamental Russian spiritual and moral values, promoting the exclusivity, superiority or inferiority of a person based on his sexual orientation.
What is LGBT in the Russian Federation?
In Russia, the movement is represented by the associations “Russian LGBT Network”, “Sports LGBT Community”, “Moscow LGBT Community Center”, “LGBT Resource Center in Yekaterinburg” and nine other organizations.
According to our data, all operate with the support of the USA, Great Britain, Sweden and subsidies from the Soros Open Society. They receive more than 500 million rubles for their activities. All these communities can be banned and blocked.
What will not be possible?
Anything that promotes LGBT people is banned. These are: a rainbow without blue, all sorts of thematic patches, badges on clothing, and so on that can identify the wearer as an LGBT representative. Plus parades, processions, rallies, theme parties.
What will be possible?
It is not prohibited to be in an LGBT relationship, meet people offline and online, date, and so on.
Preliminarily, LGBT clubs are also not subject to the ban; they are not going to be closed. But if it is proven that the place is connected with the LGBT movement (that is, with an organization), then closing the shop is quite possible. The same situation applies to dating sites.
Russia will not be tolerant.
Funny hysterics of domestic liberalism and the West are included.
LGBT movements created in Russia are coordinated and financed from unfriendly countries, says Alexey Mikhalchik , lawyer, managing partner of the Mikhalchik and Partners law office. He stated this on November 30 to a Regnum correspondent.
Previously, the Supreme Court of Russia recognized the activities of the “International LGBT Social Movement” as extremist and banned it in the Russian Federation.
“On the one hand, it is clear that the decision was made within the framework of a certain trend aimed at protecting traditional values. This agenda is now actively moving forward, ” Mikhalchik stated. — On the other hand, we must understand that during the period of the Northern Military District there emerged a confrontation with states where these movements play a fairly serious role in social and political life. And all associations of this kind created in Russia are coordinated and financed from unfriendly countries. This could not but cause a response from the state.”
As for the consequences that the Supreme Court's decision will cause, as Mikhalchik explained, participation and organizational actions related to the management and financing of such organizations will now actually constitute a criminal offense.
“As practice shows, here formal membership in any organization is not required for a sentence. It will be enough to self-identify as a member of this organization, participate in some mass events held by the specified movement, projects, and so on. All this can be converted into the conclusion that a particular person is a member of such an organization. Plus, of course, donations, activities related to establishing communication between members, participation in closed chats,” said the lawyer.
He emphasized that the parent organizations of the LGBT movement are located abroad, where they seriously influence social and political processes. Their agenda contrasts sharply with the one set in Russia.
“Traditional values are the direct opposite of the values professed by LGBT people. This is already at a deep, ontological level. As a lawyer, I am in any case in favor of a legal resolution to the situation. I am very interested in what exactly the Supreme Court wrote in its decision. I think it was not easy to formulate,” concluded Mikhalchik.
Earlier , IA Regnum reported that only a representative of the Ministry of Justice took part in the Supreme Court hearing; there was no one on the defendant’s side in the court. The meeting was held behind closed doors and lasted more than four hours, since the case materials consist of about 20 volumes.
Commenting on this decision of the Supreme Court, political scientist Nikita Danyuk said that the “international LGBT movement” only at first glance looks like an unconnected network of communities, but by all indications it is an extremist organization. According to him, LGBT extremists, under the pretext of following their values, promote illegal actions. They take advantage of the fact that people who are LGBT are easily drawn into these extremist activities and become carriers of the corresponding ideological schemes, and so on.
The “International LGBT Movement” only at first glance looks like an unconnected network of communities, but by all indications it is an extremist organization similar to AUE (an organization whose activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation) and Columbine (an organization whose activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation). Nikita Danyuk , political scientist, member of the OPRF, first deputy director of the Institute of Strategic Studies and Forecasts of the RUDN University,this to a Regnum correspondent on November 30
Previously, the Supreme Court of Russia recognized the activities of the “international LGBT social movement” as extremist and banned it in Russia.
“LGBT extremists, under the pretext of following their values, promote illegal actions, ” Danyuk said. “ They take advantage of the fact that people who are LGBT are easily drawn into these extremist activities and become carriers of the corresponding ideological schemes and so on. Let’s not forget that participants in this movement were once brought to administrative responsibility for posting Nazi symbols, justifying Nazi ideology, and after the charges were brought forward, they began to actively use their membership in the LGBT community.”
Danyuk emphasized that the participants in this movement understand that they are carrying out extremist activities, but are desperately trying to hide it. According to him, they are trying to destroy traditional family values that have been formed over generations, calling for mass unrest, and inciting religious and ethnic hatred.
“In addition, they form a negative image of our country by presenting so-called reports on the infringement of LGBT rights. There are attempts to discredit the Russian armed forces. It is also important to take into account that the main source of funding for this movement is Western foundations - in the USA, Great Britain and Sweden,” concluded Danyuk.
Political scientist Armen Gasparyan agrees with him.
“The decision [of the court], apparently, was made, among other things, because of those people who committed crimes of an extremist nature (there were many of them), but at the same time, when they saw Comrade Major, they began to shout that this was persecution a sign of their orientation, that Russia is a country of hellish homophobia and so on, ” Gasparyan explained. — Accordingly, in the eyes of the West they immediately became prisoners of conscience. Immediately, funding from the West increased, and so on.”
In addition, he noted that cases of inciting social and religious hatred have been recorded more than once.
Earlier , IA Regnum reported that only a representative of the Ministry of Justice participated in the Supreme Court hearing. It was the department that filed the lawsuit; there was no one on the defendant’s side in court. The meeting was held behind closed doors and lasted more than four hours, since the case materials consist of about 20 volumes.
Before this, on November 17, it became known that the Russian Ministry of Justice filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court to ban the international LGBT social movement, whose activities have revealed various signs and manifestations of an extremist orientation, including inciting social and religious hatred.
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