[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Pink Floyd singer Roger Waters has said Ukraine is 'run by Nazis'
That should be Noted Joo-hater, Roger Waters, etc.
In an interview, he said Putin may be 'leading Russia to the benefit of its people'
Former bandmate David Gilmour previously called Waters a 'Putin apologist'
And he was right!
The row between former Pink Floyd bandmates is deepening after Roger Waters claimed that Ukraine is 'run by Nazis' and 'not really a country' just days after David Gilmour echoed accusations that he is 'antisemitic'.
In a further broadside, Waters announced he had secretly re-recorded the iconic 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon without the rest of the band, saying that he can do whatever he wishes with it as 'it's my project and I wrote it.'
The two former bandmates have been arguing for 40 years since Waters left the band, which has sold more than 250 million records, in 1985.
The recent rekindling of the spat came as Gilmour's wife Polly Samson, 60, made a series of allegations about Waters labelling him 'antisemitic to (his) rotten core' as well as a 'Putin apologist' - in a post which was retweeted by her partner.
Waters rebuffed the claims, which he called 'wildly inaccurate' and 'incendiary', adding that he is 'taking advice on his position'.
“It can’t be Joooooooooo-hate when every word about those evil, Christ-hating, money-grubbing baby killers is true,” Waters added. He then emailed that statement to every English-speaking journalist in the world, being careful to include all the Israeli ones and those with Jewish-sounding names, offering himself for interviews to all but the Jewish/Israeli ones.
Waters, a co-founder of Pink Floyd, has drawn some ire for voicing his opinion on Putin's invasion, and was denounced by Ukraine yesterday after he told the United Nations Security Council that Russia's attack was 'not unprovoked'.
Commenting on the Ukraine conflict, Waters told The Telegraph that in his view the idea Russia's invasion was unprovoked is 'f***ing insane' before claiming that 'Nazis are in control' of Ukraine's government.
Nazis like that Ukrainian Jew, President Zelensky. How fortunate for Mr. Waters that he gets to hate the man twice over.
He also labelled Ukraine as a 'deeply divided' country that 'is not really a country at all' and more of a 'patchy vague experiment'.
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Waters is an extreme antisemite nutter. I'd think he'd have no problems with "nazis."
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...FWIW, at the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame, one of the giant puppets from the stage show of The Wall is on display, and on the wall next to it, in foot high letters, is a quote from Mr. Waters explaining why he hates everyone.
There's a lot of reasons I've never gone back there, and that's one of 'em.
#Ukraine: At least 31 vehicles lost - the aftermath of the Russian attack on Vuhledar, #Donetsk Oblast. 13 Russian tanks (mostly T-72B3), 12 BMP-1/BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles, 2 MT-LB, an IMR combat engineering vehicle and others were destroyed or damaged and abandoned. ⏬ pic.twitter.com/FdZmLtn4ay
[Jpost] Russia's Akula-class nuclear-powered strategic submarine Dmitry Donskoy is being decommissioned this week. No longer cruising.
A stable launch platform targeting Europe and Ukraine?
"It will await utilization at a naval base in Severodvinsk together with two other units of this project."
[American Thinker] A report is circulating that Biden expressly ordered U.S. Navy divers to blow up the Nord Stream pipelines through which Russian natural gas flowed to Europe. If that’s true, Biden committed an act of war. I have a proposal, though, to keep Putin from launching an ICBM in our direction.
The allegation comes from Seymour Hersh, 85, the journalist the highlight of whose long career Wikipedia describes. In 1969, Hersh broke the story of the My Lai massacre that had happened the year before. Since then, Hersh has alleged that U.S. intelligence tricked the Soviets into shooting down Korean Air Flight 007 in 1983; claimed that Nicholas Davies, an editor for the Daily Mirror, was a secret Mossad agent (something Davies denied); broke the Abu Ghraib story; claimed that the U.S. was trying to destabilize the Iranian mullahs during the George W. Bush presidency; alleged that the Obama administration systematically lied about every detail of Osama bin Laden’s death, except for the fact that he was dead; and has a laundry list of "interesting" claims revolving around John F. Kennedy.
Sometimes Hersh nails things (e.g., My Lai; Abu Ghraib), but his record for accuracy, in my opinion, can be hit or miss (based on my observations over the years). I’ve also felt that he dislikes America and Israel, a perceived bias that prevents me from trusting his reporting in the first instance. He’s also deeply suspicious of America’s intelligence agencies, although (sadly) events of late have proven that he’s probably right to be.
All of this means that, when Seymour Hersh alleges something, I wait before reaching a conclusion. That’s definitely my attitude regarding Hersh’s latest allegation at his new Substack; namely, that Biden ordered the attack on Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines in September 2022. Here’s the key language, which relies solely on an anonymous source:
Last June, the Navy divers [from the U.S. Navy’s Diving and Salvage Center], operating under the cover of a widely publicized mid-summer NATO exercise known as BALTOPS 22, planted the remotely triggered explosives that, three months later, destroyed three of the four Nord Stream pipelines, according to a source with direct knowledge of the operational planning.
Now, with Russian troops massing on the Ukrainian border and the bloodiest war in Europe since 1945 looming, President Joseph Biden saw the pipelines as a vehicle for Vladimir Putin to weaponize natural gas for his political and territorial ambitions.
Asked for comment, Adrienne Watson, a White House spokesperson, said in an email, "This is false and complete fiction." Tammy Thorp, a spokesperson for the Central Intelligence Agency, similarly wrote: "This claim is completely and utterly false."
Biden’s decision to sabotage the pipelines came after more than nine months of highly secret back and forth debate inside Washington’s national security community about how to best achieve that goal. For much of that time, the issue was not whether to do the mission, but how to get it done with no overt clue as to who was responsible.
Hersh has a lot of details but names no names to back his key assertion, which is that Biden gave the order to blow up the pipelines.
Do I think Biden would give that order? Yes, especially if his handlers pushed him to do so. Do I think he did give that order? I sincerely hope not because it seems to me—and beware that I’m not versed in international law—that destroying another country’s pipeline is an act of war. My understanding further says that Putin would be within his rights to respond with an attack on the U.S.
For the moment, let’s assume solely for the sake of argument that Biden did what Hersh alleges. Is there a way to prevent Putin from attacking? Well, I think there is. It’s a simple three-step plan: Immediately impeach Biden (who will have started a war without Congress's permission); try him for war crimes; and, if he’s found guilty, hand him over to Putin for a punishment consistent with the Geneva Convention. (As an added bonus for those who believe in anthropogenic climate change, keep in mind that blowing up the pipelines is said to have released up to 32 billion pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere.)
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While the US had the most to gain from the pipeline destruction, I seriously doubt Biden ordered it. That could give Germany the perfect excuse to remove themselves from NATO.
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So Biden does all he possibly can, including acts of war against Russia, to reduce the global supply of natural gas. Then my gas and electric bill skyrockets from $300+ to $600+. Thanks, Joe. Gee, thanks a lot. But somehow it doesn't make me feel any safer.
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/\ Must fill the natural gas gap for the Europeeons because Russia, Russia, Russia. It's all about market share and logistics.
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I discount everything Seymour has written. He wrote the expose on KAL-007. It was about 400 percent false. He's pulled other "factual" stories out of his butt, all of them brown and stinking as far as I could tell. KAL-007 I'm certain of.
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/\ I'll accept the Seymour discount, but still recall the.... 'blind sow and acorn' theory.
To his eternal credit, Hersh has never had much use for the Klingons.
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Thank you Fred. As much as this makes pieces fit; there is an earned reputation and a pretty deep dive for an 85 year old (NPI).
On the other hand, anyone who was a froghair less than Putin Did It to Prove His Crazy! got the Covid skeptic business...and the then story disappeared completely. Couple pictures came out and silent running. Other than me poking fun of the silence here, when was the last time you saw anything, anywhere? I think I was in shorts and a t-shirt raiding the couch for air conditioner funds. Odd for what was two weeks of reasons to use nukes.
Hersh has a well-earned reputation for telling elaborate tales, but I can't help wondering if the heart of the story is true - some sort of US/UK scheme to blow the pipelines. We were warning the Germans about getting cozy with the Russians, how relying on the pipeline for fuel would lead to a bad end. The story that the Russians did it to themselves is silly for a whole list of reasons.
One detail I find fascinating is the idea of preparations starting back in June 2022. I was surprised when this war jumped off. Geography explains the Why but not the When. Something made Putin jump. Over time, little info bits have been trickling in - a Ukrainian mobilization, NATO sending equipment and military advisors. This is just one more possible thing to add to the pile.
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[LB] The enemy also fought in Luhansk, Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhia and Kharkiv regions.
There was one shelling in the Chernihiv region over the past day. The Russians fired artillery at the Novgorod-Siversky district. There are no casualties or damage, says the summary from OVA.
In the Sumy region yesterday afternoon, as a result of artillery shelling in the village of Pavlivka of the Bilopol community and a local elderly woman born in 1946 died when a projectile hit a private residential building. Throughout the day, the enemy shelled Krasnopil, Yunakiv, Bilopol, Seredino-Bud, Znob-Novgorod, Shalygin, Glukhiv communities. 125 "arrivals" were recorded.
In the Zaporizhzhia region , the occupiers shelled civilian infrastructure in the area of Gulyaipole, Olhivske, Mala Tokmachka, Orihiv, Novodanilivka, Malynivka, Novoandriivka, Novomykolaivka, Shcherbaki, Kamianske, Mali Shcherbaki, Stepove settlements. There is destruction of houses (apartments) of citizens and infrastructure objects as a result of shelling. Details are being clarified.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region this night, the Russian army of occupation again shelled the Nikopol district. The Chervonogrigorivska community was hit by heavy artillery. No victims. Rescuers are currently examining the areas affected by the shelling. Details are being clarified.
In the Luhansk region, the enemy continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive actions, in particular, in the Kupyansk and Lymansk directions - it suffers significant losses, especially in manpower. Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the districts of Novoselivskyi, Chervonpopivka, Shipylivka, and Bilogorivka.
On the Kupyansk and Lymansk directions, Novoselivske, Stelmakhivka, Novoehorivka, Makiivka, Ploshanka, Nevske, Pischane, Kreminna, Dibrova, and Bilogorivka came under the influence of the occupier's fire. The situation in the region remains difficult.
At night, the enemy attacked Kharkivattack by S-300 missiles. According to preliminary information, four rockets hit the territory of the industrial facility. There was a fire. Hitting into the ground of the city's Central Park was also recorded. No casualties.
During the past day, in the Slobozhansk direction, the areas of settlements: Veterinarne, Strelecha, Krasne, Hlyboke, Lyptsi, Staritsa, Morokhovets, Zelene, Neskuchne, Gatyshche, Vovchansk, Budarki, Vilkhuvatka, Krasne Pershe, Novomlynsk and Kamianka were shelled. On the Kupyansk direction, the following were under fire: Dvorichna, Hryanikyvka, Kucherivka, Kupyansk, Kurylivka, Kislivka, Kotlyarivka, Tabaivka, Berestovka, Krokhmalne, Vyshneve.
In Vovchansk, a 16-year-old girl was wounded and a 74-year-old woman died as a result of artillery shelling in the evening. The city hospital of Vovchanska was damaged as a result of the shelling, the roof of the central building was on fire. One of the pieces of debris hit an ambulance carrying a patient. There were no casualties in the car.
In the Donetsk region , Druzhkivka was shelled by rockets at night. S-300. A high-rise building was damaged. Information about the victims is being clarified. Throughout the night, shelling of positions and active combat took place almost along the entire line of defense in Ocheretynska and Avdiivska communities.
In the morning - artillery bombardment of Avdiyivka. Information about the victims is being clarified. The situation near Bakhmut, Soledar and Vugledar is difficult. Constant shelling of these settlements and settlements of communities. During the day, Siversk and Serebryanka village of the Siversk community were shelled. In a day, two people were injured in the region.
In Mykolaivska this morning, the enemy made artillery strikes on the coastal strip and the water area of Ochakivska community. There are no casualties. The Kutsurub community was also under enemy fire this morning. Hitting outside the settlement. There were no damages or injuries.
In the Kherson direction, 17 settlements were damaged by enemy fire: Mykhailivka, Havrylivka, Mylove, Zmiivka, Novoberyslav, Kozatske, Lviv, Tyaginka, Ivanivka, Mykilske, Antonivka, Yantarne, Berehove, Veletenske, and Kherson. In a day, two people were injured due to Russian aggression. 69 people were evacuated by motor vehicles from the de-occupied territories, 12 of them were children.
The situation in the temporarily occupied territories remains tense. In the settlement of Cairo, Kakhovsky district, the Russian occupying forces forcefully take away civilian cars from the local population. In the temporarily occupied Novaya Kakhovka, the Russian military hit an energy infrastructure facility. Electricity and water have disappeared in the city.
It will be recalled that during Tuesday the Russians opened fire twice in the Kharkiv region. The regional center itself was beaten both times, in particular in the city center.
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[Vesti] February 8 is the 350th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that is happening in the country on this day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, losses, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
06:00 . Nikolaevkskaya area. Russia launched artillery strikes on the coastline and waters of the Ochakovo community. No casualties. The Kutsurub community was under fire -outside the settlement, there were no damages and no casualties.
Dnepropetrovsk region. At night, the Russians fired artillery at the Chervonogrigoryevsk community - they fired about 20 shells. The aftermath of the attack is under investigation, no casualties were reported.
08:00 . Donetsk region. During the day, the Russians wounded 2 people in Bakhmut.
In the Black Sea due to the storm, the danger of mines is increasing. There is a high probability of sea mines breaking from anchors and nailing to the shore, as well as their drifting along the coast.
08:40 . Kherson region. Explosions are heard in Kherson.
09:30 . Kherson region. Explosions are heard in Kherson.
10:30 am . It became known that President Zelensky will visit the UK today, February 8, and meet with Prime Minister Sunak.
12:00 . Great Britain. The plane with Vladimir Zelensky has already landed at London airport. It became known that King Charles III will receive the President of Ukraine. Zelensky is scheduled to speak in the British Parliament, meet with the British Prime Minister, and visit the Ukrainian military, who are being trained in Britain.
12:30 pm Great Britain. Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
13:00 . The UK has announced new sanctions against Russia, according to the website of the UK government. The list includes 15 individuals and legal entities: business ombudsman Titov, Rostekhkomplekt, Oboronlogistics, the Universalmash plant, Moskomsvyaz, the Russian company developing drones ZALA Aero, Alexei Repik, chairman of the board of directors of the R-Pharm group of companies, several politicians and businessmen. Six firms supplying military equipment to Russia fell under the influence of the sanctions.
13:30 . Great Britain. President Volodymyr Zelensky and Rishi Sunak are already at Downing Street.
14:00 . Kharkov region. The Russians shelled the village of Varvarovka and the city of Volchansk. Five people were injured in Varvarovka. In Volchansk, a 52-year-old oblenergo employee and a 10-year-old boy received shrapnel wounds.
Donetsk region. New York came under Russian shelling - the 9-story building was damaged. The flights of stairs between the 9th and 6th floors were completely destroyed, the wall was broken, the glass was broken in most apartments.
14:30 . Kherson region. During the next shelling of Kherson, two employees of the city water canal were seriously injured.
15:00 . Great Britain. President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived at the Palace of Westminster, where he will meet with King Chuck of Great Britain. He thanked the British for supporting Ukraine in the fight against Russia from day one.
15:30 . It became known that President Zelensky will arrive in Paris on the evening of February 8, where he will meet with French President Macron.
16:20 . Chernihiv region. Russian missiles hit an industrial building in the Semyonovka area. Two wounded were taken to hospitals. Previously, three more remain under the rubble.
17:00 . Great Britain. President Zelensky met with King Charles III of Great Britain for the first time.
18:00 Explosions were heard in Donetsk. This is reported by the Russian media.
18:28 German Chancellor Scholz will meet Zelensky in Paris, NTV reports.
18:55 Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak announced "good news" for Ukraine after Zelensky's speech in the British Parliament. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian president said that he "will leave parliament today, thanking him in advance for the powerful aircraft."
19:19 There were “arrivals” in Russian-controlledIlovaisk, at the moment there are no victims. This was stated by the "mayor" of Khartsyzsk Viktoria Zhukova.
19:51 During the day, the Russian Federation launched one missile strike (on the civilian infrastructure of Slovyansk) and 37 air strikes, and the enemy also fired more than 40 attacks from the MLRS. Operational summary of the General Staff as of 18:00.
20:10 An air strike was inflicted on the Chernihiv region
20:31 London has not made a decision on the supply of fighter jets to Ukraine, but will explore this possibility. This was stated by the representative of Prime Minister Sunak.
20:57 Odessa City Council plans to allocate 14.7 million hryvnia to repair the facade of the draft board. A number of local deputies consider this amount to be unreasonably high.
21:21 As a result of the shelling of the village ofDvurechnaya in the Kharkiv region, 2 people were killed: a 48-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman. This was announced by the governor of the region Sinegubov.
21:45 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba discussed the supply of F-16 fighters with his Dutch counterpart.
"I thanked for the latest decision on tanks. I also raised the issue of the F-16. We continue our dialogue with the Netherlands and other countries about combat aviation," he said.
22:22 Germany has handed over another batch of aid to the front to Ukraine, as evidenced by the updated list of aid on the website of the Federal Government of Germany Bundesregierung.
22:47 Two people wounded as a result of a strike in the Chernihiv region were taken to the hospital, three more people remain under the rubble, the Sever command reports.
23:11 Poland will receive a total of 506 charging modules of American HIMARS missile systems, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense of the Republic Mariusz Blaszczak said.
23:41 As a result of a new strike on Kherson, an elderly man was killed, whom the shelling caught on the street - OVA. A children's rehabilitation center was allegedly damaged by the impact.
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[Korrespondent] 23:20 G7 is discussing the imposition of sanctions by February 24 against companies from China, Iran and North Korea due to Russian supplies of components and technologies used for military purposes, writes Bloomberg.
23:18 Reznikov said that today he received his Lithuanian colleague Arvydas Anusauskas on a visit to southern Ukraine: "He was the first of the defense ministers who visited us during a large-scale war back in March last year. Today we met again on the territory of Ukraine and agreed on further steps to defeat a terrorist country."
23:09 Zelensky announced a "strong defense package from the UK" following his visit to London. According to him, they agreed on "a powerful amount of armored vehicles and the supply of long-range weapons, and agreed to start training Ukrainian pilots." "I believe that this is our clear signal - Ukraine and Great Britain - that we are not only going together, but will go all the way to our common victory," the president stressed.
Meanwhile, the media report that Zelensky has arrived in Paris, where Macron and Scholz are waiting for him.
22:59 Zelensky said in an interview with Le Figaro that the Minsk agreements signed in 2015 were a concession to Russia: “I don’t want to offend anyone, but the Minsk agreements, seen as a way to calm the situation, were actually a concession to Russia ... I told Macron and Merkel , and also to Putin, when we were in Normandy, that in this form the Minsk agreements cannot be implemented."
According to the president, there was a “deliberate mistake” in the Minsk agreements that was not eliminated: “They did not include the issue of Crimea. And when I asked the Europeans when we were going to raise this issue, they said that it was not here and not now... I could never talk about Crimea in Normandy. It was a real problem."
Zelensky also said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not leaving Bakhmut, since they must hold out until Ukraine receives the necessary weapons. According to him, from a strategic point of view, Bakhmut is not very important, since the Russian Federation completely destroyed the city with artillery, "but if they take Bakhmut, they want to go further, this will give them an advantage. The question is, what will happen after Bakhmut?"
22:22 Portugal will hand over three Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine in March, Prime Minister António Costa said.
22:15 Zelensky showed a video of his visit to the Ukrainian military training base in the UK:
21:43 Zelensky said that Ukraine has no chance of winning in a situation where it has ten infantry fighting vehicles against a hundred Russian ones: "When we have ten NATO infantry fighting vehicles against hundreds of Russian infantry fighting vehicles - what are the chances?" According to him, Ukraine "needs a lot of various weapons, depending on the circumstances on the front line."
"Our priorities are long-range missiles. The Russians must think about how to leave our territory," the president stressed.
20:59 Zelensky in London held an official meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, spoke in Parliament and met with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace. Read more about his visit in Wings for Freedom .
20:55 The Swedish Parliament supported the government's proposal to allocate military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of about $407 million. Kyiv, in particular, will receive anti-tank weapons, demining equipment, Robot 57 light anti-tank weapons and CV 90 infantry fighting vehicles.
20:34 Rishi Sunak noted that the training of Ukrainian fighter pilots is the first step towards providing aircraft to Ukraine, and Britain does not rule out any options for military assistance to Ukraine. Zelensky said he heard from Sunak "a desire to provide fighter jets."
20:10 Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands have announced a joint initiative to send about 178 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine, some of which may arrive within a few months. However, the opinions of military experts regarding the great benefits of the old Leopard 1 for the Armed Forces of Ukraine were divided. Read more in the article Tanks without armor?
19:52 British Challenger 2 tanks will arrive in Ukraine in March , Rishi Sunak said during a visit with Zelensky to the Lulworth military base in Dorset, where the Ukrainian military is trained to operate these vehicles.
19:46 Zelensky and Rishi Sunak arrived at a military base in the county of Dorset in southern Britain to meet with the Ukrainian military, who are trained by the British army, Sky News reports. They were shown the Challenger 2 tank simulator used for training.
19:31 The Russians fired at the village of Dvurechnaya in the Kupyansky district of the Kharkiv region today, as a result of which two people were killed. In the Chuguevsky district, five people were wounded during the day, Oleg Sinegubov, the head of the OVA, said.
18:50 The first battalion of Leopard 2 tanks can be sent to Ukraine within the first three to four months of 2023, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said: "Our Leopard 2A6 tanks will be in Ukraine at the end of March. Others will be soon after that. Leopard 1A5 tanks "They don't come from our stocks. These are stocks of the defense industry, which are now being purchased and technically prepared for shipment to Ukraine by other countries together with Germany. So we cannot have a direct impact on this process."
18:26 Zelensky met with King Charles III of Great Britain - he became the first president of Ukraine in the history of Ukrainian-British relations, who was hosted by the British monarch.
17:47 Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk held an interdepartmental meeting on preparations for the reintegration of Crimea. Special attention was paid to the issues of personnel training for the Crimea. "The prospect of the de-occupation of Crimea indicates that it is necessary to start training personnel for Crimea right now: law enforcement agencies, justice workers, teachers and other public servants. In the near future, the relevant departments will be instructed to prepare a personnel reserve for Crimea," Vereshchuk stressed.
17:31 Rishi Sunak asked British Defense Minister Ben Wallace to find out what planes London could potentially provide to Ukraine , the office of the British Prime Minister said. Sunak also promised to ensure the defeat of Putin this year.
16:59 Germany handed over another batch of military aid to Ukraine. According to the updated list on the website of the federal government, it included, in particular, two Gepard anti-aircraft self-propelled guns and 6,000 anti-aircraft ammunition. Also, five cars for border guards, six trucks, 29 power generators, etc. were handed over.
16:48 The Russians fired artillery at the center of Kherson today, as a result of which one person was killed, the OVA reported. The enemy struck the children's rehabilitation center for the fourth time.
16:40 Russian aviation fired two missiles at the Semyonov community of the Chernihiv region, the head of the OVA Vyacheslav Chaus said. OK Pivnich clarified that the city of Semyonovka was attacked by two combat aircraft. It is known about one wounded, three people under the rubble.
15:52 Zelensky will visit Paris after London and before Brussels, where he will meet with Macron and Scholz, BFM TV reports.
15:49 Zelensky, during a speech in the British Parliament, handed over to Speaker Lindsey Hoyle a helmet of a Ukrainian pilot with the inscription "We have freedom. Give us wings to protect it." The President of Ukraine recalled the aircraft that are now needed for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He also called for the creation of a special mechanism for the confiscation of Russian assets.
"In Britain, the king is an Air Force pilot, and in Ukraine today every Air Force pilot is a king," Zelensky said in his speech.
Zelensky handed over the helmet of the Ukrainian pilot to the British and asked to provide aircraft to Kyiv
15:28 Investigators of the crash of flight MH17 believe that Putin personally could give permission to send the Buk air defense system to Ukraine. Experts refer to recordings of conversations between Russian officials in early June 2014 - they discussed providing support to the LDNR militants and said that everything was in the hands of the President of the Russian Federation.
14:56 Scholz, during a speech in the Bundestag, criticized the "public competition" between some countries in who will supply more of the best weapons to Ukraine: "We maintain and strengthen cohesion, first preparing decisions confidentially - and only then reporting them ... What harms our unity, is it a public competition to outdo each other on the principle: battle tanks, submarines, aircraft - who is greater?"
According to the chancellor, Germany does not intend to transfer military aircraft and submarines to Ukraine.
14:37 The court sentenced a resident of Kiev to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property, who corrected attacks on the capital from Gradov and Tornadoes. It was on his "tip" that in March last year, the Russians fired on one of the districts of the capital, as a result of which two people were killed and four more were injured, the SBU reported.
14:15 The number of wounded as a result of the shelling of the Chuguevsky district of the Kharkiv region has increased to five people, in Volchansk - up to two people, the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov said.
13:43 The Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets announced that he was leaving the European Ombudsman Institute after one of the members of the organization illegally took two Ukrainian children from Austria to Russia who were in the country due to the Russian invasion. The Ombudsman said that this was done by Dr. Josef Siegele, Secretary General of the ESI, board member of the organization and Deputy Ombudsman of Tyrol. Austrian authorities launched an official investigation into his actions.
Lubinets stressed that Siegele's actions are a violation of the Geneva Convention for the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, and the forced transfer of children in this case is one of the signs of genocide. At the same time, the organization itself does not respond to Lubinets' requests, and does not conduct an internal investigation.
13:35 Britain announced new sanctions against Russia: 15 individuals and legal entities are included in the lists, including Rostekhkomplekt, Oboronlogistics and the Universalmash plant.
13:29 Zelensky will pay an official visit to Brussels on Thursday, February 9, Reuters reports. The President will address the European Parliament and hold a series of meetings with EU leaders.
13:04 The Russian Foreign Ministry said that US actions against Russia "are fraught with a real danger of a direct military clash between the two nuclear powers."
13:02 Rishi Sunak posted a photo with Zelensky, whom he met at the London airport:
12:46 Zelensky will meet with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, reports The Guardian. According to the publication, the C-17 aircraft of the Royal Air Force, carrying Zelensky, has already landed at Stansted Airport (London).
12:34 Russians fired today with. Varvarovka, Chuguevsky district, Kharkiv region, as a result of which two people were injured. Another person - an employee of the regional energy company - was wounded in Volchansk, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
12:19 NSDC Secretary Alexei Danilov said in an interview with Reuters that Russia is preparing an offensive in the Kharkiv and Zaporozhye regions. According to him, the Russian troops are already probing the Ukrainian defense in the Zaporozhye region. Ukraine is preparing for a Russian offensive, but much depends on Western supplies, Danilov stressed.
11:55 Rishi Sunak, during Zelensky's visit to London, may offer to transfer long-range weapons to Ukraine in order to "prevent Russia from constantly striking Ukraine's civilian and critical infrastructure," SkyNews reports.
11:32 Ukroboronprom has agreed with the Czech manufacturer of military equipment VOP CZ on the joint production, repair and development of armored vehicles, as well as the creation of supply chains for parts and products.
10:58 The UK will expand the training of Ukrainian fighter pilots and marines, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's office said. The statement said the training will allow pilots to fly modern NATO-standard fighter jets in the future. In addition, London promises to speed up the delivery of military equipment.
Also , the office of the British Prime Minister confirmed Zelensky's visit to the UK , calling it "a testament to the courage, determination and struggle of his country, as well as evidence of the unbreakable friendship between our two countries."
10:53 On February 8, electricity consumption in Ukraine increased due to lower temperatures, while production also increased slightly. The power deficit persists, most of all in the evening hours, Ukrenergo reported. In Odessa and nearby areas, emergency shutdowns are applied.
Consumption limits have been brought to all regions, except Zaporozhye, Donetsk and Mykolaiv, where it was planned to measure actual consumption. However, due to damage to the water supply as a result of Russian shelling, measurements in the Nikolaev region will not be carried out yet, restrictions in the region are not applied.
10:38 Zelensky will arrive in the UK today, where he will meet with Rishi Sunak, Sky News reports, citing the office of the British Prime Minister. The Telegraph writes that the Ukrainian president will address the British Parliament on February 8 before a trip to Brussels.
10:19 The commander of the "People's Militia of the LNR" Igor Mangushev (call sign Bereg) has died after being shot in the head a few days ago, Russian media report. The propagandist, who once performed on stage, allegedly holding the skull of a defender from Azov, was shot by his own people, write local publics. Recently, he has collaborated with Prigogine.
09:36 In the Lugansk region, the maximum escalation in the Kremenskoye direction, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai: "If we take the Svatovsko-Kremenskoye direction and Belogorivka, then in the Kremenskoye direction now there is a maximum escalation, the maximum number of attacks and attempts to break through the defense forces. Almost daily attacks in small groups up to a platoon, but in constant waves. Sometimes with the support of heavy equipment - armored personnel carriers, tanks. And constant shelling." In Belogorovka, according to him, there are also constant shelling and unsuccessful attempts by the Russians to attack.
09:10 British intelligence writes that since Russia withdrew its troops from the western bank of the Dnieper in November, hostilities and reconnaissance have continued on the complex network of islands and waterways that make up the Dnieper Delta. Russian forces are using small boats to maintain a presence on key islands. Ukraine has successfully used long-range artillery several times to neutralize Russian outposts.
Analysts suggest that both sides have also deployed small groups on the Kinburn Spit and are seeking to maintain a presence in these areas in order to control sea access to the strategically important river and warn of any enemy attempts to launch a major offensive across the river. At the same time, intelligence considers it extremely unlikely that Russia will try to force the Dnieper by storm: most likely, it will be extremely difficult and expensive.
09:02 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that the Russian military command is in a hurry to launch a large-scale offensive operation to capture the Donetsk region in an unrealistic time frame and, probably, without sufficient combat power.
08:49 Biden, in his annual message to Congress, called Russia's war against Ukraine the biggest test for the world. "We united NATO and built a global coalition. We stood against Putin's aggression. We stand with the people of Ukraine. We will stand with the Ukrainians for as long as it takes," the US president said.
08:35 Late in the evening on February 7, the Russians launched a missile attack on the center of Kharkov. Four missiles, previously S-300, hit a civilian industry facility, Oleg Sinenubov, head of the OVA, said. Buildings were destroyed, there was a large-scale fire. Ground strikes were also recorded in Central Park. People were not hurt.
Also during the day, the enemy massively shelled Volchansk, Kupyansk, Dvurechnaya, Strelechye, Veterinary and other settlements close to the collision line in the Chuguevsky, Kupyansky and Kharkov regions. In Volchansk, one person died, a 16-year-old child was injured. Also, the city hospital of Volchansk received repeated damage as a result of shelling, a fire broke out. One of the fragments hit the ambulance, which was carrying a patient, there were no injuries.
08:32 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy as of the morning of February 8.
personnel - about 134,100 (+910) people liquidated,
tanks - 3253 (+8),
armored fighting vehicles - 6458 (+15),
artillery systems - 2236 (+4),
MLRS - 461 (+0),
air defense systems - 228 (+1),
aircraft - 295 (+1),
helicopters - 285 (+1),
UAV operational-tactical level - 1961 (+3),
cruise missiles - 796 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5112 (+5),
special equipment - 211 (+3).
08:25 The enemy is concentrating its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Kupyansky, Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky directions in the areas of Kremennaya, Bakhmut, Avdeevka, Experienced, Marinka and Vugledar. It suffers significant losses, especially in manpower, the General Staff said in the morning summary .
Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the invaders in the areas of the settlements of Novoselovskoe, Chervonopopovka, Shipylovka and Belogorovka of the Luhansk region and Verkhnekamenskoe, Fedorovka, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Dubovo-Vasilyevka, Spornoye, Vyemka, Bakhmut, Krasnaya Gora, Chasov Yar, Kamenka, Vodyane, Pervomaiskoye, Krasnogorovka, Avdeevka, Maryinka and Bogoyavlenka of Donetsk region.
03:26 Russia convened on Wednesday, February 8, a regular meeting of the UN Security Council on Ukraine. Roger Waters, one of the founders of the Pink Floyd group, is to act as a speaker at it, Russian media write. Earlier, he wrote a letter to Elena Zelenskaya, urging her to ask her husband to choose "another path" and criticizing the West for supplying weapons to Ukraine. After that, his concert was canceled in Poland.
00:57 Despite the war, active personnel changes continue in Ukraine. Thus, the parliament appointed a new minister of internal affairs and head of the SBU. True, Igor Klimenko and Vasily Malyuk already performed their respective duties. About what is known about them - in the material New-old security forces .
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Yesterday a reader commented: Russian Perspective: Ukrainians have started using chemical weapons and bragging about it over social media. Dropping nerve agents from drones.
Having seen the video, I explained to him that the "nerve gas" is clearly a VOG fragmentation grenade. Today, in the grand Russian tradition of accusing your enemies of doing what you are doing, some Russians released a video of them dropping a banned chemical gas grenade. The chemical is CS gas, but still banned by treaty.
The russian went into convulsions. Is that normal for frag?
So you saw a sticker, brand, an identifier. So tell me does a label change the payload? So you must be under the impression that they will label it Nerve Agent and give it the orange biological weapons icon?
Again I ask. Did you see the soldier go into convulsions and drown. Are seizures, is that expected behavior from a Frag Grenade? Explain the convulsions and seizures from a frag grenade to dear readers b/c I dont get it.
So the Russians released a video of them using a banned weapon. K51 = CS17 Gas = so you mean tear f'ing gas. You are a joker. Tell all the cops and ex-cops on Rantburg that they deserve to be marched to the Hague for War Crimes.
but for Russia - they are willing to sacrifice thousands and thousands of soldiers to get it
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Really, Mossomo. Is that the fairy tale you are sticking to? Did you really watch the video? He was already drowning and flailing BEFORE the VOG grenade was dropped (and clearly a fragmentation grenade, not a gas or liquid dispenser). He was already wounded and with the heavy wet gear unable to raise his head above the water. Cause before effect, not the other way around.
So the Russians released a video of them using a banned weapon. K51 = CS17 Gas = so you mean tear f'ing gas. You are a joker.
What part of BANNED weapons do you not understand? And the Russians were stupid enough to video brag about it. Are you Rantburg's Whoopi Goldberg? It was only rape, not rape-rape. You can lend your expert testimony at the Hague war crimes trial.
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Bakhmut- but for Russia - they are willing to sacrifice thousands and thousands of soldiers to get it
Wagner is no longer able to recruit cannon fodder from Russian prisons. They have already sacrificed 75% of that force and have little steam left. The Russian army is unwilling to support them and Prigozhin should avoid high windows at all costs.
Expect the Ukrainians gradually counterattacking and rolling them back.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Elena Karaeva
[RIA] By banning the work of Russian media in the EU, "we are not attacking freedom of speech, but protecting it," one of the EU's top leaders said at a conference on combating disinformation in Brussels.
Josep Borrell , who became famous for the words about "garden" (this is exactly the European Union) and "jungle" (everything that is not the European Union and, apparently, not yet America ), that is, approximately the remaining three-quarters of the planet and the population living there, and then he explained for a long time that he was “misunderstood”, nevertheless broke loose and let it slip. Or misspoke. The reservation, frankly, is noble - not according to Freud, but already according to Orwell.
So, the ban on a different (the one that the EU does not like) point of view - it turns out, is not censorship of words and thoughts, but, on the contrary, freedom of both.
Zakharova commented on Borrell's statements about the ban on Russian media
Nuances, of course, are not foreseen: everything that is stated by the Russian media, Russian journalists and on behalf of Russia is deliberately false fabrications. No quotes. This is not a wording of the unkind memory of an article of the Criminal Code from the Soviet past during the Khrushchev thaw, but a presumption of guilt that applies to Russian media with a point of view that differs from the pan-European point of view on what is happening. This presumption led to a ban, and a ban is a blessing.
One way or something like this, you can decipher what was said by the Vice President of the European Commission , who oversees the entire foreign policy of a united Europe.
Dissent and dissent, which Borrell himself floridly dubbed the "war of narratives" (or, in simple terms, polemics), are now prohibited by law in Europe.
For now, if we are talking about a geopolitical conflict. In this conflict, despite assurances to the contrary, Brussels is one of the parties, no matter what and no matter who the officials say. At the time of the crisis, public support and consolidation are required, and here these Russians come forward with their position, with their facts, with their own considerations and ideas.
And if the Russians manage to sow doubts about the correctness of the current tactics and future strategy regarding unconditional support for Ukraine, then what will happen? European society will split or may be split. And this is a threat, albeit an implicit one.
Well, a split will be followed by distrust, distrust - a drop in approval ratings for actions. Behind the drop in ratings are demonstrations and protests. In short, chaos.
And all of the above - against the backdrop of the economic crisis, which, of course, can be painted over, like young coquettes paint over acne with concealer, but make-up, especially political, is far from omnipotent. And he has limits.
So everything that is for Russia is under the knife, in a ban and in a block. To all those who are against Russia - a regime of full, open and broad favorable conditions, primarily, of course, financial.
We thought that they, wise men from Brussels, were chess players, but they turned out to be domino players. We assumed that complex pan-European schemes were being built there, but it turned out that they were stacking bones (or stones). Well, they periodically shout: "Fish!" Because the moves are over.
But, starting with blocking the media of a country whose policies they don't like, for pan-Europeans who have defined Russian media bans as "defending freedom of speech," the next step could be a ban on books by authors from that same country. Which is actually already happening. Not yet in the center of Old Europe, but on its eastern borders.
Further, as we know, the causative agents of this plague strain lead to the collective (with full approval) burning of books by those authors who "do not fit into the new ethics, ideology and do not correspond to the historical moment" of the battle in which enlightened Europe is fighting with "Russian imperial barbarians."
And what does it mean - this cannot be, because it can never be, since a united Europe is a commonwealth of enlightened nations, millions embracing each other and a choral "Ode To Joy"?
Let us just recall that the book burning took place 90 years ago, in May 1933, at the Berlin Opernplatz as part of an "action against the non-German spirit." Replace "non-German" with "non-European", and the historical analogy will sparkle with completely different colors.
And the repressions against the press in that memorable 1933 in Germany began only a few months earlier than the burning of books, and journalists who dared to argue with the theses of the then political mainstream ended up in prisons and concentration camps.
Does this remind anyone of today's information picture of the day?
That's just it, that History loves and knows how to repeat itself - and not necessarily as a farce. The option of its repetition as a tragedy in the current situation is not something that cannot be ruled out - it, if the words of the common Europeans are followed by deeds, is more than likely.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:26 The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian air defense systems destroyed 11 HIMARS MLRS shells and 10 Ukrainian drones per day. 22:51 According to the Russian Defense Ministry, more than 380 Ukrainian soldiers were destroyed in the main areas.
22:12 The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the workshops of the Ukrainian aviation industry enterprise, in which the drones were being modernized, were destroyed in Kharkov.
21:04 Fighting near Vuhledar: drone operators destroy the APU in the trenches and aim artillery at the fortifications of the APU —video
Artillerymen of the OBTF "Kaskad" with the support of UAVs smash the fortifications of Ukrainian neo-Nazis near the village. Nikolskoye.
20:03 In a row regions Ukraine air raid alert
19:06 Russian "Alligator" against the Nazi tank -video
The destruction of a tank of Zelensky militants by a Ka-52 helicopter of the army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces with the help of the Whirlwind ATGM.
We are waiting for the "Leopards" and other Nazi prodigies to destroy them.
First they prayed and worshiped Bayraktars, then Javelins, N-LAW, M-777, HIMARS...
It is not weapons that win, but people and their spirit. The weapon is just a tool.
18:37 Chief of Staff of the motorized rifle battalion Sergei Zubkov tells why he was awarded the Order of Courage -video
The unit under the command of Sergei broke through the enemy defenses and entrenched in important positions.
During the defense of these positions, the unit in close combat destroyed about ten nationalists, the rest had to retreat. During the same day, two more counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repulsed.
17:55 Where is the Kraken going or why the Nazis stopped fight
In Kharkiv, the Kraken Nazis continue to be grounded... This is the best explanation for why the Nazis stopped publishing videos from the war zone.
16:45 APU get ready to the surrender of Kherson. Chaos reigned in the city
Over the weekend, Kherson was covered by another artillery duel. The Russian military attacked the accumulation of equipment and the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as a result, almost destroying the first line of Antonovka.
Now the remaining residents of Kherson are already frankly saying that the city will not remain under the control of Ukraine for a long time.
16:30Ukrainians continue to hide heavy military equipment in the yards of residential buildings, in this case it is a BMP-1 (infantry fighting vehicle)
15:17 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (02/08/2023) —video.
15:16 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress holding special military operation (02/08/2023) - text.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
In the Kupyansk direction, assault and army aviation strikes, artillery fire from the "Western" group of troops defeated the manpower and equipment of the units of the 14th and 92nd mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Olshana, Pershotravneve, Krakhmalnoye, Berestovoye of the Kharkiv region and Novoselovskoe of the Luhansk Narodnaya Republic. During the day, more than 35 Ukrainian servicemen, one armored personnel carrier and a car were destroyed in this direction.
In the Krasno-Limansky direction, as a result of strikes by operational-tactical, army aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the "Center" group of troops, accumulations of manpower and equipment of units of the 66th mechanized, 25th airborne, 95th airborne units were defeated - assault and 81st Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Stelmahovka, Chervonopopovka, Chervonaya Dibrova, Kuzmino of the Luhansk People's Republic and Terna of the Donetsk People's Republic.
More than 130 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, three armored fighting vehicles, a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS installation, as well as an ammunition depot of the 66th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the settlement of Podliman, Kharkiv region, were destroyed.
Over 140 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, three pickup trucks, three cars, and a 152mm Msta-B howitzer were destroyed in the Donetsk direction as a result of offensive operations by assault detachments and fire damage by the “Southern” group of forces. In addition, two ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Avdiivka and Slavyansk of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the South-Donetsk direction, the units of the 72nd Mechanized, 1st Tank and 35th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar and Vodiane of the Donetsk People's Republic were defeated by army aviation strikes, artillery fire of the Vostok group of forces.
During the day, up to 75 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, three armored combat vehicles and two vehicles were destroyed in this direction. In addition, in the areas of the settlements of Novomikhailovka, Vuhledar and Dobrovolye of the Donetsk People's Republic, three depots of ammunition and fuel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed by artillery fire.
In the Kherson direction, near the village of Olgovka, Kherson region, a mortar crew of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed as part of a counter-battery fight.
Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated 74 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 123 districts in a day.
In the city of Kharkiv, the workshops of an aviation industry enterprise were destroyed, in which the modernization of unmanned aerial vehicles and loitering ammunition was carried out. Also, the headquarters of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit in the area of the settlement of Krasnogorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
During the day, air defense systems shot down 11 rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, and also destroyed ten unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements of Zhytlovka, Stelmakhovka, Krasnorechenskoe of the Luhansk People's Republic, Skelki, Upper Krinitsa of the Zaporozhye region, Staraya Zburyevka of the Kherson region, Trudovskaya, Kuibyshevo of the Donetsk People's Republic and Tabaevka of the Kharkov region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 382 aircraft, 206 helicopters, 3,046 unmanned aerial vehicles, 403 anti-aircraft missile systems, 7,789 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,011 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,022 field artillery guns and a mortar, as well as 8,291 units of special military vehicles.
15:15 Mozgovoy's "Ghosts" continue to destroy Ukrainians in the 9th year of the war
Video of the mortarmen of the legendary battalion of the territorial defense of the LPR near the village of Spornoe. The Ghost battalion was created in 2014 by our late comrade Alexei Mozgov and has been crushing the enemy for nine years now.
15:12 "Impossible to hide": 220mm BM-27 "Hurricanes" of the "Courageous" burn the enemy -video
MLRS combat vehicles arrive at the starting positions and deliver rocket strikes with 220mm projectiles at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After delivering strikes, the calculations of the Central Military District change their firing positions, carry out exercises and go to the waiting areas. UAVs provide fire correction for artillery units.
15:11 Special forces destroyed the enemy "Shilka" -video
Ukrainian militants used the ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. It was spotted in a timely manner by reconnaissance officers of the 58th Special Forces unit of the Donetsk army corps and destroyed by an anti-tank missile.
15:10 In Kharkov destroyed workshops in which the modernization of drones was carried out, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
13:54 Destruction of neo-Nazis near Kremennaya. BRO 571 -video
13:52 Headquarters of the 14th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and units of the Kraken battalion leaving Kupyansk
A representative of the Russian law enforcement agencies announced the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops. According to him, representatives of the Kyiv-controlled administration are being evacuated. Official documents and archives are being taken out of the city.
TG channels also write about the evacuation of families and accomplices of the Ukronazis from Kupyansk to Kharkov. Yesterday it was reported about the removal of local residents under the pretext of alleged problems with infrastructure.
It is recommended that everyone who interacted with the occupying Nazi junta leave. Local residents are actively passing on lists of those who handed over our people and collaborated with the SBU after the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Kharkov region.
13:51 German vehicles with Leopard tanks in the Dresden region are moving towards Poland. Taken subscriber at night.
13:04 The barbaric Kyiv regime, by order of which 11 million books in Russian were destroyed in Ukraine last year alone, continues to fight with monuments -video
On the video, the demolition of the monument to the Soviet pilot Chkalov in Kyiv. The same fate is destined for the monument to General Vatutin, who at one time liberated that same Kyiv from the Nazis.
12:10 Bakhmutsky kettle. The city is taken in pincers by 75%.
The main question is how many units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will have time to slip out of the emerging meat grinder.
11:37 RF Armed Forces are continuously working on Ukrainian positions non-stop, not letting them raise their heads -video
11:36 Over the past day, militants of the Kyiv regimereleaseda total of 84 shells on the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region. New Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Aleshki, Solonetsy, Sagi, Novaya Zburyevka, Peschanovka, Heroskoe, Korsunka were shelled.
11:31 The process of clearing the trenches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region -video
11:30 Rescuers cannot install connection with three residents, including a child, from a destroyed house in Efremov, they may remain under the rubble.
At the moment, more than half of the rubble of the house has already been dismantled. Today, a technical examination is planned - a survey of the structures of the house for its further restoration.
11:23 Ukrainian punishers brutally killed the priest of the temple in the village of Mikhailovka in the LPR. They fired at the church and the car of Father Parfeniy with cluster munitions, one of the fragments of which hit him right in the heart -video
Parthenius was buried next to his temple, the widowed mother Natalya now comes to his grave every day and cannot find words to describe the atrocities of the nationalists.
10:45 The calculation of the Ukrainian mortarmen was calculated by the Russian military personnel and was suppressed by return fire -video
10:26 Destruction of an observation post of Ukrainian militants -video
You can't hide from us.
10:05 Snipers destroy Ukrainian militants -video
Special Forces soldiers destroy the enemy. Shooting is carried out on a thermal imaging device, which allows you to even see the trajectory of the bullet. The hard-nosed Armed Forces did not change their position, which over and over again led to their defeat.
10:04 Footage of targeted destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles -video
Artillerymen of the “O” group, in conjunction with UAV operators, hit the car of Ukrainian militants with the Krasnopol precision-guided munition.
09:24 Artillerymen of the 132nd Brigade beat the Nazis with their grandfather's weapons, but with a modern adjustment -video
Day and night, artillerymen of the 132nd Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (formerly the 3rd Brigade of the NM DPR) support the infantry that is moving forward with fire. Among the guns used by the fighters of the unit are the time-tested 152mm D-1 howitzers, from which the Nazis were beaten by their grandfathers in the Great Patriotic War. Time-tested guns do an excellent job of hitting enemy infantry in conjunction with a modern UAV equipped with a thermal imager.
08:50 Lucky find in Udachny
When bypassing the residential sector, the district police officer, with the power support of the National Guard employees, identified an outbuilding located on Leneva Street, in the village of Udachnoye, Melitopol district, Zaporozhye region.
During the inspection of the premises, the police officers found a bundle containing: 330 5.45 mm cartridges, two F-1 grenades, two UZRGM-2 fuses, tags with the inscription "Anti-Terrorist Center of Ukraine", as well as clean forms of passes for cars "USBU in Zaporozhye region."
The found material was seized and sent for examination.
An inspection has been scheduled.
08:07 A missile strike in Kharkiv hit an aircraft factory, which, incl. make drones for the Armed Forces -video
This is reported by a number of sources.
The authorities said that an industrial facility in the Kievsky district, where KhAZ is located, was hit.
08:05 Detect, aim, correct: footage of the combat work of the crews of the Orlan-10 multifunctional UAVs of the Western Military District, performing tasks in the special operation zone —video
During combat duty, the crews of the Orlan-10 multifunctional unmanned aerial vehicles of the units of the Western Military District fly to tactical depth for reconnaissance and search for targets, further adjusting the fire of various types of weapons, video recording the fire destruction of objects, manpower and equipment of the enemy.
During combat missions, the Orlan-10 UAV crews constantly record and broadcast to command posts the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and nationalist battalions, which, hiding behind civilians as a "human shield," place strongholds, firing points, self-propelled artillery mounts, armored and automotive vehicles , warehouses of military property and ammunition in private residential sectors and social infrastructure facilities.
“The main tasks are conducting aerial reconnaissance, opening enemy targets and adjusting strike weapons. Interaction with artillery mainly takes place via military satellite communications. We, that is, find some targets, take coordinates and transfer them to artillery, and, at the same time, we directly control the defeat of the target. That is, a shot - we give corrections - north, south, where you need to deflect the sight. If they hit, we say that the target is hit. A fairly good camera that shoots from afar, from a distance of 10 kilometers. It gives out exact coordinates,” Roman, head of the Orlan-10 UAV crew, shared.
08:03 Summary on the morning of February 8, 2023
The Russian Armed Forces launched rocket attacks on enemy targets in Kharkov at night. It was reported that strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a radar station, an ammunition depot at the Kharkov Aviation Plant and a workshop for the production of kamikaze UAVs were hit. Also, targets in Kherson were hit at night.
Fighting is going on in the Kupyansk direction 7 km from the city, the enemy is holding out in the surrounding villages.
Northwest of Kremennaya, heavy fighting is underway in the Yampolovka area.
PMC "Wagner" is attacking from the Soledar sector of the front: to the north - to the Razdolovka region, to the west - to the Vasyukovka region.
To the north of Artemovsk (Bakhmut), the Wagnerites are fighting for the settlement. Red Mountain. Artemovsk itself is being stormed by our forces from the south, east and north. South-west of the city - fighting in the area of the settlement. Krasnoye (Ivanovka), it was reported about the breakthrough of the enemy defenses north of the settlement. Stupochki and the approach of our forces to the road to Konstantinovka.
There are battles in the Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing for defense on previously stable sectors of the front. In the Kharkiv region, UAVs are being intensively used to reveal the advance of our troops. An additional fortification is being built in the Sumy direction. In Chernihiv, border areas are being mined.
In the LPR, the enemy fired 11 missiles from the HIMARS MLRS, under fire Pokrovskoye and Pisarevka.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 92 shells at the civilian population of the DPR: Donetsk, Zaitsevo, Mayorsk, Gorlovka, Novobakhmutovka, Mineralnoye, Yasinovataya, Makeevka, Aleksandrovka were under attack. 6 civilians were wounded.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:33 Acting head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have recently been mainly attacking hospitals in the LPR, Kyiv used to deliver chaotic strikes, but now the targets are selective. 22:09 The RF Armed Forces destroyed two ammunition depots of Ukrainian troops in the area of Avdievka and Slavyansk in the DPR, the Ministry of Defense stressed.
21:03 GRU special forces landed in Odessa: "bats" work on Privoz -video
Russian special services kidnapped another Ukrainian patriot who dreamed of becoming a Leopard mechanic.
This time, the GRU resorted to the services of Life News, which portrayed local residents and tried to impose on the public that this is how mobilization takes place in Ukraine.
But no one believes in this? Does each TCC have a queue of volunteers?!
21:02 The Russian Aerospace Forces attacked an industrial facility in the Chernihiv region, - the operational command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Sever" -video
A destroyed object in the Semenov district
20:58 Hit on the strong point of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video
20:11 Battle for Marinka setting as of 19.00 February 8, 2023
Infantry and tank units of the RF Armed Forces continue the assault on the Maryinsky fortified area of ??the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to the authors of the channel Tankists of the Southern Military District, the units advancing in the central part of the village managed to advance along Oktyabrskaya Street.
Russian servicemen managed to get close to the northern part of Druzhby Avenue in the city center.
The most significant problem remains the remaining supply lines of the Ukrainian army. The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to transfer reinforcements to the western part of Maryinka. Because of this, the fighting has not subsided for several months.
In conditions of limited visibility, it is extremely difficult for Russian units to identify and hit enemy units hiding in the ruins.
Nevertheless, the RF Armed Forces are still achieving local successes - Russian fighters were able to gain a foothold in positions near the tire repair plant, from where units of the 79th airborne brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine had previously been knocked out.
High-rise buildings and the private sector in the city lie in ruins, indicating the severity of the fighting on the site. Ukrainian formations cling to every structure, which complicates the advancement of the RF Armed Forces.
18:50 Repulse of the enemy counterattack in the Ugledar direction. Fierce fighting in the city area continues -video
18:24 Kamchatka marines in the battles in the Donbass: these guys are now storming Ugledar -video
The guys from the 40th Naval Infantry Brigade continue to defend their Motherland, fighting Nazism day after day, crushing and breaking the enemy on the battlefields.
Bold, courageous and steadfast fighters of the 40th Brigade heroically go only forward and carry out combat missions without sleep and rest.
17:58 Tanks T-90M "Breakthrough" in the battles on the Kupyansky front -video
Enemy OSINTs have calculated the geolocation of our newest tanks near Novoselovsky in the LPR between Svatovo and Kupyansk.
Both tanks are constantly on the move to be ready to maneuver at any moment when the enemy opens fire. When withdrawing, the trailing tank turns the turret to the side of the enemy in order to continue firing and observing until it leaves the line of fire
16:33 Western Maryinka and its "lunar" landscapes -photo.
16:32 Ukrainian health officials against the "army of cripples:" legless militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are massively denied disability -material.
16:05 Highlights from the new briefing of the RF Ministry of Defense:
- The RF Armed Forces destroyed the workshops of the Ukrainian aviation industry enterprise in the Kharkiv region, in which the UAV was being upgraded.
- In the Kherson direction, as part of the counter-battery fight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the mortar crew of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- The Russian Armed Forces destroyed up to 75 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Vogledar and Vodiane in the DPR in a day.
- The Russian Armed Forces destroyed two ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Avdievka and Slavyansk in the DPR.
- More than 35 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed by the western group of Russian troops in the Kupyansk direction.
- The Russian Armed Forces destroyed three depots of ammunition and fuel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR.
- Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction for the day amounted to more than 130 military.
- The RF Armed Forces destroyed more than 140 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction in a day.
- Russian air defense systems destroyed 11 HIMARS MLRS rounds and 10 APU drones in a day.
15:40 Two command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Stugna ATGM were destroyed in Vugledar by the fighters of the Viking OSN for part-time work -video.
15:32 Volunteers who received a disability during the SVO will be able to receive two pensions and other compensations, and new solutions are being prepared, Mishustin said.
14:32 The RF Armed Forces worked out enemy positions from artillery and tanks under the village. Blueprint. The enemy fled and left a lot of trophies, including tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, found during the cleaning of the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the Russian military. The village itself is now a gray area.
14:12 Finds in the forests near Kremennaya. Pskov paratroopers continue to move and destroy fans of the Ukrainian regime -video.
14:01 Meanwhile, "voluntary" mobilization in Ukraine continues -video.
13:48 Explosions are reported in the Dnipropetrovsk region, preliminary air defense work on drones.
13:37 Shops of the Kharkov Aviation Plant after the night arrival of the Iskanders -photo.
13:30 Six years ago, the hero of the DPR, the commander of the “Somalia” battalion, Mikhail Tolstykh (call sign “Givi”), one of the brightest leaders of the people’s militia of Donbass in 2014-2015, who went from a security guard in a supermarket to a colonel in the DPR army, taking part in the iconic battles of that period.
13:14 Acting head of the LPR Pasechnik announced a very difficult situation on the line of contact in the LPR: Kyiv has accumulated enough forces to counterattack.
13:02 The West is in for a catastrophic security picture if Ukraine is defeated, Estonian foreign intelligence chief Kaupo Rozin said, ERR reports.
12:39 Explosions sounded in Kherson. This is reported by Ukrainian TG channels.
12:37 Explosions sounded in the border areas of the Kharkiv region! This is reported by Ukrainian TG channels.
12:08 Special forces destroyed the enemy "Shilka" -video.
Ukrainian militants used the ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. It was spotted in a timely manner by reconnaissance officers of the 58th Special Forces unit of the Donetsk army corps and destroyed by an anti-tank missile.
11:49 A captive soldier of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine spoke about the continuation of forced mobilization in Ukraine, the complete disregard for the state of people's health and their mass sending to die at the front.
“People, don’t go to war! Give up! This is the only way to stay alive and return to their families. Everyone who was with me in the position and did not give up has already died, ”a captured soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine addresses the Ukrainians.
11:20 Telegram-channel "Kherson Bulletin": according to information from our source from the close circle of the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, yesterday in the area of the settlement. Tyaginka (Kherson region) was destroyed by an artillery strike of 122mm MLRS BM-21 "Grad", from the crew: three servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed, three were seriously injured.
Also in the area of N. p. Lvovo (Kherson region) tonight, an artillery strike destroyed 120mm mortar crew and ammunition for it, four servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were disposed of, two were injured of varying severity.
11:18 The State Duma has prepared a bill on punishment for discrediting volunteers.
11:02 Fighters of the Viking group destroyed Ukrainian communication center in the vicinity of Marinka near Donetsk. The enemy was hiding behind the temple, but thanks to the Krasnopol high-precision guided projectile, the temple building was not damaged.
10:39 Special Forces snipers are destroying Ukrainian militants. Shootingconducted on a thermal imaging device, which allows you to see even the trajectory of the bullet. The hard-nosed Armed Forces did not change their position, which over and over again led to their destruction.
10:28 Footage of the shooting battle of motorized riflemen of the 150th Division of the RF Armed Forces in Maryinka. Several representatives of the enemy made the right decision, laid down their arms and remained alive. Medical assistance was provided to them immediately.
10:00 The process of clearing the trenches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region —video.
09:39 Footage from the Church of the Intercession in Kleshcheevka, liberated by Wagner PMC fighters -video.
09:22 The work of ATGM crews for armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kremenny direction -video.
09:19 Closer to last night, there were explosions in Kharkiv, Kherson, and Donetsk. There were at least six missile arrivals in Kharkov - there is confirmation of strikes on an industrial facility in the Kiev region.
09:14 Work of the 100th brigade on enemy positions. Direction Nevel, artillery systems "Rapier" MT-12 and also D20 were used -video.
09:12 The Rheinmetall concern announced that it will be able to supply 20-25 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine in 2023 after the necessary repair and technical work has been carried out. The first deliveries may begin in the summer.
09:06 Evacuated residents of Artemovsk (north-eastern districts of the city) —video.
09:02 Remarkable!
The city of Chasov Yar, as well as the settlements of Fedorovka, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka and Dubrovo-Vasilyevka, where Russian troops are advancing, first appeared in the summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
08:56 Indirect confirmation that the Kyiv regime does not have enough reserves and they are throwing untrained teroboronists “to zero” -video.
08:32 Artillerymen of the Western Military District disrupt Ukrainian attacks 15-20 times a day during a special operation, he said RIA Novosti commander of the 152mm Msta-B howitzer.
08:11 Frontline summary on the morning of 02/08/2023
In the Ugoldar sector, Russian artillery shelled Novopol, Bolshaya Novosyolka, Zolotoy Niva and Prechistovka. All these settlements are located on the road near the line of contact. Also under fire are the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Ugledar itself. There are no active hostilities on the ground.
On the Donetsk front, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation also mainly used artillery. Under artillery attack , the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novomikhailovka, Pobeda, the western part of Maryinka, Georgievka, Krasnogorovka, Nevelskoye, Pervomaisky and Avdeevka. The Ukrainian army responded with strikes on Aleksandrovka, Donetsk, Makeevka, Gorlovka and Zaitsev. On the ground, Russian troops attacked from the Experimental side.
South of Bakhmut, the Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled Ozaryanovka, Kurdyumovka and Kleshcheevka. And to the south-west of the city, Wagner PMCs advanced towards Stupochek. Wagner artillery holds fire control over the Konstantinovka-Bakhmut highway in the Ivanovsky area. They also conduct assault operations on the eastern outskirts of the city itself. There is a promotion.
And to the north of Bakhmut, the Wagner PMC is attacking near Paraskovievka. Also advancing from the east to Red Mountain. Even further north, from the side of Blagodatny, he is trying to break through to Zheleznyansky. And to the north-east from the side of Yakovlevka, the Wagner operators are attacking at Vesyoliy. Russian troops again tried to advance to Verkhnekamenskoe.
In the Luhansk direction - oncoming battles near Belogorovka. To the northwest, Russian troops are trying to attack from Dibrova towards Zarechny. And to the north - also oncoming battles in Novoselovsky.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] Russia has imposed retaliatory sanctions on the ongoing expansion by Washington of the list of Russian citizens against whom personal restrictive measures are in place. As reported in the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 8, entry into the territory of the Russian Federation is permanently closed for 77 American citizens.
"The “stop list" this time includes US citizens who head government agencies in the states, a number of federal departments, as well as companies involved in the supply of weapons to the neo-Nazi regime in Kiev ," reads a statement from the Foreign Ministry, published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
It is also noted that the sanctions affected not only politicians and officials involved in the formation and implementation of the anti-Russian course, but also some members of their families.
So, in the black list were, in particular, the governors of the states of Alabama (Ellen Ivey), Massachusetts (Charlie Baker), North Dakota (Doug Bergum), Michigan (Joslyn Benson), Kentucky (Andrew Beshear), Wyoming (Mark Gordon), Hawaii (Joshua Green), New Mexico (Michelle Lujan). A total of 31 state governors.
Also on the list are the secretaries of a number of US states, the chairman and members of the Federal Election Commission.
As REGNUM reported , on February 1, the US Treasury expanded sanctions against Russia. Ten individuals and 12 companies associated with Moscow fell under the restrictions. We are talking about citizens of Latvia, Singapore, Russia, Israel, Uzbekistan and Cyprus, as well as companies from countries such as Singapore, Israel, Latvia, Cyprus and Bulgaria.
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4. Джослин Бенсон (Jocelyn Benson) – секретарь штата Мичиган;
It correctly shows Benson as being Secretary of State of Michigan.
I'm curious: Benson is evil and I can understand half of Michigan having a beef with her, but what did she do to get crosswise with the Rus?
Commentary in italics by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] The National Defense University Press published a study titled "America Must Join the Fight for Strategic Cognitive Territory."
This is a policy article about the development vector of Infopsy in the USA in the near future. There is a lot of interesting and useful information, but the most valuable is in the "Recommendations and Conclusions" section, which briefly outlines the development directions, first of all, of the Pentagon in the field of information operations.
Disinformation of the enemy.
Strengthening intellectual property protection, tightening election controls, and educating citizens on how to spot “fake news.”
Changing the management structure in INFOPSI.
The Joint Headquarters should be encouraged to consider consolidating cyber operations, electronic warfare, military information operations, civil affairs and all other joint information functions under the auspices of a single directorate - for example, the Office of Cognitive Dominance.
Training of specialists.
The US military must also create professional specialists trained to scour the Internet and social networks for enemy propaganda. These "Cyber Scouts" will monitor the gray zone social spaces where the trolls hide. The purpose of their intelligence will be to identify asymmetric narratives that require immediate refutation.
Automation of detection.
AI Cyber Scouts must manage virtual agents in social networks operating on a virtual battlefield. The AI data could then be used for joint operations to identify and destroy troll farms and other exploiters as part of dismantling gray propaganda networks.
Detection speed.
Employees fighting for the information space should not waste time responding to every misinformation. Instead, they must immediately provide commanders with clear information when opportunities arise to undermine the enemy's credibility.
Precise adjustment to the audience.
Collaborative teams should include professionals who understand the culture of the target audience. Experts in linguistics, anthropology, and the like will enhance the ability of planners to identify what might resonate with specific populations. Collaborative teams should include psychologists and sociologists to turn profiles of the collective unconscious into compelling content.
Using hack for infopsy.
Collaborative teams need to expand their connectivity to mainstream communication channels to reach their target audience as much as possible.
Constant search for new technologies and methods
Currently, the US military lacks the knowledge, powers, capabilities, technologies necessary to protect society from gray propaganda.
(c) @budni_manipulyatora
PS. A number of theses coincide with the conclusions from the articles of Shoigu's adviser A. Ilnitsky about mental wars. In the United States, this direction is usually called "cognitive warfare" and is supervised at the level of Pentagon structures, as well as NATO command structures.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
