[NYPOST] A Florida kidnapping suspect was shot in the head by a deputy trying to free a therapist taken hostage and repeatedly raped during a harrowing, 15-hour ordeal, authorities said.
Tzvi Allswang, 20, suffered a serious injury, but survived and was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on Wednesday, the sheriff’s office said.
Deputies responded to Allswang’s home in Boca Raton around 6:30 p.m. Saturday after getting a call from the victim’s partner, asking them to perform a welfare check.
A probable cause affidavit that was obtained by The Post stated that the caller told cops her partner had failed to return home from her client’s house after their therapy session.
When deputies approached the residence, they heard a woman screaming for help and forced their way inside.
Upon reaching the master bedroom, the deputies found Allswang standing inside a closet and holding a knife to a woman’s throat, authorities said.
After Allswang refused repeated commands to drop the knife, Sgt. William Nogueras shot him once in the head, allowing the hostage to break free.
The woman was transported to a hospital in a stable condition and was treated for injuries to her head and body from allegedly being beaten and raped by Allswang.
During an emotional interview with Sherlocks, the woman said that she had gone to Allswang’s home to conduct a therapy session last Friday evening.
She said she was aware that Allswang had a sexual battery charge as a juvenile.
At the end of their meeting, the victim said, Allswang grabbed her around the chest in a "bear hug" and told her she could not leave. He then took away the woman’s phone and bound her hands behind her back with duct tape, according to the affidavit.
"During the course of the night she pleaded numerous times for him to let her go and he said that he was not going to let her go," the court document stated.
Allswang allegedly pummeled the therapist all over her body with his hands and knees, bit her nipple and raped her "multiple times," including with a vibrating massager, which the victim said "really hurt her."
The woman told detectives that on several occasions during her captivity, she thought Allswang was going to kill her.
When deputies finally responded to the house, the woman said, Allswang placed a large kitchen knife against her throat and warned her to be quiet "or he would cut her throat," according to the filing.
Allswang faces a half-dozen felony charges, including attempted murder with a weapon, four counts of sexual battery with force, and kidnapping.
His graphic booking photo shows him with severe swelling to his bandaged head and bruising on his right eye.
Allswang made his initial court appearance on Thursday and was ordered held without bond. He is expected to be back before a judge on Aug. 8.
Nogueras, a 14-year veteran who is currently assigned to the K-9 unit, has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation.
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Dug a little deeper as what type therapist travels to her clients homes to provide services?
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Is that accurate, Skidmark? I was under the impression that the ideal position was a little higher — between the eyebrows rather than the bridge of the nose between the eyes.
Then China jumps up and calls for the death of anybody who doesn't support reunification of Taiwan and China saying this should be an example for those people.
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Single use, you don't have to get fancy. Re-usable, you need to be a bit more elaborate. The one in the video from Japan went off like an elephant gun. I'm guessing it was a hand-load.
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As of a few minutes ago, the President of the United States has yet to say a single goddamned word about this.
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Yes. There's this notion Japan is antiseptic. It's not like that at all...
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3D printed parts, some tape and slapdash machined barrels. Double barrels came off in the melee. Gun could be assembled and disassembled for easy access. All I got.
Yamagami had been working for the Maritime Self-Defense Force for three years until around 2005.
The other posted article now has close-up photos of gun: two plumbing pipes thoroughly duct-taped to a length of 1x4” wood, attached to what I believe is a one-point sling. The pipes appear capped at the back end.
Donald Trump tweeted about the shooting shortly after midnight, apparently. Ditto Mike Pence, who added prayers and a nice photo of him speaking with Shinzo Abe.
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Abe retired a few years ago. Why shoot him now?
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Abe Shinzo Spent His Last Days Advocating for Defending Taiwan from a Belligerent China
Breitbart Headline. He was campaigning for Taiwan Defense and Military Buildup - the reach of the CCP cannot be overstated, althought often unseen or through cut-outs.
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Nothing is impossible. But a pro-china japanese is very unlikely...
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False flags and cut outs my friend. I recall a case of the recruitment of an American to unknowingly spy for the Soviet Union by an initial recruitment meeting staged in the cafeteria of the CIA back when access to the building was less controlled.
[Military] Some 40,000 National Guard and 22,000 Reserve soldiers who refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19 are no longer allowed to participate in their military duties, also effectively cutting them off from some of their military benefits, Army officials announced Friday.
"Soldiers who refuse the vaccination order without an approved or pending exemption request are subject to adverse administrative actions, including flags, bars to service, and official reprimands," an Army spokesperson said in a statement.
The move comes in the midst of the annual training season, during which part-time soldiers are often ordered to serve from two weeks to a month with their units for summer training exercises. Those training events are usually critical for soldiers to sharpen their military skills and for unit commanders to ensure their formations are ready to deploy if needed.
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NOTE: Can them for NOT taking a VACCINE the even CDC and other Medical Establishments agree is NO LONGER effective against the new C-19/22 Omnicom B4/B5 Variants.
Yep! The DOD/Fed's and WH sure are following the "science".
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Biden and his socialist cadre will likely declare a Federal military zone (US Border FEMA Region) and prevent State law enforcement or National Guard from entering.
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Need a Constitutional Amendment: "Any gummint entity that does any harm to the citizens of the US will be disbanded, its employees barred from future federal employment and its head subjected to capital punishment."
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...This is going to render some Guard units NMC for the foreseeable future. Hopefully nothing happens till then that we might need them.
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It is the equivalent of what they did to pilots. The result is not enough pilots. A portion of the pilots that took the vaccine can no longer fly. It is a brilliant plan only if your goal is to weaken the military.
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Give everyone who took the vaccine disability. Charge it to the dumbocrap party.
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[Washington Examiner] Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter celebrated their 76th marriage anniversary on Thursday. They are the longest-married presidential couple in the history of the United States.
Wedded on July 7, 1946, the former president and first lady made plans to enjoy a quiet anniversary for their marriage that has lasted over three-quarters of a century. This follows a party in their hometown of Plains, Georgia, last year for their 75th anniversary that was attended by such political figures as former President Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Jimmy Carter is now 97, while his wife is 94 and has a birthday coming up next month. The former president was a 21-year-old U.S. Naval Academy graduate when he married Rosalynn Carter, who was 18 at the time. "The best thing I ever did was marrying Rosalynn," Jimmy Carter said in 2015. "That’s the pinnacle of my life."
[NYPOST] A Texas man was instantly killed by a firework he placed on top of his head on July Fourth, according to local reports.
Pablo Ruiz, a 43-year-old San Antonio man, had been drinking with friends during a July Fourth celebration when he decided to light a mortar-style firework on top of his head, reported the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
The firework went kaboom! from the bottom and pierced the top of his skull, resulting in his near-instant death, police told the paper.
San Antonio coppers arrived in the residential area shortly after midnight. Ruiz was suffering from severe head trauma with brain matter exposed from his skull. brain matter he had not been previously using, apparently
The man died shortly after and was later identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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[NYPOST] Lorella Palmer, a 22-year-old influencer and style blogger from London, England said she doesn’t want kids for a variety of reasons and she’s tired of people trying to change her mind or call her decision "selfish." It is, but don't call her that.
"Kids are just annoying, they annoy me, in every sense of the word. Influencers are just annoying. They annoy me in every sense of the word.
They have no common sense, they can’t drink, they have to go to bed early, they scream, they cry, they annoy me, Palmer told The Mirror this week. If Lady Influencer was a grown up, she'd realize children have to be given a good example so they have common sense. The rest all follows logically.
"Every time I see a child, they’ve just got crust round their nose and round their mouth, there’s drool, they’ve got food everywhere and they’ve got sticky fingers." Every time I see an influencer, she's a would-be Kardashian doing the same supposedly suggestive dance in a state of partial or full undress.
Palmer also had some choice words about children’s television. So do I. Too much hollering.
"I hate kids’ TV too. Your kid is one, My kid is one? My youngest is pushing forty.
they don’t need to watch cartoons — pop on Vampire Diaries please, or Gossip Girl, or Friends," she lamented. I've never watched any of them. They sounded too juvenile. I prefer Bugs Bunny.
Palmer, who recently graduated from the University of Portsmouth with a law degree, said she’d rather focus on growing her business as an agent for social media influencers than birthing a baby which she fears would change her body and empty her bank account.
I agree. Better she keep her figure, such as it is, and her career. Leave babies to those who won’t traumatize the poor things, turning them into suicides and spree killers.
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LOL. Sure, horrible people like this shouldn't have children. They shouldn't have a vote in the future of the human race.
But record this. Boy, when she hits 35 or so, she's going to be feeling bigtime regret. No mercy. Show this to her and hurt her. She's inspiring other young women to pursue a path that will bring them nothing but unhappiness. Seen too many regret columns by over-the-hill women who spent their 20s partying when they should have been raising children.
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The whole assumption is that the socialist support system will not collapse for being the big Ponzi scheme that it is. When it does, it goes back to thousands of years of family for support in your old age.
[DW] The rebel group called the de-escalation deal between DRC and Rwanda "irrelevant" amid new festivities with Congo’s military. M23 also said it would only negotiate with Kinshasa.
Clashes broke out in Eastern Congo on Thursday between the military and M23
... also known as the Congolese Revolutionary Army, the Tutsi group was founded in 2012 as a sock puppet of Rwanda, which no doubt seemed a good idea at the time. But in less than a year the Congolese army defeated them, and then Rwanda publicly stepped back in response to international pressure. Recently M23 has started acting up again, possibly again at Rwandan instigation...
after the rebel group said that a ceasefire deal signed the previous day was "irrelevant."
"We are Congolese, not Rwandan," he said M23 spokesperson Willy Ngoma. "If there's a cease-fire, it can only be between us and the Congolese government."
The Democratic Republic of the Congo ...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material... and Rwanda agreed to a "de-escalation process" to curb the fighting and violence along their shared eastern border on Wednesday. The agreement included a withdrawal of M23 fighters from Congo.
"Only the M23 can sign the cease-fire with the government," Ngoma added.
New festivities broke out after Congolese groups attacked M23's position around Kanyabusoro, according to the front man. Residents in the area were forced to flee their homes.
Congo on Wednesday agreed to a six-goal plan for de-escalating violence, AFP reported. Other measures involved setting up a joint DRC-Rwanda committee.
A 'ROADMAP' TO RESTORE DIPLOMATIC TIES
AFP specified some goals of the roadmap, with one of them being: "Defeat FDLR and its splinter groups which are at the origin of tensions between Rwanda and DRC and play a major role in the insecurity of the DRC in order to ensure that the threat to security ceases completely."
The Congolese presidency asked that the M23 cease hostilities under the roadmap, saying the "exploitation of natural resources in the region must be done in strict respect of the illusory sovereignty of states," AFP reported as being another goal.
TENSIONS BETWEEN DRC AND RWANDA
Tensions especially flared in March 2022 in eastern DRC after M23 rebels, after a decade of relative calm, attacked Congolese army positions near the border between Uganda and Rwanda.
Congo saw people fleeing to its towns for safety, with the government in Kinshasa blaming Rwanda for aiding M23 rebels, a largely ethnic Tutsi group that accuses the Congolese government of not incorporating more fighters in the Congolese army as part of a 2009 agreement.
Tensions kept rising as M23 rebels kept up their offensive in weeks that followed, either encircling key cities like the thriving provincial capital Goma or capturing strategic towns like Bunagana on the Congolese-Uganda border.
Rwanda has denied claims of aiding M23 rebels and has accused Congo's army of fighting alongside the FDLR, an gang mainly comprised of ethnic Hutus who fled Rwanda after the 1994 genocide.
In May, Congo suspended RwandAir flights and summoned Rwanda's ambassador to express disapproval. At the end of May, Rwanda's foreign minister told news hounds it would "not sit idly by" if attacks continued along the border.
At the end of June, the United Nations ...where theory meets practice and practice loses... Security Council also released a statement and said that the alarming resurgence of gangs was "threatening the security and stability of the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo."
The Democratic Republic of Congo accuses Rwanda of backing the rebel group M23. According to the DRC's government, Rwanda is seeking to cause instability to be able to exploit the region's mineral riches. DW went to Goma, North Kivu, to find out more.
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[LB] The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that the enemy continues its efforts to establish full control over Luhansk region.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy is concentrating its efforts on holding occupied lines, and is trying to conduct assaults on separate sections of the contact line.
The enemy tried to conduct assaults in the Slavic direction as well. The areas of Dolyna, Kurulka, Mazanivka, Bogorodichne, Adamivka, and Chepil settlements were shelled with barrel artillery and multiple rocket systems.
The General Staff also informs that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian occupying forces have lost 36,650 soldiers.
The Russians suffered the greatest losses in the Avdiiv and Bakhmut directions.
Other losses of the invaders are in the news.
In the city of Toretsk, Donetsk region, the occupiers killed a family - a daughter, mother and grandmother .
"The rocket hit the residential sector again," Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk regional military administration, said in a video message.
"The Russians are going everywhere they can get. They came to our land to kill us purposefully - and they won't stop until we stop them. I'm asking everyone: evacuate! Don't make yourself a target for the Russians!" Kyrilenko added.
Russian invaders continue to attack Odesa . Last night and today at dawn, the enemy launched rocket attacks on the territory of the region.
"The enemy attacked Odeshchyna twice. The impact of 2 rockets at night hit 2 agricultural hangars, which were destroyed. About 35 tons of grain were stored in one of them," the statement of the operational command "South" says.
"And at dawn, during the aerial overflight and reconnaissance of Zmiiny, the island was attacked by 2 air-based missiles. The pier was significantly damaged," - added in OK "Pivden".
Rescuers of the Kharkiv Garrison of the State Service for Emergency Situations made 30 operational trips last day , 18 of which were to extinguish fires, including 7 fires caused by shelling.
"On the territory of Kharkiv Oblast, there were 7 fires caused by enemy shelling, of which 3 were in Bogodukhivsk, 2 in Chuguivsk, 1 in Izyumsk and 1 more in Kharkiv district of the region. A commercial building and gas stations at a gas station, a production building, farm buildings, a hayloft, a garage were on fire , coniferous litter, dry grass and wheat," the press service of the State Emergency Service reported.
At night, the enemy shelled a boarding school in Kharkiv , the windows were blown out with explosions. There are no victims or injured, according to the morning summary from the regional military administrations.
During the day, Donetsk region was subjected to shelling from artillery, S-300 air defense systems, "Uragan" surface-to-air missiles, and "Grad" surface-to-air missiles on many settlements and cities of the region. 35 objects were damaged, seven civilians were killed, including a child, and two people were injured.
The night was relatively calm in Volyn, Zakarpattia, Rivne Oblast, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Chernivtsi, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhya, Khmelnytskyi, Ternopil, Kirovohrad Oblasts, Cherkasy Oblast, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Odesa Oblast, Poltava Oblast, Chernihiv Oblast, Zhytomyr Oblast and Kyiv Oblast.
Sumy Region has received a mobile mobile hospital , Dmytro Zhivytskyi, the head of the Sumy Region, reported.
The mobile hospital, provided free of charge by Medical Bridges in partnership with United Help Ukraine, was created by students of the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas (USA). The mobile hospital is equipped with two surgical tables, a water supply system, a generator, and is equipped with medicines, dressings, and medical clothing. It will be used as a mobile operating theater to help the wounded.
In the city of Pereyaslav in the Kyiv region, a monument was dismantled in honor of the 300th anniversary of the reunification of Ukraine with Russia, which was celebrated in 1954.
"Bucha, Irpin, Borodyanka, Gostomel, Moschun and other settlements of Ukraine, where the Russian army committed atrocities against humanity, once again proved that there is no question of "reunification" or "friendship" with the Rashists," he wrote in Telegram. Oleksiy Kuleba, the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, told the channel.
A two-day meeting of foreign ministers of the "Group of 20" will start today on the Indonesian island of Bali . At this event, for the first time during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergey Lavrov, will cross paths with colleagues who criticize Russia for the war it unleashed.
Lavrov has already arrived in Bali and, according to a release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is planning a series of meetings. However, some of the ministers said that they are not going to meet with him.
It will be recalled that the "group of twenty" consists of both those countries that accused Moscow of war crimes and those that react to the war against Ukrainians more restrained (in particular, China, India, South Africa).
The most complete picture of today will definitely be on our website.
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[LB] It is currently known about the deceased and two wounded, the information is being clarified.
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Russian occupiers are shelling Avdievka , in the Donetsk region , around the clock .
This was reported by the head of Donetsk OVA, Pavlo Kyrylenko .
According to him, starting from the evening of July 6, the invaders made more than a dozen blows.
"As usual, they hit the civilian infrastructure: the hospital, residential quarters, the bus depot, as well as the AKHZ. It is already known about 1 dead and 2 wounded , but the final figures have yet to be established, as well as the extent of the destruction," Kyrylenko said. .
The leader of Donetsk region called on the residents of the city to evacuate, as it is dangerous to stay in the settlement.
We will remind you that the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has now reported that the Russians are trying to enter the borders of the Donetsk region .
During the day, the Rashi shelled the area with artillery, "Uragan" MSG, and "Grad" MSG.
[LB] Final control over Luhansk Region has not been established.
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Russia is waging a war of attrition and has directed all efforts so far to establish final control over the Luhansk region. Also, the enemy is trying to reach the geographical borders of Donetsk region.
Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Malyar stated this at the Ukraine Media Center .
"According to the Main Directorate of Intelligence, the security situation around Ukraine remains difficult. The Kremlin does not refuse to fulfill any of its strategic goals regarding our state. Given the scope, tasks and timing of the so-called "special operation", the Russian Federation is currently waging a war of attrition," she said.
Currently, the enemy's main efforts are focused on establishing final control over the Luhansk region, which the enemy has not yet established. Today, the most difficult situation has developed in the Slavyansk, Kramatorsk and Bakhmut directions. The enemy is trying to reach the geographical borders of Donetsk region.
In the Kharkiv and Balaklia directions, according to the information of the Ministry of Defense of the Ministry of Defense, the enemy will continue to restrain the defense forces from advancing towards the state border, and will also continue to keep under control the logistic connection on the Belgorod-Kupyansk route.
We will remind, according to the Main Directorate of Intelligence, the Russian occupying forces will try to carry out offensive actions in the direction of Zaporizhzhia and surround the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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"As usual, they hit the civilian infrastructure: the hospital, residential quarters, the bus depot, as well as the AKHZ.
Also the animal shelter, a soup kitchen and the recycling bins. AKHZ is the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant, another big-ass factory complex. We've seen this movie.
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[Vesti] In the waters of the Black and Azov Seas, the Russian military keeps six carriers of cruise missiles ready for use, and the total number of Kalibr-type sea-based missiles can be up to 40 units . This is stated in the operational summary of the General Staff as of 18.00 Thursday, July 7. Yesterday, we recall, the General Staff reported only two naval missile carriers .
No changes in the state, composition and nature of the actions of the military of Belarus were noted in the Volyn and Polesye directions x. The threat of rocket and bomb strikes from the territory of this country remains.
In the Seversky direction , the enemy, in order to demonstrate his presence, fired artillery at the Volkovka, Kondratovka and Miropolye regions of the Sumy region. In addition, he carried out airstrikes near Esmani and Miropolye.
In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy continues to focus on holding positions and preventing the advance of units of the Ukrainian defense forces deep into the temporarily occupied territory. During the day, he used tanks, cannon and rocket artillery to shell settlements in the Kharkov region along the entire line of collision. But our soldiers nullified all enemy forces to advance in the direction of Sosnovka. The assault was repelled , and the invaders retreated to their previously occupied positions.
In the east of the country, the enemy is still trying to establish full control over the territory of the Lugansk region. So, in the Slavic direction , the Russians again unsuccessfully stormed Bogorodichnoe , trying to completely capture it. Our warriors severely suppressed another attempt. The enemy fires cannon and rocket artillery at the areas of the settlements of Suligovka, Krasnoe, Nikopol, Novopavlovka, Karnaukhovka, Adamovka, Krasnopolye, Bogorodichnoye, Mazanovka, Dibrovno and Dolyna.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts at assault operations in the directions of Grigorovka and Verkhnekamensky . Also, from barrel and rocket artillery, the Russians fired at the areas of the settlements of Mayaki, Seversk, Serebryanka, Grigorovka, Verkhnekamenskoye, Zolotarovka and Zvanovka. An enemy air strike was recorded in the Serebryanka area.
In the Bakhmut direction, Ukrainian soldiers inflicted losses on the enemy when he tried to improve his tactical position near Vershina and Berestovoye . The enemy retreated in panic. At the same time, he fired from cannon artillery and multiple launch rocket systems at the areas of the settlements of Vyimka, Ivanodaryevka, Spirne, Berestovo, Belogorovka, Pokrovskoye, Yakovlevka, Soledar, Bakhmutskoye, Klinovoye, Vershina, Kodema, Mayorsk, New York. Now the Russians are entrenched in the vicinity of the village of Spirne.
Cannon and rocket artillery shelling continues along the collision line in the Avdeevka, Kurakhovsky, Novopavlovsky and Zaporozhye directions . Attack planes attacked the enemy near Kamenskoye.
In the Yuzhnobuzhsk direction, the situation has not undergone significant changes. Enemy subunits continue to hold their occupied positions and fire at the positions of subunits of our troops with means of destruction.
The statements of the Russian Ministry of Defense about the alleged death of Ukrainian soldiers who carried out a cleansing operation and planted Ukrainian flags on Zmeiny Island do not correspond to reality.
The enemy continues to suffer significant losses of personnel, weapons and military equipment on the territory of Ukraine. Thus, according to available information, the command of the Central Military District of the RF Armed Forces is forced to withdraw units from the 35th separate motorized rifle brigade. At the same time, he is trying to attract unmotivated units of the 74th separate motorized rifle brigade. Also, measures are being taken to force the mobilization of personnel in the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region. The mobilized have poor training and unsatisfactory equipment of protective equipment. Currently, the current shortage of units of the 2nd Army Corps of the 8th Combined Arms Army of the RF Armed Forces is about 8 thousand people.
[Vesti] Since the morning of July 7, Donetsk has been shelled again. According to social networks, Petrovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of the city were under shelling.
A large fire broke out after shelling in the Tihiy microdistrict of the Petrovsky district. Social media users are posting a video showing a large plume of black smoke. What exactly is on fire is still unknown. The fire cannot be eliminated now, since the area is constantly being shelled.
As Vesti.ua reported:
There has been a pause in the fighting in the Donbass. Russian troops are re-forming after last week's offensive.
Ukrainian defenders dealt a precise blow to the arsenal of Russian troops in Makiivka in the Donbass.
Neil Melvin, an expert at the Royal Joint Institute for the Armed Forces of Great Britain, told where the decisive battle for Ukraine could take place .
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[Korrespondent] 23:27 Speaker of the Odesa OVA Serhiy Bratchuk said that today the occupiers have lost three ammunition depots and one tank farm. In particular, BC warehouses in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, in Ilovaisk and Chernobaevka, as well as an oil depot in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk were destroyed.
23:21 In an evening video message, Zelensky announced a busy tomorrow: "Tomorrow I will continue a series of appeals to European parliaments - Slovenia is next in line. Tomorrow there will also be a lot of domestic news - a very meaningful day lies ahead."
22:04 Russians do not travel to Ukraine legally, Kuleba said on the air of the telethon. According to him, during the week of the visa regime with the Russian Federation, not a single Russian has applied for a Ukrainian visa, and the calls to the Foreign Ministry, which were more than a hundred, have not gone further: “This demonstrates the level to which Putin’s aggression has brought relations not between not by our states, but by our peoples, and, in fact, the attitude of Russians towards us."
21:52 The head of the Zaporozhye region Oleg Buryak announced the release of his 16-year-old son from captivity.
21:43 The mayor of the occupied Oleshek in the Kherson region, Yevgeny Ryshchuk, called on the locals living near the facilities where Russian soldiers live, as well as next to Russian military equipment and other military facilities, "to go away from there," because "the Armed Forces of Ukraine are coming."
21:26 Today, during a meeting with Zelensky and the OP team, US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal submitted a resolution Calling on the US Secretary of State to recognize the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism. The document has already been approved by the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee. Now, for its final adoption, it is necessary to complete all domestic procedures provided for by American law, Yermak said.
21:05 As at the very beginning of the war, the main priority for Ukraine is to close the sky. Zelensky says he is counting on the arrival of powerful air defense systems. Among the latest messages is the Pentagon's promise to supply Ukraine with new NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems, which the US has developed jointly with Norway. More details - in the air defense material for Ukraine .
20:57 Russian troops detained the mayor of Kupyansk, collaborator Gennady Matsegora, the head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleg Sinegubov said on the air of the telethon. Matsegora went over to the side of the Russian Federation in the first days of the war and assisted the Russian troops in Kupyansk in every possible way. In particular, he provided them with transport, housing, fuel and food. But now, obviously, they no longer need it, Sinegubov added. What exactly Matsegora was detained for is unknown.
20:53 President of Latvia Egils Levits supported the idea of creating a special tribunal for Russia: "There is an International Court of Justice in The Hague. However, in a procedural sense, the consideration of the issue of genocide is not in its jurisdiction. Perhaps, at the initiative of Ukraine, a new court will be created that will consider this issue ".
20:50 Zelensky called on the world's largest independent oil trader - the Dutch company Vitol - to stop deliveries of Russian oil and thus stop financing the massacre of Ukrainians. A corresponding letter on behalf of the head of the Ukrainian state was sent to the company by Oleg Ustenko, presidential adviser on economics.
20:32 Putin said that Russia "hadn't started anything seriously yet" in Ukraine: "Today we hear that they want to defeat us on the battlefield. Well, what can I say, let them try. We haven't really started anything yet." He also believes that "the war in Donbass was unleashed by the collective West, not Russia." And Moscow, according to him, does not refuse peace talks on the Ukrainian issue, "but the later they start, the more difficult it will be to negotiate."
20:19 Avdiivka is under round-the-clock shelling, since yesterday evening the Russians have shelled the city more than ten times, said the head of the Donetsk Regional Military District Pavel Kirilenko. According to him, the enemy, as always, hit the civilian infrastructure - the hospital, residential areas, the motor depot, as well as the AKHZ. So far, one dead and two wounded are known.
20:11 The Russians fired on the Nemyshlyansky district of Kharkov, as a result of which three civilians were killed, five were injured, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
19:57 SSO told the exclusive details of the special operation on Zmeiny. So, on the night of July 7, combat swimmers of the 73rd Marine Center of the SPP them. ataman Antin Golovaty, who examined the coastal zone, and then signaled that the operation could be continued. Engineers were the first to come ashore - they cleared the passage from mines and traps. After that, the group went to the plateau of the island and set up Ukrainian flags in different parts of the Serpentine.
When the military carried out the task, Russian ships began to maneuver in the direction of the island. The group completed the task and left the Snake. The Russians then fired missiles at the island and hit the pier. A group of Ukrainian military in full strength returned to the base unharmed.
19:46 Johnson is stepping down as British Prime Minister. True, not right now, but somewhere in September-October, when the country's ruling Conservative Party will choose a new leader. About what Ukraine is losing with the resignation of its main friend in the West, Johnson left in the material, but so far has remained .
19:40 The Ukrainian military repulsed several enemy attacks and forced the invaders to flee near Bakhmut, the General Staff reports in the evening report . Also, the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not allow the enemy to advance in the direction of Sosnovka and repulsed the assault on Bogorodichny.
19:29 In the Chernihiv region, two Russian tanks were pulled out of the river, which sank along with the crew, the Pivnich Operational Command reports. According to eyewitnesses, one of the Russian T-72 tanks sank at the end of February, the bodies of two crew members were found in it, and the driver's seat was empty. Another T-72 tank was taken out on July 6 - inside were the bodies of all three crew members.
19:00 The Cabinet of Ministers froze any increase in tariffs for which the government is responsible, including electricity, Shmyhal said: "Record electricity prices in European countries allow Ukrainian generating companies to earn significant funds, which we propose to partially direct to ensure that tariffs for Ukrainians remain stable ".
18:38 Johnson, after announcing his resignation, spoke with Zelensky, reaffirmed the unwavering support of Ukraine from the UK and stressed that London "will continue to provide vital military assistance for as long as necessary." He also promised to work on unblocking grain exports from Ukraine and thanked Zelensky for everything he "does for freedom, for the friendship and kindness of the Ukrainian people."
In turn, the President of Ukraine thanked Johnson for his decisive actions against Ukraine and noted that the Ukrainian people are grateful for the efforts of the UK.
18:04 The threat of rocket attacks on Ukraine from Belarus remains for at least another three months, since the restriction zone for flights of all types of civil aircraft was extended from July 8 to October 7, 2022, reports Belaruski Gayun. It is from the south of Belarus that rockets are launched on the territory of Ukraine. Since the beginning of the war, at least 689 warheads have been launched from the territory of the Republic of Belarus to Ukrainian cities.
18:01 The European Commission invited Ukraine to join the so-called customs visa-free regime, the Finance Ministry said. After joining, Ukrainian business will be able to enjoy a number of advantages and simplifications in the export and transit of goods to European countries.
17:55 Because of the war, Ukraine will not be able to accept Jewish pilgrims to celebrate Rosh Hashanah - the Jewish New Year, the Ukrainian Embassy in Israel has reported. Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevhen Korniychuk said that Ukraine cannot guarantee the safety of the pilgrims and urged Orthodox Jews to pray for the war to end before Rosh Hashanah.
17:52 Since February 24, law enforcement agencies of the Kherson region have recorded the facts of the abduction or disappearance of 457 people, Venediktova said. Among the kidnapped and missing are the mayors of Kakhovka, Tavriysk, Skadovsk, Hola Pristan, Berislav, the village heads of the Novoaleksandrovskaya, Bekhterskaya and Milovskaya UTCs, the chairman of the Chernobaevsky village council and his deputy, the elders of the villages of Staraya Zburevka, Zmievka and Osokorovka, the secretary of the Novokakhovka city council, 43 law enforcement officers and two priests.
17:48 Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus, Major General Ruslan Kosygin threatened with strikes on Poland: "In the event of a conflict, the territory of Poland with its military infrastructure becomes the primary target of strike, namely decision-making centers, elements of the control system, points of permanent deployment of the national armed forces , arsenals and bases, as well as critical facilities of their economy and transport infrastructure.<...> As the head of state has said more than once, the answer will be instant. strength."
17:36 The head of the British Armed Forces, Tony Radakin, said that he had met with Zaluzhny: "My 48-hour visit allowed me to better understand the operational perspective and discuss how the UK can continue to support Ukraine and how we can help other international partners and allies support the Armed Forces Ukraine in the coming weeks and months."
17:13 The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck at the accumulation of enemy equipment in Chernobaevka, Arestovich said, indicating that this was already the 25th anniversary.
16:52 Russia has more than 2,000 old missiles, which will be enough for several months of bombing Ukrainian territory, writes Forbes. In total, in the Russian Federation at the beginning of the war there were almost 7,000 medium and short-range missiles (up to 5,500 km). Since Moscow did not count on a long war, it actively used precision missiles, and, most likely, it does not have many such stocks. Therefore, now the Russian Federation is using old weapons, and the low accuracy of which leads to horrifying consequences.
16:47 US senators - Republican Lindsey Graham and Democrat Richard Blumenthal - visited Kiev, Bucha, Borodianka and were deeply shocked by Russia's atrocities. They said that "Ukraine is the hope of democracy, and Putin is a terrorist, and Russia should be recognized as a state sponsor of terrorism." Senators have promised that they will seek the adoption of the relevant law.
16:45 The mass grave in Stary Krym near Mariupol has at least doubled in two months, including due to exhumation and an increase in mortality, Petr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Maruipol, said, commenting on satellite images published by Radio Liberty. According to him, mortality from natural causes has increased four times compared to the pre-war period - an average of 25 people die daily, or about 1,800 people in May-June alone. And the upward trend continues.
Previously, based on an analysis of four mass graves, the city authorities indicated that at least 20,000 people had already been buried in mass graves.
16:39 Zelensky, in a commentary to CNN, expressed his conviction that the UK's policy towards Ukraine will not change after Johnson's resignation. The president called Johnson a "true friend of Ukraine" and said he was looking forward to a personal conversation with him.
16:37 The European Parliament voted to recognize the driver's license of Ukrainian refugees in the EU. Now the new draft rules must be adopted by the European Commission and approved by the Council of the EU. It will enter into force five days after its publication in the Official Journal of the EU. If the document is accepted, then refugees from Ukraine will not need to issue new driver's licenses and qualification certificates, but will be able to use their Ukrainian ones.
16:35 Zelensky met in Kiev with US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal: "Bicameral and bipartisan support is very important for us. We feel and appreciate this unity. Now the top priority is to ensure that women with children can return home by September 1, and children and students - to go to schools and universities. We are counting on the support of Congress in the supply of modern air defense systems. We must ensure such a level of sky security that people are not afraid to live in Ukraine."
16:08 The head of the Rivne OVA Vitaliy Koval said that the decision of the Regional Defense Council prohibits the sale and launch of fireworks, salutes and other pyrotechnics. The movement of vehicles in which there is no muffler is also prohibited. Previously, such bans were introduced in the Kyiv and Odessa regions.
15:56 The European Parliament supported the proposal of the European Commission to provide Ukraine with an additional loan of 1 billion euros on favorable terms, in addition to 1.2 billion euros, which were transferred in March and May. This amount is the first tranche of an exceptional macro-financial assistance package totaling €9 billion.
15:47 Military Commissar of Crimea Yuri Lymar was detained by the FSB on charges of releasing conscripts from conscription for military service for bribes. According to the FSB, the military commissariats of several Crimean cities are also under investigation on similar charges.
15:28 As a result of a missile attack on the center of Kramatorsk, one person was killed, six more were injured, the number of victims may increase, said the head of the Donetsk OVA Pavel Kirilenko. Six buildings were damaged, including a hotel and a residential high-rise building.
15:02 At the Belarusian airfield Zyablovka in the Gomel region, Russian troops are equipping their military base. The Iskander-M division and the S-400 division are already there, said Aleksey Gromov, deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He also said that since the beginning of the war, the Russian Federation has launched 626 cruise missiles on the territory of Ukraine, and since February 24, the Russians have made 6443 air sorties.
14:49 The main efforts of the Russian army are now focused on the complete capture of the Lugansk region, which has not yet been completely captured, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said at a briefing. Also, according to her, Ukrainian intelligence does not exclude that Russia will try to advance towards Zaporozhye.
14:37 Johnson officially announced his resignation from the posts of British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party. He will continue to act as head of the party and government until a new one is elected. The process of electing a new head of the party should begin now. Johnson promised that the British government would support Ukraine after his resignation "for as long as it takes."
14:01 The United States and allies have already transferred nine HIMARS MLRS and similar missile systems to Ukraine, Danilov said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. According to him, the Russians are defenseless against these weapons and are very worried. At the same time, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council emphasized that for the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, at least dozens of HIMARS will be required, but for now, Ukrainian troops must wage a defensive war.
13:59 In the Kremennaya Luhansk region, terror has reached such a level that people are being shot right on the street. Local collaborators help in this, who hand over the population with a pro-Ukrainian position and indicate the exact addresses, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai.
13:52 Kazakhstan is diversifying oil supplies through the Trans-Caspian route, bypassing the Russian Federation, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said. He instructed to work out the best option for the implementation of the Trans-Caspian route and increase the capacity of two oil pipelines. Tokayev issued the statement a day after a Russian court ordered the Caspian Pipeline Consortium's offshore terminal to be suspended for 30 days. This may for the third time in 2022 stop the access of Kazakh oil to the world market through Russia.
13:47 The mayor of Kramatorsk announced a missile attack on the city center, there are casualties.
13:44 In the Lviv region, the SBU exposed a criminal group that imported 40 thousand cars, earning on preferential customs clearance. The group includes officials from the Lviv customs, three brokers and citizens of the European Union. They imported cars through the "green corridor" and forged documents to register them without removing them from foreign registration.
13:42 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced a pause in the fighting, the units are taking measures "to replenish their combat capabilities," a source in the department told TASS: "The servicemen are given the opportunity to rest, receive letters and parcels from home."
13:33 Finland strengthens security on the border with Russia - the relevant law was adopted by the country's parliament, Reuters reports. The document provides for the possibility of building barriers on a 1,300-kilometer section to prevent the flow of refugees.
13:22 Slavyansk today was subjected to another hostile shelling from the MLRS, the mayor of the city Vadim Lyakh said. Lesnoy-Artem and Slavkurort micro-districts suffered again, there are wounded.
13:15 The Russians fired two X-31 missiles from the Su-30 fighter jet in the Odessa region today, the Operational Command Pivden reports. One missile hit the tanker Millennial Spirit (Moldovan flag), drifting in the territorial sea without a crew, with the remains of diesel fuel on board. The second missile, according to OK, self-destructed.
12:52 The Turkish authorities released the Russian dry cargo ship Zhibek Zholy, which arrived with a cargo of grain from the occupied Berdyansk, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said: "Thanks to the prompt intervention of the relevant authorities of Ukraine, this ship was unable to unload the stolen goods and was detained. A request was sent to the Turkish side to arrest the ship and cargo. At the same time, ignoring the request of the Ukrainian side, the ship was released on the evening of July 6."
The Foreign Ministry noted that in connection with the current unacceptable situation, the Turkish ambassador in Kyiv was invited to the department. The Ukrainian side asks to investigate the situation and provide an exhaustive response to requests.
12:34 In Kherson, the invaders are burning bodies to hide the losses. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, places with a large number of burnt remains were repeatedly seen in the vicinity of the city. The bodies are brought by trucks from the local pre-trial detention center. And in order to hide the facts of the deliberate burning of bodies, representatives of the occupying army are trying to pass it off as the result of artillery shelling and subsequent fires. At the scene, a powerful explosion was first heard, after which a fire broke out. Access of employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations to eliminate the fire is prohibited.
Also, Ukrainian military intelligence reported that the well-known Kherson collaborator Evgeny Sobolev, head of correctional colony No. 90, is in the city hospital named after. Luchansky on the 4th floor in the department of orthopedics. After the explosion of his car, Ilizarov devices were installed on both legs.
Also in Kherson, the re-registration of medical institutions and the search for health workers continues. Due to the fact that a large number of doctors did not agree to work for the enemy and left the occupied territories, the situation becomes critical. In particular, there is an acute shortage of anesthesiologists.
12:17 A new survey from the Ministry of Culture is available in Dії: what to do with the coat of arms of the USSR on the shield of the highest monument in Europe, the Motherland? Users are offered three response options: leave everything as it is; remove the Soviet coat of arms and leave the shield clean - "after the victory we will choose what to place there"; replace it with Trizub - the state emblem of Ukraine. The survey will run from 7 to 21 July, the results will be made public in two weeks.
11:46 For the third time since the beginning of the military invasion of Ukraine, Russia is blocking the export of Kazakh oil to the European Union through the terminal in Novorossiysk. Is this the Kremlin's reaction to President Tokayev's course? Read more in the article How Russia blocks oil from Kazakhstan to the EU .
11:33 Special forces units completed the task of cleaning up Zmeiny Island , OK Pivden reported. The destruction of about 30 units of enemy equipment was confirmed, "abandoned ammunition and solid ruins were found as a familiar trace of the Russian world." As a symbol of Victory and rebirth from these ruins, the Ukrainian military installed and secured the flag of Ukraine, which was delivered to the island earlier, the command said.
11:29 Lithuania will not agree to the establishment of "green corridors" for the transit of goods to the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation through its territory, presidential adviser Asta Skyisgirite said: "Transit countries should not be limited to Lithuania. From the main part of Russia to the Kaliningrad region, goods can also get through territory of Latvia or Poland, and we must remember that if there is any agreement on how she should travel, it should be valid for everyone."
11:27 The heads of MI5 and the FBI in a joint statement warned of the growing "long-term threat of China" to the interests of the UK and the US, writes Reuters. In particular, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that China "poses the biggest long-term threat" to the economic and national security of the UK, the US and allies.
11:25 In the Nikolaev region over the past day as a result of shelling, 18 people were injured, the head of the regional council Anna Zamazeeva reported. The settlements of the Bashtansky and Nikolaevsky districts fell under the blows, shelling was recorded in the Ochakovskaya, Shirokovskaya, Bereznegovatskaya, Pervomaiskaya, Kutsurubskaya and Galitsinovskaya communities.
11:23 Sky News, citing sources, reports that Downing Street is preparing a statement on Johnson's resignation. In turn, the BBC reports that Johnson nevertheless agreed to resign, but wants to remain prime minister until the fall, when a new leader is elected.
11:02 In Mariupol, people have been recruited to clear rubble on the territory of the MMK. Ilyich. Over the past week, eight civilians have been blown up during such work, said Petr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor. According to him, the invaders do not pay wages for such work: they promise to hire them after the plant is launched, supporting the fake spreading in the city that "the Chinese bought the plant."
10:37 In Pereyaslav, Kiev region, a monument dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the reunification of Ukraine with Russia was dismantled.
10:04 Ukrainian fighters planted a flag on Zmeiny Island, said serviceman Harut Papoyan.
09:58 In the Kharkiv region over the past day, as a result of shelling, two people were killed, one was wounded, the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov said. In Kharkiv, two rockets hit near a boarding school for visually impaired children in the Nemyshlyansky district. There are no previous casualties.
09:56 German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock said on the eve of the G20 foreign ministers' talks that Russia cannot be allowed to use the G20 for its own purposes: "We will not stand aside, allowing Russia to use the meeting as a tribune." Burbock also called on her colleagues for a common response to Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine.
09:28 Lithuania sent Bayraktar to Ukraine, the money for which was collected by the country's residents, said the country's Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas: "The first one flies out of Lithuania - the Lithuanian army took over all the logistics, and the Ministry of National Defense took care of the acquisition contracts, organized all legal formalities in accordance with the requirements of the law, so that the drone can reach Ukraine."
09:26 British intelligence reports that heavy shelling continued in the Donbas on the previous day with minor advances by the Russian side. The report also refers to new economic measures adopted by the State Duma of the Russian Federation. The law will give the authorities special powers in the field of labor relations, will release funds from state reserves and resume mobilization without its official announcement. It also allows the Russian Federation to avoid admitting that it is involved in the war, or its inability to defeat the smaller and more heavily armed Ukrainian army, analysts say.
09:21 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of July 7. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Avdeevsky and Bakhmut directions.
personnel - about 36,650 (+150) people liquidated,
tanks - 1602 (+2),
armored combat vehicles - 3797 (+8),
artillery systems - 815 (+3),
MLRS - 247 (+0),
air defense systems - 107 (+0),
aircraft - 217 (+0),
helicopters - 187 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 667 (+3),
cruise missiles - 155 (+2),
ships/boats - 15 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 2665 (+17),
special equipment - 66 (+1).
08:40 Mayor of Nikolaev Alexander Senkevich reported about attacks of the village Limany of the Nikolaev area. The kindergarten, the community administration building were damaged, the fire truck of the local territorial community was destroyed, no one was injured. Also, according to him, yesterday at noon, the Russians hit the Shirokovskaya community. About 15 panels of the solar power plant were damaged, and one civilian was injured.
08:26 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that Ukrainian forces continue to create conditions for a counterattack on Kherson. Thus, geolocation satellite images show that the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked Russian positions in the area of Kherson City International Airport near Chernobaevka.
08:24 At dawn, the Russians attacked one of the districts of the Odessa region with two missiles, said the speaker of the OVA, Sergei Bratchuk. We hit two agricultural sheds, 35 tons of grain were destroyed. The attack of two missiles significantly damaged the pier of Zmeiny Island.
08:22 Russian troops are moving units in the Lugansk region in order to establish full control there, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in the morning report . On the Kharkov and Slavyansk directions, the enemy is trying to conduct assault operations.
08:20 For the third month now, Russians have not been able to capture the auto message from Lisichansk to Bakhmut, the head of the Luhansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai, reports. According to him, they control only those areas from which the Ukrainian forces retreated to new defensive positions. He also said that the Russians are accumulating forces among the locals - in Lisichansk and Severodonetsk.
08:18 APU hit the warehouses of the invaders in the Nikolaev and Kherson regions, OK Pivden reported. Three ammunition depots, a depot of fuel and lubricants and part of the personnel were liquidated.
08:16 The "DPR" reported that the "LPR" would be involved in the "international tribunal" over Ukrainian prisoners, and preliminary consent was also received from Syria.
08:14 In the controlled territory of the Donetsk region, seven civilians were killed by Russian shelling on July 6: three in Toretsk, two in Avdiivka, one each in Kodem and Seversk. Two more people were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
08:11 In the Dnepropetrovsk region, the enemy continues to strike at the Krivoy Rog region. Under shelling again Zelenodolsk community. In Maryansky, a power line was damaged, the village was partially without electricity, but people were not injured, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko.
08:01 Austria takes the Haidach underground storage from Gazprom, Reuters writes. Energy Minister Leonora Gevssler said that "if customers do not store gas, then these capacities must be transferred to others. This is a critical infrastructure, we need it now in such a crisis."
07:58 The Russian army no longer has the strength to attack in more than one direction of the front, Danilov told the WSJ. According to him, four months after the start of the invasion, there were signs of depletion of the Russian arsenal. However, the WSJ writes that after the first mistakes, Russia has found a tactic that works. Currently, Russian troops are advancing step by step under the cover of artillery.
Danilov noted that Russia is accumulating a very large amount of artillery and armored vehicles for every square kilometer that the Ukrainian military is unable to cope with, and this gives the Russians an advantage. According to Danilov, for now, Ukraine should wage a defensive war.
07:37 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that the occupiers took an "operational pause", although they carried out unsuccessful ground attacks in all directions. This is evidenced by the fact that the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for the first time in 133 days of the war did not declare territorial "achievements." Russian forces are likely to limit themselves to relatively small offensive operations in an attempt to create conditions for larger offensive operations and restore the necessary combat power. Experts also note that the Kremlin is preparing the economy for a protracted war.
05:07 Russia has increased its naval grouping in the Black Sea to five missile ships and two submarines, OK Pivden reported. Together they carry 48 Calibers, along with one large landing craft.
00:24 The BBC has published a map of APU attacks on Russian warehouses in Ukraine over the past nine days.
00:13 Russia decided to convene an informal meeting of the UN Security Council on July 11 called Neo-Nazism and Radical Nationalism: A Study of the Root Causes of the Crisis in Ukraine , Ukrainian Permanent Representative Serhiy Kislitsa said: "A summer aggravation of aggressive mimicry is when the mission of a fascist country, in terms of the scale of destruction of Ukrainian cities, surpassed the Nazis and fascists, organizes another frenzy about “neo-Nazis” in New York. In particular, the invaders once again want to discuss the historical figures of Stepan Bandera and Roman Shukhevych.
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) July 7, 2022
Ukraine’s foreign ministry said on Thursday a Russian ship carrying Ukrainian grain had been allowed to leave the Ottoman Turkish port of Karasu, calling it an "unacceptable situation" and summoning The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund... ’s ambassador.
"We regret that Russia’s ship Zhibek Zholy, which was full of stolen Ukrainian grain, was allowed to leave Karasu port despite criminal evidence presented to the Ottoman Turkish authorities," foreign ministry spokesperson Oleg Nikolenko wrote on Twitter.
"Turkiye’s Ambassador in Kyiv will be invited to Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to clarify this unacceptable situation."
A marine traffic website showed on Thursday that the disputed Russian-flagged fat merchantman carrying grain Kyiv alleges was stolen from Ukraine has moved away from the Ottoman Turkish coast nearly a week after its arrival.
The Zhibek Zholy moved at least 20 kilometres (12 miles) away from Turkey’s Black Sea coast of Karasu before apparently switching off its transponder and disappearing from view, data on the marinetraffic.com website showed.
Two Turkish sources said the ship was heading to Russia's Port Kavkaz on the edge of a strait splitting the mainland from Ukraine's Kremlin-annexed peninsula of Crimea.
Kyiv alleges that the Russian-flagged vessel had set off from Ukraine's occupied port of Berdyansk after picking up confiscated wheat.
Ukraine has demanded that Turkey impound the vessel and return the allegedly stolen grain.
But Russia claims to have "nationalised" Ukrainian state assets and to be buying crops from local farmers.
NATO member Turkey has been trying to negotiate a solution that could preserve its good relations with both Moscow and Kyiv.
It was not immediately clear what had happened to the wheat.
An unnamed crew member of the Zhibek Zholy told Russia's TASS news agency that the ship intended to offload the grain to another vessel so as "not to lose money".
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[RIA Novosti] Ukrainian troops fired again at an oil depot in Donetsk, the Ministry of Information of the Donetsk People's Republic wrote on its Telegram channel.
"VFU (Armed formations of Ukraine - Ed.) attacked an oil depot in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk," the message says.
More than a hundred residents of Donetsk have died in the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since the end of February.
As the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination previously stated , Ukrainian militants fired five shells of 152 mm caliber at the capital of the republic.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine also fired at Gorlovka and Dolomitnoye, firing ten shells of 122 and 152 mm caliber, the department added.
A ten-year-old girl became a victim of shelling of the Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian troops on Tuesday, July 5. The Investigative Committee of Russia will establish the identity of the Ukrainian security forces involved in the incident.
The day before, the mayor of the city, Aleksey Kulemzin, reported that ammunition had entered the territory of the oil depot, as a result of which a fire started, it was managed to be eliminated.
[RIA Novosti] Ukrainian nationalists are planning to blow up an orphanage in Sloviansk along with its staff to accuse the Russian army of indiscriminate shelling, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the National Defense Control Center, said.
According to him, "it has been reliably established that in Slavyansk, Donetsk People's Republic, Ukrainian nationalists are preparing another cynical provocation with the death of civilians to accuse the Russian armed forces of inflicting indiscriminate strikes on civilian objects."
"For this purpose, neo-Nazis forcibly hold the staff of the institution in the building of the Topolek orphanage (Bulvarnaya Street). At the same time, the building is mined, and militants of the nationalist units plan to blow it up with the start of Russian troops' artillery strikes on military targets," Colonel General said.
Kindly note that several entries in this article were removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 22:31 In Kherson, a terrorist attack against the Russian military and the heads of the Supreme State Administration of the Kherson region was prevented. Ukrainian terrorists planned terrorist attacks against the Russian military, the head of the administration of the Kherson region and his deputy. 20:37 Mironov proposed extending Putin's decree on the simplified granting of Russian citizenship to residents of the Kharkiv region.
18:00 Several strikes were made on Kharkov.
14:17 The head of the Zaporizhzhya Regional State Administration, Evgeny Balitsky, unveiled a monument to the legendary intelligence officer, a native of Melitopol, Pavel Sudoplatov. Lieutenant-General Sudoplatov eliminated the ideologist of Ukrainian nationalism and a follower of the founder of the OUN (organization of Ukrainian nationalists).
13:23 Yesterday, a rally was held in Vladimir in support of our military participating in the NVO in Ukraine:
“Now Mariupol and other cities of the DPR and LPR have been liberated from the Nazis. And for this we say a huge thank you to our military. Unfortunately, the fighting does not go without loss. I know firsthand the pain of loss: a month ago, our fellow countryman, my uncle Lieutenant General Kutuzov Roman Vladimirovich, died in battles in the Donbass. Blessed memory to him and all the soldiers who did not return from the front.
Our warriors are heroes, and we must help them in everything. They should help both the military and the residents of Donbass. On my own behalf and on behalf of the youth of Vladimir, I promise that I will help as long as our help is needed. And only together we are a single country. And only together we are strong.” Pavel Kutuzov, head of the Vladimir MGER, addressed the rally participants.
13:22 Media: At the training ground southwest of Zhytomyr, constant firing from both light and heavy weapons is heard. The 190th training center of the Zhytomyr Military Institute is located in the urban-type settlement of Guyva. We found out that at the moment the objects of the educational and material base are involved in the training of military personnel of the newly assembled 95th separate air assault brigade.
In the period from July 5 to 8, control and verification exercises are held with the personnel of the unit under the guidance of foreign instructors on landing and the use of weapons of various types, including anti-tank systems and MANPADS. After completing the courses, the military personnel of the 95th Brigade will be sent to the combat zone.
12:49 Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: Russian Su-35S fighters shot down: one MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force near Nikolaev and one Su-25 near the village of Adamovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
12:02 Russian servicemen and employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations handed over humanitarian aid to one of the hospitals in the north of the Kharkiv region.
Bottled water and several tons of food products were delivered to patients. Earlier, the Russian army and public organizations provided the necessary medicines, which were handed over to the hospital management.
11:53 Servicemen of the 80th Ukrainian Airborne Assault Brigade refuse to participate in hostilities and desert en masse to rear areas - Russian Defense Ministry
11:50 A monument to the legendary Pavel Sudoplatov was unveiled in Melitopol.
11:48 Russian air defense systems shot down 17 Ukrainian UAVs in a day, intercepted six Ukrainian Tochka-U ballistic missiles in the Kherson region - Russian Defense Ministry
11:47 An acute shortage of first-echelon personnel forced Kyiv to send national battalions to the front line, performing the tasks of detachments - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
11:45 Kyiv made an attempt to plant the Ukrainian flag on Zmeiny Island, a Russian Aerospace Forces plane struck the island, part of the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed - Russian Defense Ministry
11:32 The Russian military prevented a series of terrorist attacks in Kherson - a source of RIA Novosti in the Russian power structures.
11:31 Retired US Army Colonel Douglas McGregor: 80% of the Ukrainian military that existed at the beginning of this war is now destroyed. Washington has a plan to keep this conflict going indefinitely until the Russians are defeated or we run out of money. But you understand that the longer this goes on, the more people will needlessly be killed, the more damage will be done to Ukraine. This is actually a failed state, which can be completely erased from the map. At the moment, all the cards are again with the Russians. Most of the sanctions we tried to impose have affected our lives and hurt ourselves. The Russians, in fact, have not suffered, they sell energy to China and India, and other countries want to buy it. The only ones.
09:38 A bi-currency system has been formed in the liberated territories of the Kharkiv region. This was stated by the head of the regional CAA Vitaly Ganchev. Since June 25, the rate of 1.5 rubles per hryvnia has been applied in the region when converting currencies.
08:14 In Transcarpathia, women were not given to the employees of the military registration and enlistment officetaketheir husbands to the front.
08:10 Melitopol State University, created in the liberated territory as a result of the merger, is becoming the most promising educational institution in the territory of the former Ukraine.
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I'm not going to say anything bad about badanov. I'm not going to say anything good about people who believe this proxy war will work in the USA's favor.
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I'm not going to say anything bad about badanov.
Not to worry. Been flamed many times myself at rantburg and elsewhere.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 22:27 Ukrainian nationalists mined an orphanage in Slovyansk and plan to blow it up to accuse Russian troops of strikes on civilian targets - Russian Defense Ministry. According to these data, the staff of the orphanage is forcibly kept in the building. In addition, the Armed Forces of Ukraine use a multi-storey residential building in Avdiivka and educational institutions in Zaporozhye and Zmiev to accommodate weapons and equipment for firing positions, the report said. 21:08 As a result of today's shelling of the AFU in the Donetsk People's Republic, the number of wounded has increased to 11 people, another one civilian has died.
21:04 As a result of the shelling of the VFU in Oleksandrivka, a woman was wounded, who lives on the street. Kirov.
20:35 Putin supported the idea of equating the military personnel of the DPR and LPR with the Russian military. The breakaway republics' troops can be considered on their best days as militia.
19:40 AFU continues shelling of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk
Ukrainian militants from positions in Pervomaisky continue to deliver artillery strikes on the Petrovsky district of the city using NATO 155mm caliber.
18:42 Lisichansk, liberated from the occupation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, returns to peacefullife. Residents are finally coming out of the basements where they have been hiding from the Ukrainian army for the past four months, talking about the shelling and robberies of the UAF militants.
18:40 "Russia will help Donbass so that people there can live in good conditions," said President Vladimir Putin.
18:20 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC, additional information was received about a civilian injured as a result of shelling of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
Donetsk, Petrovsky district:
- a man born in 1952 was wounded.
Additional information was received about damage as a result of the shelling of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk, Petrovsky district:
- st. Stakhanov, 1, 4 - multi-apartment residential buildings.
Today, as of 18:00, the enemy fired 229 ammunition of various types, including the BM-21 Grad MLRS, as well as artillery ammunition with a caliber of 155mm, 152mm and 122mm.
18:13 In the Rutchenkovo microdistrict of the Kirovsky district, the arrival of VFU shells to the service of the Way of the municipal unitary enterprise of the administration of Donetsk "DEAT" was recorded, which caused a fire in the backyard. Information about the destruction and casualties is being specified.
17:50 In the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, the number of wounded has increased to four people, another civilian died as a result of the shelling of the VFU.
17:31 Isolation and genocide were in Donbass in relation to people from Ukraine - Putin.
17:15 In the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, the number of wounded has increased to four people, another civilian died as a result of the shelling of the VFU.
17:05 In the Rutchenkovo microdistrict of the Kirovsky district, the arrival of VFU shells to the service of the Way of the municipal unitary enterprise of the administration of Donetsk "DEAT" was recorded, which caused a fire in the backyard. Information about the destruction and casualties is being specified.
15:53 According to updated information, as a result of the morning shelling of the Petrovsky district, a woman born in 1993 died from her injuries. Death occurred before the arrival of the ambulance - A. Kulemzin.
15:27 Additional (https://t.me/DNR_SCKK/9304) information was received through the operational lines of the DPR JCCC about civilians injured as a result of shelling of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
Donetsk, Petrovsky district:
- injured: teenage boy born in 2007, woman born in 1976. and a man born in 1953
n.p. Mineral:
- wounded: man (personal data is being established).
- Wounded man 1997 - Electrician KP "Water Donbass".
n.p. Alexandrovka:
- st. Lenina, 180 - a private residential building.
As of today, as of 15:15, the enemy fired 144 ammunition of various types, including the BM-21 Grad MLRS, as well as artillery ammunition with a caliber of 155mm, 152mm and 122mm.
14:27 Effects of shelling from the VFU of the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, as a result of which a civilian was killed.
13:53 Since March 1, 2022, Russian rescuers have sent 483 motorcades to the territory of the DPR, LPR and Ukraine. Residents were delivered 36,700 tons of humanitarian cargo. The cargo includes bottled water, food, medicines and building materials for the restoration of infrastructure.
13:42 A spontaneous memorial has appeared in Makiivka in memory of the children who died on July 6 due to shelling from the AFU.
13:30 According to updated information, as a result of the morning shelling of the Petrovsky district, housing construction was damaged:
- st. Stakhanov, 14a - the glazing is damaged;
- st. Stakhanov, 22, 6, 18, 12 - damaged glazing and roofing.
13:20 Pushilin released all mobilized students from paying tuition fees at universities and professional educational organizations.
13:05 The Federation Council will consider the issue of joining the DPR and LPR to Russia if the relevant referendums are held - Matvienko.
13:02 In the Kuibyshev district, an arrival at an apartment building was recorded at the address: st. Tumanyan, 17. Broken roof of the building. Details of other damage and casualties are being specified.
13:00 Operational lines of the DPR JCCC received information about the death of a civilian - a woman born in 1993. as a result of the shelling of the VFU of the Petrovsky district of Donetsk at the address: st. Stakhanov, 14.
Additional information was received about damage as a result of the shelling of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk, Kuibyshevsky district:
- st. Tumanyan, 8 - GBU "TsPMSP No. 8 of Donetsk;
- st. Tumanyan, 17 - apartment building;
- st. Tumanyan, 18 "a" - MDOU "Kindergarten No. 221 of the city of Donetsk".
12:35 As a result of shelling of the VFU in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, a woman died and a civilian was injured.
12:34 As a result of shelling of the VFU in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, 1,600 household subscribers were de-energized.
12:33 VFU attacked a hospital and a kindergarten in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk
As a result of the shelling, the buildings of hospital No. 19 and kindergarten No. 221 on the street were damaged. Tumanyan.
12:32 In the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, a fire at an oil depot has been eliminated. At 18:27, line 101 of the operational dispatch service of the State Border Guard Service of Donetsk received a message that an explosive object had hit the territory of the enterprise next to a tank for storing oil products, resulting in a diesel fuel spill followed by fire.
It was impossible to extinguish the fire upon the arrival of the units due to shelling, but the rescuers liquidated it as soon as possible. The fire destroyed the diesel fuel in the embankment and the tank on an area of 400 sq. m. There are no dead or injured.
11:51 The head of the administration of Donetsk Alexei Kulemzin reports: As a result of the shelling of the Kuibyshevsky district, six substations have been de-energized and 1,600 subscribers of the Oktyabrsky RES remain without electricity.
11:35 Additional information was received through the operational lines of the DPR JCCC about the wounding of a civilian - a man born in 1978. as a result of yesterday's shelling of the VFU of the Petrovsky district of Donetsk. Information was received about damage as a result of shelling of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Gorlovka:
- 22 cars damaged;
— the infrastructure of boiler house No. 122 of Donbassteploenergo was damaged;
- st. Izotova, 1 - hostel of the Motor Transport College;
- st. Internatsionalnaya, 12 "a" - shop "Furniture City";
- st. Petrovsky, 10 - a private residential building;
- the railroad switch in the area of the railway station "Gorlovka" was damaged.
Donetsk, Petrovsky district:
— without power supply 2,300 subscribers n.p. Aleksandrovka and the village of Kremenets;
- st. Rodnikovaya, 1 "a" - Republican rehabilitation center.
11:17 As a result of the shelling of the Petrovsky district, 2,300 subscribers of the village of Aleksandrovka and the village remain without power. Kremenets.
11:02 The Ukrainian army struck at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk.
10:51 According to the official data of the DPR JCCC since the beginning of the escalation * as of 10:30 07/07/22
During the 141 days of the escalation, 232 civilians were killed, incl. 16 children.
Complete data on the dead civilians in the territory liberated during the NWO are being established.
On the territory within the borders before the start of the NMD, 1,063 civilians received injuries of varying severity, incl. 86 children.
In the territory liberated during the NMD, 1,474 civilians were injured, incl. 83 children.
Total: 2,535 including children - 169.
Damage:
— 5248 residential buildings;
— 1154 civil infrastructure facility, incl. 66 medical institutions, 219 educational institutions, 420 social security facilities, 32 critical infrastructure facilities, 417 electricity, water and gas supply facilities. VFU is under attackKirovskyandKuibyshevskydistricts of Donetsk,KhartsyzskandMakeevka.
- 634 vehicles.
At the moment, it is impossible to establish for certain the data on damage and destruction of residential housing constructions and civil infrastructure facilities in the territory liberated during the NWO.
During the 141 days of the escalation of the JCCC of the DPR, 5,445 facts of firing were recorded, of which 5,117 were using heavy weapons.
In total, the enemy fired 46,064 ammunition of various calibers, including 31 rockets from OTRK "Tochka-U", 14 MLRS missiles BM-30 "Smerch", 133 MLRS missilesBM-27 "Hurricane" and 8,228 MLRS missiles BM-21 "Grad".
09:45 On the issue of restoring housing damaged as a result of shelling, you need to contact the local administration. Based on the application of the homeowner, a special commission conducts an examination of the damage. After the conclusion of the commission, the object is included either in the restoration program or the construction of a new one, the Ministry of Construction explained.
09:19 Combat work of crews of Grad multiple launch rocket systems.Battery received data from artillery reconnaissance and unmanned aerial vehicle crews, advanced, took up positions and struck at the identified firing positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
09:17 With an accurate blow, the artillerymen destroyed the Czech self-propelled howitzer "Dana-M2" in the Seversk region.
09:03 During the day, as a result of shelling in the DPR, seven people were killed, 30 more were injured.
09:00 Tula doctors do not leave their own and go to where they are needed. — in Mariupol. The medical team will bring more than 80 types of medicines.
08:53 According to updated information, as a result of yesterday's shelling of the Kirovsky district, people were injured:
- a man born in 1957 (Semashko Ave., 18) - shrapnel wound to the right leg, sent to hospital No. 24;
- woman born in 1993 (pr. Semashko, 20) - incised wounds of the knee joints;
- girl born in 2008 (St. Ilovaiskaya, 7) - thermal burns of the left thigh, sent to hospital No. 24.
Enemy shells caused destruction at the following addresses:
- st. Kirova, 266 - the wall of the garage, the glazing of the windows, the roof of the house were damaged;
- st. Kirova, 341a - getting into the gas distribution point, without gas supply to 155 private sector subscribers;
— Semashko Ave., 19 (the building of the education department of the administration of the Kirovsky district) – the glazing was damaged;
— Semashko Ave., 34a (school No. 78) — the glazing of 18 window blocks was damaged;
— Semashko Ave., 30 – the glazing was damaged;
- st. Oil, 25, 30, 30a - the glazing is damaged;
- st. Ilovayskaya, 6 - the glazing is damaged.
08:44 Over the past 24 hours, from 08:00 on July 6 to 08:00 on July 7, three children were killed and eight more children were injured as a result of the shelling of the VFU in the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic.
08:23 From 0500 hrs in the morning, Kyiv again inflicted massive strikes on the center of Gorlovka. Numerous damage to civilian infrastructure, fires due to arrivals.
08:08 As a result of the shelling of the Central City district of Horlivka from the side of the VFU along Petrovsky Street, 2, cars are on fire in the parking lot of the Internal Affairs Directorate. According to preliminary information, the building was not damaged, there were no casualties.
08:03 Syria has given preliminary consent to participate in the international tribunal for war criminals in the DPR. This was reported to the TASS agency by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the republic.
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[REGNUM] Permitting free gun ownership in Ukraine would turn it into Somalia. This was announced on July 7 by Vadim Trukhachev , Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Faculty of International Relations, Political Science and Foreign Regional Studies of the RSUH .
“If they go for it, Ukraine will finally turn into a European “Somalia”. With all the negative phenomena inherent in the poorest African country, ”the expert said.
Paradoxically, this issue will have to be resolved by the joint efforts of Russia, Germany and Poland with the participation of Hungary and Romania, Trukhachev believes.
Recall that earlier the adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Viktor Andrusiv , said that a law could soon be adopted allowing citizens to freely carry short-barreled weapons.
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Once Ukraine literally turns into Somalia, they can all move to Minneapolis. The Ukrainians should be better adapted to Minnesota than the Somali Somalis.
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We somehow did Just. Fucking. Fine. While the Iron Curtain existed. It sucked for the people behind it, and we postured that we wanted them to "be free." So, all the people from East Chermany got Mutti. Such a deal.
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We have the sieve border on the US-Mexico line. Want to tell me it's better?
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*sigh* Can it be followed by another meeting on neo-Communism in Russia? It would be just as accurate.
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[REGNUM] Russia initiated a meeting of the UN Security Council (SC) to highlight the problem of Nazism in Ukraine, Dmitry Polyansky , First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, said on July 7 in his Telegram channel.
According to him, during the meeting, a historical analysis of ideological trends in Ukraine, an analysis of the current situation with a demonstration of photo and video materials will be made.
"On Monday, July 11, at 15:00 New York / 22:00 Moscow time, we are holding another informal meeting of the UN Security Council on the Arria Formula, dedicated to Nazism and fascism in Ukraine. This is our answer to those Western colleagues who ... claim that we are exaggerating the scale of the problem," Polyansky wrote.
He also specified that the materials will be read out in Russian and English.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] See also here.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 67, was shot in the chest on FridayHe was in the city of Nara in Western Japan giving a campaign speech when he was shot
Abe collapsed around 11:30 a.m. as witnesses reported hearing a gunshot
He is reportedly in heart failure and showing no vital signs
A man, 42, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder
Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, of Nara City, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, police said, according to NHK. A gun confiscated from the scene appeared to be homemade, police said.
Updated by the Daily Mail at 1:06 a.m. EDT to add:
Local media including national broadcaster NHK and the Kyodo news agency said the former prime minister appeared to be in 'cardiorespiratory arrest,' a term often used in Japan before a feared death can be officially confirmed by a coroner.
As of 4:00 a.m EDT:
Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, a military veteran, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder.
Update at 9:55 a.m. EDT:
The 67-year-old, who served for a total of nine years over two terms, was gunned down in the city of Nara around 11.30am as he rallied support for the local candidate ahead of parliamentary elections on Sunday. His death was reported by public broadcaster NHK around six hours later, shortly after wife Akie arrived at his bedside.
Tetsuya Yamagami, 41 and a navy veteran, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder while wielding what appeared to be a home-made shotgun. Police say he has since confessed, telling them he wanted to kill Abe because he was 'dissatisfied' with him.
#2
There are now good photos at the link of the murderer with the home made gun hanging at his side from a one-point sling (I think that’s the technical term) and a close-up of the gun: two pieces of pipe thoroughly duct-taped to a 1x4” length of wood.
#3
Guns do not need to be complicated things. Some of the most complicated, like the C96 Mauser, M249 SAW and Colt Model 1877, have been historically important. Now, this simple assemblage of hardware store items is too.
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Ah, a "ghost" gun. Time to close hardware stores! (do I need to put a /sarc on that?)
[Investors] Twitter stock fell in after-hours trading Thursday after a report surfaced that the $44 billion dollar acquisition offer by Elon Musk was in doubt.
"Musk's deal to buy Twitter (TWTR) is in serious jeopardy," the Washington Post said. It said Musk's camp concluded that Twitter's figures on spam accounts are not verifiable.
And there it is. But if Mr. Musk waived due diligence up front, won’t he get in trouble with the SEC for backing out afterward?
Twitter stock dropped 4.4% to 37.10 during late trading on the stock market today.
Twitter stock has been on a roller-coaster ride ever since Musk, in April, made a highly speculative bid to acquire the social media company for $54.20 a share.
The board of directors ultimately agreed to the deal. But action in Twitter stock showed there is plenty of uncertainty as to whether it will go through or not. Read the rest at the link
#1
I doubt he ever intended to buy it. The price was absurd.
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It will be bought by some entity that will maintain its leftward bent and rabid censorship.
Now that "three years of social media" will be required to get a gun license in NY state (until that gets thrown out too) it will be hard to argue an employer has no right to consider an applicant having a shittah account to be a net negative.
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If Musk doesn't buy them because there are too many fake accounts, Twitter will die absent someone willing to lose money on them. Advertisers won't fund them anymore.
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One must wonder if Musk's efforts were simply intended to reveal the crooked SOB's for what they are.
#Finland's parliament passes legislation to build stronger fences on its border with Russia, as the country seeks to join #NATO following Moscow’s invasion of #Ukraine.https://t.co/w7rsnrPPOO
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) July 7, 2022
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Oh, my, stronger fences. What's next, a Maginot Line of some sort?
[NYPOST] A Manhattan judge on Thursday lowered the sky-high bail on a bodega worker who was charged with murder after fending off a violent mostly peaceful ex-con inside his store.
Jose Alba, 62, was being held on Rikers Island on $250,000 bail in the Friday night caught-on-video attack. The amount was reduced to $50,000, with Alba’s family and his boss coming up with the $5,000 needed to spring him on a bond.
Alba’s attorney, Danielle Jackson of Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, assured the judge that her client was going nowhere.
"He has every intention to return to court and defend this case," Jackson said.
Prosecutors with District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office had initially requested that Alba be held on $500,000 bail at his arraignment Saturday, citing a planned trip to the Dominican Republic next week as proof that he was a flight risk.
But prosecutors changed their tune at Thursday’s hearing.
"We believe the surrender of his passport, as well as the electronic monitoring and the restriction that he may not leave the five boroughs, will ensure the fact that defendant will not go to the DR as he planned to," said Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Sigall.
Alba, 51, was manning the counter at Hamilton Heights Grocery on Broadway when Austin Simon, a 35-year-old career criminal and ex-con, stormed behind the counter and shoved him into a wall, the video shows. Austin Simon, aspiring rapper?
Simon then grabs Alba as the frightened clerk tries to get past him. Alba then grabs a knife and plunges it into Simon at least five times.
Simon’s girlfriend then pulls a knife from her purse and stabs Alba three times in the shoulder.
Alba, bloodied and still holding the knife, is seen waiting for police to arrive — only to have them arrest him and take him into custody.
In court, Manhattan prosecutors charged Alba with second-degree murder, but refused to file charges against Simon’s girlfriend for stabbing the bodega worker.
More than 20 relatives and supporters packed the courtroom for the video-feed court hearing in support of the beleaguered bodega worker.
At his arraignment Saturday, the DA’s office asked for $500,000 bail, but Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Eric Schumacher set bail at $250,000 cash or a $500,000 bond.
#7
Along the lines of "customers", "white supremicist Hispanics", "privileged classes" and so forth, I have been laughing about the campaign to free the tranny-not a tranny WNBA player. They are trying to come up with something catchy and can't seem to without stepping on a rake.
It just occurred to me something missing from this Carter re-dux is a daring special forces rescue mission.
[Breitbart] President Joe Biden’s scandal-ridden son, Hunter Biden, received a front-row seat at the White House Medal of Freedom ceremony held on Thursday.
Hunter Biden, who attended the ceremony with his wife Melissa Cohen, became a de facto greeter for the attendees due to his front-row seat. The president’s son was seen shaking hands and hugging multiple ceremony attendees as they entered the White House’s East Room and took their seats. Did they check their wallets?
#7
Once you have awarded Rapino, Fonzi has jumped the shark. Let’s see Tonya Harding and some Kardashians next year.
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They have no sense of decorum or decency, and the arrogance of a lifetime of power using the sham of public office to grift shamelessly. This is a brazen display of disdainful corruption, Imperial hubris, epic even by Roman standards.
Perhaps Hunter has tired of hiding, so he must be seen as still intimate with all the favors of the Puppet Show. How else can he sell his artwork to discerning foreign buyers?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit the CIA Friday at a time when his administration’s support for Ukraine has pushed the work of the normally secretive intelligence agencies into the limelight.
Biden will commemorate the agency’s 75th anniversary since its founding after World War II. While at the agency’s headquarters in Virginia, Biden will meet with CIA officers who have worked on Ukraine to thank them for their work, according to a U.S. official who requested anonymity to discuss the plans.
Biden has established a more traditional relationship with the CIA and other agencies after former President Donald Trump repeatedly cast doubt on intelligence findings and attacked what he alleged was a "deep state" of opponents.
Still, there were tensions last year stemming from Afghanistan, with finger-pointing across the government during the fall of the American-backed government as the Taliban overran Kabul. Current and former intelligence officials worked frantically to evacuate Afghans who had helped the U.S. during the two-decade war.
Enthusiasm, Disillusionment, Panic and hysteria, Search for the guilty, Punishment of the innocent, Praise and honor for the nonparticipants
[Rudaw] The Kurdistan Region has pocketed over three billion dollars in the first three months of 2022 from oil revenue, according to the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) media and information department, reaching a net income of over one billion dollars.
The data from the KRG stated that the Region had exported over 34.3 million barrels of oil since the start of the year, at the average price of 85.4 dollars per barrel.
The total revenue for the first three months of 2022 was estimated to be over three billion dollars, while the net income, following the repayment of debts to oil companies, operation costs, and pipeline costs, was placed at over 1.3 billion dollars.
The KRG exported a total of nearly 80 million barrels of crude oil in the first half of 2021, collecting a net $1.7 billion, from a total revenue of 4.1 billion dollars.
Iraq’s oil ministry claimed on Monday that US energy giants Schlumberger, Baker Hughes, and Halliburton had informed them of their decision to stop tendering for projects in the Kurdistan Region, adding that this comes in compliance with the Iraqi top court’s decision to outlaw the Region’s oil and gas law. It is unclear what effect this will have on the Region’s future revenue.
The Iraqi Federal Supreme Court ...the political football known as The Highest Court in the Land, home of penumbrae and emanations... in February found the Kurdistan Region’s oil and gas law to be "unconstitutional," therefore striking down the legal basis for the independence of the Region’s oil and gas sector. The KRG responded to the decision, saying that the court’s ruling is not only "unconstitutional" but also "unjust."
According to the KRG’s annual report audited by Deloitte,
...a nice touch — very professional...
over 152 million barrels of oil were exported throughout 2021 via the Kurdistan Export Pipeline. Sold at an average $59.459 per barrel, the Region’s oil made a revenue of nine billion dollars, with a net income of 3.965 billion dollars.
[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel] MADISON — The state Department of Natural Resources has issued a number of notices over the last several years for anglers to limit their consumption of some fish caught in certain water bodies due to high levels of toxic "forever chemicals."
PFAS — or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — are a family of man-made chemicals used for their water- and stain-resistant qualities in products like clothing and carpet, nonstick cookware, packaging and firefighting foam.
PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate), one of the most well-researched in the family of compounds, has most often been found in the tissue of fish harvested and tested by the DNR.
The chemicals have been linked to types of kidney and testicular cancers, lower birth weights, harm to immune and reproductive systems, altered hormone regulation and altered thyroid hormones. The chemicals enter the human body largely through drinking water.
The chemicals can also accumulate in the body of people who routinely consume fish caught in waters with high levels of PFAS.
#11
Firefighters? A job where breathing toxic smoke and particulates is normal. Courageous and often Heroic --- the latter term is something I do not use lightly.
#13
Yes. The very first smoke particle that was not the result of a lightning strike, volcanic activity, spontaneous biologic combustion or meteorite crash was the first carcinogenic particle. Even though it occurred before any mammals existed to develop cancer...
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Soooo... Can my Brita water filter remove the nasty chemicals mentioned above?
#18
If you are really worried, distilled water is the best. But if you don't oxygenate it and add minerals, it's nasty. Truly de-ionized water is just bad for you.
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A friend of mine who was an analytical chemist said "De-I water will wreck your skin quick..."
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The latest study from the University of Geneva explored the BA.4/5 Omicron variant and its interaction with the immune system. Researchers found that the COVID-19 BA.4/5 mutation evades antibodies generated by earlier strain infections and vaccines.
How contagious a disease is, is measured by its basic reproduction number (R0).
The COVID-19 BA.4/5 mutation has an 18.6 RO, or is over 450% more infectious than the original Wuhan strain that only had an R0 of 3.3.
Interesting that even CNN admits the currently used C-19/22 Vaccine is no longer effective against NEW Covid-19/22+ strains. BUT being part of the MSM it has played the UBER-PRO-VAX positions from the start also.
[ZH] A late night ICBM missile test in California ended in disaster, as it exploded just seconds after lift-off on Wednesday.
Officials with the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc, California confirmed that "The Minotaur II space launch vehicle exploded approximately 11 seconds after launching off the test pad at 11:01 p.m. local time, Vandenberg," which was announced Thursday morning. Well, no rocket scientists involved in the writing of this story, but some stuff to unwrap.
The incident resulted in a fire on base, though officials noted that debris from the blast didn't stray outside of the "immediate vicinity" of the launch bad. The local Vandenberg Fire Department responded and was able to put out the fire before it threatened other areas of the base. No injuries were reported.
A cause of the failed test was not immediately clear, and it's under investigation. Local reports, citing military press releases, say the test was originally slated for Thursday morning but was moved up to late Wednesday night for unknown reasons.
"The military base was testing the U.S. Air Force’s new missile rocket, which is expected to be used with the future LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile," one area report details.
"Both are being developed by the Air Force’s Nuclear Weapons Center to will replace the aging Minuteman missiles that have previously been tested at the Central Coast base, located near Lompoc," the reported added. Minotaur II is a Peacekeeper, nee MX missile booster first deployed in 1985. While it was quickly withdrawn as part of an arms control treaty, Minotaur boosters have been used for orbital missions since de-commissioning.
According to a defense journal the launch was intended to demonstrate the vehicle's "preliminary design concepts and relevant payload technologies in operationally realistic environments," based on an Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center statement. Is the upcoming GBSD replacement for the Minuteman III going to be based on 35+ year old technology? Unlikely. But, since Peacekeeper was fielded, the number of American arms makers participating in the competition for the GBSD has shrunk.
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