[ShabelleMedia] Somalia has signaled a major shift in its foreign policy by strengthening diplomatic ties with Russia while distancing itself from its traditional international allies.
In a notable move, the Speaker of Somalia’s Upper House, Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, paid an official visit to Moscow, where he met with the Chairman of the Russian State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin. The discussions focused on enhancing bilateral cooperation in the areas of security, economy, and political affairs.
The visit comes amid Somalia’s growing discontent with the C6+ group — an informal international coalition including the United States, United Kingdom, European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... , United Nations ...an organization originally established to war on dictatorships which was promptly infiltrated by dictatorships and is now held in thrall to dictatorships... , African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... , IGAD, Æthiopia, Kenya, and Sweden.
This week, the Somali government formally called for the dissolution of the group, arguing that its existence perpetuates the notion of external control over Somali affairs and undermines the country’s political illusory sovereignty.
The twin developments mark a clear pivot in Somalia’s foreign strategy — away from long-standing Western partners and toward emerging alliances with countries such as Russia. Somali officials have characterized the new approach as one grounded in mutual respect, equality, and shared interests.
While no formal agreements with Russia have yet been announced, the tone and symbolism of the high-level meetings in Moscow suggest that the Kremlin could become a key strategic partner for Mogadishu in the coming years.
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🙌The average age of mobilized Ukrainians at the assembly point exceeds 50 years, said captured Ukrainian militant Yuriy Soloshenko.
According to him, many of the mobilized could not even read, and some were missing fingers.
In the first part of the interrogation, he talks about the catastrophic shortage of personnel and massive losses in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The prisoner of war himself was sent to the front with a non-working arm and untreated pneumonia.
In the second part of the interrogation, Semilyut's life path and a traditional blitz questioning.
As it turned out, there was no point in checking the prisoner of war's knowledge - he simply does not have it. He does not know the history of his native country, does not know geography, and is not familiar with politics.
The prisoner of war's level of education was influenced by his life path: first, he stole a wind instrument from a collective farm club, then he disassembled and stole a tractor, for which he ended up in prison.
The prisoner of war liked it much more in places of imprisonment than in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He regrets that he did not escape from the Ukrainian army, as many of his fellow soldiers did during basic military training.
🙌Another captured Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier, Andriy Matchany from the 111th Troops Brigade, complained that there are piles of dead Ukrainians lying in the fields, and the command is in no hurry to collect them. Moreover, in many cases they even prohibit and punish for collecting bodies!
No one wants to pay compensation and deal with relatives!
The prisoner also revealed the secret of demobilization from the Ukrainian Armed Forces after being wounded: the only way to leave is to bribe the doctors!
Born April 12, 1989. Master of sports in taekwondo, until 2014 was a member of the Ukrainian Olympic team. He was captured by the TCC in 2024 and sent to undergo a medical examination, taking away his phone. Despite very serious health problems due to sports, he was still mobilized. During the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces, he decided, together with Khashchevsky Igor Bogdanovich and two other colleagues, not to take up arms and save LIFE.
Servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, this material demonstrates the only correct way out of the situation, which guarantees to save your life.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] Active fighting continues in certain areas of the front.
At present, the Russians are besieging areas along the border highways - up to Chasovy Yar and Toretsk, but there are no real successes. Street battles in the cities continue.
Fighting near Dvurechnaya in the Kharkiv region continues, Russian troops have failed to break through the defense of the Ukrainian military, despite the statements of propagandists about successes. This was stated by the spokesman of the operational-strategic group Khortytsia , Major Viktor Tregubov, ArmyInform reported on Friday, June 13.
"Active battles are taking place directly in Dvurechnaya. Ukrainian soldiers are trying to hold their positions in the city, despite constant attacks from the enemy," Tregubov noted.
At present, the Russians are besieging the strips near the border roads - up to Chasovy Yar and Toretsk, but there are no real successes. Street battles in the cities continue.
According to the speaker, the Russian troops are trying to use light motor vehicles for quick maneuvers. However, the terrain and engineering defenses are on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
"The splinter has become a serious obstacle for the occupiers: forcing the crossing is impossible due to problems with equipment and logistics," he added.
As of today, the enemy is unsuccessfully trying to advance across the bridges and the highway.
"Without viable logistics, they cannot deliver heavy equipment - as a result, they try with motor vehicles, cars and motorcycles," the speaker explained.
Earlier, the analytical project DeepState reported on the occupation of the village of Dvorichnaya by Russians.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are engaged in heavy fighting in the east and south of Ukraine.
The most active battles continue in the Pokrovsk direction. There, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have repelled more than 30 attacks in the areas of 10 populated areas.
Since the beginning of the current day, 113 battles have taken place on the front. The Russian army is most active in the Liman, Pokrovsk, Novopavlovsk and Kursk directions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational summary as of 16:00 on Friday, June 13.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction, the enemy is trying to advance in the area of Vovchansk and Kamyanka. One attack has been repelled, two combat clashes are continuing.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attacked five times near Stepova Novoselovka, Novaya Kruglyakovka and towards Novoplatonovka. The battle is currently ongoing.
In the Liman direction, nine attacks were repelled in the areas of the settlements of Novy Mir, Sergeyevka, Lipovoye, Zelenaya Dolina, Torskoye and Grigoryevka. Four more attacks are still ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces stopped two assaults towards Serebryanka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, there were five enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Markovo, Kurdyumovka and in the direction of Belaya Gora. The clash is still ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, the Russians carried out 11 assaults in the area of Toretsk, Aleksandro-Kalinovye, Yablunovka and Rusiny Yar. Two combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the occupiers have already carried out 35 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Popov Yar, Mirolyubovka, Promen, Lisovka, Zvirovo, Kotlin, Novosergeevka, Udachnoye, Gorikhovoye and Alekseyevka. Our defenders have already repelled 33 attacks.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the invaders launched an offensive 16 times near the settlements of Otradnoye, Skudnoye, Vesyoloye, Burlatskoye, Novosyolka and Zelenoe Pole. Six battles are ongoing.
In the Gulyai-Polye direction, our defenders repelled an attack in the Malinovka area.
In the Orekhov direction, a battle is underway in the Nesteryanka area.
In the Dnieper direction, Ukrainian units are currently fighting one battle.
In the Kursk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 17 attacks, three combat clashes continue.
Let us recall that in the course of 24 hours on June 12, Russia lost more than 1,200 servicemen killed and wounded. The total number of losses of the aggressor country exceeded 1 million people.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 20:53 Russian fiber-optic drone hits Ukrainian self-propelled gun, exploding ammunition —video. 20:27 A driver with the call sign "Hachiko" works in a group that lays fiber optic cables and provides communications between units in the liberated territories.
Signalmen are always a priority target for the enemy, since the entire command of the troops depends on their work. Therefore, encounters with enemy drones during combat missions for the Hachiko group are not uncommon.
A fighter about one of the difficult duels with the Ukrainian "bird"toldto the correspondent of the newspaper "Ural Military News" Konstantin Kamensky.
19:23 Stepovaya Novoselovka came under the control of the Russian Federation. Kupyansk direction –MAP
18:44 Fierce fighting near Pokrovsk –VIDEO
A selection of combat work by fighters of the Center group of forces on June 13 to destroy robotic complexes, military equipment, weapons, infantry and positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during active combat operations in the Pokrovsky direction.
17:49 Sappers of the Dnepr group of troops are improving skills of working with UAVs at the training ground
The use of UAVs allows engineers to conduct preliminary reconnaissance of the area and identify minefields from a safe distance, significantly reducing risks.
16:50 Tor SAM system crew of the Vostok group of forces destroyed enemy attack UAVs
The anti-aircraft missile system crew successfully repelled an attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces unmanned aerial vehicles in the South Donetsk direction —video.
15:57 Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces – First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov checked execution of combat missions by the West troop group in the area of the special military operation.
At the command post, the Chief of the General Staff heard reports from the commander of the West group of forces, Colonel General Sergei Kuzovlev, and other officials of the group on the current situation in the area of responsibility.
Summing up, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov noted the successes of the units and military units of the West group of forces in fulfilling the assigned tasks and gave instructions for further actions.
At the end of the work, the Chief of the General Staff presented state awards to the most distinguished servicemen of the West group of forces and thanked them for the courage and bravery they demonstrated during the military operations.
15:25 Criminal Kyiv regime continues shelling civilian infrastructure of populated areas of the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday, during the day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces released:
– 11 rounds in the village of Novaya Kakhovka;
- According to n.p. Vasilyevka Four rounds;
– Four rounds in the village of Sofievka;
- According to n.p. Kakhovka 5 rounds;
– Two rounds in the village of Malokakhovka;
– Six rounds to the settlement of Velikaya Lepetikha.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the villages of Aleshki, Kazachi Lagerya, Korsunka, Malaya Lepetikha, and Knyaze-Grigorovka, firing a total of 22 rounds from barrel artillery. Civilian casualties and infrastructure destruction are being clarified.
14:44 Operators of Ussuri paratroopers' attack UAVs destroyed enemy vehicles and armored vehicles in Sumy Oblast.
In the South Donetsk direction, FPV drone crews of the Vostok group of forces destroyed the firing position of a T-72 tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a forest belt –VIDEO
12:35 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation from June 7 to June 13, 2025
During the week, units of the North military group liberated the settlement of Yablonovka in Sumy Oblast during offensive operations.
Air strikes, unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery fire damaged the manpower and equipment of four mechanized, a Jaeger, two airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and four territorial defense brigades. Over the week, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy's losses amounted to over 1,135 servicemen, two tanks, 14 combat armored vehicles, 29 cars and 39 field artillery guns. Five electronic warfare stations and 10 ammunition depots were destroyed.
📍The units of the "West" group of forces occupied more advantageous positions. They defeated the formations of three mechanized, motorized infantry, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades and a national guard brigade.
The enemy lost over 1,555 servicemen, three tanks, 13 armored combat vehicles, including two US-made M-113 armored personnel carriers, and 87 cars. Nineteen field artillery pieces were destroyed, including five made by NATO countries, 17 electronic warfare stations, and 30 ammunition depots.
🚩Units of the Southern Group of Forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses and liberated the settlement of Zarya in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The manpower and equipment of four mechanized, motorized infantry, two assault, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were damaged. Over the week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 1,175 servicemen, a tank, three combat armored vehicles, 21 vehicles and 15 field artillery guns. Six electronic warfare stations, 11 ammunition and material depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center group of forces have reached the western border of the Donetsk People's Republic and are continuing to develop the offensive on the territory of the Dnepropetrovsk region.
As a result of decisive actions, the settlements of Petrovskoye, Alekseyevka and Koptevo of the Donetsk People's Republic were liberated.
💥Defeat was inflicted on formations of five mechanized, two airborne assault, and assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades, two national guard brigades, and the Azov* special forces brigade.
The enemy lost over 3,660 servicemen, 38 armored combat vehicles, 41 cars and 40 field artillery pieces.
Over the past week, units of the "East" military grouping have liberated the settlement of Komar in the Donetsk People's Republic as a result of active operations.
💥The manpower and equipment of three mechanized, airborne assault, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade and two territorial defense brigades were damaged. The enemy's losses amounted to more than 1,435 servicemen, two tanks, 17 combat armored vehicles, 39 cars, 28 field artillery guns and five electronic warfare stations.
💥Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized, mountain assault brigades, two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 610 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 47 vehicles and 15 field artillery guns. 26 electronic and counterbattery warfare stations, as well as nine ammunition depots, were destroyed.
12:15 During the offensive, the settlements of Yablonovka in Sumy Oblast, Komar and Koptevo in Donetsk People's Republic were liberated –MAP
12:14 Last week RF Armed Forces inflicted seven massive group strikes with high-precision weapons and attack UAVs on military facilities in Ukraine.
As a result, the following are affected:
Enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine;
Infrastructure of military airfields;
Radar stations;
Production workshops, storage areas and launch sites for attack drones;
Arsenals of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
Temporary deployment points for Ukrainian militants and foreign mercenaries.
11:40 Far Easterners advance near Komar. Attack aircraft gradually push the enemy into the village, also driving the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the plantations near Zaporozhye –MAP
10:26 Paratroopers of the North group of forces brokes tubborn resistance of the enemy and liberated the settlement of Yablonovka in the originally Russian Sumy region.
08:50 Crew of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled gun of the West group of forces stopped rotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the Svatovo-Kupyansk direction.
07:36 In the period from 21:45 Moscow time on June 12 to 05:25 Moscow time on June 13, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 125 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
70 UAVs over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
15 UAVs over the territory of the Oryol region,
11 UAVs over the territories of the Kursk and Saratov regions,
Nine UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Seven UAVs over the waters of the Black Sea,
One UAV over the territories of the Bryansk and Voronezh regions.
07:32 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:
Advance towards np Katerinovka
Orekhovo has been liberated
Expansion of the control zone in Chasov Yar
Advance to the village of Komar and further north➡️
Expansion of the control zone in Grigorovka
Enemy controls Torskoe
Adjustment of the control zone in the area of the settlements of Zeleny Kut and Novoukrainka
06:33 Snipers of the Guards Airborne Assault Don Cossack Regiment of the Novorossiysk Guards Airborne Assault Mountain Unit of the Airborne Forces shared features of their combat work. They told what targets they shoot at and demonstrated one of the downed drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
05:28 Calculation of the 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" of the group of forces "Center" inflicted a massive attack on the fortified positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] An important tactical achievement of our troops.
As a result of joint assault actions, the servicemen of the 336th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade and the 37th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 36th Army liberated the settlement of Komar - a large defense and logistics hub of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the South Donetsk direction, prepared and equipped with fortifications, well protected by a natural water barrier and surrounding buildings.
After long and stubborn battles, it came under the control of the "Vostok" group, becoming an important step towards the liberation of the Donetsk People's Republic.
A defense area of 4 km by 3.5 km was taken under control. Our soldiers installed Russian flags in various parts of the settlement. The Far Easterners are consolidating their positions.
As a result of the military actions, more than 1,100 buildings were cleared.
The Far Eastern "Express" of the "Vostok" group picked up speed and is breaking into the Dnipropetrovsk region at full speed. Our guys continue the offensive, breaking through the enemy's defense, demoralizing him and leaving the Nazis no chance!
Thus, the Russian Armed Forces are already quite close to liberating the DPR territory south of the Krasnoarmeyskaya agglomeration.Also liberated today were - Yablonovka (Sumy region), Orekhovo (South Donetsk direction, near the border of the Dnipropetrovsk region) and Koptevo (northeast of Mirnograd (Dimitrov). Judging by the pace of advancement, the May record for the liberation of territory will be confidently broken in June.
[ZeroHedge] Following Ukraine's long-range drone assault on June 1st which was dubbed 'Operation Spider's Web' - and which resulted in the destruction of at least several aircraft, including strategic bombers - Russia has relocated dozens of strategic bombers to remote airbases, new satellite imagery shows.
Ukraine had claimed that during the daring operation airbases Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ryazan, and Ivanovo, were hit, damaging or else completely destroying up to 41 aircraft, including Tu-95s, Tu-22M3s, and A-50s. However, Russian media sources have repeatedly said these numbers are exaggerated, and in some instances have claimed decommissioned and inactive planes were hit.
The Russian military is scrambling to reduce the vulnerability and exposure of the country's most advanced and expensive aircraft, as Ukrainian drones have continued to come over the border on a nightly basis, sometimes in waves of hundreds.
The air force's bomber fleet is also likely to be rotated more often, including to remote or even previously inactive airfields.
According to analysis of the new satellite imagery in the Amsterdam-based Moscow Times:
Satellite imagery analyzed by the OSINT research group AviVector shows that all Tu-160 bombers previously stationed at the Belaya airbase in Irkutsk and the Olenya airbase in Murmansk had vacated their positions by early June.
Two of those bombers were redeployed to Anadyr in the Chukotka region, three to Yelizovo in the Kamchatka region and another three to the Borisoglebskoye airbase in the republic of Tatarstan.
Tu-22M3 and Tu-95MS aircraft were also relocated from Murmansk to bases in Tatarstan and the Amur and Saratov regions, as well as to Mozdok in the republic of North Ossetia — a facility that had not been actively used by the Russian military in recent years.
3dc noticed this 1 1/2 weeks ago and concluded it was a Trump gesture to Putin and Putin took it. (No Ukrainians in Kamchatka etc. to blow them up there)
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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