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[Regnum] On Tuesday, July 8, in the afternoon in Moscow, short-term rain, showers with hail and thunderstorms, as well as strong winds are forecast. This was reported by the press service of the Moscow department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, citing forecasters from Roshydromet.
“According to forecasters from Roshydromet, from 12 to 23:00 on July 8, short-term rain is expected in some places in Moscow, in some areas there will be showers with hail, thunderstorms in some places, and increased winds during thunderstorms with gusts of up to 17 m/s,” the agency’s Telegram channel says.
In this regard, residents of the capital were advised to reduce speed and increase the distance from cars in front when driving in adverse weather conditions, avoiding sudden maneuvers. Pedestrians on the street at that moment were advised to go around billboards and shaky structures, and not to take shelter under trees.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, earlier on July 8, the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center Roman Vilfand warned of abnormal heat in the European part of Russia in the coming days. According to him, in the Voronezh, Belgorod, Lipetsk and Tambov regions, up to +38 degrees is expected, and in the Stavropol and Krasnodar regions, as well as in the Rostov, Volgograd and Astrakhan regions - up to +40 degrees, which is four to five degrees higher than normal climatic values.
Leading specialist of the Meteonovosti news agency Tatyana Pozdnyakova told the Regnum news agency on July 5 that short-term rains will not reduce the heat coming to the Moscow region. According to her, on July 8, one of the warm atmospheric fronts will cross Moscow, even warmer air masses will enter the region, and the air temperature will exceed 30 degrees.
[FOXNEWS] A British jury on Tuesday convicted three men of arson in an attack on an east London warehouse that was storing equipment destined for Ukraine. Authorities said Russian intelligence was behind the plot.
Prosecutors said the March 20, 2024, attack was planned by agents of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, acting on behalf of Russian military intelligence. The British government has deemed Wagner a terrorist organization.
The prosecution said Wagner used British intermediaries to recruit the men to target an industrial unit in Leyton, east London, where generators and Starlink satellite equipment bound for Ukraine were being stored. The Starlinks are frequently used by Ukraine's military in fending off Russia's invasion.
Authorities said the arson was part of a campaign of disruption across Europa ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... that Western officials blame on Moscow and its proxies.
A jury at London’s Central Criminal Court found Jakeem Rose, 23; Ugnius Asmena, 20; and Nii Mensah, 23, guilty of aggravated arson. A fourth man, Paul English, 61, was acquitted.
The fire caused around 1 million pounds ($1.35 million) worth of damage. Prosecutors said the attack was orchestrated by Dylan Earl, 21, and Jake Reeves, 23, who pleaded guilty to aggravated arson on behalf of the Wagner Group before the trial started. They also pleaded guilty to offenses under the U.K.’s National Security Act 2023.
[NewsFront] 20:05 Artillerymen of the of the Northern Fleet naval infantry destroyed enemy sabotage and reconnaissance group and temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper. 19:30 Around 17:40 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
18:25 FPV drone calculations of the Rubicon Center daily are destroying target after target. Among the drone operators' catches:
- Armored and automotive vehicles,
- Communication system elements,
- DeltaQuad Pro and Furia multifunctional UAVs,
- Gor, Leleka, Mara, FlyEye reconnaissance UAVs, -
Domakha reconnaissance and strike UAVs,
- Vector and Darts kamikaze drones,
- H10 Poseidon artillery spotter and more.
17:40 Initiating a criminal case on the death of a civilian in the village of Khodyakovka in the Kursk region as a result of a drone attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Military investigators continue to identify and document crimes committed by Ukrainian militants in the Kursk region.
It was established that on July 6, 2025, Ukrainian militants, using an unmanned aerial vehicle, attacked the territory of a private residential sector in the village of Khodyakovka, Glushkovsky District, Kursk Region. As a result of the crime, a man born in 1963 died.
16:56 Convicted Georgian mercenary who fought in the armed conflict on the Ukrainian side
The Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia has collected evidence incriminating Georgian citizen Gela Eradze in his participation as a mercenary in the armed conflict.
By a court verdict, he was found guilty in absentia of committing a crime under Part 3 of Article 359 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
16:25 In the period from 14:20 Moscow time to 15:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
16:05 North group Scouts discovered the location of the enemy UAV crew in a forest area of the Khar'kov region.
The coordinates were transmitted to the FPV operators of the 11th Army Corps of the Leningrad Military District, who carried out a targeted attack, destroying the enemy crew along with valuable equipment.
16:02 In the period from 14.20 Moscow time to 15.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
14:03 North group Scouts detected the advance of a Ukrainian Armed Forces pickup truck transporting another assault group in the direction of the LBS.
The coordinates were transmitted to FPV operators of the 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 44th Army Corps of the Leningrad Military District, who carried out targeted attacks, preventing the group of occupiers from approaching the positions of our troops.
13:50 Drone Drivers discovered enemy plans
-Strike UAV units of the Vostok group of forces destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in the area of the Karl Marx settlement in the DPR.
– Operators of the attack drones of the Southern Group of Forces hit the satellite communication terminals of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and destroyed enemy UAVs in the air
12:55 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of July 8, 2025.
Units of the North group of forces improved their tactical position in Sumy Oblast. They defeated the manpower and equipment of the tank, mechanized, two airborne assault brigades, an airborne assault and assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Novoivanovka, Novaya Sich, Kondratovka, Yunakovka, Sadki and Varachino in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Maly Burluk, Gatishche and Vovchansk in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 185 servicemen, seven vehicles, five field artillery guns, an ammunition depot and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "West" group of forces improved their position along the front line. They defeated formations of three mechanized, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Petro-Ivanovka, Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region, Srednee, Zelenaya Dolina and Torskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 205 servicemen and a US-made HMMWV armored combat vehicle. 28 vehicles, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery unit, three electronic warfare stations, and five ammunition depots were destroyed.
The units of the "Southern" group of troops took up more advantageous lines and positions. They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of three mechanized, motorized infantry, mountain assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defense brigade and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Zvanovka, Katerinovka, Serebryanka, Seversk, Chasov Yar, Belaya Gora, Konstantinovka, Shcherbinovka and Aleksandro-Shultino of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost more than 190 servicemen, a US-made HMMWV armored fighting vehicle, five pickup trucks, three artillery pieces, three ammunition depots and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "Center" group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of five mechanized, airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Udachnoye, Novosergeevka, Suvorovo, Muravka, Rodinskoye and Grishino of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 430 servicemen, nine vehicles and two field artillery pieces.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and three territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Voskresenka and Karl Marx of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 215 servicemen, a tank, three armored combat vehicles, 15 cars and two artillery pieces.
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 in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Novoandriyevka, Kamenskoye, Novodanilovka in the Zaporizhia region, Sadovoye and Antonovka in the Kherson region.
Up to 80 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, eight vehicles, three field artillery guns, eight electronic warfare stations and six ammunition depots were destroyed.
Air defense systems shot down four guided aerial bombs, a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and 202 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
11:55 Artillerymen-paratroopers of the Yaroslavl parachute-landing regiment of the Ivanovo guards airborne unit support assault groups liberating the territory of the DPR from Ukrainian nationalists in the area of Chasov Yar opened fire.
This time, a 120mm mortar crew destroyed a pickup truck with Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.
11:06 Crews of the Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and gun systems control airspace
"We destroy enemy air targets at distant borders. We ensure the safety of civilians. We destroy targets in a timely and effective manner," said the crew commander with the call sign "Yuzhanin".
10:10 Russian fighters continue to hone their skills in the next waves of the enemy’s “elite” unit, the 425th Separate Assault Regiment “Skala,”video.
9:20 Russian Aerospace Forces struck field ammunition depot of the 80th Separate Airborne Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Pushkarevka in the Sumy region
The strike was carried out by a FAB-500 aerial bomb with a universal planning and correction module.
8:55 Military signalmen of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the West Forces Group organized interaction between command and units using a mobile communications complex.
8:30 Front summary as of the morning of 07/08/2025
Zaporizhzhya Front. Russian troops continue to systematically liberate the territory of the settlement of Kamenskoye, clearing the territory that has come under their control. Long-range weapons are actively working, including against the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the neighboring settlement of Plavni.
In general, it is still too early to talk about serious breakthroughs in the enemy's defense, but it is also impossible to deny the tactical successes of the Russian Armed Forces, as well as the fact that the Ukrainian Armed Forces did not expect such an active impact of Russian troops.
Donetsk Front. Here, the offensive of Russian troops continues to develop in several directions. The liberation of the settlement of Dachnoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region has been officially announced.
In the South Donetsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing towards the settlement of Karl Marx (aka Mirnoye) from several sides. The Russian Armed Forces are advancing towards Iskra, also trying to reach the settlement from several directions. There are reports of fighting on the outskirts of Maliyevka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops entered Novoekonomicheskoye. Heavy fighting is underway. Also, fighting is underway in neighboring Nikolaevka, where, according to some reports, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are forced to hastily roll back from their positions.
Chasov Yar direction. There is still very little information from this direction, but the data coming from the field confirms the theory that reports of success in Nikolaevka are premature. Although, there is some progress in this area. Fierce fighting continues in Chasov Yar, and long-range weapons are actively working.
Sumy direction. The liberation of the settlement of Bessalovka in the Sumy region was important news. Thus, Russian troops are beginning to cut off the Ukrainian Armed Forces' ability to freely attack the border area in the Tetkino area, where the Russian Armed Forces are now forced to hold back enemy attacks almost daily. Another attempt to break through was repelled by Russian troops yesterday. In the Sumy region, there are tactical successes of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Varachino.
8:15 In the period from 22:30 Moscow time on July 7 to 7:00 Moscow time on July 8, air defense systems on duty destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
8:01 Crew of the 152mm 2S19 self-propelled artillery unit "Giatsint-S" of the 90th Guards Tank Division of the "Center" group of forces caught the rotation of Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
During combat duty, the artillerymen received intelligence that the enemy was attempting to rotate personnel on the approaches to Krasnoarmeysk. Having received target designation, the servicemen quickly worked on the target, and the attempt to rotate Ukrainian militants was thwarted.
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[REGNUM] Under the publications about the attacks on Ukrainian territorial recruitment and social services centers (TRC) in Poltava, Kremenchuk, Kharkov and Zaporozhye there are two types of comments. Some (and these are the majority) are enthusiastic approval, and from them you can learn the popular name of the organization hated by people: "territorial torture center" (in Ukrainian - "katuvan").
The freedom-loving Ukrainian people do not hide their emotions: “more news like this, what’s the next TSK”, “I think all the men in Kremenchug breathed a sigh of relief)))”, “God heard the prayers”, “respect to those who do this”.
They even offer to donate for the attack on the TCC in their city.
Journalists from some unknown publication Times of Ukraine even posted screenshots of correspondence in which a young man sends "Russian military correspondents" the coordinates of buildings with additional information about what is interesting there besides military commissars. With a request to strike there next time. They only feel sorry for those who could have been captured by the "man-catchers" and died. But not for the military commissars.
"And now a question for the hard-headed shell-mobilizers. Have they played enough? Have they become too Busified? Have they caught enough people? People welcome Russia's strikes on the TCC. And all because if you treat people like cattle, then you shouldn't be surprised that people don't like it," a certain Vasyl Terchuk is angry in the comments under the news from Radio Liberty*, adding that a little more of this kind of strenuous fighting and Russian troops will be greeted with bread and salt. The salt and bread reference is what Ukrainians did when the German initially arrived during Barbarossa.
And the second type of comments are furious patriots, cursing and admonishing in every way the "Russian bot farm", which they see in optimists. Or threatening vile traitors. And among the latter, the overwhelming majority are women, who are not threatened by mobilization.
The main argument is that Russia will come and force everyone into the army to go fight against Europe. Therefore, we must not give in to provocations, not panic, close ranks and chip in money for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Because this is all a lie and they are not targeting the man-catchers, but simply want to "sow panic, make us quarrel among ourselves and lose trust in the state."
"Unfortunately, there are real people who rejoice at the Russian strikes on the TCC. They are already traitors. Therefore, literally for every such comment on social networks, the SBU needs to come. So that they are packed up and given sentences under Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason). After all, these are people who have chosen their side and decided to be on the side of the enemy. We must judge them and destroy them as enemies," frightens the public the former company commander of the Aidar battalion, Yevgeny Dyky, who has become indecently fat in the position of director of the National Antarctic Research Center.
The Ukrainian media unanimously picked up the thesis that the successive strikes on the TCC, firstly, affected only civilians and one father of many children who had just retired from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And in general: the institution is visited by “different people”, including honored veterans and modest students.
And secondly, the attacks signify a “coordinated campaign to disrupt mobilization.”
Vitaly Sarantsev, spokesman for the Ukrainian Ground Forces Command, is confident: "the enemy is very afraid of the influx of servicemen into our army." On all national TV channels, he recalled that the Russians had targeted the TCC before - the campaign began in the form of attacks on the TCC buildings with a series of mines and attempts to bring explosive devices there.
Therefore, the current attacks (two of which, in Kharkov and Zaporozhye, turned out to be the most sensitive) are a continuation of this campaign.
"Considering this, we expect that attempts at such strikes may continue. For our part, we will do everything possible to protect the military personnel working in the TCC and SP, as well as civilians who contact these centers," the spokesman added.
And information quickly came from the regions that the TCCs were moving to new premises to prevent damage in case of possible strikes. In particular, such a move was already announced in Vinnytsia, clearly posting in a military manner on social networks the addresses of the new places where citizens would be received, and the work schedule.
But then, apparently, someone called them, explaining that it would not be possible to ensure the safety of citizens and employees in this way. So the message was deleted, and a stern explanation was posted instead, stating that "the information was edited as a result of outside interference." And Vinnytsia TCC and SP have nothing to do with the addresses published on social networks and in the media.
There are 60 laughing emojis under the post.
In turn, the recruitment and social support centers in Lviv region decided to give an asymmetric response to attack drones and missiles - they tightened security measures, in particular, increased the vigilance of security with metal detectors at the entrance.
But overall, the country has been instructed to reformat the work of facilities that are of particular interest to the Russian Armed Forces. To disperse departments across the area, provide some services remotely, and expand the functionality of the Army+ application. However, the public has serious doubts that this will work, since all document flow in former military registration and enlistment offices is traditionally conducted on paper.
The same Sarantsev, who is taking the rap for everyone, noted an interesting detail: as a result of successful hits, data on people is physically destroyed, which can "slow down or even stop the mobilization process." At the same time, hatred for such neighbors sharply increases among residents of all nearby houses.
And the main concern expressed by representatives of the defense department is that Ukrainians will now stop going to the TCC for any questions at all, since it is too dangerous.
"The TCC and SP are located in dense urban development, there may be developed transport infrastructure, social facilities, etc. nearby. The dangerous neighborhood should outrage citizens and push them to take some action against the TCC. This is what they are counting on: so that people simply stop going to the TCC for any questions, no matter what they concern - whether about the provision of social services, or to update data, or already on the referral for the execution of a contract with the Defense Forces," the speaker said.
Although it is not entirely clear why he is so worried, because, as citizens like the anonymous Ostap Ukrainets, who actively spreads patriotic calls on social networks, are sure, “real Ukrainians understand that without mobilization there will be no Ukraine.”
At the same time, the scandalous journalist and blogger Vladimir Boyko, who was "demobilized" from his Troops brigade upon reaching the age of 60, provides fresh statistics on desertion in the Ukrainian army. According to him, 107,672 new criminal cases under Articles 407 and 408 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Unauthorized abandonment of a military unit or place of service, desertion) were registered in the Unified State Register for the first half of 2025.
In particular, in June, 17,082 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine left their place of service, and in total, from the beginning of February 2022 to July 1, 2025, 230,804 cases of desertion were registered in Ukraine.
“I would like to emphasize that the statistics provided concern only those cases of desertion for which criminal proceedings have been initiated based on the materials of official investigations sent by the commanders of military units to the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) or specialized prosecutor’s offices in the defense sector.
The real picture is much worse, since until October 2024, the State Bureau of Investigation systematically refused to enter information on the facts of unauthorized abandonment of units or places of service into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations, and commanders of military units even had to challenge the inaction of the State Bureau of Investigation investigators in court. At the same time, no one is looking for deserters, and despite the stories of the State Bureau of Investigation leadership, they do not return to service,” notes the professional libeler, who has taken it upon himself to spoil the blood of everyone he considers dishonest.
According to his calculations, there is no infantry in the Ukrainian army, and in reality there are from 30 to 50 thousand servicemen on the combat line, mainly UAV operators. So the efforts of the TCC and their value to the authorities in such a situation are obvious - as is the desire to protect an important asset.
At the same time, unofficially, the military complains that among the "busified" (videos of whose beatings appear stably every day), two out of twenty are fit for service. But even those "get on skis" at the first opportunity. And the strikes of the Russian Armed Forces on "torture centers" for them are a real release from torment, and people openly say: if they had immediately started striking at government agencies in 2022, maybe they really would have been greeted with flowers.
Related from regnum.ru Russian Armed Forces Disabled More Than 10% of TCC Branches in Ukraine
The Russian army has disabled more than 10% of territorial recruitment centers (TRCs — Ukrainian equivalents of military registration and enlistment offices) across Ukraine. This was reported on July 8 by the Telegram channel Mash.
According to the channels, almost 30 of the 300 buildings that use the TCC were damaged. In total, the strikes hit branches in every region of Ukraine.
Mash wrote that the relatives of the forcibly mobilized Ukrainians themselves are actively disclosing the locations of the TCC.
The governor of Zaporizhia Oblast, Yevgeny Balitsky, spoke about this on July 8. He stated that data from local residents is used during the strikes.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, earlier the press service of the ground forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported explosions in the TCC in Kharkov and Zaporozhye. It was noted that four Ukrainian soldiers were injured.
On July 7, the Vinnytsia regional TCC suspended operations at its main address amid the tense situation in the country. At the same time, new addresses were named to resolve issues in the area of medical care for citizens. Earlier, on July 6, an explosion thundered in the TCC building in Kremenchuk, Poltava region. There were no reports of casualties or consequences of the incident.
Discontent with forced mobilization is growing in Ukraine, and riots are beginning against TCC employees. The coordinator of the Mykolaiv pro-Russian underground, Sergei Lebedev, noted that conflicts occur much more often, but Kiev continues to portray as enemies those who do not serve at the front and do not work for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
This follows a familiar pattern with both sides which often send their wounded to local medical centers.
[Regnum] Ukrainian military personnel have overflowed the central hospital in Sumy. This was reported on July 8 by a source in the Russian security forces.
"It has been revealed on social networks that wounded Ukrainian soldiers are being sent to the civilian central clinical hospital (13 Sumy Artillery Brigade Street). Local residents report that not only the wards but also the corridors are overcrowded in the hospital," TASS quotes the source as saying.
It is noted that residents of Sumy have not been admitted to the hospital for a long time, and are denied hospitalization under any pretext.
Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that the Russian army’s “North” group took control of the village of Bessalovka in the Sumy region.
At the same time, the second airborne assault battalion of the 80th separate airborne assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces suffered colossal losses near the village of Sadki in the Sumy region.
The day before, it became known that hundreds of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers had gone missing near Sumy. They disappeared from the 158th Mechanized Brigade in Sumy Oblast.
More from regnum.ru The Aidar group suffered colossal losses in the Sumy region
The nationalist group "Aidar" (a terrorist organization whose activities are banned in the Russian Federation) suffered colossal losses in the Sumy region. This was reported on July 8 by Russian security agencies. An earlier report from regnum.ru detailed losses without detailing where it occurred or which unit was involved.
The Aidar group suffered colossal losses in the Sumy region
"Having destroyed several units of the 158th Brigade and the 24th separate assault battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces "Aidar", during fierce firefights our airborne units liberated the village of Bessalovka. An analysis of obituaries showed that all units of the "Aidar" were destroyed in Bessalovka in the 20th of June," the TASS source said.
He specified that after this, the 158th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) held the defense of the village.
The Russian army's "North" group took control of the village of Bessalovka on July 7.
On June 24, the security forces reported that the Ukrainian military mobilized in "Aidar", who were sent to the Sumy direction, want to desert. They stated that they are demoralized.
Even more from regum.ru Ukrainian Armed Forces used civilians as cover when retreating from Poddubnoye to the DPR
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) tried to hide behind civilians while retreating from the village of Poddubnoye in the west of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). This was reported on July 8 by a rifleman of the 36th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 29th Army of the "East" group of forces of the Russian Armed Forces with the call sign Petlya.
According to the fighter, Russian troops entered the village in small groups, while Ukrainian soldiers hid in the homes of civilians.
"They settled in houses where civilians lived, and that's it. We can't hit them because there are civilians there. And we have to smoke them out ourselves, without hurting civilians," TASS quotes him as saying.
On July 6, the Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of two settlements: Sobolevka in the Kharkov region and Poddubnoye in the DPR. The department added that units of the Vostok group of the Russian Armed Forces continue to move forward and drive Ukrainian troops out of the territories.
Later, a fighter with the call sign Gus told details of the liberation of Poddubny. He noted that artillery and drones continuously struck the firing positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and were able to push the enemy out of the settlement. After the liberation, the motorized riflemen unfurled Russian flags there.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
Rozhin fails to mention the historical fact that the Russians, then the Soviets have been deporting nettlesome ethnic minorities in the greater Russian/Soviet Union for 300+ years. It is an old habit with them. Rozhin using scare quotes does not alter that fact...
[ColonelCassad] This is a demonstrative "grief" in Moldova about the "victims of the communist" regime.
In the background is a photo of a train car with "victims of deportation". True, the photo shows the deportation of Ukrainian residents to Nazi Germany in 1944. But who cares about such trifles. Also today, the German embassy in Russia posted a map of the occupation zones, where instead of the USSR flag, a flag stylized as the flag of Nazi Germany was shown. Then they shamefully deleted it, but the general course of modern Europe on the rehabilitation of Nazism and maximum demonization of the USSR is quite clear.
I am not even talking about the recent crap in Ukraine about Hitler with an excellent European education. Domestic anti-communists and de-Stalinizers in the conditions of the war in Ukraine are de facto direct accomplices of those who are implementing this course on the territory of Europe and the former republics of the USSR. In fact, ideological hiwis. Hiwi is a German portmanteau used to describe Russian/Ukrainian civilian volunteers during WWII.
The German Embassy in Moscow mocked the flag of the Soviet Union by publishing it on a post-war map stylized as a Nazi flag. The image appeared on the diplomatic mission's Telegram channel.
On the map, the Soviet occupation zone is marked with a flag with a black hammer and sickle on a red background in a white circle. On the original USSR flag, the hammer and sickle are gold, and the background is completely red. In this way, German diplomats stylized the Soviet flag as the Nazi flag used by Germany during the time of Adolf Hitler.
At the same time, the flags of France, the USA and Great Britain on the post-war map have not undergone any changes; they are presented in their usual form.
The German Embassy established a corresponding post on the 80th anniversary of the formation of the lands of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg and others located within the Soviet occupation zone.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
