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[Rusvesna] During the hostilities in Donbass, Ukrainian artillerymen fired with an accuracy of "plus or minus a kilometer," said the former Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Krivonos.
According to him, this was caused by the wear and tear of artillery barrels due to "sabotage" by the previous leadership of the Ukrainian General Staff.
“It was such a splendid sabotage, because when our shells hit the front plus or minus a kilometer, in most cases it was not the poor training of the gunners that was to blame. This was the reason - the worn-out channels of the trunks, ”he said during a roundtable in Lviv.
According to him, "over the course of two years, tens, hundreds, thousands of artillery shells have been fired daily into the void."
As reported on the website of the head of state, on December 29, Zelensky signed the relevant decree No. 604/2020.
General Krivonos headed a special forces group and was the commander of the 8th Khmelnytsky special forces regiment. He participated in many international exercises.
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[Regnum] After the visit of the US Special Representative for the Western Balkans, Matthew Palmer, to Belgrade on June 3, there were quite justified fears that the formation of the Community of Serbian Municipalities, agreed upon in 2013, would be presented as a big concession to Belgrade. This opinion was expressed to IA REGNUM by the Serbian political analyst, ex-deputy of the Serbian parliament Djordje Vukadinovic .
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[Korrespondent] Transportation of gas through Ukraine will be more expensive than via Nord Stream 2, but Russia is ready to continue using the Ukrainian GTS.
Russia intends to increase gas supplies to Europe, for which the Ukrainian gas transportation system will also be needed, but Ukraine is overstating transit prices. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, June 4.
He recalled that a five-year contract is in force between the Russian Federation and Ukraine.
"Do you think that we should feed everyone? Is it our duty to feed everyone, or what? We have a contract with Ukraine on pumping gas through Ukraine. We will pump up to 40 billion cubic meters within 5 years. almost up to 200, but if there were normal relations, then a significant part would be pumped through Ukraine, "Putin said.
He noted that gas supplies to Europe will grow, so it will be possible to load the Ukrainian gas transportation system after the launch of Nord Stream-2. "We want this, but Ukraine's goodwill is needed," he said.
At the same time, Putin noted that pumping through the SP-2 would be cheaper than through Ukraine.
“Those who think or believe that this is bypassing some other transit countries - this thesis does not correspond to reality. Because the route along the bottom of the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany is shorter in terms of the number of kilometers country. It is shorter and cheaper, "- said the President of the Russian Federation.
According to him, Ukraine monopolistically overstates transit prices, reducing the attractiveness of its transit, "the monopoly is bad."
Putin also said that in 2021, Russian gas exports to Europe could again exceed 200 billion cubic meters. m.
Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his conviction that Russia would completely stop gas transit through Ukraine after the launch of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline.
In response, the Kremlin assured that they did not intend to abandon Ukrainian transit upon the expiration of the current contract.
More from Russkaya Vesna :
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy sensed that the ground under his feet was leaving in connection with the completion and imminent readiness for the launch of the first string of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline...
...In Ukraine, the opinion has long been rooted that Russia is planning to put pressure on the "square" at the expense of the gas pipeline.
Replied Putin:
"Do you think we should feed everyone? Do we have such a duty - to feed everyone or what?" The head of the Russian state was surprised at such a formulation of the question.
Yet, more, again, from Russkaya Vesna:
...it should be noted that Moscow has repeatedly stated that Russia does not set the task of suspending gas supplies through Ukraine and has never used the issue of energy and its natural resources as an element of pressure or for blackmail.
At the same time, Ukraine is constantly calculating the already existing and future losses from reduced transit: according to a recent statement by Naftogaz of Ukraine, the launch of Nord Stream 2 threatens the country with loss of transit revenues and the loss of a “security component”.
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[Korrespondent] A top agency official was attacked outside his own home. Unidentified persons fired several shots and fled.
The deputy head of the National Agency of Ukraine for the Identification, Search and Management of Assets Received from Corruption and Other Crimes (ARMA) Volodymyr Pavlenko was shot near his own house. This was announced on Friday evening, June 4, by the press service of ARMA on Facebook .
It is noted that Pavlenko was hospitalized with moderate injuries.
The incident took place in the morning of June 2, but it became known only now.
The attack took place near the house where Pavlenko lives.
"According to information from law enforcement agencies, unidentified persons fired several shots from firearms, as a result of which Pavlenko received moderate injuries. Now the official is in the hospital, his condition is stable, there is no threat to his life," the statement said.
ARMA noted that they hope for the fastest and most effective response from law enforcement agencies to identify, arrest and punish the perpetrators.
Earlier it was reported that ARMA had appointed a new manager of the arrested part of the Medvedchuk pipe.
The National Agency for the Identification, Search and Management of Assets Received from Corruption and Other Crimes (ARMA) stated that unknown persons on behalf of the leadership were in official communication with regional divisions. This was announced on Thursday, January 28, by the press service of ARMA.
"Recently, unidentified persons on behalf of the leadership have initiated official communication with the heads of the interregional territorial offices of ARMA. The attackers tried to provoke officials to discuss certain aspects of the Agency's activities," the message says.
On the basis of these facts, ARMA applied to law enforcement agencies with a statement about the commission of crimes.
As suggested in ARMA, the attackers could collect materials for their further use to discredit the Agency's management.
"The planned nature of the discrediting action is evidenced by its serial nature and its focus at the same time on a certain circle of people," the ARMA noted, stressing that it is not the first time that the National Agency has become the object of destructive actions of interested parties aimed at countering the initiatives and decisions of the department.
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