Kiev, March 7, 2024, 20:21 - IA Regnum. Former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny was appointed to the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported this on the evening of March 7. The candidacy was approved by the head of the Kyiv regime, Vladimir Zelensky.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine sent the British side a corresponding request for an agreman,” the department said in a statement.
As reported by Regnum news agency, the resignation of Zaluzhny and the appointment of the commander of the ground forces, Alexander Syrsky, as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine became known on February 8. Among the Ukrainian military, Syrsky is called the “butcher” or “general 200” because he led Ukrainian units during the battles near Artyomovsk, as a result of which the Ukrainian army suffered huge losses.
Former adviser to ex-President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma Oleg Soskin said that the decision to dismiss Zaluzhny and appoint Syrsky is a crime. The mayor of Kiev, Vitaliy Klitschko, shares a similar opinion, calling Zelensky’s decision to dismiss Zaluzhny a big mistake.
In turn, the first deputy head of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Konstantin Zatulin, explained Zaluzhny’s resignation by his great popularity among his fellow citizens, which Zelensky was afraid of. And the head of the Crimean parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov, called the change of commander-in-chief a rearrangement of furniture that means nothing from a strategic point of view.
Kiev, March 7, 2024, 22:30 - IA Regnum. Britain will transfer more than 10 thousand unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine, British Defense Minister Grant Shapps said on March 7 during a visit to Kiev. This was reported on the website of the Royal Defense Ministry.
For this purpose, Kyiv is going to allocate another 125 million pounds sterling ($160 million). They will complement the £200 million ($254 million) funding package for the acquisition of another batch of drones, the delivery of which was announced in January by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
According to journalists, London plans to transfer mainly FPV drones to Kyiv, as well as about a thousand attack drones, sea UAVs and unmanned reconnaissance equipment.
As Regnum reported, on February 3, The Wall Street Journal wrote that due to the slowdown in Western aid supplies, Ukraine was planning to produce 1 million FPV drones in 2024. The assembly of these devices should be carried out by small workshops on Ukrainian territory.
On February 17, Bloomberg reported that Britain and its allies are developing new drones with artificial intelligence (AI) technology. This will allegedly allow Ukraine to compensate for its acute shortage of artillery. Such drones will be able to interact with each other and will be directed to the target automatically.
The seven hundred and forty-third day of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against our state continues. During the day, 70 combat clashes took place, according to the evening summary of the General Staff.
In total, the enemy launched 3 missile and 43 air strikes, carried out 46 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population. High-rise and private buildings, as well as other infrastructure objects, were destroyed and damaged.
On the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. There were no signs of the formation of offensive groups.
In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, conducts sabotage and intelligence activities, carries out shelling of populated areas from the territory of the Russian Federation, increases the density of mine-explosive barriers along the state border of Ukraine. The enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of the settlements of Babelivka, Sumy Region, and Vovchansk, Kharkiv Region. About 30 settlements, including Buchki, Hasychivka of the Chernihiv region, were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks; Stara Huta, Grabovske, Popivka, Sumy region; Kozacha Lopan, Vovchansk, Krasne, Neskuchne, Kharkiv region.
In the Kupyan direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders 2 times in the area of the Sinkivka settlement of the Kharkiv region. The enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Ivanivka and Stepova Novoselivka settlements of the Kharkiv region. More than 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Golubivka, Synkivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Kotlyarivka of the Kharkiv region.
In the Lyman direction, our soldiers repulsed 7 enemy attacks in the areas of Belogorivka settlements of the Luhansk region; Terny, Rozdolivka, Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to break through the defense of our troops. About 20 settlements were affected by artillery and mortar shelling, among them Makiivka, Nevske, Belogorivka of Luhansk region and Terny, Yampolivka, Torske, Serebryanka of Donetsk region.
In the Bakhmut direction, defense forces repelled 5 enemy attacks in the areas of Andriivka and Klishchiivka settlements of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to improve their tactical position. The enemy also carried out airstrikes in the areas of Hryhorivka, Toretsk and Druzhba settlements of the Donetsk region. Also, more than 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Klishchiivka and Andriivka of the Donetsk region.
In the Avdiivsk direction, our defenders repelled 20 enemy attacks in the areas of Berdychi, Tonenke, Orlivka, Pervomayske, Nevelske settlements of the Donetsk region. The enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of settlements of Novobakhmutivka, Ocheretine, Umanske of the Donetsk region. About 20 settlements, including Novobakhmutivka, Berdychi, Semenivka, Pervomaiske and Nevelske of the Donetsk region, were hit by enemy artillery and mortar attacks.
On the Novopavlivskyi direction, the defense forces continue to hold back the enemy in the districts of Georgiyivka, Pobyeda, Krasnohorivka, and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried 19 times to break through the defense of our troops. The enemy also carried out airstrikes in the areas of Kostyantynivka and Vugledar settlements of the Donetsk region. More than 20 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers, among them Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Paraskoviivka, and Vugledar of the Donetsk region.
The enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) actions in the Orichiv direction. About 20 settlements, including Poltavka, Malynivka, Charivne, Biloghirya, Novodanilivka, Pyatikhatki of the Zaporizhia region, were hit by artillery and mortar fire.
In the area of responsibility of the "Odesa" anti-aircraft missile defense system, in the Kherson direction, the enemy does not give up its intention to knock out our units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. So, during the day, the enemy carried out 1 unsuccessful assault operation. More than 20 settlements, including the city of Kherson, Tyaginka, Ivanivka, Krynky, Novotyaginka of the Kherson region, were subjected to artillery and mortar attacks. The enemy launched an airstrike in the area of Mykolaivka, Kherson region.
During the day, the aviation of the defense forces struck 11 areas of concentration of enemy personnel.
Units of the missile forces damaged 1 area of concentration of personnel, 2 means of anti-aircraft defense, 1 station of radio-electronic warfare and 1 warehouse of fuel and lubricating materials of the enemy.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
22:23 A Chinese delegation led by the Chinese government’s special representative for Eurasia, Li Hui, visited Ukraine, the President’s Office reported. During a series of meetings, the parties discussed the prospects for establishing a just peace for Ukraine, restoring territorial integrity and sovereignty based on the Ukrainian peace formula. The question was also raised about the possibility of Beijing's assistance in stopping the forced deportation of Ukrainian children, the exchange of prisoners, the demilitarization and deoccupation of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, and ensuring nuclear safety.
21:58 Zelensky will visit Turkey on Friday, March 8 and meet with Erdogan, the BBC reports, citing the office of the Turkish president. The leaders of the two countries will discuss the progress of the war in Ukraine, the work of the grain corridor and bilateral relations.
21:47 The Russian army fired at the border villages of the Semenovskaya community of the Novgorod-Seversky district of the Chernihiv region, one person was killed, the National Police reported.
21:30 So far, Zaluzhny has not commented on the decision on his appointment as ambassador, but, according to the Ukrainian Air Force service, he agreed to the position and a corresponding decree will be signed in the near future. The announcement of sending the former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to London took place at a time when the British Minister of Defense Grant Shapps was visiting Kiev. Read more in the article New work for Zaluzhny.
20:59 British Defense Minister Grant Shapps, during a visit to Kiev, announced the allocation of 325 million pounds sterling (about 380 million euros) for the purchase of over 10 thousand drones for Ukraine, among which the majority are FPV drones, as well as 1000 attack drones, reconnaissance and maritime drones.
20:18 Zelensky said in an evening video message that he signed a decree on the transfer to the reserve of conscripts who were called up for military service before the start of the full-scale invasion. “Now, at the request of the military command, it will take several weeks for preparatory procedures to replace people in terms of defensive tasks, and from April conscripts will be sent to the reserves,” the president noted and added that some of them have signed a contract to serve in the Defense Forces.
Zelensky also said that Zaluzhny told him “precisely about this direction for himself - diplomatic.” “Our alliance with Britain should only strengthen,” the head of state added.
19:37 Zelensky said that he held a meeting in Kiev with the British Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps, they discussed the continuation of defense cooperation between the countries. “The main attention is to strengthening air defense, the long-range capabilities of our army, meeting other urgent needs for weapons and ammunition, as well as the issue of joint production of weapons,” the president said.
19:34 The Czech Republic has collected all the funds to purchase 800 thousand shells for Ukraine, President Petr Pavel said. According to him, the Czech government will then sign a memorandum with all 18 countries that have joined the initiative and provide detailed information on the schedule and next steps. Pavel predicts that ammunition should arrive in Ukraine “in the coming weeks.” “It will now depend on the skill of our companies and the Ministry of Defense to speed up the whole process,” he added.
19:29 The Russians shelled Kherson several times during the day, two people were wounded, the OVA reported.
19:20 Zelensky approved Zaluzhny’s candidacy for the post of Ukrainian Ambassador to Great Britain, the Foreign Ministry reported. The ministry sent the British side a corresponding request for agreman.
19:14 The Council of Cantons of the Swiss Parliament has approved a proposal that could allow the use of sovereign assets of the Russian Federation frozen in the country to finance war reparations in Ukraine. The government can now begin work on creating an international legal framework for using frozen Russian assets to pay reparations to countries under attack.
18:07 The authorities of the Kharkov region have decided to force and compulsory evacuation from some settlements in the Kupyansky direction, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. In particular, children with their parents or legal representatives from 18 settlements of the Velikoburluk and Olkhovat territorial communities are subject to mandatory evacuation. To date, there is information about the residence of 110 minors in the Velikoburluk community and 51 in the Olkhovat community. It was also decided to compulsorily evacuate residents of 57 settlements.
17:59 As a result of today's missile attack on Sumy, one person was injured, OVA reported. The premises of the school, the central city hospital, the regional emergency medical care center, and the water utility were damaged.
17:54 Commander of the Ground Forces Alexander Pavlyuk said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are planning to stabilize the situation at the front in the near future and are preparing counterattack actions this year. ISW experts note that Ukraine’s attempts to seize the initiative in 2024 are “operationally justified.” More details about the plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for 2024 can be found in the material Stabilization and counter-offensive.
17:26 In Ukraine, an Indian citizen, Sri Mohammed Asfan, who was recruited into the Russian army, died at the front. The Indian Embassy in the Russian Federation announced his “tragic death”, but did not provide details. Hindustan Times writes that Asfan and two other Indian citizens were allegedly invited for employment in Russia - they were promised work as “assistants” in official government bodies, but as a result they ended up in the army. Upon arrival in Moscow, they were forced to sign documents in Russian.
The media write that the Russians could have recruited at least a hundred Indian citizens to fight in the war in Ukraine. The other day, Indian journalist Uma Suthir published a video of a group of seven Indians in Russian uniform asking for help as they were being prepared to be sent to the front in Ukraine.
16:55 France has trained 10 thousand Ukrainian soldiers in two years of full-scale war, and in 2024 the training program will be expanded, the country’s Ministry of Defense reported. Training is conducted in France and Poland. Currently, training is conducted in three areas: maintenance of Western equipment; specialized training (in the fields of healthcare, logistics, mine clearance, armored reconnaissance); formation of tactical units. This year, training is planned to be expanded to include the air force and navy.
16:51 The State Committee for Special Communications announced that it will build a system for blocking Russian television and radio broadcasting in the border territories of Ukraine. For this purpose, the Cabinet of Ministers allocated 152 million hryvnia to the department. The system will operate in nine regions: Volyn, Rivne, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Chernigov, Sumy, Kharkov, Vinnitsa and Odessa.
16:48 Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called on political comrades in Europe to realize a new reality in which a large-scale war is again possible: “The era of peace is over, the post-war era is over. We live in a new, pre-war era, and for some of our brothers this is no longer the pre-war era, but a full-scale war in its most brutal form."
16:40 Russia launched a missile attack on the city of Sumy, damaging civilian infrastructure. The consequences of the attack are being clarified, OVA reported.
16:37 Sweden officially joined NATO and became the 32nd member of the Alliance. The corresponding protocol was published on the website of the US State Department.
16:22 Macron’s words about the possible sending of troops to Ukraine stirred up foreign media. Macron himself allegedly already refuted this statement in an interview with a Czech publication, but Western journalists believe that they had a different subtext. This statement is supported by negotiations that the French President is actively pursuing with his European colleagues. In particular, with the President of the Czech Republic about the supply of ammunition to Ukraine. About what the Western media write on this topic, see the material What the EU has planned for Ukraine.
15:58 Democrats in the US House of Representatives have launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s SpaceX over the use of Starlink terminals by Russian troops on the front line, The Washington Post writes. According to the publication, Democrats sent a letter to SpaceX to clarify whether it adequately prevented illegal purchases of Starlink terminals that could violate US sanctions and export controls. They will also contact the Pentagon about this.
15:21 In the Vologda region on the morning of March 7, a drone attacked the Severstal enterprise, the press service of the acting governor of the region Georgy Filimonov reported. They clarified that “the incident occurred in the area of the blast furnace.” The operation of the furnace was not disrupted, the plant is operating as normal, authorities say.
15:07 Norway has joined the Ukrainian Air Defense Coalition, Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram said. The country will help strengthen Ukrainian air defense and provide weapons, ammunition and other equipment. Norway has previously transferred NASAMS systems to Ukraine. In general, Norway is part of three coalitions to support Ukraine - the naval one (it is led together with Britain), the F-16 coalition (it will provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with F-16 fighters and train personnel) and the air defense coalition.
15:00 Macron, at a meeting with opposition leaders, said that there are “no limits” to France’s support for Ukraine.
14:46 Shmygal said that he held a meeting on the issue of confiscation of Russian frozen assets with the participation of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economy and the NBU, and discussed plans to work with the G7, the EU and Belgium. According to him, Ukraine is strengthening its legal position and preparing the necessary legal mechanisms. “We have a clear action plan and first results,” the prime minister added.
Shmygal recalled that about 300 billion euros of Russian sovereign assets are frozen in partner countries. And according to World Bank estimates, the restoration of Ukraine will cost at least $486 billion, so Russian assets should become the main source of restoration, the prime minister added.
14:04 Norway will allocate $153 million for the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine as part of the Czech Republic’s initiative, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said.
13:53 The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, at the congress of the European People's Party called on EU countries to replenish and modernize weapons and support Ukraine: “Security in Europe also means doing more for our own defense. In the next five years, we must significantly increase our defense industry potential. And at the heart of this there must be a simple principle: Europe must spend more, more efficiently, and it must spend European money. And this will help us meet the urgent need to replenish and modernize the armed forces of member states. And we will continue to support Ukraine."
13:02 In the Kharkov region, as a result of Russian strikes in one of the settlements, the building of the regional power company was damaged, no people were injured, the Ministry of Energy reported. There is also damage to networks in two settlements. In total, 15.4 thousand metering points in 63 settlements remain without electricity in the region.
12:35 In the morning, the Russians attacked the Odessa region with a Kh-31P missile fired from a tactical aircraft from the Black Sea. The missile lost its combat capability as it approached the coast, but there was no damage or casualties. “The enemy continues the tactics of targeted missile strikes, testing and reconnaissance of air defense systems,” explained the Southern Defense Forces.
12:08 In the Tauride direction of the front, a new area is becoming “hot”, said Dmitry Likhovy, spokesman for the Tavria group of troops: “Orekhovskoe is becoming a hot area in our area of responsibility. Where the enemy is trying to cut off the Rabotinsky ledge. If in previous days and weeks there were sometimes In general, zero enemy assault actions per day, sometimes one or three, maximum five, then yesterday 16 enemy attacks were recorded here west of the village of Verbovoye and in the area of the village of Rabotino.”
11:42 In the morning, the Russians hit Volchansk in the Kharkov region with an aerial bomb - as a result of a direct hit on a private house, one person was killed and one was wounded. At least 12 private houses were damaged, said OVA head Oleg Sinegubov.
11:34 In the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed and three were injured, the National Police reported. In particular, the Russians attacked Pokrovsk with four S-300 missiles - one person was wounded, a private building, four apartment buildings and infrastructure were damaged. In Netailovo, as a result of artillery shelling, a person was killed and an apartment building was damaged. The enemy dropped a KAB-500 guided bomb on Kleban Byk - two people were injured, four apartment buildings and 16 private houses, and a cultural center were damaged.
11:27 White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby confirmed that Elena Zelenskaya and Yulia Navalnaya refused to attend Biden’s State of the Union address: “We, of course, respect their decision to refuse to participate... Of course, this was an opportunity to recognize America’s commitment to Ukraine and struggle, courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people."
10:41 Last night, border guards discovered an enemy sabotage and reconnaissance group in the Sumy region, which was moving from Russia. They immediately opened fire on the saboteurs from small arms and grenade launchers. The enemy retreated, his losses are being ascertained, the State Border Service reported.
10:28 The missile that Russia hit Odessa on March 6 exploded 500 meters from Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis, CNN reports, citing sources.
09:43 Lithuanian intelligence believes that Russia can fight with Ukraine with the current intensity for at least two years - this is ensured by high oil prices, evasion of international sanctions and government investment. In addition, intelligence officers note that Russia has reformed and strengthened its military in 2023 and is on track to expand military capabilities along its border with NATO countries.
09:12 The Czech company Czechoslovak Group, which is one of the largest arms manufacturers in Europe, intends to help Ukraine increase its own production of heavy ammunition. To achieve this, the company plans to invest “hundreds of millions of euros,” said chief executive Michal Strnad. According to him, the company is already in talks with Ukroboronprom about a potential joint venture and is looking for places to produce artillery and tank shells, as well as heavy equipment.
08:49 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of March 7:
personnel - about 421,430 (+1160) people,
tanks - 6695 (+17),
armored combat vehicles - 12,779 (+51),
artillery systems - 10 350 (+42),
MLRS - 1009 (+1),
air defense systems - 701 (+0),
aircraft - 347 (+0),
helicopters - 325 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 7963 (+42),
cruise missiles - 1919 (+1),
ships/boats - 26 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 13,532 (+53),
special equipment - 1647 (+5).
08:27 Over the past 24 hours, 92 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In particular, the enemy tried 20 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Novopavlovsk direction - in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Georgievka, Pobeda, Novomikhailovka of the Donetsk region. Another 21 attacks were repelled in the Avdeevsky direction (in the areas of the settlements of Berdychi, Tonenkoye, Pervomaiskoye, Nevelskoye, Donetsk region). In the Orekhovsky direction, the enemy carried out 16 attacks in areas west of Verbovoy and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region.
In addition, in the Kupyansky direction, four enemy attacks were repelled in the Sinkovka and Tabaevka areas of the Kharkov region; in Limansky - 11 attacks in the areas of Belogorivka, Lugansk region and Ternov, Sporny, Donetsk region; on Bakhmutsky - 11 attacks in the areas of Ivanovsky, Kleshcheevka, Andreevka of the Donetsk region. In the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces are holding positions and repelled one enemy attack.
08:15 At night, the Russians carried out drone strikes on the territory of the State Emergency Service training ground in the Kharkov region, the department reported. As a result of the attack, a one-story administrative building of the training ground of one of the educational institutions of the State Emergency Service was partially destroyed. A fire broke out over an area of about 150 square meters. m, it was promptly liquidated.
06:39 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that at night the air defense allegedly intercepted one UAV over the territory of the Kursk region, three more were destroyed over the territory of the Bryansk region and two - the Tula region.
06:26 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that all Beijing’s efforts in Ukraine are aimed at paving the way for peace negotiations. According to him, the PRC supports the holding of an international peace conference recognized by Russia and Ukraine, with equal participation of all parties.
05:41 Partisans from the Atesh movement stated that they carried out sabotage in the Moscow region, destroying a relay cabinet near the Golovkovo railway station in the Solnechnogorsk region. "With this action, we have complicated the use of the railway line around Moscow, which is used for military purposes. Our goal is to stop military supplies to the front line," the statement said.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 20 enemy attacks near Avdiivka
During the day, Defense Forces aircraft carried out strikes on 11 areas where enemy personnel were concentrated.
In the Avdiivka direction, Ukrainian defenders repulsed 20 enemy attacks, in the Novopavlovsk direction the enemy tried to break through the defense 19 times. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced this in an evening report on Thursday, March 7.
During the day, 70 military clashes took place at the front. In total, Russian troops carried out three missile and 43 air strikes, and carried out 46 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy twice attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the area of the village of Sinkovka, Kharkov region.
In the Liman direction, soldiers repulsed seven enemy attacks in the areas of Belogorovka settlements, Lugansk region; Terny, Razdolevka, Donetsk region, where the Russians tried to break through the defense.
In the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces repelled five attacks by the invaders in the areas of the settlements of Andreevka and Klishchievka, Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to improve its tactical position.
In the Avdeevsky direction, defenders repulsed 20 enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Berdich, Tonenkoye, Orlovka, Pervomaiskoye, Nevelskoye in the Donetsk region.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, defense forces continue to restrain Russian invaders in the areas of Georgievka, Pobeda, Krasnogorovka, Novomikhailovka of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to break through the defense 19 times.
In the Orekhovsky direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) operations. In the Kherson direction, the enemy does not abandon his intention to dislodge Ukrainian units from their bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. So, within 24 hours, the Russians carried out one unsuccessful assault.
During the day, Defense Forces aircraft carried out strikes on 11 areas where enemy personnel were concentrated.
Units of the missile forces inflicted defeat on the area where personnel were concentrated, two air defense systems, an electronic warfare station and a composition of the enemy's fuel and lubricants.
Let us remind you that over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces liquidated 1,160 occupiers. Since the beginning of the full-scale war, the losses of the Russian army amounted to 421,430 people.
by Petr Akopov
In his address to the American Congress, Joe Biden will talk... about Russia. At least, it is already known that the Russian topic will take up a lot of space there - what else should the US President talk about in the year of the presidential elections? No, not Russian, but American, which, judging by all the polls, he is losing. Presidential speeches before Congress in the United States are always turned into a show, including through the selection of the right guests. That is, the people whom the president will talk about in his speech, to whom he will address, counting on “long and prolonged” applause from congressmen and the public. Democrats are particularly fond of casting "guest stars" as representatives of various minorities and oppressed peoples.
This time, Biden was supposed to have two foreign “stars” at once - Elena Zelenskaya and Yulia Navalnaya. It was assumed that the ladies would symbolize the unity of Russians and Ukrainians - naturally, in the fight against Putin. Well, the unity of the right Russians and Ukrainians with Biden, who, after all, is the main fighter against Putin on a global scale. But something didn’t work out - either the Ukrainian first lady refused to sit next to the widow of the “Russian nationalist” (he didn’t speak clearly enough about “Ukrainian Crimea”), or something else didn’t work out. And in the end, Biden will have to talk about Russia and Ukraine without them, but he still has the most important “Russian” one. Victoria Nuland.
She remains, however, not for long - just the day before it was announced that she would soon leave the post of Deputy Secretary of State. A huge loss not only for Kyiv, but also for globalist Washington, because Nuland was not just a symbol of the fight against Russia, but one of the main specialists in our country.
Victoria dedicated her entire 62-year-old life to our country, or more precisely, to ensuring that it would no longer exist. People usually remember her work as a pioneer leader in Odessa 40 years ago, or the six months spent on a Soviet fishing boat in the mid-80s, when she learned all the nuances of the Russian language and learned to drink vodka. Or the pinnacle of her career - the Maidan in Kiev ten years ago, when she first distributed cookies and then sent three letters to the indecisive European Union. But this is only the beginning and peak of her career, and Nuland worked on Russia in a variety of positions, wherever she worked: deputy permanent representative to NATO, press secretary of the State Department, in the office of Vice President Cheney, in think tanks...
And even in Moscow, where two years after the collapse of the USSR she was “responsible for relations with the Yeltsin government.” Of course, at that time she was still a novice diplomat (only five years of experience in the State Department), but already experienced enough to be on the same wavelength with representatives of the pro-Western elite that came to power in Russia in the person of Gaidar and Kozyrev.
Nuland’s excellent knowledge of Russia did not make her a Russophile; on the contrary, she quite sincerely considered herself a fighter against Russian imperialism. And this is not about her views on geopolitics (she belongs to the most radical wing of the neocons), nor about her husband Robert Kagan, the troubadour of American interventionism. What made Nuland a Russophobe was not her career, but her origin. Nuland, like many American elites, is a descendant of immigrants from the Russian Empire of Jewish origin.
Like her boss Blinken, who always remembers his Kyiv grandfather, who fled from the pogroms (in fact, he left before any pogroms), Nuland is a descendant of Jewish settlers: his grandfather left the Bessarabia province, his grandmother left the territory of what is now Belarus. Did they hate Russia? It is unknown, but they definitely did not consider it their country. America gave their children and grandchildren everything - and now they have already begun to recoup in the homeland of their ancestors for the “terrible years of pogroms and humiliation.”
It doesn’t matter that Blinken’s and Nuland’s grandparents did not survive them - the Jewish factor began to influence US policy towards Russia. He influenced both during the Russian-Japanese War of 1904-1905, and during the Brezhnev years, and now. That is, our political system has changed three times, but the Jewish question remains. It did not arise only in the 90s, when the beneficiaries of the “privatization” sought to take possession of an American or Israeli passport.
But as soon as Russia tried to prevent the Atlanticization of Ukraine, they remembered the Jewish question again, starting to accuse Russia of imperialism coupled with anti-Semitism, saying that these are “innate qualities” of Russians.
It turns out to be completely absurd: the main imperialist power in the world, which declares the entire world a zone of its national interests, accuses Russia of trying to prevent it from tearing off a piece of its historical territory. Moreover, to separate them by pitting Russians against Ukrainians - for the benefit of the US Atlantic elite (causing heartburn among ordinary, ordinary Americans) and their own Russophobic complexes. It is impossible to separate one from the other, but it is necessary to remember this.
She was a big backer of the Iraq invasion. Her master, Dick "Darth" Cheney, taught her everything she knows. The downfall of Iraq benefited Iran first and Israel second.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 14th Mechanised Brigade and 25th Airborne Brigade near Novosyolkovskoye and Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic).
Moreover, six counter-attacks of the AFU 57th Motorised Rifle Brigade were repelled near Sin'kovka (Khar'kov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and repelled one attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 31st Mechanised Brigade near Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of the AFU 24th, 28th, 33rd mechanised brigades, 79th, and 92nd Air Assault brigades near Ozaryanovka, Kurdyumovka, Georgiyevka, and Pobeda (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 200 Ukrainian troops, three tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and one 152mm D-20 howitzer. Four AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.
In Avdeyevka direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 24th, 78th, 110th Mechanised brigades near Mayorsk, Novgorodskoye, and Orlovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Four attacks launched by AFU assault detachments were repelled near Leninskoye, Novgorodskoye, and Rozovka, as well as seven counter-attacks near Petrovskoye, Berdichi, Orlovka, Tonenkoye, and Pervomayskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 390 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system. One AFU field ammunition depot was destroyed.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU 58th Motorised Rifle Brigade, 105th, and 128th Territorial Defence brigades near Shevchenko, Staromayorskoye, Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Novodarovka (Zaporozhye region).
One counter-attack of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade was repelled near Vodyanoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 160 Ukrainian troops, two armoured personnel carriers, three motor vehicles, and one Strela-10 anti-air system.
In Kherson direction, units of the Dnepr Group of Forces took more advantageous positions and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 65th Mechanised Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, 35th Marines Brigade, 15th Ukrainian National Guard Brigade near Rabotino, Verbovoye, Novodanilovka, Stepovoye (Zaporozhye region), and Novotyaginka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, two motor vehicles, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, and one Anklav-B electronic warfare station. Moreover, one AFU ammunition depot was wiped out.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces wiped out one POL depot for AFU military hardware, one command post of the AFU 80th Air Assault Brigade, as well as manpower and hardware in 109 areas during the day.
Over the past 24 hours, air defence units shot down six HIMARS MLRS projectiles, as well as one French-made AASM Hammer guided aerial bomb.
123 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down near Olshana (Kharkov region), Chernopopovka, Novodruzhesk, Zolotaryovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Krasnoye, Peski, Pervomayskoye, Shevchenko, Petrovskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Ocheretovatoye, Novoye (Zaporozhye region), Korsunka, and Krinki (Kherson region).
In total, 576 airplanes and 267 helicopters, 14,563 unmanned aerial vehicles, 482 air defence missile systems, 15,388 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,234 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 8,314 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 19,461 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
23:45 An air raid alert was announced in two regions of Ukraine. An air raid signal was announced in two regions of Ukraine, according to data from the public warning resource.
Sirens sounded in the Nikolaev and Odessa regions.
22:47 An air raid alert was announced in the Poltava, Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk and Kirovograd regions of Ukraine.
This is reported on the air alert map of Ukraine.
21:17 RF Armed Forces closecame upto Terny.
Fighting on the approaches to the village from the northern side.
21:16 Pacific Fleet naval infantryman told how his Osa-AKM air defense system protects the sky in the South Donetsk direction
20:06 Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group
In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group of forces, as a result of active actions, improved the situation along the front line and inflicted fire on accumulations of manpower and equipment of the 58th motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the 105th, 128th Territorial Defense brigades in the areas of Shevchenko settlements, Staromayorskoye, Urozhaynoye of the Donetsk People's Republic and Novodarivka of the Zaporozhye region.
In the area of the village of Vodyanoye, Donetsk People's Republic, a counterattack of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was repelled.
Enemy losses amounted to up to 160 military personnel, two armored personnel carriers, three vehicles, as well as the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system.
20:05 Statement by the head of the press center of the Center group
In the Avdeevsky direction, units of the "Center" group of troops occupied more advantageous positions and inflicted fire damage on manpower and equipment of the 24th, 78th, 110th Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Mayorsk, Novgorodskoye and Orlovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Four attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces assault groups were repelled in the areas of the settlements of Leninskoye, Novgorodskoye and Rozovka, as well as seven counterattacks in the areas of the settlements of Petrovskoye, Berdychi, Orlovka, Tonenkoye and Pervomaiskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 390 troops, two armored combat vehicles, 14 vehicles and a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount. The field ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was destroyed.
20:01 Explosions are heard in the occupied Ukrainian Armed Forces of Kherson
19:02 Statement by the senior officer of the press center of the “South” group
In the Donetsk direction, units of the “Southern” group of troops occupied more advantageous positions and repelled the attack of the assault group of the 31st Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Novomikhailovka, Donetsk People’s Republic.
In the areas of the settlements of Ozaryanovka, Kurdyumovka, Georgievka and Pobeda of the Donetsk People's Republic, the manpower and equipment of the 24th, 28th, 33rd Mechanized, 79th and 92nd Air Assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated.
Enemy losses amounted to up to 200 military personnel, three tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, five vehicles, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer and a 152mm D-20 gun. Four ammunition depots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were also destroyed.
18:59 A civilian was wounded after artillery attack of the village of Kozinki, Belgorod region
According to the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, the man has shrapnel wounds to his lower limb. Doctors have already provided the resident with all the necessary medical care.
17:57 Personnel night combat work of crews of 120mm and 82mm mortars of the Southern Group of Forces when performing fire missions in the Donetsk direction.
17:01 Statement by the head of the press center of the “West” group
In the Kupyansk direction, units of the “Western” group of troops through active actions improved the situation along the front line, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 14th Mechanized and 25th Airborne brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Novoselovskoe and Stelmakhovka of the Lugansk People’s Republic.
In addition, six counterattacks of the 57th Motorized Infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were repelled in the area of the village of Sinkovka, Kharkov region.
Enemy losses amounted to up to 40 military personnel, two vehicles, and the 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount.
16:59 Humanitarian aid in Kupyansky district this week distributed along with the agendas. The TCC department processes those mobilized in the building of the former Kupyansk hotel.
16:57 FAB-500 was dropped on Volchansk.
Arrival in the private sector, where the UAV operators were located.
15:39 Army Aviation Strike Group destroyed enemy manpower in the Severodonetsk direction
“We worked as standard, in a group of three helicopters. We set out on a combat course, reached the point of using S-8 unguided aircraft missiles and worked from a pitching position,” said the commander of the Ka-52M reconnaissance and attack helicopter with the call sign “Lesorub.”
Having received a report from the forward air gunner about the successful destruction of targets, the helicopter crews performed an anti-missile maneuver using the on-board defense system and successfully returned to their temporary location.
15:38 Eleven households were damaged during artillery attack in the village of Tyotkino, Kursk region, one house was severely damaged by a direct hit from a shell, Governor Roman Starovoyt said in Telegram channel.
14:58 Air defense systems destroyed a Ukrainian drone over the Belgorod region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
14:49 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
-- Russian air defense shot down six HIMARS missiles and an AASM Hammer guided bomb in one day;
-- The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost 3 tanks and up to 200 military personnel in the Donetsk direction per day;
-- Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces repelled six counterattacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ??the village of Sinkovka, Kharkov region, in the Kupyansky direction;
-- The Russian Armed Forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions in the Avdeevsky direction, repelled four attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy lost up to 390 military personnel;
-- The Vostok group has improved the position along the front line in the Yuzhno-Donetsk direction;
-- Within 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces hit the control center of the 80th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
-- The Russian Armed Forces destroyed an ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction within 24 hours;
-- The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 160 military personnel in the Yuzhnodonetsk direction in one day;
-- The RF Armed Forces, through active actions, improved the situation along the front line in the Kupyansk direction;
-- Four ammunition depots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed in the Donetsk direction in one day.
13:55 Crew of the Fagot ATGM of the Southern Group of Forcesdestroyedenemy dugout in the Donetsk direction.
12:47 The Russian Armed Forces repulsed a series of attacks on the Zaporozhye Front
By data of “Come and see,” the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to dislodge Russian troops from Rabotino.
“There were several surges. All are repulsed. The enemy was driven back with losses,” the source notes.
At the moment, Russian troops continue to hold the central and eastern part of the village.
12:46 The village of Tetkino and the village of Popovo-Lezhachi in the Kursk region were left without electricity after the artillery attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said Governor Starovoit.
There were no injuries, but a private house and outbuilding were damaged.
11:57 The Ukrainian military fired more than 90 grenade launcher shots at the village of Krasnoye, Shebekinsky district, a private house was completely destroyed, there were no casualties, the governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov said in Telegram channel.
11:38 Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group
-- Units of the Vostok group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the South Donetsk direction.
-- Bomber strikes, artillery fire, and heavy flamethrower systems hit strongholds and manpower concentration areas of the 72nd Mechanized, 58th Motorized Infantry brigades, and the 102nd and 128th Territorial Defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Ugledar, Prechistovka, Urozhayny, Staromayorsky and Walk the Fields.
-- Within 24 hours, units of the Vostok group destroyed two tanks, the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system, three units of automotive equipment, three aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles and up to 210 military personnel.
11:37 Artillerymen of the Airborne Forces around the clock destroy enemy manpower in the Seversky direction.
Crews of the 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems of the Tula Guards Airborne Forces daily inflict fire on the enemy, supporting the advance of our infantry and preventing the Ukrainian Armed Forces from rotating units in forward positions.
10:30 Statement by the head of the press center of the “West” group
-- Units of the West group of forces continue to carry out combat missions in the Kupyansk direction.
-- Motorized rifle units, in cooperation with artillery and aviation, repelled three counterattacks by assault groups of the 57th Motorized Infantry, 32nd Mechanized, 95th Air Assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 18th brigade of the National Guard in the Terna and Sin'kovka areas.
-- During the counterbattery fight, the group’s artillery destroyed three Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery mounts and a US-made 155mm M198 howitzer.
-- The group's air defense systems shot down a Khaimars multiple launch rocket system and destroyed four unmanned aerial vehicles, including three Valkyries and a Fury.
-- Enemy losses in the Kupyansk direction amounted to up to 165 military personnel, a tank, six artillery pieces, two mortar crews and four unmanned aerial vehicles.
09:53 Telegram channel «Fisherman":
Orekhovsky section: transfer of reinforcements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine situation as of 09.00 March 7, 2024
In the Rabotino area, the enemy does not stop trying to drive Russian units out of the village. Despite the decrease in the intensity of hostilities, Ukrainian units intend to completely dislodge the Russian Armed Forces from the central and eastern outskirts of the village.
–- The enemy is pulling reinforcements from different parts of the country into the “Rabotinsky Sack” area, including exposing defense areas on the border with Russia. We are talking about the battalion 101 of the TRO, transferred from the Sumy region.
–- In addition, the forces of the 1st rifle battalion of the 5th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces arrived from the Poltava region to Novodanilovka. The formation does not have heavy armored vehicles, and it was hastily assembled from those mobilized to patch up holes at the front.
“At the same time, a rotation of forces and equipment is being carried out in the forward sectors. Up to 25 people from the 65th mechanized brigade were transferred to Rabotino, and up to 70 people from the 117th, 118th Mechanized brigade and 82nd Airborne Assault brigade were transferred to the area from Rabotino to Verbovoy.
–- On the part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the number of uses of FPV drones and UAVs with drops on the front line has increased. Together with this and the accumulation of reserves in the Chubenkova gully area, we can conclude that the enemy is accumulating reserves, from where he intends to strike in two directions at once: to Verbovoye and to the southwest to Novoprokopovka in the hope of breaking through the defenses where this was not possible in the summer.
09:25 Telegram channel «WarGonzo":
Frontline report for the morning 03/07/2024
–- On the Zaporozhye front, the swing in the village continues. Rabotino. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to dislodge the Russian soldiers entrenched in part of the village, but despite the difficulty of holding positions in the destroyed village, they are unable to do this. The Russian Armed Forces, in turn, advanced from the south between Rabotino and Verbov.
–- The offensive of the Russian Armed Forces continues on the Donetsk front, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to transfer more and more reserves here. As a result of the fighting, Russian troops managed to advance in Novomikhailovka; we can say that half of the village is already covered. is under the control of the RF Armed Forces. In the area of the southwestern outskirts of the settlement.
Victory, the Ukrainians are trying to establish a defense, digging in and mining the approaches, conducting counterattacks that are more of a diversionary nature in order to enable the infantry to prepare a defensive line. Russian troops managed to occupy more advantageous positions in the area of the settlement. Georgievka, moving from the north from the reservoir. There were fierce oncoming battles in the Nevel'skoye and Pervomaiskoye areas.
In Orlovka and Tonenkiy the Russian Armed Forces continue assault operations, the Ukrainian Armed Forces stubbornly fight back. In the village The Berdychi Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to counterattack, and unlike the counterattacks in the Pobeda area, here the Ukrainians managed to push back Russian troops from the western outskirts of the settlement, which gives them a chance to prepare for further defensive actions.
– In the Artemovsky (Bakhmutsky) direction, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of long-range weapons, carried out assault operations in the Kleshcheevka area, there is progress, but it is too early to talk about success. Russian troops took similar actions in Ivanovskoe (Krasnoe), where the Ukrainian garrison is in an extremely difficult situation, but continues to hold positions on the western side of the settlement.
– In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops, with the support of artillery, continue assault operations near Yampolevka and Ternov. LBS has not changed significantly.
08:56 Telegram channel “Fisherman":
Chronicle of a special military operation: events of March 05 – 06, 2024
The Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to strike oil depots in Zheleznogorsk (Kursk), Dolgy (Belgorod) and Anna (Voronezh). As a result, a hit was recorded in a reservoir in Zheleznogorsk. The fire was extinguished, there were no casualties.
In Starye Borovichi, the target was the territory of the local airfield. As a result of the Lancet hit, the Malachite radar station was destroyed.
Russian troops attacked the Chuguev airfield in the Kharkov region. The target was the command and control center at the facility.
In Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk), on the territory of the temporarily occupied part of the DPR, a workshop of the Elektrodvigatel plant came under attack. There is no exact data on the results of the arrival, but the facility previously housed equipment and personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Meanwhile, heavy fighting is taking place in the area of ??the Tor ledge. Russian troops are advancing on the village of Terny. According to the latest data, the Russian Armed Forces have approached the outskirts, but have not yet been able to enter the village. The enemy repelled the attack.
Meanwhile, west of Artemovsk (Bakhmut), Russian troops are advancing in several areas. The Russian Armed Forces are conducting forays into the southwestern outskirts of Krasny, fighting is taking place on Tereshkova Street, and also continue to storm the outskirts of Kleshcheevka and Bogdanovka.
West of Avdievka, Ukrainian troops counterattack at the Berdychi-Orlovka-Tonenkoe line. Seven brigades have been deployed to the site. The main efforts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are concentrated on the western outskirts of Berdychi.
08:10 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC:
A total of 33 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR representative office in the JCCC.
No damage or casualties were recorded among the civilian population.
Nine attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction,
A total of 24 attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction.
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Moscow, March 7, 2024, 08:19 - IA Regnum. Combat operations in the Ukrainian conflict zone could provoke a large-scale war in Europe, Colonel General Vladimir Zarudnitsky, head of the Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (AF), wrote in his conceptual article in the Military Thought magazine.
“The possibility of an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine cannot be ruled out - from the expansion of participants in the “proxy forces” used for military confrontation with Russia, to a large-scale war in Europe,” he believes.
Zarudnitsky noted that the end of the confrontation in Ukraine will not lead to the end of the confrontation between Russia and the West. The Colonel General explained that this situation is connected with the ongoing transformation of the world order.
The head of the General Staff Academy recalled that the West plans to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia in order to maintain its hegemony. According to Zarudnitsky, in connection with this, the demands on the Russian military security system are increasing.
To improve this system, the Colonel General proposes to bring it into line with the scale and types of threats. In addition, the head of the General Staff Academy considers it necessary to move to a modular principle in the implementation of measures to ensure military security.
He emphasized that the defense of the state cannot be limited only to military measures and that the consolidation of the entire country is necessary. In addition, Zarudnitsky advocates shifting the priority of national security to the sphere of military defense.
Another trend, which, according to the Colonel General, cannot be avoided, is increasing the efficiency and centralization of management of the military security system. The author of the article also advocates increasing the importance of the potential of friendly countries in solving Russian military security problems.
As Regnum reported, on February 18, the leader of the French Patriots party, Florian Philippot, suggested that the EU authorities intendgo to war against Russia. He wrote that this is indicated by the anti-Russian statements of the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the Munich Security Conference. Filippo believes that the statements of the head of the EC are aimed at justifying Europe's entry into the conflict.
On January 22, Professor Stanislav Belen expressed the opinion that Ukraine will again become a site of hostilities after the end of the current conflict. He also called the promises of assistance in reconstruction that the West had previously given to Kyiv in vain.
Saratov, March 7, 2024, 11:37 - IA Regnum. Prisoners staged a pogrom in correctional colony No. 4 in the city of Pugachev in the Saratov region, where the “Skopinsky maniac” was imprisoned, the press service of the regional department of the Federal Penitentiary Service reported on March 7.
“A malicious violator of the established procedure for serving a sentence - has 54 penalties - and kept in a detachment with strict conditions for serving a sentence, in a demonstrative and blackmailing manner, refused to comply with the legal demands of the employees of the administration of the institution,” the press service of the FSIN reported to RIA Novosti.
The actions of the convict were supported by several prisoners. They broke windows and cut-off doors in the detachment.
The press service said that the correctional colony staff demanded that the prisoner give up a “prohibited item” that he had in his possession. When he refused, they used physical force.
The colony is now operating as normal, and the administration has begun assessing material damage.
Correctional Colony No. 4 became the focus of media attention in March 2021, when the “Skopinsky maniac” Viktor Mokhov was released. He was serving a 17-year sentence for the kidnapping and rape of two girls. Mokhov was again put on trial for a murder in his home in August 2022. The “Skopinsky maniac” was suspected of concealing a particularly serious crime that had not been promised in advance.
The criminal received the nickname “Skopinsky maniac” for the kidnapping of two girls, 14 and 17 years old, in Ryazan. Mokhov kept them in the basement of an outbuilding near his house in Skopin for almost four years.
As Regnum reported, in December 2023, 22 defendants staged a riot in the Sochi temporary detention center, not wanting to go to Armavir on the eve of the New Year holidays. 47 people were being prepared to be sent to a pre-trial detention center. They began making noise and banging on food distribution windows when they tried to force them out. As a result, the prisoners broke several windows and four people were injured.
In the fall of 2021, mass riots occurred in correctional colony No. 1 in Vladikavkaz. The prisoners, as a sign of solidarity with the convicts placed in the punishment cell, staged a pogrom. About 200 people took part in the riots. They disabled video cameras and broke fences and furniture. The riot was resolved and no one was hurt.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
This concerns yesterday's story about the missile strike on a warehouse full of Ukrainian naval drones which was destroyed by a Russian hypersonic missile.
See the photo at the link.
Yes, Zelensky is seen, but not killed.
Because the decision to kill or not to kill Zelensky is not a military decision, but a political one.
There is no order to liquidate Zelensky, that’s why they don’t shoot. That’s why all the stories about the assassination attempts on Zelensky are worthless - there is no such team. Priorities will change and there will be a command - the tracked motorcades of Zelensky and his entourage will immediately begin to be sent to fire.
PS. In the photo, taken by a Russian UAV hovering over Kherson, Zelensky’s motorcade in Kherson.
As you might guess, launching a hypersonic missile from Crimea at a fixed target was not difficult. An Iskander with a cluster warhead would work well here. But...
That’s why Zelensky rides around calmly, because he knows that they are not going to kill him. At least at the current stage.
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Medvedev: there was no attack on Zelensky’s motorcade in Odessa
Moscow, March 7, 2024, 16:51 - IA Regnum. The Russian armed forces did not strike the motorcade of the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, in Odessa,Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev said on March 7 in the Telegram channel.
Medvedev: there was no attack on Zelensky’s motorcade in Odessa
“Everything is obvious to everyone. And the fact that there was no attack on the motorcade in Odessa. And if the goal had been set, they would have hit it,” he wrote.
Medvedev also called Zelensky a bloody clown, blindly acting against Russia at the behest of his master. The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council emphasized that there is no fundamental difference who heads the Nazi regime established in Ukraine. At the same time, Medvedev called it unfortunate that the incident saved Zelensky.
“Nullum malum sine aliquo bono! (Every cloud has a silver lining),” added the Russian politician in Latin.
As reported by Regnum news agency, the Ministry of Defense reported that on March 6, Russian troops launched a high-precision missile attack on a hangar located in the port area of Odessa. In it, the Ukrainian military prepared naval drones for combat use. The attack was successful, the blow reached its target.
The CNN television channel, citing a source, reported that on March 6, an explosion in Odessa occurred 500 meters from Zelensky’s motorcade, which also included Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who arrived in Ukraine on a visit. According to journalists, those traveling in this convoy felt the impact and saw a mushroom cloud of smoke. Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmitry Pletenchuk said Zelensky and Mitsotakis were not injured.
Washington, March 7, 2024, 10:15 - IA Regnum. The explosion in Odessa occurred 500 meters from the motorcade of the leader of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, and the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who arrived on a visit to Ukraine. CNN reported this with reference to a source.
“The convoy that was carrying the leaders on a visit to the city felt the impact of the impact, and the group saw a mushroom cloud of smoke,” the material says.
The TV channel did not specify in which part of Odessa the motorcade was located at the time of the strike. Representative of the Ukrainian Navy Dmitry Pletenchuk assured that neither Zelensky nor Mitsotakis were injured.
“Shortly after that, when we got into our cars, we heard a strong explosion,” the Greek prime minister told reporters.
As Regnum reported, on March 6, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis came to Ukraine to meet with Zelensky in Odessa. The visit of the head of the Greek government was not previously announced. According to the newsit․gr portal, after meeting with Zelensky, Mitsotakis intends to go to Bucharest, where the conference of the European People's Party will be held.
On the morning of March 6, Ukrainian media reported that an explosion occurred in Odessa. At the same time, eyewitnesses said that they noticed a motorcade of the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, in the city that day.
On the same day, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the country’s Armed Forces at 11:40 Moscow time launched a high-precision missile strike on a hangar in the port area of Odessa, where the Ukrainian military was preparing naval drones for use. According to the department, the goal of the strike was achieved, the Russian military hit the object.
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.
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