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[LB] Sumy, Zaporizhzhya, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Kherson regions were attacked.
Two shellings were recorded in the Chernihiv region over the past day. The Russians hit the Novgorod-Siversky and Chernihiv districts with mortars and self-propelled guns. Two ammunition drops from drones were also recorded, and there were no casualties or damage, according to the summary from OVA.
Along Sumyat night, shelling was carried out from a rocket salvo system - on a settlement of the Khotyn community. The Seredino-Budska community was also shelled at night. This night, 3 "arrivals" were recorded in the village of Baranivka district of the Esman community. There was no destruction of infrastructure and no casualties among civilians. Last day, the Russians shelled six territorial communities of the region: Bilopolska, Shalyginska, Novoslobidska, Krasnopilska, Seredino-Budska, Glukhivska. 86 "arrivals" were recorded.
Two private houses were damaged in the village of Porohony of the Seredino-Budsk community. In the village Manukhivka, Novoslobodska hromada, due to shelling from mortars, a house and a business premises were damaged. In the village of Budivelne of the Glukhiv community, the asphalt road surface was also damaged due to mortar attacks, and windows were broken in houses.
In Zaporizhzhya: during the past day, the occupiers shelled civilian infrastructure in the area of the settlements of Chervone, Novodanilivka, Malynyvka, Charivne, Zaliznychne, Gulyaipole, Biloghirya, Novoandriivka, Olhivske, Mala Tokmachka, Chervone, Poltavka, Orihiv, Kamianske, Stepove, Ye destruction of houses (apartments) of citizens and infrastructure objects as a result of shelling. Other consequences are established.
In Dnipropetrovsk yesterday afternoon, the aggressor was beating in the Nikopol district - Nikopol itself and the Marganets community. Gativ and along Synelnykivskyi. The Velikomykhailiv community came under attack there. In total, the Russian army fired five rounds of heavy artillery. Fired 40 shells. A dozen houses, farm buildings, several cars, and a gas pipeline were damaged. There were no casualties.
At night, the residents of the region heard two explosions - it was the work of the Air Defense Forces. PvK "East" destroyed two enemy drones. By morning, the enemy hit Nikopol three times with heavy artillery. There were no casualties, but there is destruction. A hotel, three private houses, an outbuilding and a car were damaged in the city. Broken power lines. Data on the consequences are being clarified.
Yesterday in Luhansk, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Stelmakhivka, Nevsky, Makiivka, Ploshanka, Kreminnaya, Dibrova, and Bilogorivka in the Kupyansk and Lymansk directions. He carried out artillery shelling in the areas of Novoselivskyi, Nevskyi, Chervonopivka and Dibrova. The situation in the region remains tense.
In the Kharkiv region this morning in the village of A 60-year-old man who was on his plot of land was blown up by an anti-personnel mine "Peliustka" in Volokhiv Yar, Chuguyiv district. Hospitalized with a shrapnel wound. Last day, the occupiers shelled the settlements of Chervona Zorya, Veterinarne, Strelecha, Gatishche, Vovchansk and Vovchanski Khutory in the Slobozhansk direction.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy fired artillery at the areas of Dvorichna, Kupyansk, Liman Pershiy, Hryanikyvka, Kurylivka, Kislivka, and Tabaivka settlements. Yesterday afternoon, the village was shelled, previously, with mortars. Vovchanski khutory of Chuguyiv district, eight residential buildings and farm buildings were damaged. In Kupyansk, a private residential building was damaged as a result of enemy shelling. No casualties.
In Donetskat night there were shellings of Shevchenko village of Pokrovska hromada. One and a half dozen houses were damaged. There was also a rocket attack on the city of Sviatohirsk at night, previously by S-300. A direct hit to the premises of the fire department. One firefighter died, four were injured.
The situation along the entire front line remains difficult. The enemy is intensively shelling positions of the Ukrainian military and settlements of front-line communities in the area of Vugledar, Maryinka, Avdiyivka, Toretsk, Bakhmut, Soledar, Siversk, Lyman. During the day, shelling of populated areas of the Kurakhiv community (the village of Vovchanka, the outskirts of the city of Kurakhove, Kurakhivka). As a result of the shelling, one man was injured, and one man was also killed in Kurakhivka. A private house in the village was damaged.
Vovchenka, one two-story apartment building and two private residential buildings in Kurakhivka. There, the administrative building of the Starostat and the community's electrical networks were also damaged. Also, in the past day, the village was shelled. Vasyukivka (five private houses were damaged), village Fedorovka (6 private houses were damaged), village Subdivision of the Soledar community, Kostyantynivka and Kostyantynivka communities. Private residential buildings were damaged. Over the past day: 1 dead, 9 injured.
In Mykolayivska , yesterday during the day and this morning, the enemy struck with anti-aircraft guns and other types of artillery on the water area of the Ochakivska community and the coast of the Kutsurubsk community. There are no casualties.
In Kherson region, according to the information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, more than 25 settlements of the region, located on the right bank of the Dnipro River, were damaged by the artillery fire of the Russian occupying forces. In particular, Havrylivka, Kachkarivka, Berislav, Vesele, Tyaginka, Inzhenerne, Antonivka, Berehove and the city of Kherson.
As a result of Russian artillery shelling of Kozatskyi and the village of Vesele, Kakhovsky district – 5 objects in the private sector were destroyed. 3 people were injured in the Kherson region during the day. 39 people were evacuated by motor vehicles from the de-occupied territories of Kherson region, 10 of them are children and 1 person with reduced mobility.
This morning, the Russians struck Kherson again. There are dead and wounded.
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[Korrespondent] 22:36 Zelensky said in an evening video message that he had held a regular meeting of the Headquarters in an expanded format: "The hardest thing is still Bakhmut and the battles that are important for protecting the city. Russia does not count people at all, sending them to constant assaults on our positions. Intensity The fighting is only getting bigger."
According to the President, in the north and along the perimeter of the border, the Defense Forces control the situation. "We are preparing the return of our soldiers to active actions for the sake of liberating our land. We remember this quite fair goal of ours and we are getting closer to its realization every day," he added.
22:18 Explosions were heard at the airfield in Yeysk, Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation. Local authorities have announced "military-tactical exercises" and the public writes that it could be a drone attack or a missile attack.
21:42 Commander of the Ground Forces Alexander Syrsky decided to move additional units to Bakhmut, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said. According to her, the situation in Bakhmut is complex and tense, the Russians have concentrated their main efforts there. "There are professional and numerous Wagner units in the Bakhmut area. The enemy's losses are very high, many times more than ours," Malyar added.
21:09 The Chinese satellite company Spacety provided satellite images of PMC Wagner, Sky News reports.
20:23 The war in Ukraine can last for more than one year, said US Deputy Secretary of Defense Colin Kahl: "We do not know the trajectory of the conflict. The conflict may end in six months, or maybe in two or three years."
He also noted that Russia "is not in a position to lead an unbridled nuclear arms race" because "they have no money, especially given the pressure on their armed forces due to war, sanctions, export controls."
The deputy head of the Pentagon also doubts that Russia will be able to seize large new territories in Ukraine. However, he admitted that small parts of the territory could change hands in the coming weeks and months.
20:20 The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption has included Metro Cash & Carry in the list of international sponsors of the war because of the position of the company's management to continue operations in Russia.
20:11 Stoltenberg said that the former relations of Western countries with Russia are impossible even after the end of the war in Ukraine. According to him, it was Russia that destroyed the fundamental principles of global security by attacking neighboring countries and trying to "undermine our democracy."
20:07 Ukraine is checking the circumstances of an illegal visit by an NBC journalist to the territory of Crimea, Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said. He recalled that visiting the occupied peninsula from the territory of Russia is a violation of Ukrainian legislation. Legal liability is provided for violators - in particular, foreigners are also prohibited from entering Ukraine for such actions.
19:32 The United States and allies have already trained more than 4,000 Ukrainian military, in particular, the training of Ukrainians on Patriot systems should be completed soon, CNN reports, citing a senior Pentagon official.
18:48 Reports of a mass attack by drones came from several regions of the Russian Federation, including the Moscow region and St. Petersburg. Read more in the material Panic over drones in Russia .
18:25 The Ministry of Defense of the unrecognized Pridnestrovie announced a three-month training camp for those wishing to serve as "peacekeepers" from March 1.
18:19 The American television channel NBC published a report from Crimea, the authors of which admit that they got to the peninsula in violation of Ukrainian law - through the Crimean bridge. Journalists claim that most of their interlocutors in Crimea call it Russian territory - thus, in the conditions of the suppression of freedom of speech, the testimony of people on the peninsula can adequately represent public opinion. Journalists also point out that before the annexation, the majority of the population was pro-Russian.
17:51 Italian intelligence believes that the Russians need an operational pause to restore and prepare for a long war. Moscow is trying to use this period of relative stagnation to restart its military-industrial complex, which, while still significant in terms of production capacity, is beginning to feel the impact of Western sanctions. The use of nuclear weapons by Russia is also considered unlikely by Italian intelligence.
17:38 Zelensky addressed the board of directors of the US National Association of Manufacturers and called on American business to come to Ukraine now, because "Ukrainian life will inevitably get a new start after this war." In particular, the President listed such promising industries as mechanical engineering, agricultural processing, the production of weapons, in particular modern drones, IT, transport and infrastructure, localization of business in Ukraine and convenient logistics to other markets, human capital - "all these are not just investment opportunities, not just industries and not just growth, it's a wide area to win."
17:15 Ukraine within a year will receive from the German concern Rheinmetall two Skynex air defense systems designed for short range. According to CEO Armin Papperger, the systems were ordered by the German government. The contract amount is about 212 million dollars.
17:08 Putin signed a law suspending Russia's participation in the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
16:42 Zelensky met in Kiev with the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, discussed the crimes of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine and the need to punish those responsible.
16:14 An office of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is starting to work in Kiev, said Secretary General of the organization Matthias Korman. It is assumed that the organization will operate in Ukraine until 2026 in order to provide support during the reconstruction of the country.
15:56 In Ukraine, over the past year, judges have seized the property of 17 enterprises owned by residents of the Russian Federation, totaling more than 142 million hryvnias, the Office of the Prosecutor General said.
15:48 Blinken said during his visit to Kazakhstan that China will face serious problems not only in relations with the United States, but also with other countries, if Beijing supports Russia in its war against Ukraine.
15:20 Finland has begun construction of a fence on the border with Russia in the Imatra-Svetogorsk border crossing area. The country's authorities this year provided 139 million euros for the construction of fences - this amount should be enough for 70 km of the fence.
15:17 Latvian intelligence believes that Russia not only does not plan to stop hostilities in Ukraine, but is still considering the possibility of an attack on Kiev. Analysts estimate that hostilities will continue at least throughout 2023. At the same time, intelligence considers the likelihood of Russia using nuclear weapons low, as this could lead to more direct Western intervention in the war and alienate Russia's friendly countries such as China and India.
15:02 In Kherson, as a result of today's Russian shelling, there are already four dead, five wounded, the OVA reported.
14:44 In the Netherlands, the Giro555 charity platform has raised more than 183 million euros to help Ukraine, AD reports. The funds go to help the affected Ukrainians, in particular, housing and food aid. Now 51% of the money has been spent - it has helped more than 2.8 million people.
14:39 Putin at the FSB board called for strengthening the work of counterintelligence, instructed "to put a barrier to Ukrainian sabotage groups." He also noted the need to "increase the efficiency of analytical and operational work", to identify and suppress the activities of "those who are trying to split Russian society, using separatism, nationalism and neo-Nazism for this."
14:17 Stoltenberg said that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance in the "long term", but the pressing problem is that it remains an independent state in the face of Russian invasion. "The NATO allies have agreed that Ukraine will become a member of our alliance, but at the same time, this is a long-term perspective," the Secretary General said. He added that the expansion of NATO assistance to Ukraine is impossible without the risk of escalation, but for the alliance, a Russian victory carries great risks.
14:13 The authorities of the Moscow region confirmed that the drone fell near the village of Gubastovo in the urban district of Kolomna, "there are no casualties and destruction on earth." The emergency services specified that the drone fell near the gas distribution station. Some media suggest that it was a Ukrainian UJ-22 Airborne attack drone.
14:05 The court arrested the property of Russian businessman Nikolai Serdyuk, who was involved in financing the armed aggression against Ukraine, the SBU reported. The court decision concerns six companies producing and researching drilling equipment, as well as the manufacture of agricultural products in the Kyiv and Sumy regions. The total value of the seized assets is UAH 60 million.
13:36 The death toll as a result of today's shelling of Kherson has increased to two, at least one more person was injured, the regional prosecutor's office said.
13:12 The Russian Ministry of Defense explained today's closure of the airport in St. Petersburg and the rise of fighter jets "by conducting a training session on interaction with civilian air traffic control authorities." Meanwhile, Russian telegram channels report that in the Moscow region, a drone fell near a Gazprom facility - 10 meters from the fence of a gas compressor station in the Kolomensky district.
12:48 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that at night an attempt was allegedly made by Kiev to use drones in the Krasnodar Territory and Adygea, the UAVs were suppressed by electronic warfare units.
12:27 The German defense concern Rheinmetall AG announced that, on behalf of the German government, it has begun deliveries to Ukraine of automatic reconnaissance systems using UAVs. They are mainly used for surveying the area, with the involvement of a minimum of personnel. As part of the project, Rheinmetall is collaborating with the Estonian company DefSecInt.
12:10 Peskov said that Russia now proceeds from "the impossibility for Kiev de jure to negotiate with Moscow." At the same time, he noted that "the goals of the special operation are a priority for Russia, but all this can be decided at the negotiating table."
12:06 Today, there are no signs that China can supply weapons to Russia, Budanov said in an interview with Voice of America. According to him, "almost the only" country that really transfers more or less serious weapons to the Russian Federation is Iran. At the same time, Moscow also expected to receive weapons from Serbia, but she refused. At the same time, Russia continues to try to "import weapons on a more or less large scale" through third countries, in particular Myanmar, the head of Ukrainian military intelligence added.
11:59 The Russians fired at Kupyansk in the morning - residential buildings were destroyed, the kindergarten building was damaged, one person died, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
11:37 The Armed Forces of Ukraine on the border with Moldova have strengthened security measures and are building fortifications, Andrey Demchenko, the speaker of the State Border Guard Service, said: "There is such a segment on the border with Moldova as Transnistria, since the full-scale invasion, the Defense Forces have strengthened this direction ... Not only is control being strengthened, but and engineering and fortification structures are being built. According to him, the borders with Belarus and Moldova require increased attention, because "provocations can happen at any moment."
11:20 Russians shelled Kherson again, destroyed a private house. One person is known to have died and one injured, the Office of the President said.
10:52 This night in Russia, the fall of drones was recorded not only in Tuapse, but also in Adygea, as well as in the Belgorod and Bryansk regions. The Agency publication writes about "one of the biggest attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" on objects in the territory of the Russian Federation. Representatives of local authorities also blame Ukrainian troops for the attacks.
In the Bryansk region, the authorities reported downing a drone in the Surazh district, and in the Sevsky district of the Belgorod region, three drones attacked the technical observation point of the FSB border department and disabled the tower, according to Astra. In Belgorod itself, the wreckage of three drones was found.
10:47 Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg temporarily does not accept or send planes, Russian media write, citing local authorities. The Telegram channel Baza reported that an unknown object was found over the city, so the Carpet plan was announced. It is announced if an aircraft illegally crosses the border or when a UFO appears. Fighters took to the sky.
10:44 There is no shortage of power in the energy system of Ukraine and is not predicted yet. All types of power plants are operating, electricity imports are negligible, Ukrenergo reported. Small restrictions are possible in Odessa after yesterday's accident. The situation in the frontline regions remains difficult: in the Kharkiv and Sumy regions, as a result of shelling, there are damage to the networks of oblenergos and blackouts in settlements.
10:37 The Russians fired at Svyatogorsk, Donetsk region, at night, got into the part of the State Emergency Service. According to preliminary information, one rescuer died and four were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
10:33 The Russians have set up a continuous military base in Melitopol, Mayor Ivan Fedorov said. In particular, they are located in the vocational school building, which stands among high-rise buildings; on the territory of a former knitting factory surrounded by residential buildings; near the central market, where there are civilians all day; in schools and kindergartens, and also put air defense among residential buildings, so people die from rocket debris.
10:19 The situation in the Bakhmut area is extremely tense , said Alexander Syrsky, commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Despite significant losses, the enemy launched the most trained Wagner assault detachments into the offensive, which are trying to break through the defenses of the Ukrainian troops and cordon off the city.
09:58 The Russians are massively placing cannons and anti-aircraft systems of 1939 models around Mariupol. Judging by the arrangement, in this way they will try to counteract attacks on Mariupol, said the adviser to the mayor of the city, Petr Andryushchenko. He also said that the occupiers continue to place the military compactly, resuming the practice of placing them in schools. The main movement of manpower from Mariupol and the Mariupol region has been completed, the total number of remnants is up to 10-15 thousand people, that is, a decrease by 20-25 thousand.
09:41 The Russians are technically ready to deliver a massive blow to Ukraine since Friday, February 24, however, thanks to certain actions of the Armed Forces and the Main Intelligence Directorate, they endure the attack, Vitaly Kim, head of the Nikolaev OVA, said. But, according to him, the enemy is still preparing, reconnaissance, changing tactics, undertaking fake attacks, etc.
09:17 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person died - in Kurakhovka. Nine other people in the area were injured. In the Kherson region, three people were injured per day, according to the OVA.
09:14 British intelligence believes that the likely damage to the Russian A-50 aircraft at the Belarusian airfield in Machulishchi will be of great importance, since it plays a crucial role in Russian air operations to provide a picture of air combat. It is likely that six combat A-50s will remain in service, further limiting Russian air operations, analysts say.
09:07 A fire broke out at the Rosneft oil depot in Tuapse (Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation) on the night of February 28. According to telegram channels, the object was attacked by drones .
09:05 Japan has imposed sanctions against 48 individuals and 94 organizations of the Russian Federation, the country's Foreign Ministry said. The restrictions included, in particular, the president of the Kalashnikov concern Alan Lushnikov and PMC Wagner, the deputy minister of defense and employees of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces and others. The list also includes nine representatives of the self-proclaimed "republics" of Donbass and persons involved in the annexation of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions of Ukraine.
09:01 Taiwan has allocated nearly $56 million in its 2023 budget to restore Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, Caribbean News Global reports.
08:54 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes that Ukrainian forces are preparing for a spring counteroffensive in southern Ukraine. After analyzing the Russian military potential along the front line in the Zaporozhye region, analysts came to the conclusion that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have the opportunity to launch a counteroffensive in this strategically important region.
ISW also notes that Russian troops are introducing new assault tactics to compensate for the current limitations in combat power in response to persistent failures in offensive operations. According to experts, Assault Squads may be able to achieve tactical advantages through their simplicity, but are likely to quickly lose ground due to their small size and attrition tactics. Russian troops are unlikely to be able to quickly make operationally significant breakthroughs using such tactics, analysts predict.
08:42 In the Desnyansky district of Kiev, on February 28 and March 1, they will test an updated emergency warning system, the city authorities warned. In particular, loud monotonous signal sounds, voice messages about testing and the anthem of Ukraine will be heard. In the event of a real air threat, the siren will sound without a voice message about testing.
08:33 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of February 28.
personnel - about 149,240 (+550) people liquidated,
tanks - 3388 (+3),
armored combat vehicles - 6630 (+9),
artillery systems - 2383 (+3),
MLRS - 478 (+3),
air defense systems - 247 (+0),
aircraft - 300 (+0),
helicopters - 288 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 2051 (+3),
cruise missiles - 873 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5252 (+4),
special equipment - 230 (+0).
08:27 The Russian army is focusing its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Kupyansky, Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Miner directions. Over the past day, the Defense Forces repulsed more than 60 enemy attacks in the indicated directions, the General Staff said in the morning report .
The Russians restrict the movement of the civilian population in the Kherson region. In particular, only citizens with local registration and a special permit are allowed to enter the village of Promin.
07:53 The war in Ukraine will be the central topic of the meeting between Scholz and Biden in Washington on Friday, March 3, said John Kirby, director of communications for the White House National Security Council.
07:04 Russia once again accuses the US of intending to allegedly organize a "provocation using toxic substances" in Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that for this purpose, on February 10, a train with a cargo of chemicals, in particular B-Zet, allegedly arrived in Kramatorsk, which was later delivered to the line of contact.
00:12 Belgium has frozen 58 billion euros of Russian assets - this is the most in the EU, said Finance Minister Vincent Van Petegem.
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[RIA] The main question that the NWO asked America is what is wrong with these Russians? Why don't the technologies that for decades have successfully demolished governments around the world work against them?
In the year that has passed since the beginning of the Ukrainian conflict, all special means have already been used against us - and more than once. It was an economic and social war in full growth, and purposefully sharpened precisely against millions of Russians. They tried to bankrupt us, bringing down the ruble, and depriving us of freedom of movement around the world. We were forbidden to use bank cards abroad and fly on airplanes, we were not given visas, they tried to take away everything they could get their hands on.
At the same time, "psychic" attacks were going on, people were trying to be frightened. At first they frightened - it's funny now to remember - the departure of McDonald's and clothing stores. Then wild inventions about the Russian military went on in a continuous stream, and then there were threats to catch, imprison and condemn everyone.
Russians were canceled in the West, Russians were disgraced and shamed in, so to speak, influential and somewhere even intellectual world media. And in parallel with this media squealing from the heights of the American political Olympus, quite weighty threats to "bomb Moscow", kill Putin, defeat and dismember - excuse me, "decolonize" - Russia fell . Recently, the Americans have generally gone to swing the topic: should we transfer nuclear weapons to Ukraine ?
And all this we, surprisingly, withstood. Much has been turned to their advantage. We survived in Ukraine and moved forward again. But most importantly, they rallied in a way that was impossible to conceive before. This is the main defeat of our strategic opponents. Today they are forced to puzzle over the Russian question again.
Washington loves and knows how to change governments around the world . This concerns by no means only such failed states as Haiti or Ukraine. What was May 1968 in France but a radical change of course that soon led to the resignation of General de Gaulle, the country's last truly national leader? A typical "color revolution", we would say today.
A series of similar upheavals at the turn of the 1980s and 1990s allowed Washington to subdue all the countries of the Warsaw Pact. It is hard to imagine today a German chancellor who will receive supreme power in the country without the approval of the White House. And this is not to mention those unfortunate territories - we will not name them so as not to offend - where the American ambassador actually rules the whole life.
Based on the experience of leading other countries, the Americans quite logically - for themselves - calculated: now we will strangle the Russian economy with sanctions, give Ukrainians weapons, intimidate Russians with a war with NATO and at the same time send them transparent signals according to Hitler's training manuals: we are, they say, fighting not with people, but with the regime, let's demolish the regime, put our little man in power, and everything will again "be like under grandmother."
All this was done and said quite openly. "Rus, give up!" rushed from every Western media. The American regime was impatiently waiting for rebellions to begin in Russia and the state to collapse under a wave of problems.
It is difficult in today's world to imagine a country that, being under such pressure, would be able to withstand and save itself. But Russia, as our coaches say, "has hit the ground running." We managed to win the first round of the global confrontation.
And now our opponents began to realize: maybe it’s not about Putin, maybe it’s about this stubborn and incomprehensible people inhabiting one seventh of the land?
"Putin has succeeded in extending his social contract with the people," laments Foreign Affairs today.
Yes, this is not Putin, you succeeded, our dear strategic opponents! It was you who could not hide your hatred, it was you who shouted at every corner how you dream of defeating and destroying us. We perfectly understood what awaits us all in case of defeat. Thank you very much, now I will definitely have to win. Our complex and contradictory people - despite all our internal differences - have rallied today for the sake of victory.
What's wrong with the Russians? Why are they not afraid of the USA, like the Germans or the Japanese, why don't they pray for "hailstones on the hill," why are they not affected by American training? Mystery. "This is a puzzle wrapped in mystery, wrapped in a charade," said Winston Churchill , who did not like Russia very much, about our country. You should not be touched by his beautiful phrase - this is just a way of dehumanizing. Since the Russians are so "incomprehensible", therefore, they can be killed, that's all that this means for our "partners."
In fact, partners are afraid to really solve our riddle. Because otherwise they will have to admit the obvious - just like we do, billions of people on Earth think today. These are all those people and peoples who are categorically tired of Washington's hegemony. These people live in Russia, Ukraine, and Europe , not to mention the global South and East. There are such people - tens of millions of people - within the United States itself.
They all want to solve their problems on their own - without looking back at Washington - to choose their own leaders, to determine their own destiny. They were fed up with the local agenda with its decadent cult of perversion, disease and death.
Russia is sympathized with in the world today, because we were the first to rush into battle with the American leviathan, fiercely defending our independence, our sovereignty, our right to a free life in a free country. Russian art is famous for its avant-garde quests. Today we are all avant-garde: Russia is ahead of the rest in the fight against the dying hegemony of the United States. Being Russian is fashionable, it's cool, it's the style of tomorrow.
Having planned to destroy us, Washington rallied us and made us stronger. Never in the last thirty years have we understood our mission in this world so clearly.
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What the author doesn't realize is much of Russian influence is because of arms sales and in the showroom of Ukraine western Arms are besting Russian arms and tactics on a daily basis. Even worse the Russians are manning their own gear so they can't play the old game of 'Saddam's troops weren't properly trained to use our tanks' while the west could say that and despite quick training the Ukrainians were able to use the Western weapons.
I believe this is why China hasn't sent war material, they hope to fill the vacuum left by Russia in the arms sales to dictators space.
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[RIA] To the statement of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky about the preparation of the invasion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine into the Crimea, Russia has long had a ready answer - "just try, clown." Unfortunately this answer doesn't fit anymore. Because the "clown" will inevitably try.
A “big counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine” is scheduled for this spring, and, as almost everyone believes, in the direction of Crimea. This decision is not so much even Zelensky's, it is a single-digit stake of the USA and NATO in the current conflict. A month ago, they spoke about this in semi-hints, but now they are talking openly, because hiding preparations for an offensive is simply stupid: tanks, for example, are not needed for other purposes, and this season Kiev is supported mainly by tanks.
The purpose of the counter-offensive is to inflict a local military defeat on the Russian Armed Forces and thereby prove to the skeptics that Kyiv's multibillion-dollar support brings results. If, along the way, Ukraine manages to occupy Crimea, the West will not object - and this is also stated openly.
In general, this is not clowning, it is much worse. This is a direct and immediate threat to the security and territorial integrity of Russia with the use of modern NATO weapons. That's why the jokes are over.
The measure and practice of response will be determined by the Russian command. But already now it is necessary to proceed from the fact that a peaceful dialogue with Kiev and its allies is impossible, and the very idea of such a dialogue is infantile (with all due respect to the Chinese peacekeeping initiatives, rejected by both Kiev and the West). Until the bet on an attack on the territory of Russia plays out, these people will not calm down, neither threats nor exhortations will affect them. They now have all the hopes for this bet, like a gambler mired in debt.
However, responsible politics differs from casinos in that all involved need to give themselves an honest answer to the question "what if not?". What to do if this game will be lost by Ukraine, if the Ukrainian army is thrown back, and Kyiv loses control over the next territories?
There they have, in the West, it seems, after all, a casino. Because the first more or less intelligible answer, millions of those asking "what if not" received only the other day. For a whole year before, theses like “we will support Ukraine as long as necessary” were repeated, even if they seemed to be false not only to skeptics (the simpler Anglo-Saxons also know - never say never, never say never).
It is significant that such an answer was given not by the powers that be and not even by a politician, but by the tabloid Bild , the most widely read newspaper in Germany . Referring to sources in the government of Germany and the United States, they write that the promises to support Kyiv "to the bitter end" are a bluff and window dressing.
In reality, Zelensky was given an ultimatum until autumn: if the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fails, Ukraine will be forced to negotiate with Russia, using arms supplies and other assistance as a lever of influence.
Bild edition is "yellow", format "chancellor and boobs", but informed and truly popular. You can not believe him, but you can believe, especially since what is written looks logical and sensible. One thing is confusing: if the political processes around Ukraine over the past ten years were subject to logic and common sense, the SVO would not be required.
It seems that the main purpose of the publication is to calm the disturbed German public, suggesting that this horror is not endless. After all, it is the German public that is losing more from the current conflict than any other (with the exception of the Ukrainian one), and the policy of the type “only a military defeat of Russia will suit us” inevitably rests on its historical trauma.
In reality, nothing so far (except for Bild) speaks in favor of the fact that the upcoming counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is really a "last attempt". The next circle, a new chance, another collection of weapons from the bins of NATO is already guessed, only the emphasis will most likely be placed on combat aviation (they say, it will definitely work with airplanes) and even more long-range missiles. If for persuasiveness it is necessary to organize a terrible provocation a la Bucha, there will be a provocation. If a nuclear bomb is in the hands of the Kyiv regime, it will also be blown up.
In the West, they probably believe that they are able to prevent an extreme development of events, but the world remembers many golems who went against their American creators. Even if we take only the latest wars with the participation of the United States, these are the Afghan Mujahideen, and the Syrian Islamists, and personally Saddam Hussein, whom America supported at the first stage, including during the war of conquest against Iran .
In general, many things are possible in the future, including very terrible ones. Bild suspiciously underestimates both the power of inertia (entering negotiations means for Zelensky that tens of thousands of lives and square kilometers were wasted by him, after this they shoot), and the significance of further containment of Russia as a priority for Western elites. No matter how much the peace-loving part of the Germans and other European peoples would like, in case of a tactical loss in such cases, they do not play scenes like “well, it didn’t work out, well, I’ll go, perhaps.”
But at one point, the publication sees the root - where it does not contradict anyone. The "spring counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" is one of the main events of the year, which will have long-term consequences. This is a crash test for Russia's ambitions and a really significant round, the loss of which could cost her dearly.
In case of our success, we should not be Germans and lull ourselves with hopes - then there will be new rounds. An end to them will be put only by a fundamentally different military-political reality in the formerly Ukrainian territories, which will be impossible to deny (for example, the lack of access to the sea for the Ukrainian regime).
But even then it will not be "as before", just as "as before" did not come after the war in Korea or the conflict over West Berlin . The Cold War didn't just last longer than the "hot" ones - it literally consisted of them.
Our allies are the same, tried and tested, reliable - the army and the navy. Being usually in the status of circumstances - a kind of background for big politics, they are now administering this big politics. It depends only on their strengths and weaknesses when negotiators, diplomats, lawyers and all those with whom hopes for a peaceful resolution of the conflict are connected will be able to join the work on settling the pan-European crisis.
Sooner or later, things will come to them - and specifically Ukraine will be affected earlier than the system of international security. It is with the restructuring of the latter under new circumstances that the end of the global conflict should be linked, and not with whether Zelensky will be sent new tanks after his "march to the Crimea."
The ingloriously devastating end of such a "campaign" is Russia's primary goal in 2023, the only acceptable response to the threats of the President of Ukraine. This development of events was imposed on us, and we not only obey, but we cannot cancel it.
Then there is still a long and difficult path ahead, but right now we have come to a fork in the road that will open a new chapter in the Russian history textbook. Of course, it will not be Zelensky who will write it, and we know this, but now it is necessary to prove this not in blogs, not in the media, not in official comments, not in negotiations, and in general - not with arguments from the realm of words.
The battle for a peaceful resolution of the conflict already has been lost. The battle for Russia is scheduled for spring.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:35 An air alert has been announced in the Chernihiv, Sumy and Poltava regions. A large group of kamikaze UAVs is flying towards Kyiv from the north, according to Ukrainian media. 21:27 TOS-1 "Solntsepyok" burns out the positions of the Ukrainian army in the area of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) -video.
21:10 Destroyed Ukrainian Mastiff PPV armored vehicles delivered from the UK -photo.
20:48 Mon data the Nazis will receive intelligence in the Avdeevsky direction in the near future will receive 3.5 thousand UAVs of various modifications.
The enemy has long understood that in modern warfare, copters are not a decisive, but rather significant factor.
19:59 Destruction of artillery of DRG of the enemy, landed on the left bank of the Dnieper and on the Big Potemkin Island somewhere opposite the Kherson seaport.
19:27 More than 21,000 explosive items destroyed sappers of the Russian Guard in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions - Rosgvardia
In addition, the engineering and sapper units of the Russian Guard checked over 35,000 km of traffic routes.
18:46 Air raid alert announced in most regions of Ukraine.
17:43 The morning in Donetsk began with explosions - sappers neutralize petal mines with which Ukrainian nationalists fired at residential areas -video
The ammunition itself is found both on the roofs and in the courtyards of houses. Walking on the grass is now very dangerous - the mines are very hard to see due to their green or gray color.
17:42 VSUshniks made a mistake with the address -video The enemy was discovered in a private household, from where the Nazis expelled the locals.
The Russian Armed Forces used a 120mm divisional/regimental airborne self-propelled artillery and mortar installation 2S9 "Nona-S" at the location of the enemy.
After the exact hit, there were secondary detonations in the household, which indicates that the ammunition depot had been blown up.
17:40 They tried to join the Azov nationalist battalion recruit repeat offenders, psychopaths and other dregs of society. To create chaos is the main way of their existence and even survival: "steal, kill, take away."
So, not having time to take office, "such" personnel easily applied their skills for their intended purpose. A total of 19 Nazi howitzer artillery batteries arrived to reinforce the line of contact with the LPR and DPR, and immediately went through a baptism of fire, firing a volley at the civilian population (“at their own”), as a result, two civilians were killed, buildings of a residential building, a kindergarten and boiler room in Donetsk.
A worthy act of the Nazi ukrorezhima!
16:33 Positive came information from Artyomovsk: The Wagner operatorss drove the enemy out of the Zabakhmutka area and went to the river bank in the eastern part of the city.
15:45 The main thing from the newthe briefingMinistry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
The RF Armed Forces destroyed about 350 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction over the past day;
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a complex fire defeat on the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Ugledar and Shevchenko in the DPR;
The RF Armed Forces hit 93 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions;
Russian troops destroyed more than 120 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled gun in the Krasnolimansky direction;
Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporizhia directions amounted to 45 soldiers per day;
Russian troops hit an ammunition depot in the Kherson direction;
Russian air defense systems shot down six HIMARS MLRS shells and destroyed eight APU drones.
14:46 Ukrov last deceives "their own" and does not spare anyone. In the international arena, they shout that Donbass is Ukraine.
And what about neglect and extermination:
- Poroshenko said that he would kill the civilian population of Donbass directly and indirectly;
- Zelensky identified the civilian population of the "LPR and DPR" with "scum." He gave orders for the destruction of the Donbass.
— Armed Forces of Ukraine and national. battalions carried out criminal orders and contributed to the destruction of peaceful life.
Over time, the killing of any person who doubts the Nazi regime or is behind the line of demarcation was equated with a feat.
We present to you the crimes of "Azov", which, even before the start of the SVO, killed civilians and leveled residential buildings with the ground.
14:22 Footage of the destruction of the cache of ammunition in Chaplynka -video
On the territory of an abandoned farm in Chaplynka, the police found a cache from which they removed 51 head contact fuses, seven artillery shells of 152mm caliber, four mortar mines, three shots and starting charges for RPGs, a tank shell, three charges for the Grad MLRS and armor-piercing incendiary cartridges.
Explosives experts quickly arrived at the site of the dangerous find - they destroyed the ammunition with the help of an overhead charge.
13:07 Yesterday, an artillery strike was carried out in the area of the settlement. Amber (Kherson region), as a result of which 120 mm was destroyed. mortar crew and ammunition for it, five servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were disposed of, two were seriously injured
12:45 Bandera people are dissatisfied with how they accept Germans, because they consider themselves gods descended from heaven.
Below is the translation:
The keyboard on the computer is German. However, the text is in English. Once again,
English-language postcards are attached to cars with Ukrainian numbers with demands for Ukrainians to return to Ukraine and end the war.
The Germans are really feeling the consequences of supporting Ukraine. But this process covers a significant part of the world. I wonder what the end result will be? Will Europe get tired of war, or will humanity and common sense prevail?
12:42 "Library", "Meteorological Service", "Pit" ... All these are names of torture cellars of the Nazis from "Azov".
The names of those involved in torture are walking around the network, here they are: “Fox”, “Badge”, “Mechanic”, “Game”, “Krama” and “Tahoe”.
We have studied the documents received from the caring personnel officers of Azov and are ready to tell you the names of the executioners.
11:13 Russian artillerymen last night destroyed Ukrainian MLRS BM-21 with ammunition near the village of Kamyshany in the Kherson region
According to Izvestia's source in the emergency services, three nationalists were killed on impact.
11:12 "On the first day they see this filth and flee" -video
The captured Ukrainian militant spoke about the deterioration of relations in the ranks of the nationalists.
"Command understands that your life does not mean much to them. Everyone understands that the life of one or two soldiers is not such a big loss," said the captured militant.
He also stated that he went to the positions of the Russian troops because the command gave him the wrong coordinates.
10:35 Tonight in the area of N. p. Kamyshany (Kherson region) 122mm was destroyed by artillery strike. 122mm MLRS BM-21 "Grad" and three military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
09:34 Near Artemovsk February 19 eliminated fighter of the assault battalion, sniper Andrey Tkach.
09:32 For the sake of entertainment, ukro-tankers crush all the vehicles that they come across along their route -video
09:30 RF Armed Forces are continuously working on Ukrainians positions non-stop, not letting them raise their heads -video
09:28 More and more facts are spreading on the network about the lawlessness of the officers of the Ukrainian Reich, who, having drunk the elixir of courage, begin to shoot at their subordinate personnel -video
09:26 In the Bakhmut (Artyomovsky) sector, Ukrainian soldiers continue to mine, as well as undermine bridges and roads, in the hope of slowing down the advance of Russian troops -video
08:24 Russian Guard destroyed more than 200 explosive objects in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions.
In a week, sappers of the Russian Guard discovered and destroyed more than 200 explosive objects in the territories of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Among the destroyed - artillery ammunition and about two kg of TNT.
In addition, the artillerymen of the Russian Guard completed more than 600 tasks in a week. The fire destroyed the ammunition depots and military equipment of the enemy.
08:10 Today we want to give the public about 6,000 files, received from the computers of the personnel officers of the military unit 3057 of the National Guard of Ukraine, which included Azov.
Journalists and just enthusiasts, investigators will find here a lot of interesting things that can shed light on the crimes of the Nazi regime in the so-called "ATO zone" from 2015 to the present.
Among the files: staffs of units, reports of all kinds, certificates of the participation of specific characters in hostilities (it is good to compare with specific crimes), lists of those who arbitrarily left a unit, and much more.
This afternoon we will show you some investigations based on the received documents. Let's talk about the executioners involved in the torture of prisoners, about terrorists and much more.
We urge everyone interested to pay attention to these files!
08:05 Operation of heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepek" in the area of Ugledar —video
Throughout the city, the nationalists have set up fortified firing positions, but they are powerless against the flamethrower. In the affected area, the enemy dies even in shelters due to the pressure drop.
“We are paving the way for our infantry, that is, any offensive - we are always involved,” said the gunner.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:55 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 02/28/2023 to 00:00 03/01/2023
Over the past day Representationreportedabout 22 facts of firing by the VFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 10 attacks from the MLRS, 155mm artillery. On Gorlovsky eight artillery attacks from 155mm artillery. On Yasinovatsky two artillery attacks from artillery 155mm and 152mm. On Svetlodarsky two artillery attacks from 155mm artillery. By releasing 110 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were areas of six settlements of the Republic: Mironovsky, Svetlodarsk, Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Yasinovataya, Yakovlevka, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kievsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts).
Over the past day, information has been received about the death of a teenage girl born in 2014. in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk.
Wounds of varying severity were received by nine civilians, incl. a boy born in 2017, in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk and the Nikitovsky district of Horlivka.
A total of 22 housing constructions were damaged in the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, Mironovsky and Svetlodarsk, as well as 8 civil infrastructure facilities.
Previously 39 artillery attacks were recorded from the AFU side in 24 hours.
21:16 Our artillery breaks enemy positions with pinpoint precision -video.
20:44 The Stupok area in the north of Bakhmut, which came under the control of Wagner PMC fighters -photo.
20:35 Military chronicle: The Armed Forces of Ukraine fill the units in Artyomovsk with the wounded due to heavy losses.
Since the beginning of February, the Ukrainian units in Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) with the largest number of irretrievable losses have been recruited by military personnel who were injured at the end of last year and were undergoing treatment.
According to the Military Chronicle, the majority of servicemen seriously wounded in battles at the end of 2022 arrive in the area of Artyomovsk and Chasov Yar from Khmelnytsky, Volyn and Rivne regions.
According to preliminary data, in these regions of Ukraine, military medical commissions recognize almost all military personnel fit for further service, except for those who have received a disability of group I.
20:19 Artemovsk near the enemyhungon the last bloody snot - on the very track, which was expected. It has not been cut yet, but, judging by the sources, it is already well shot through.
According to the minds of the thieves, it's time to run away from the city at breakneck speed - ideally yesterday and in any case right now, because every next day of delay with this decision promises to cost extra big losses. In fact, it seems that they are going to sit to the last, first until the city is completely surrounded, and then until its natural outcome. Because here and now you can continue to rub the herd and the owners that the defense is invincible, and tomorrow with all its consequences will come only tomorrow.
We observe and hope that the enemy will not let us down with these decisions, as it has not let us down for so many months.
19:28 Italian journalist Vittorio Rangeloni came under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk and recorded direct hits on residential apartment buildings from Ukrainian bastards -video
19:16 Footage of the defeat by the fighters of the group [V] of a truck with ammunition by means of the use of the UAV "Cube" -video. Ugledar direction.
19:10 As a result of the artillery attack of the AFU in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, the number of wounded increased to six people - Headquarters TerO DPR.
18:44 Consequences of shelling of armed formations of Ukraine Stakhanov (LPR)
As a result of the artillery attack of N. p. Stakhanov using HIMARS MLRS (the enemy fired two M31 GMLRS missiles), three civilians were injured, including a teenager with a childhood disability, and eight apartment buildings and a power line were damaged.
18:35 From the side of the armed formations of Ukraine fixed shelling:
14.55 Stakhanov (LNR) using HIMARS MLRS (two missiles).
Information about the victims and damage is being specified.
17:34 Consequences of shelling of Petrovsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants using prohibited anti-personnel mines "Petal".
16:29 UR-77 lifts the APU ops in the forest near Kremennaya. The sapper installation (with the fabulous nickname "Serpent Gorynych") has turned into a terrible assault weapon -video
15:49 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progressholdingspecial military operation (28.02.2023)
In the Kupyansk direction, artillery fire from the "Western" group of troops defeated units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Krakhmalnoe, Kharkiv region, and Novoselovskoe, Luhansk People's Republic. Enemy losses amounted to 25 Ukrainian servicemen and two vehicles.
In the Krasno-Limansky direction, the active actions of the units of the grouping of troops "Center" and artillery fire hit the enemy's manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Stelmakhovka, Chervonopopovka, Chervonaya Dibrova and Kuzmino of the Luhansk People's Republic. During the day, up to 120 Ukrainian servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, as well as an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer were destroyed in this direction.
In the Donetsk direction, during the active operations of the units of the "Southern" group of forces, air strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems, about 350 Ukrainian military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, a 152mm D-20 howitzer and two 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed per day.
In the South-Donetsk and Zaporizhia directions, operational-tactical aviation and artillery of the Vostok group of troops inflicted a complex fire defeat on the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar, Shevchenko of the Donetsk People's Republic and Zeleny Gay, Zaporozhye region.
Enemy losses amounted to 45 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, two infantry fighting vehicles and three pickup trucks. In addition, an ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the village of Chervonoe, Zaporozhye region.
In the Kherson direction, near the village of Tokarevo, Kherson region, an ammunition depot was hit.
Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated the 93rd Artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 162 districts in a day.
Air defense systems shot down six rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system in a day. In addition, eight Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the air in the areas of the settlements of Rubizhne, Zaliman, Kreminnaya of the Lugansk People's Republic, Blagoveshchenka, Nikolskoye, Vladimirovka, Blagodatnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic and Lesnoye of the Zaporozhye region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 390 aircraft, 211 helicopters, 3,256 unmanned aerial vehicles, 406 anti-aircraft missile systems, 8,066 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,045 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,232 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 8,583 units of special military vehicles.
14:19 Artillery of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps supports the advance of our troops -video
The calculations of the MLRS 1st of the Donetsk Army Corps support the advancement of our assault units.
The dense fire of the 122mm BM-21 "Grad" leaves no chance for Ukrainian militants to escape.
14:17 The S-60 automatic anti-aircraft gun provides support to the attack aircraft of the "O" group -video
The cannon is rapidly gaining popularity in the forward units as an infantry support weapon. A lot of 57mm ammunition remains in the warehouses, which can be fired at the enemy (it is already impractical to use the gun for its intended purpose against aviation).
13:12 Svatovskoe Direction
Our Sun Bakers and Artillery at the moment cover enemy on Chervonopopovka. The enemy suffers huge losses.
12:40 Tankers of the Southern Military District from closed firing positions destroy the enemy's DRG in the Zaporozhye direction -video
12:38 Efficient work of UAV operators of the Russian troops in the destruction of Ukrainians in the Bakhmut (Artyomovsky) sector -video
11:16 Gorlovka, housing estate "Komsomolets", Nikitovsky district,consequencesnight artillery attack from the 122mm MLRS "Grad" / RM-70.
10:40 The guys from the reconnaissance unit of the Airborne Forces dismantled the militants' support -video
The UAV operator from the reconnaissance group of the Airborne Forces discovered the enemy’s stronghold, and his comrades, in turn, hit the target with the Fagot ATGM and threw VOGs at the militants from the 40mm AGS-17 Flame automatic grenade launcher.
By their actions, the paratroopers of the mobile groups opened up all the fire weapons on the enemy's defensive base. Then an armored group of three BMD-2K-AUs, reinforced by the T-72B3 tank, easily dealt with them.
10:37 The enemy strikes at Horlivka:sufferedat home and a kindergarten, a child was wounded.
As a result of the artillery attack of the residential area "Komsomolets" trees are burning, power lines are damaged. One of the rounds exploded in the courtyard of the house on the street 60 years of the USSR, a gas pipe was broken near the entrance. The blast wave damaged nursery garden No. 148 at the address: st. Dubinina, 1, according to the mayor of Gorlovka Ivan Prikhodko.
The Nazis wounded a child born in 2017, who was at home.
Partially de-energized residential area "Komsomolets" Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka. The glazing of house No. 3 on Dubinin Street was damaged.
09:45 Chronicle of blows and mutual shelling in the NWO zone for the night from February 27 to February 28, 2023
In Tuapse in the Krasnodar Territory, the oil depot of Rosneft caught fire at night. This could be the result of a night attack by enemy drones, but there is no exact information yet. The oil storage itself was not damaged.
Late in the evening, three enemy drones fell in Belgorod. Residential buildings and civilian vehicles were slightly damaged.
Another drone crashed in the Surazh district of the Bryansk region.
Russian gunners hit targets in Timonovichi and Berilovka in the Chernihiv region, as well as in Starikovo, Bruski, Atinsky, Kruzhka, Sumy region.
In the Kharkiv region, the RF Armed Forces worked on accumulations of enemy manpower in Veterinary, Strelechya, Gatishche and Volchansk.
In the Starobelsk direction, Russian troops attacked the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Dvurechnaya, Liman 1st, Kurilovka, Kislovka, Novoselovsky and Tabaevka.
On the Bakhmut (Artemovsky) direction, the RF Armed Forces worked on targets in Bamkhut, Disputed, Razdolovka, Kirovo, New York, Stupochki and Konstantinovka.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired on Dubovo-Vasilevka, Berkhovka, Kleshcheevka, Ozaryanovka and Mayorsk.
In the Donetsk direction, the positions of the Ukrainian army in Avdeevka, Lastochkino, Netaylovo, Vodyany and Krasnohorivka were hit.
Ukrainian formations dealt a massive blow to Gorlovka, damaging a kindergarten and several houses. Wounded child. Donetsk also came under fire.
In the Yuzhnodonets direction, Russian troops hit the enemy positions in Ugledar, Bolshaya Novoselka, Novomikhailovka and Bogoyavlenka.
In the Zaporizhia region, the RF Armed Forces carried out strikes on the facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Olhovsky, Gulyaipole, Kamyshevakh, Orekhov and Zaliznychny.
In the vicinity of Dnepropetrovsk and Sinelnikovo, Russian kamikaze UAVs worked at night, but the results of the fire damage are unknown.
On the southern sector of the front, the RF Armed Forces worked on the positions of the Ukrainian army in Kherson, Inzhenerny, Tyaginka and Antonovka.
09:05 Representation of the DPR in the JCCC informs about 39 facts of firing by the VFU per day
The enemy fired from MLRS, 155mm and 152mm artillery, firing 193 units of various ammunition across the territory of the DPR.
Under the fire of the VFU were: Gorlovka, Yasinovataya, Yakovlevka, Donetsk, Makeevka, Aleksandrovka.
09:01 Destruction of the command and observation post of the enemy battalion by the crew of the Pacer UAV —video
The object was hit by a guided air munition.
The Russian unmanned aerial vehicles involved in the special military operation carry out reconnaissance, fire adjustment, as well as the combat use of weapons against targets.
08:21 Frontline summary on the morning of February 28, 2023
On the Ugledar direction, oncoming battles in the area of Nikolsky dachas. Russian artillery hits the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city itself and Vremovka. The Ukrainian army strikes at Pavlovka.
On the Donetsk front, Russian troops managed to push through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine southeast of Pobeda. They also have a promotion in the city of Marinka. Russian troops continue offensive actions on Nevelskoye, Pervomayskoye, from the side of Experienced to Avdeevka and near the village of Krasnogorovka.
Southwest of Bakhmut, the Wagner PMC attacked in the direction of Ivanovskoye. Wagner operators managed to advance on the eastern outskirts of the city itself. And to the north-west of Bakhmut, PMC “Wagner” attacks in the direction of Bogdanovka, creating a threat of encirclement of the Ukrainian group from Khromovoe, through which the supply line of the Armed Forces of Ukraine passes.
To the north of Soledar, the Wagner operators continue their offensive operations on Fedorovka, Rozdolovka and Vesyoloye. Russian troops again attacked the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Sporny.
In the Luhansk direction, the initiative is still with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. True, it has not yet brought tangible success. Nevertheless, Russian troops put pressure on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Belogorovka. They also attack in the direction of Yampolevka, Ternov, Nevsky and Makeevka. Fierce oncoming battles near Novoselovsky. The price of success there is control over a section of the H-26 highway.
08:12 Summary on the morning of February 28, 2023
PMC "Wagner" occupied Stupki north of Artemovsk (Bakhmut). Advanced units operate near Dubovo-Vasilyevka. South-west of the city, fighting is going on near Ivanovsky (Red). The enemy is having problems supplying the group in Artemovsk.
In the north of the Avdeevsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces advanced near Novobakhmutovka to the west.
In Marinka, heavy fighting continues, reports are being made about the advance of the Russian Armed Forces.
In the Ugledar direction, the situation is characterized by our fighters as "stably difficult."
The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched three UAVs into Belgorod that fell in the city. Some identified modified Russian Granat-4 drones previously captured by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in these drones. One of them flew into the apartment window.
During the day, the border areas of the Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions were subjected to attacks.
In the Kharkov and Sumy regions, the enemy continues to mine the area and build fortifications.
Mutual artillery attack continues in the Kherson region.
The enemy fired 193 rounds of ammunition in the DPR, Gorlovka, Yasinovataya, Yakovlevka, Donetsk, Makeevka, Aleksandrovka were under fire. A girl born in 2010 was wounded. and a woman born in 1983.
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[REGNUM] US Foreign Policy Chief Anthony Blinken is making his first visit to Kazakhstan. This will be followed by a visit to Uzbekistan and face-to-face conversations with colleagues. The head of the State Department began his trip around the post-Soviet region with compliments to Kazakh President Tokayev, including for supporting Kyiv. The neighboring republic has more than once given reason to talk about moving away from Moscow. Is it to be expected that Blinken's voyage will knock her and other countries of Central Asia out of the pro-Russian orbit?
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived last night on his first official visit to Astana, which was the first stop on his trip to Kazakhstan and Central Asia. The head of the State Department approved the "bold reforms" of the Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, thanked him for the creation of the "Yurts of indestructibility" in Kiev and Bucha (we recall that the Kazakh Foreign Ministry denied this private initiative) and for receiving emigrants from Russia
Tokayev, at the meeting with Blinken, stressed that Kazakhstan is ready to develop strategic cooperation with the United States, and Blinken's visit is very important for it to receive an additional impetus.
After Kazakhstan, the chief of American diplomacy will go to Uzbekistan. Blinken is planned to communicate with the Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan and Central Asia in the C5 + 1 format and personally with each of the ministers. Among other things, contacts are expected with representatives of Turkmenistan, a republic that has observed the principles of autarky since the early 1990s. Autarky means economic independence
The Kremlin did not comment on Blinken 's Kazakh and Central Asian voyage. At the same time, it is obvious that the trip of the US Secretary of State to the former Soviet republics, one of which is a partner in the CSTO and the EAEU, will not go unnoticed by Moscow. Especially if we take into account how ambiguous relations between Moscow and Astana have developed since the beginning of the Russian special operation in Ukraine.
Back in March 2022, Timur Suleimenov, the first deputy head of Tokayev’s administration, assured in an interview with Euractiv that Kazakhstan would comply with anti-Russian sanctions, despite membership in the Eurasian Economic Union, since the republic least of all wants to be subject to secondary US and EU sanctions. Kazakhstan will refrain from circumventing sanctions, Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi told the Japanese channel NHK.
Tokayev himself stated that Astana does not recognize the "quasi-state formations" of the DPR and LPR. He did not forget to speak out about the fact that Astana will comply with anti-Russian sanctions, although it will not refuse allied obligations towards Russia. In an interview with Rossiya 24, the President of Kazakhstan declared his unwillingness to "serve forever and bow at the feet of Russia."
Blinken's visit was preceded by the decision of the Kazakh authorities to liquidate the trade representation in Russia, the official reason for which was the optimization of the work of government agencies.
The United States will spur this beneficial process of distancing Kazakhstan and, in general, all the countries of post-Soviet Asia from Russia, believes Andrey Grozin, head of the Kazakhstan and Central Asia department of the Institute of CIS Countries.
"Blinken's planned meetings with ministers are precisely the desire to convey the US position to the leadership of the Central Asian republics," Grozin told REGNUM. - The C5 + 1 format was created for this.
This is a means of communication between the "Washington regional committee" and the countries of the region.
The desire to undock the economies of Central Asia from Russia is a key and irrevocable interest for the United States. This strategy was present even before the crisis in Eastern Europe.”
IN WASHINGTON'S ARSENAL - ONLY PRESSURE
The question is how Washington will lure the Central Asian republics. In Grozin's opinion, in reality, the US is offering nothing in exchange for undocking Central Asia from Russia.
"The Russian-Kazakh trade turnover is tens of billions of dollars," the expert recalled. — The United States does not say at any level that America and its satellites will compensate the countries of Central Asia for the losses that will inevitably follow when these states secede from Russia. That is, there is no question of any compensation."
Everything that is offered by the United States so far is all "penny in terms of state budgets," even for such small and poor states as Kyrgyzstan or Tajikistan, the expert emphasized. Nothing is offered for economies and societies.
"So Blinken will just push," Grozin is sure. - It is supposed to drag Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to the 'right side of history' only with the help of a kind word and a Colt. And all the projects that the United States tried to implement in Central Asia with the help of not a stick, but a carrot (for example, in the case of the CASA-1000 international energy project ) were unsuccessful."
The American prospects look no better in the Uzbek direction, the analyst believes. “Uzbekistan, unlike Kazakhstan, is pursuing a more balanced policy. He does not show any desire to distance himself from Russia," Grozin points out.
Kazakhstan demonstrates, "but these demonstrations are mostly ritual in nature," the expert emphasizes.
"Yes, large Kazakh business got scared, and it is still holding a pause. This cannot be said about small and medium-sized businesses. Look at the trade turnover between Russia and Kazakhstan at the end of last year. It is growing," Grozin recalled.
Despite the difficult geopolitical and economic situation, trade grew by 10% in 2022 to a record level of $22.2 billion, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin was quoted by RIA Novosti at a meeting with Kazakh President Tokayev in December.
And it is growing in quite understandable positions, Grozin emphasized. According to Mishustin, "we are accelerating all the projects that exist between us: in industry, engineering, in the peaceful atom, in agriculture, in digitalization."
"The data on Uzbekistan look even more eloquent. Our trade turnover in 2022 amounted to about $9.3 billion. Record figures for all the years of Russian-Uzbek cooperation. In 2023, we, obviously, will exchange ten already," Grozin notes.
CENTRAL ASIA WILL NOT BE ABLE TO "MOVE AWAY FROM RUSSIA AND CHINA"
In addition, none of the Central Asian republics is interested in spoiling relations with Russia, the expert believes. According to him, all countries in the region understand that Central Asia will become the main battlefield if Russia begins to experience serious difficulties.
"No matter what epithets our former Western partners would give Russia, China remains their main adversary. For many, many years," Grozin noted. "Given that Central Asia is sandwiched between Russia and China and will not be able to move anywhere, it is clear that these regimes have an interest in not teasing Russia and China."
Otherwise, if they take one side or another, their numerous domestic political problems will sharply worsen, which was demonstrated last year in January in Kazakhstan, in June in Karakalpakstan, and in early autumn on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border.
"But the process works great in both directions - if the Central Asian republics choose the 'right side of history,' then they will immediately begin to have huge problems with Moscow, with Beijing, with migrant workers, with the economy, with security, with Afghanistan and everything else," Grozin said.
Washington will not be able to "process" another major player - Turkmenistan.
"No matter what upheavals take place around Turkmenistan, it always manages to distance itself from full participation in any structures," the interlocutor noted. - And this applies not only to the CIS, but also to the Organization of Turkic States.
No matter how much Ankara dragged Ashgabat into a full-fledged membership, nothing came of it. Turkmenistan is an observer everywhere. And there is no reason to believe that now this state of affairs will change. This is the country that the West has the least opportunity to put pressure on. Try to put pressure on North Korea - and this is the same North Korea, only without missiles, but with gas.
POSSIBLE WEAK LINK
The first president of Kyrgyzstan, Askar Akaev, spoke even more categorically in his comments to REGNUM news agency. He agreed that, most likely, the main goal of Blinken's visit to Kazakhstan is to achieve distancing of Astana and other republics of the region from Russia.
"But I don’t think that the Americans could offer Kazakhstan something significant in return," the former head of state emphasized. - In such cases, I always remember the old saying: 'Beware of the Danaans who bring gifts.' And in the current situation, one should be afraid of Americans bringing gifts to this region. It is unlikely that they have gifts that can significantly change the economic situation in Central Asia for the better."
According to the ex-president of Kyrgyzstan, there is a weak link in the chain of Central Asian states - a state that risks succumbing to Washington's promises. Akaev believes neighboring Tajikistan could be such a link. This republic can be considered as the weakest militarily state in the region. Also, one should not forget about the more than a thousand-kilometer border with Afghanistan, controlled by the Taliban (the organization is banned in the Russian Federation); about the riots in Gorno-Badakhshan and about border conflicts with Kyrgyzstan.
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[REGNUM] Sergey Lavrov's visit to Baku can be considered a landmark, able to have a noticeable impact on the course of events in the region, an attempt to introduce something new in accordance with the current situation.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made a two-day official visit to Baku. He was received by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev , held talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov, took part in the plenary session of the Russian-Azerbaijani expert council and in the thematic conference "Russian-Azerbaijani relations in the 21st century: strategic partnership in the context of regional security."
This is not the first time Lavrov has visited Baku and his agenda has always been very busy, since along with the consideration of bilateral relations, the problem of normalizing Azerbaijani-Armenian relations was necessarily touched upon in various aspects. So it was supposed to be this time.
Announcing Lavrov's visit to Baku, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that "its details are being worked out and agreed with the Azerbaijani side and that we are talking about a set of bilateral issues, pressing regional and international problems, as well as the implementation of trilateral agreements between the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia achieved after the second Karabakh war on November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021."
In this regard, many experts assumed that Lavrov in Baku would promote another proposal to organize a meeting of the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Moscow in order to prepare a peace treaty between Baku and Yerevan.
Moreover, US State Department spokesman Ned Price announced Aliyev's upcoming meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Brussels with the participation of European Council President Charles Michel.
Earlier, such a meeting was held in Munich in the format of an international security conference, but with the participation of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. Then the conflicting parties confirmed their desire to conclude a peace treaty. In addition, the Council of Europe established a civilian monitoring mission of the European Union with a two-year mandate in the regions of Armenia bordering Azerbaijan.
This decision was negatively received in Moscow.
Maria Zakharova stated that "the representatives of the European Union are cunning when talking about the civilian nature of the EU monitoring mission in Armenia" and that "this is not the first time we have recorded the desire of the European Union and the West as a whole to gain a foothold in our allied Armenia by any means, we see in these attempts an exclusively geopolitical background, far from the interests of real normalization of relations in Transcaucasia."
But the measures of assistance offered to Yerevan by the CSTO were rejected by him.
That is why, from the point of view of the declared protocol logic, Lavrov's current visit to Baku should have been no different from the previous ones, and the issues of "bilateral and regional cooperation, interaction in the international arena" should have been in second place.
But the unexpected happened.
Moscow has officially announced that Lavrov's visit to Baku is timed to coincide with the anniversary of the signing by Russia and Azerbaijan of the "Declaration on Allied Cooperation," which was signed in Moscow at the end of February last year - two days before the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine.
Then Azerbaijan, which is not a member of the CSTO, officially began to be called an ally of Russia. And not only this.
Important statements were made at the meeting between Aliyev and Lavrov in Baku. The President of Azerbaijan expressed hope that "2023 will be a breakthrough year in the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia."
"We are counting on it,” he said. At the same time, he expressed gratitude to the Russian government and personally to Lavrov "for their active participation in this process."
"Documents were adopted that define the conceptual nature of the future peace treaty," Aliyev stressed. "It is the mutual recognition of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the two countries, which was confirmed by the documents adopted last October in Prague and Sochi, is the foundation that can be used to reach a peace treaty."
Lavrov's response sounded sensational:
"Russia welcomes any efforts of other states aimed at normalizing relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia. We, as Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said, welcome all efforts that will proceed from the interests of stabilizing the situation and creating conditions for all the countries located here to have the opportunity to cooperate normally, on the basis of mutual respect, mutual benefit in the interests of their states and further."
True, it is not entirely clear whether Moscow is abandoning the position of active political disavowal of the mediating efforts of the West in signing a peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Just the day before, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, commenting on Egypt's initiative to mediate between Yerevan and Baku, also noted that "Russia welcomes any initiatives that can support efforts to normalize relations between Baku and Yerevan" , but pointed out that "the main thing is to avoid duplication and competition of ongoing mediation efforts."
At a joint press conference with Bayramov in Baku, Lavrov clarified that "Russia will not insist on holding talks between Baku and Yerevan in Moscow," although it is ready to provide a platform for negotiations between the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia.
In turn, Bayramov noted that after Yerevan refused to participate in the meeting in Moscow, the element of face-to-face meetings falls out of the agreed format and Armenia switched to the so-called online diplomacy, sending its comments to the draft peace treaty.
The fact is that Russia is beginning to change the geopolitical scenery in the Transcaucasus.
It is moving from "horizontal diplomacy Moscow-Baku-Yerevan" to "vertical diplomacy Moscow-Baku" with the practical implementation of not only bilateral trade and economic projects, but also a wide North-South transport corridor.
Currently, more than 150 international legal acts have been concluded between the two countries. A regular confidential dialogue is maintained at the highest levels. In 2022 alone, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev held 7 meetings and 12 telephone conversations.
It seems that Moscow is ceasing to show heightened concern over the prospect of someone else intercepting the initiative in the Armenian-Azerbaijani settlement, since it has serious grounds to assume that the moderation of other external forces in this direction is unlikely to be successful.
Lavrov said in Baku that "Brussels is openly abusing its relations with Yerevan and Baku, pushing through the civilian mission on the territory of Armenia, which raises many questions in terms of its legitimacy, including in terms of its mandate, functions, duration and that “added value” that it can bring to the efforts to normalize relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan."
At the same time, he added that this is still "the sovereign choice of the parties with whom to cooperate or not to cooperate," and “the Russian side in all its actions is guided by the principle of "do no harm."
At the same time, there are no real progress in the peace process between Baku and Yerevan so far. Only words are heard and much remains outside the brackets. There are no accidents in big politics, and experts have yet to figure out why Moscow and Baku began to closely coordinate their steps in the region, solving new geopolitical problems.
But it is already noticeable that Lavrov's visit to Baku can be considered a landmark, capable of exerting a noticeable influence on the course of events in the region, an attempt to introduce something new in accordance with the current situation.
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[REGNUM] President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko urged to react "to any smallest aggressiveness". This happened just a few hours after a flurry of reports of an attack - either by attack drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, or by pro-Ukrainian "Belarusian partisans" at an air base near Minsk.
According to a number of reports, the target of this "aggressiveness" was a Russian reconnaissance aircraft. Why did the leadership of the republic-ally prefer to remain silent?
The security agencies of Belarus must respond "to any slightest aggressiveness," the official BelTA news agency reported the words of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting of the Security Council.
On the eve of his departure for a visit to China, the head of the republic demanded a report on "the military component around our Belarus." Earlier, Lukashenka has repeatedly stated that if the territory of the country is attacked, then the aggressor will be hit back. For example, in September last year, the Belarusian president said : “When we are attacked by other states ... Then, guys, get ready. I am ahead, you are behind me. I do not hide it, but God forbid!"
But as recently as February 26, there were reports that a military facility near Minsk was attacked, which cannot be classified as "the smallest aggressiveness."
Several Belarusian and Russian online resources reported an attack on Machulishchi, the 50th mixed air base of the Belarusian Air Force, located in the vicinity of Minsk.
According to the bypol Telegram channel, on the morning of February 26, the base was attacked by drones that dropped grenades on the aircraft parking lot. As a result of the attack, judging by these reports, an A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft (AWACS) of the Russian Aerospace Forces was damaged.
The telegram channel figtherbomber, which specializes in air force topics, also confirmed the attack on the Machulishchi airfield, citing its sources. “According to my information, no A-50s were damaged anywhere today,” the author of the channel specified. - There were flights to Machulishchi. And there were results."
Reports that the Russian A-50U reconnaissance aircraft "Sergey Atayants" was based on "Machulishchi" were received back in December 2022 - the Military Review portal informed about this, citing a statement by Ukrainian military intelligence.
As a retired officer of the Russian Aerospace Forces explained to REGNUM, A-50 aircraft can perform the task of monitoring the airspace of Ukraine and NATO countries in the sky of Belarus.
If the attack on February 26 took place and if a Russian plane was there at that moment, then we are talking about an attack on both a Belarusian military facility and a Russian plane.
The attack involved six drones that were launched from the Chernihiv and Kiev regions, according to a source of the Telegram channel “Image of the Future”. It was reported that four UAVs were shot down on approach. One of the survivors was destroyed directly above the base and damaged snowplows, and the last one attacked a Belarusian military aircraft, the fire from which spread to the Russian Aerospace Forces. Later, information appeared that the cockpit and radar were damaged as a result of the impact.
Belarusian political scientist Valery Karbalevich puts forward a different version. Responsibility for the attack on the airfield was taken by the "Belarusian partisans" - "an underground organization consisting of former security officials, which is fighting against the authorities of Belarus and supporting Ukraine," the expert said to IA REGNUM.
"The leaders of this organization have already stated that the perpetrators of this terrorist act have already left Belarus. The question arises - at whom to shoot? Ukraine does not comment on this issue in any way," Karbalevich added.
Officials in the military departments of Russia and Belarus did not comment on the reports of the attack on Machulishchi.
The nature of the attack is still unknown, and it is not known whether it happened, all information is available “only by indirect signs” - this is how the Belarusian political scientist Aleksey Dzermant explained the lack of reaction of the republic’s leadership when instructing the head of state to respond "to the smallest aggressiveness."
"The authorities are currently investigating whether there was something, and if so, from whose territory the launch took place and who is behind it, ” Dzermant emphasized. - Before answering, it is worthwhile to figure out who did it and from whose territory the launch took place - if we are talking about drones. We do not yet know how much damage has been done and whether it is really serious. The authorities of Belarus took a break to conduct an investigation."
He urged to figure out where the attack came from, and then come up with a proportionate response so as not to cause more negative consequences for Belarus: "Taking all this into account, I think we are seeing an operational pause in order to weigh everything very carefully and understand the incident."
Karbalevich puts forward another version of the Republican leadership's silence. He believes that the Belarusian authorities are afraid to destroy the "concept of stability" that has developed over the years.
"The meaning of this concept is that cataclysms are taking place all over the world, military operations are taking place in Ukraine, people are dying of hunger and cold in the West, and in Belarus there is an island of stability," Karbalevich noted.
"And then all of a sudden there’s this explosion. Lukashenko has been convincing for a long time and continues to assert that Belarus is not participating in the hostilities in Ukraine, and that he is the guarantor of peace, and the West wants to draw the country into hostilities. Well, here, it turns out, the war came to the house, because a military facility was attacked near the capital - from the air, and these are not pops and random accidents. That is, the concept of a guarantee of peace has been destroyed."
"A lot of unpleasant questions" appeared to Belarus, and therefore the authorities decided to pretend that nothing happened, the source believes.
"They are waiting for instructions from one person, and if he is silent or does not know the answer to the question, then everyone else is also silent," Karbalevich believes.
Now it is very beneficial for Kiev and Kiev's Western curators to open a second front, which can be observed both in Transnistria and in Belarus, says Dzermant.
"The West needs an expansion of the conflict so that Russia constantly scatters resources. And the events in Transnistria and Belarus will draw additional military resources from Russia and conditionally expand the front line. In this sense, one can understand the restraint of both the Belarusian and Russian authorities: they do not want to follow these goals and involve additional subjects in the conflict, the political scientist explained.
"This motive may also be present: the easiest thing is to start shelling the territory of Ukraine from the territory of Belarus in the heat of the moment, but the consequences can result in the expansion of the conflict very seriously, and the question is whether it is worth answering like that."
February 28, 2023
Sergey Adamov Alexander Tishchenko
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[REGNUM] Former US Army soldier John McIntyre served as a mercenary for a year in Ukraine, where he collected data, documents, positions and names in order to later transfer them to Russia. RT writes about it.
He said that for this he had to become a Nazi.
“Having arrived in Ukraine, I decided to collect as much useful information as possible and run across the front line, but when I was in Kharkov, I wanted to swim across, I found that they had snipers. These snipers weren't there for defense, but to shoot defectors. They would shoot at anyone who wanted to leave," McIntyre said.
It is noted that since March 2022 he served in the foreign legion of Ukraine and in the nationalist battalion "Carpathian Sich."
The serviceman said that he had a photo of the revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara published on his social network page, so at some point he was asked about his communist views.
“We had to respond quickly. I said that I was an anti-fascist, I came to fight the Russian imperialists and the Nazis. And mercenaries from Croatia or the Czech Republic say: "No. Russians are not Nazis. We are Nazis," McIntyre explained.
He also spoke about the war crimes of mercenaries and military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Donbass.
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[REGNUM] Putin signed a law on compliance with the norms of the Russian language and the use of foreign words
On February 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on the observance of the norms of the Russian language. The document is published on the official portal of legal information.
The law is designed to stimulate compliance with the norms of the literary Russian language and take control of the use of foreign words.
According to the amendments, when using the Russian language in all areas established by law, "the norms of the modern Russian literary language must be observed," that is, the rules for using language means recorded in normative dictionaries, reference books and grammars.
The compilation and publication of normative dictionaries will be the responsibility of the government commission on the Russian language.
It is clarified that an exception to the rule will be foreign words that do not have commonly used analogues in the Russian language. The list of relevant words will be contained in dictionaries and reference books.
Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets
Sweden raised the issue of changing the spelling of the word "Kyiv" to support Ukraine
This initiative was made by the Swedish parliamentarian Markus Wiechel. In his opinion, Ukraine must be supported symbolically. In his address to the country's Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, he proposed replacing the "Russian" spelling of the toponym Kiev (Kiev) with Kyiv ("Kyiv") or Kujiv ("Kiev")
Well, the Swedes are patient. No, to somehow rename Poltava. :)
In fact, everything is simple. The main thing is to understand what is being said. Kyiv is the mother of Russian cities (and Novgorod is the father). And Kuyiv is a Nazi hangout.
Do not forget that the Latin alphabet is very poor in letters. In the same English, the letter Y (y) has two reading options: as a consonant at the beginning of a word before a vowel (pronounced like our letter "Y", roughly speaking), and as a vowel according to the rules of the letter I (i) (most often gives sounds "ay / and").
But as the sound "Y" no one will read it abroad, although in transliteration it is used to replace our Y. They will read Kiev anyway, maybe even Kaiiv, but not Kiev. Well, they don’t have the sound “Y” from the word at all and they don’t know how to pronounce it.
In this regard, the Moldovans also spoiled themselves by introducing the Romanian spelling rules. Now the whole world knows Chisinau as Chisinau, and the French, in general, as Shizino.
P.S. I’ll play a little, but this button accordion is very relevant.
A couple of Germans are sitting in a tavern, next to a couple of Ukrainians. The Germans look at them with interest, then they decided to roll up.
— Guys, are you from Russia?
- No, - they say, - we are from Ukraine.
- And what's that?
- This is the country. We have our own coat of arms, anthem, flag ...
- This is understandable, - say the Germans. Where is such a country?
Do you know Sevastopol? Ukrainians ask.
“I know,” says one, “My grandfather fought there. But this is Russia.
— No, this is Ukraine. We have our own emblem, anthem, flag. Okay, how else to explain to you… Do you know Donbass?
- We know. But this is Russia!
— No, this is Ukraine. We have our own anthem, coat of arms, flag...
The Germans see that nothing is working out. We thought:
- Well, okay. What is your language? Russian?
- No, ours, Ukrainian.
“And what do you think, hand?”
- Hand.
- And the leg?
- Leg.
- Hmm ... And the ass?
- Asshole.
- And it was you who, because of one asshole, came up with a coat of arms, an anthem and a flag????
#2
He brings up an interesting topic. Is it pronounced Rantburg or Rantburg? English rules dictate the pronunciation as Rantburg, but in other English speaking countries outside of the US it would be pronounced Rantburg when spelled Rantburg.
#6
Know who I miss, hundreds of snickers later? Dopey Sinatra (who may well still be around under another nym). Never, for several years now, have I found myself in or near Hillcrest, the official local gay preserve, without thinking of his/xir "Wilde Animal Park" crack. Thanks, Dopey, wherever you are.
#7
Know who I miss, hundreds of snickers later? Dopey Sinatra (who may well still be around under another nym). Never, for several years now, have I found myself in or near Hillcrest, the official local gay preserve, without thinking of his/xir "Wilde Animal Park" crack. Thanks, Dopey, wherever you are.
Commentary in italics by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] On March 05, 2023, in memory of the 70th anniversary of his death, a traditional flower laying ceremony will take place at the grave of Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin near the Kremlin wall in Moscow.
Integrity and respect for history is important for any country and people who do not want to perish and dissolve in time. The history of our country is many centuries, throughout there were not only loud victories and grandiose accomplishments, there were also failures and failures. However, the fabric of history is inseparable, all these years and decades have been watered with the sweat and blood of our ancestors, overshadowed by tireless work to build and strengthen the state.
None of the historical periods can be deleted from the public memory and discarded as harmful and unnecessary. Especially if we are talking about the period of unprecedented rise and power of Russia - the period when for the first time in its history for a long time it became one of the two leading powers of the world - the period of the Stalinist USSR, inextricably linked with the figure of I.V. Stalin himself.
On March 05, 2023, in memory of the 70th anniversary of his death, we call on everyone to honor the memory of the Leader personally by laying flowers at his grave near the Kremlin wall in Moscow and in memorable places in other cities of the USSR.
Some will ask why? Iosif Vissarionovich has long been dead, there is no party created and led by him, there has been no country for almost a quarter of a century, of which he was the head. These are all things of bygone days. Now there is a different country, different challenges, a different reality.
We are going to lay scarlet carnations because Stalin is our national leader. How do such personalities differ from historical figures, from scientists, generals, engineers, artists and writers?
We remember the latter for great achievements, military or peaceful exploits. We honor them for what they have done personally. The result of their deeds - here it is, next to us - a scientific discovery, victory in battle, an immortal book or picture, or a heroic deed forever inscribed in the History of our Motherland.
The memory of national leaders is somewhat different. We honor and honor them not so much for their personal achievements, but for the heights and victories that we ourselves, the people and the country, have achieved under their leadership.
Alexander Nevsky, Dmitry Donskoy, Ivan III, Peter I - all of them forced the Russian people not only to respond to the challenge of the times, they forced them to mobilize and defend their right to independence. And even among them, the personality of I.V. Stalin stands out sharply.
It stands out for the achievements that we, the Russian people (in alliance with the other peoples of the USSR) have achieved in all areas of human development.
Under Stalin, the USSR developed at a pace unattainable for the world, in just 20 years making an unprecedented breakthrough in history, which made it possible to defeat the fascist reptile, which gathered under its banner the economic and military potential of almost all of Europe.
Under Stalin, the foundation was laid for our nuclear missile shield and a breakthrough into space.
Under Stalin, the cult of knowledge and labor forced us to strive into science and make world discoveries and breakthroughs.
Under Stalin, just two years after the war, cards were abolished and prices began to drop annually.
Under Stalin, our country and our people enjoyed worldwide recognition and respect.
It was under Stalin, on the ruins of the Reichstag, that we showed the whole world who the real supermen are!
Therefore, his memory is so dear to us and we call on everyone on March 05, 2023 to come and honor the great man by placing two scarlet carnations at the leader’s grave or other places in your area associated with his name.
The action "Two Carnations for Comrade Stalin" will be held for the 26th time on the private initiative of a group of comrades.
The purpose of the action is to honor the memory of the Leader on 03/05/2023 by laying flowers at his grave on Red Square in Moscow. Everyone can take part independently and as part of our group.
For our comrades living outside the Moscow region and not having the opportunity to take part in person - to provide a voluntary fundraiser for the purchase of flowers, the purchase of flowers and their laying in Moscow on their behalf on Red Square at the grave of Comrade Stalin on 03/05/2023.
The event must be coordinated with the authorities.
As of February 28, 2023, 10,500 rubles were collected.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Ukraine today said the situation around the besieged city of Bakhmut is 'extremely tense' as Vladimir Putin's forces stepped up their assault to encircle Ukrainian troops.
Russia is trying to cut supply lines to the city, the scene of some of the war's toughest fighting, and force them to surrender or withdraw.
This would give Putin his first major victory in more than half a year and open the way to the capture of the last remaining urban centres in the Donetsk region.
'Despite significant losses, the enemy threw in the most prepared assault units of Wagner [mercenary group], who are trying to break through the defences of our troops and surround the city,' Ukraine's Colonel general Oleksandr Syrskyi said on a military messaging platform.
Ukraine's military previously said Russia had strengthened its forces in the Bakhmut area and was shelling settlements around the city.
[Jpost] An unconfirmed media report said an unidentified object had been spotted in the sky and fighter jets were dispatched to investigate.
Russia's Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg temporarily suspended all flights on Tuesday, the city government said, amid unconfirmed Russian media reports of an unidentified object such as a drone above the city.
The government of Russia's second city said on its official Telegram channel that it had halted all flights at the airport until 1200 local time (0900 GMT). It did not provide a reason for the suspension.
The state-run TASS news agency said that airspace within a 200-kilometer (124-mile) radius of Pulkovo had been closed until 1320 local time, citing an unnamed source.
An unconfirmed media report from the online Russian news outlet Baza said an unidentified object had been spotted in the sky and that fighter jets had been dispatched to investigate.
Reuters could not immediately confirm that report.
Data from the Flight Radar website showed a number of domestic flights headed for St. Petersburg turning back to their destinations, while the airspace closure also appeared to be affecting flights on route to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, which requires planes to fly over St. Petersburg.
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.
