[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Sure they could. But then they’d have to give up government-paid gender change surgery in under-12s, and in these troubled times that is much too much for British society to give up.
Fourteen Challenger 2s will be despatched to take part in the spring offensive
Ukrainian troops are currently being trained in Britain to operate Challenger 2s
[CNN] Looks like longer range weapons have arrived.
Ukrainian forces have struck Russian bases near the airport and a steel works in the Russian-occupied city of Mariupol, according to a local official.
Petro Andriushchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian mayor of the city, said there have been three explosions so far on Thursday.
"Two of them hit the closed territory of Ilyich Iron and Steel Works in the area of the penal colony," he said in a post on his official Telegram channel. "The Armed Forces of Ukraine with surgical precision hit the bases of the occupiers."
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[Korrespondent] 23:11 The Russian Defense Ministry stated that Kiev allegedly stepped up "preparations for an invasion of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic" in response to the offensive of Russian troops from the territory of Pridnestrovie. The agency promised to "adequately respond" to the impending "provocation".
23:07 China is negotiating with Russia on the supply of kamikaze drones, writes Der Spiegel. According to the publication, we are talking about the purchase of 100 strike drones, which can be delivered as early as April. According to information received by Spiegel, the Russian military is in talks with Chinese drone manufacturer Xi'an Bingo Intelligent Aviation Technology. The journalists found out that the company agreed to manufacture and test 100 prototype ZT-180 drones capable of carrying a warhead weighing from 35 to 50 kg.
22:52 The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly supported a resolution that calls on Russia to stop hostilities and withdraw its troops from Ukraine, and also consolidates the main provisions of the Ukrainian "peace formula". 141 states out of 193 voted "for" and seven voted against: Russia, Belarus, Syria, North Korea, Eritrea, Nicaragua and Mali. Another 32 countries abstained.
22:40 Great Britain has formed a secret working group for the purchase of weapons for Ukraine in different countries of the world, writes The New York Times. According to the newspaper, other Western countries are also making efforts to provide Ukraine with weapons and ammunition against the backdrop of the depletion of their own and Western stocks.
22:28 U.S. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth said that it may take more than a year for the American side to deliver the promised M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine - the relevant plans are still being developed.
22:06 Biden will hold an online meeting with G7 leaders and Zelensky on Friday to discuss prospects for further support for Ukraine, the White House said.
21:57 Zelensky said that he had met with a delegation of the United for Ukraine global parliamentary network, which included representatives of the parliaments of 13 European countries and the European Parliament.
21:39 On the anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion, the National Bank presented a commemorative banknote "Remember! We will not forgive!" face value of 20 hryvnia. It is dedicated to the struggle and fortitude of the Ukrainian people. On the front side there are three Ukrainian soldiers raising the flag of Ukraine, on the back side there are tied hands, which symbolizes the suffering of Ukrainians in the occupation. The banknote was issued with a circulation of 300 thousand, it is legal tender.
20:52 Australia will transfer a $33 million worth of drones to Ukraine, as well as impose additional sanctions against Russia, the country's government announced.
20:34 The countries of the European Union have promised to achieve victory for Ukraine in the war with Russia and not stop their support until justice is restored after the criminal attack of the Russian Federation, the European Council said in a statement on the anniversary of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation. The document was supported by all 27 EU member states. It notes, in particular, that Russian aggression is a crime against peace, violates the UN Charter, UN principles and the values of humanity.
18:31 The EU did not agree on the tenth package of sanctions against Russia, which it planned to introduce by the anniversary of the invasion. The ambassadors will meet again on Friday, February 24, Radio Liberty's Brussels correspondent Rikard Jozwiak said.
17:37 The direction of Mariupol is no longer absolutely unattainable for the Ukrainian defenders, said the speaker of OK Pivden Natalia Gumenyuk: "At this stage, we can only state that remoteness is a very relative concept. What is considered so remote that it is unattainable is not always The direction of Mariupol is no longer absolutely unattainable for us."
17:20 During the year of a full-scale war, the Russians inflicted about 5,000 missile and 3,500 air strikes on Ukraine, as well as more than 1,100 drone strikes, said Alexei Gromov, deputy head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff.
17:13 Hungary is preparing the visit of Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Ukraine. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijarto said that this will happen when "the time comes."
16:46 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said during a visit to Kiev that his country will increase the number of Leopard 2 tanks for Ukraine to ten units. He clarified that Madrid will first transfer six tanks to Kyiv, and in the future this figure will grow to ten. "We intend to do this in the coming weeks or months ... Moreover, we are ready to send more Leopards at a later stage if necessary," he added.
15:53 G7 finance ministers and central bank governors adopted a document in which, in particular, they announced support for the restoration and reconstruction of Ukraine's infrastructure, increased obligations for budgetary and economic support for Kiev for 2023 to $39 billion. In addition, the countries agreed to continue to take action on the issue of sanctions against the Russian Federation and work with partners to secure ceilings on Russian energy prices and prevent attempts to circumvent them.
14:50 Finland will give Ukraine three Leopard 2R demining tanks. They do not have cannons and are armed only with machine guns. Their main purpose is to clear fields, the country's Defense Ministry said.
13:28 Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that Budapest would unblock the holding of meetings of the Ukraine-NATO Committee at the ministerial level if Kiev complies with the requirement regarding the rights of Hungarian minorities.
12:35 Kuleba said that Western fighters will not be used by Ukraine to strike targets in Russia.
11:49 Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to the World Bank, led to the fact that another 8 million Ukrainians were below the poverty line compared to the pre-war period, but the result could have been even worse if the country had not carried out reforms before the war, said the regional WB Director Arup Banerjee: “The country is set back 15 years in achieving its poverty reduction goals. At the same time, the amazing resilience that Ukraine and Ukrainians have shown is largely due to complex and successful reforms in macroeconomic management and institutional development, which the authorities introduced during the last years before the war.
11:03 There has been no power shortage in the energy system of Ukraine for 12 days in a row and is not predicted yet. All types of power plants are operating, electricity imports are insignificant and continue to decline, Ukrenergo said. Due to damage to networks as a result of Russian shelling, some settlements in the front-line districts of Kharkov, Zaporozhye, and Kherson regions have been de-energized. Odessa still has network restrictions, hourly outage schedules apply.
10:42 A Su-25 military aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces has crashed in the Belgorod region. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the crash occurred "after completing a combat mission while returning to the base airfield." The pilot died, the plane crashed in a deserted area, there was no damage. According to preliminary data, the cause of the disaster was a "technical malfunction". Local publics write that the plane fell on a barn with hay, after which a fire broke out.
10:29 Prigozhin said that the PMC Wagner began to receive previously blocked shells - "so far on paper, but, as we were told, the main papers have already been signed."
10:26 Russian Tu-95 bombers from the Engels-2 airfield near Saratov, which was hit by drones several times, could be moved to the Olenya strategic aviation airfield in the Murmansk region, in the north of the Russian Federation, Radio Liberty reports, citing satellite images from Planet Labs. In particular, in February, seven additional Tu-95s appeared at the Olenya airfield, and a total of 11 Tu-95s, two Tu-160s and two Il-78 tanker aircraft are now deployed at the airfield. Journalists believe that this may indicate the active use of this airfield for future attacks on the territory of Ukraine.
10:15 The Russians are preparing possible provocations on the anniversary of the full-scale invasion, most likely with the aim of accusing the Armed Forces of Ukraine of violating territorial integrity. This, as reported by OK Pivnich, is evidenced by intelligence data, which recorded the movement of columns of military equipment in the border area with the Chernihiv region without recognition signs and with soldiers dressed in a pixel similar to the uniform of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
10:03 British intelligence believes that Russia may be preparing for another offensive in the Ugledar region, but it is unlikely that it has a strike force capable of breaking through. Analysts note that the responsibility for the Ugledar operation is most likely still borne by the Russian Eastern Group of Forces. Its commander, Rustam Muradov, is likely under intense pressure to improve the results after being heavily criticized by the Russian nationalist community for previous failures. However, it is unlikely that Muradov has the necessary strike force.
Intelligence also noted heavy fighting has continued in the past 48 hours in the Bakhmut area, where Ukrainian forces have kept supply routes open to the west despite Russia's creeping encirclement over the past six weeks.
09:45 For five months, 98 Polish police officers participated in a top-secret mission in Ukraine to clear mines from the liberated territories, writes Wirtualna Polska. They have all returned home. The publication notes that the Ukrainian army does not have enough sappers to quickly deal with mine clearance. Military sappers from NATO countries cannot do this either, since this will be regarded by Russia as a provocation. Therefore, it was decided to send police pyrotechnicians. Of all the members of the ATLAS group, to which Kyiv addressed, only Poland responded. The rest of the countries considered the mission too dangerous.
At first, the mission was supposed to last three months, but in December it was extended for another two. Polish police officers worked in the Kyiv region - one of the first tasks was to clear the territory of one of the airports near Kiev. The Poles removed a total of 2,000 dangerous items. Among other things, they cleared roads and fields of anti-tank and anti-personnel mines. For almost five months of work, not a single Polish policeman was injured.
09:28 Budanov said in an interview with the UP that Russia wants to end the war as soon as possible: “There are also intelligent boys and girls there who understand that no one has time. The longer this goes on, the more and faster the complete destruction and armed forces and economy. The head of military intelligence also confirmed that there are GUR agents in Putin's entourage. "Since the situation in the Russian Federation is getting worse every day, it becomes easier to find people who cooperate," Budanov added.
08:57 In the Kherson region over the past day, two people were killed as a result of Russian shelling, the OVA reported. Two people were wounded in the Donetsk region, three were wounded in the Kharkov region.
08:52 Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez arrived in Kyiv on a visit. At the station, he was met by Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny Perebiynis. Sanchez should visit Irpin and Bucha, and also meet with Zelensky.
08:49 New German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius "broke Berlin's restraint" on the issue of arms supplies to Ukraine, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Melnik said in an interview with UP: "Mr. Pistorius is of a completely different format than Ms. Lambrecht. I think he wants to go down in history precisely as the one who broke that Berlin restraint and we see that it is thanks to his leadership position within the government that the ice is starting to melt."
08:47 Swiss lighting designer Gerry Hofstetter will illuminate buildings and monuments on the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine from February 22 to 27 as part of the art tour of Ukrainian cities "Honoring the memory. Light for hope," the Ministry of Culture said.
08:43 Challenger 2 battle tanks may begin to arrive in Ukraine in the spring, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said in an interview with Reuters. He did not rule out that London could offer Ukraine more tanks in addition to the 14 already promised, but this would depend on the country's defense needs.
Wallace visited a training ground in the southwest of England where the Ukrainian military is trained to operate tanks in combat conditions. The British Ministry of Defense said in a statement that the training is "going fast" and will take several weeks.
Wallace also said that Britain will increase the production of weapons to help Ukraine and replenish its own stocks: "We have concluded contracts with our ammunition manufacturers and have already begun to receive the first batches both to replenish our stocks and for Ukraine."
08:41 Polish Leopard 2 tanks are ready to be sent to Ukraine, Ukrainian soldiers will be ready to return home with the tanks within a month, Polish President Andrzej Duda said in an interview with CNN. At the same time, he added that Poland and other countries have "serious problems" with obtaining spare parts from Germany.
08:32 Budanov said in an interview with UP that he does not expect anything unusual on February 23-24: "Let's do this: there will be nothing unusual. Usual attempts ... A small missile strike is planned. 23-24 - they have two dates. Believe me I mean, we've been through this more than 20 times."
08:24 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that the concept of "historical borders" can be used by Russia to justify aggression against any neighboring state, in particular Moldova, the decree on respect for the territorial integrity of which Putin has already canceled. In addition, the countries of Central Asia, which do not have a common border with Russia, but have territory that once belonged to either the Soviet Union, or the Russian Empire, or both states, can also be attributed to such "historical borders".
Analysts noted that before speaking at the stadium on February 22, Putin issued a decree to cancel the May 2012 decree on Russia's position on the territorial integrity of Moldova, which stated that the Russian Federation would firmly adhere to the principles of the UN Charter, requiring the development of friendly relations between states on the basis of equality, respect for their sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The cancellation of the 2012 decree does not mean that Putin intends to attack Moldova - he lacks the military potential to do so. However, this indicates an escalation of his efforts to undermine the Moldovan state, according to ISW.
08:17 The Russian Defense Ministry said that Kiev is allegedly preparing an "armed provocation" against Pridnestrovie, Russia is "carefully monitoring" the situation on the border of Ukraine with the "PMR" and is "ready to respond to any changes in the situation."
08:11 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of February 23.
personnel - about 145,850 (+790) people liquidated,
tanks - 3350 (+16),
armored fighting vehicles - 6593 (+24),
artillery systems - 2352 (+7),
MLRS - 471 (+0),
air defense systems - 244 (+1),
aircraft - 299 (+0),
helicopters - 287 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 2029 (+3),
cruise missiles - 873 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5215 (+3),
special equipment - 228 (+2).
08:04 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, Ukrainian defenders repulsed about 90 enemy attacks in the indicated directions, the General Staff said in a morning report .
According to the General Staff, due to the failure of the offensive and significant losses near Ugledar, the personnel of the "volunteer", the so-called "Cossack detachment", attached to the 155th Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet, refuses to further participate in the offensive.
06:29 The UN General Assembly is ready to vote for a resolution put forward by Ukraine and its allies on the need for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in accordance with the founding UN Charter, writes Reuters. Consideration of the resolution is scheduled for February 24. The US representative said that voting for the document "will go down in history."
The draft UN resolution, which is non-binding but has political weight, reflects last year's General Assembly demand for Moscow to withdraw troops and cease hostilities.
06:00 The Biden administration is considering releasing intelligence data indicating that China is weighing whether to supply Russia with weapons for the war against Ukraine, writes WSJ.
00:18 The Czech company showed the production of inflatable lures that it sends to Ukraine. In particular, these are inflatable dummies M142 HIMARS and M777.
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[RIA] Before us is a visual aid on the topic of what a real democrat is: this is a creature that must have unshakable confidence in the invincibility of its ideas and plans, even - and especially - contrary to obvious reality. And if, in addition, we are talking about a woman whose job is to distribute money around the world in support of the ideas and plans mentioned, then the case is especially difficult.
We are talking about Samantha Power , known to us mainly for her work as the US Permanent Representative to the UN under Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017, a professional and fiery human rights activist, and now the head of USAID , the government Agency for International Development. She just wrote an article about how it's time for democracies around the world to take the offensive.
What is USAID? Here is just one recent story . The special forces of the Russian Guard found in the LPR methodological manuals for the work of activists of this office in Ukraine , discrediting Russia in the eyes of local residents, promoting LGBT values, and so on. The finds were handed over to the prosecutor's office. And Russia and Ukraine are by no means the only targets of such activity.
The value of Power's article is in an unexpected thesis: if earlier democracy around the world was in retreat, now, specifically since the beginning of 2022, the authoritarians of the whole world have been dealt a heavy blow. Russia suffers a permanent defeat in Ukraine, China is not in the best position. And as a result, indexes and ratings of democracy broke up everywhere.
This is a very important feature of any and every propaganda of our enemy - it always relies on an enormous, as it were, science of shamanism. For each direction of global brainwashing (and there are many of these directions), a powerful structure of science-like centers and funds is being created. Which replace the real science, if any. All this is calculated on the fact that the broad masses of the people will not wonder how all these indices and ratings are calculated and whether this is nonsense.
And here's a good picture for you. As Samantha herself admits, since the turn of the century it has been true that democracy is in retreat around the world. The howl from the human rights network reached the heavens. And suddenly – between mid-2020 and the end of 2022 – the approval ratings of bad leaders in 27 countries, well-chosen by a competent group of scientists from Cambridge , fell by ten percent. Ten percent!
On the other hand, how else. If you explain to your activists and other supporters that your cause has been going downhill for the third decade, they might get upset. They must know that they are winning. Especially since Joseph Robinette Biden came to power.
That's not all. Samantha Power makes one very correct and good point in the order of work on the bugs. She says: it's time to end the situation when another American boy (or girl) comes to power somewhere in the world, as economic collapse and impoverishment begin in this country. As a result, the main problem that destroyed the authority of democracy was the growing universal conviction that these same “autocrats” and “populists” (including, by the way, President Trump) are much better at ensuring economic growth and prosperity.
So, says Samantha, there is no need to repeat past mistakes when we brought our man to power in one part of the world or another and immediately began to look at him with a squint: does he catch mice or not? We need a new agenda, a new approach to democracy: that is, immediately give your person brought to power a lot of money, and everything will work out.
Money is her part. In fact, the entire article is a self-promotional self-report about how USAID is doing great, plus an indirect reminder: Samantha and her office have a $30 billion budget . But in general, she also reminded, the United States and its partners in the G7 want to mobilize 600 billion by 2027 just to finance global infrastructure. And when it comes to such money, it is very important to explain to everyone that, finally, the opponents lose, and their own win.
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[KavkazUzel] The deportation of the Ingush and Chechens is still alive in the memory of the elderly, who were able to survive the repression and return to their homeland, and it is important to continue to keep this memory, the participants of the mourning meeting in Nazran pointed out.
The "Caucasian Knot" wrote that a prayer in memory of those killed during the years of Stalin's deportation was read today in Nazran by the elders and the head of the republic. In mosques today, believers read prayers, commemorating those who died during the years of deportation, and distribute alms to the poor and large families.
Operation "Lentil", during which almost 500,000 people from Chechnya and Ingushetia were evicted to Kazakhstan and Central Asia, took place from February 23 to March 9, 1944. According to historians, mass arrests, deportations and executions on ethnic grounds under Stalin were widely practiced, which is confirmed by a lot of documentary evidence, follows from the reference material "10 myths about Stalin's role in the Great Patriotic War," posted on the "Caucasian Knot".
Those who wished to honor the memory of those who died during the years of deportation gathered today at the mourning event dedicated to the 79th anniversary of the deportation of the Vainakhs in 1944, which took place on the alley of the Heroes of the Memorial Complex in Nazran.
"Today, as if recalling those events as vividly as possible, even the weather was a match for that of February 23, 1944: wet snow fell without ceasing, a chilly wind climbed under the warmest down jackets," the chairman trade union association "Ingushneft" Anzhela Matieva told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
The woman came to the funeral event with her nephews. “Children know what happened 79 years ago in Ingushetia, how they put people in freight cars and sent them to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The elders tell them about this, they watch newsreel footage. But this is at home. the horror of the first days of exile in sheds and barns, in whose eyes their younger brothers and sisters were dying.
"I saw how the expressions of the children's faces change, how attentively they listen to what these old people say," the old people cried and were not embarrassed by their tears flowing down deep wrinkles. I expected that the children would freeze and want to leave. But they stayed at the rally until the end and then, hushed, went inside the tower to get acquainted with the exhibits, stopping for a long time at the paintings,
The reasons for the repressions against Chechens and Ingush were named mass desertion, draft evasion in wartime and the preparation of an armed uprising in the Soviet rear. The territory of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was practically not under occupation, and it was not easy to accuse its peoples of direct betrayal.
In addition, the deportation took place when the Wehrmacht had already been thrown back hundreds of kilometers from the Caucasus, and, therefore, was not a military necessity, but an openly punitive act, according to the reference material "Deportation of Chechens and Ingush", published in the "Reference" section on "Caucasian Knot".
According to the participant of the funeral rally, this time she herself was imbued with the feeling of what happened 79 years ago: fear of the unknown, hopelessness and despair from powerlessness, from the fact that you can’t change anything in this situation.
"How could all this survive and survive? But they survived, while burying their children, parents. I remember the story of a friend who, half a century later, went to Kyrgyzstan, where he spent his childhood. When they came to the cemetery, he saw a large number of small child's graves."
"In the first year of the deportation, many children died, they got sick, but more often they died of hunger," an old resident of these places answered his silent question.
"Today it is difficult for me to imagine that a child can die not from an incurable disease, but from hunger. mother, burying her child, the long-awaited baby?" said Angela Matieva.
Elder Khamzat Buzurtanov every year attends mourning events dedicated to the tragic date of the deportation of the Ingush. According to him, even decades later, the pain of loss, from the fact that for the republic, for the entire Ingush people it was an irreparable tragedy, memories of deportation do not fade in memory, but become even clearer.
"Probably, this is also happening because, despite all the laws on rehabilitation, the issue of the Prigorodny district remains unresolved, and people who were repeatedly expelled from their homes as a result of the Ossetian-Ingush conflict could not get into their native homes," he told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
From October 30 to November 6, 1992, an armed conflict broke out on the territory of the Prigorodny district and part of Vladikavkaz as a result of the aggravation of interethnic relations between Ossetians and Ingush. The conflict quickly escalated into riots, accompanied by pogroms, destruction, arson, armed resistance to the authorities, murders, hostage-taking and other violent acts.
During the conflict, according to the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia, more than 8,000 people were injured, 618 of them died, 939 were injured. The Ingush demand the return to the Prigorodny district of refugees who left it because of the conflict. The Ingush side is convinced that North Ossetia is delaying the process of the return of migrants, the "Caucasian Knot" report says.
The elder remembered that after returning from exile, the Ingush were not allowed into their native village. "For 13 years of deportation, everything remained in place, even the furniture was the same as before the eviction. But the owners were different. They slept on other people's beds, ate from other people's dishes, while not allowing the real owners to even look inside," he said. Buzurtanov.
The confrontation was long, he noted.
"Those who came from exile were offered a plot of land in another place, a loan so that the returnees could build houses, and not live in dugouts.
"They are against your return, they will make trouble for you in every possible way, they will not sell you kerosene, salt and matches in the shop. You will die of hunger in these dugouts!" said the chairman of the district executive committee, a Russian, a former front-line soldier, persuaded the arriving Ingush.
And then an old man came out to him. "We will die of hunger, you say?" mouth and began to chew. "We will eat this land, but we will not die of hunger, but we will still live here, on our own land," the old man said angrily. The man, with tears in his eyes, hugged the old man and said: live with God, no one else will touch you."
Today, in all the mosques of Ingushetia, prayers were read and a funeral ceremony was held, and then alms were distributed.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:20 APU shell fell on a private house in the village of Borisovka, Belgorod Region
A woman died. Several more shells damaged residential buildings in the district, the correspondent confirms"Go and look".
The deceased is a 71-year-old woman. Also in the house was a daughter, she managed to survive. Doctors helped the girl on the spot. Shell fragments fell on two more private households. Windows were smashed out, facades were cut and the roof was damaged.
20:18 In the sky of Kharkiv region shot down UAV, possibly Bayraktar. Ukrainian resources publish footage with a downed drone. By the red stripes on the tail, it can be assumed that this is a Turkish combat drone "Bayraktor TB-2"
19:10 Servicemen in the Kherson direction work despite the holidays
"Today is a holiday, but the fighters are not up to the holiday. Everyone goes to work, there is an order - they go to fulfill the order," said the military commander. Holiday is Defender of the Fatherland Day. 19:10 Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Artemivsk direction have doubled since the beginning of January -became knownhow many people die every day while holding the city
18:23 Russian military knocked out MT-LB APU in the Bakhmut area
17:08 Tankers of the Central Military District defeat equipment and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the special operation
Also, the crews of the Central Military District carry out tasks to support the offensive actions of motorized rifle units and strike at enemy strongholds, firing from closed positions.
16:03 Russian newest T-90M tanks in Zaporozhye region
▫️The Russian T-90M "Breakthrough" and its younger brother, the T-14 "Armata" are the most modern vehicles in the Russian Armed Forces.
▫️The vehicle received its first combat experience during the April clashes with the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region.
▫️His innovations are the Kalina self-propelled gun with the "friend or foe" system, an updated weapon, increased power shells and air conditioning.
▫️Characteristics - weight 48 tons; power - 1130 l. With.; speed up to 70 km/h; power reserve - 550 km; crew - 3 people.
▫️The Russian T-90M tank was created on the basis of the export T-90AM and T-90MS.
The first armored vehicles went to the RF Armed Forces in 2020, and a year later their mass production began.
16:03 Effective connection work Russian reconnaissance and artillerymen of the Southern group to destroy the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement. Maryinka
15:04 The main thing from the new briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
🔹Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction per day amounted to 55 military;
🔹Russian troops destroyed about 85 Ukrainian soldiers in the Krasnolimansky direction during the day;
🔹Russian troops destroyed an ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Avdievka in the DPR;
🔹The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed up to 105 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a day in the South-Donetsk direction;
🔹The RF Armed Forces shot down nine Ukrainian UAVs and a Su-25 aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a day;
🔹The RF Armed Forces destroyed two Msta-B howitzers and one D-30 howitzer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction;
🔹The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed six warehouses with ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR, including in the area of Vuhledar, in a day.
14:07 Regular beggars from the 51st battalion Transcarpathian 1st company asking for help from the people to buy a vehicle, because they do not have to rely on their leadership
14:06 Before the Ukrainians start reach that I send them to slaughter, in particular representatives of the TCC, who exceed their official powers
13:05 Explosions thundered on Thursday in Kyiv immediately after the announcement of an air raid alert in the city, informs Ukrainian edition "Strana."
“They write about explosions in Kyiv,” the publication said in a Telegram channel. According to the publication, presumably, air defense is working.
13:05 An air raid alert was announced on Thursday in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions of Ukraine, testifydata online maps of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation.
13:04 An explosion occurred in the center of Odessa, the Ukrainian edition reported Klimenko Time".
"Local Telegram channels publish photos of the smoke that went up after that. The reason is still unknown," the publication’s Telegram channel says.
12:42 The office of the President is littered with letters from relatives of the missing members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Due to the number of appeals and the lack of information in the OP about the fate of each military paper, they remain unanswered and are put into boxes.
In the office of the president, the shooters are transferred to the Ministry of Defense, which does not respond to requests in a timely manner.
12:42 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, four servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were disposed of, three were seriously injured
12:41 Did your parents watch Vladimir Putin's address?
In schools controlled by Kyiv, primary school children are given a questionnaire, the purpose of which is to find out if their parents watched Vladimir Putin's appeal. They have already reached such methods to find "zrada" ...
11:43 Downed over Kherson Ukrainian Su-25
11:43 APU continue to suffer colossal irretrievable losses along the entire front line
10:40 Russian military destroyed armored car KrAZ "Spartan" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Bakhmut area.
10:40 Ukrainian soldier in bewilderment, something like that, the deputies are rowing money with shovels, and they are given lists so that they buy equipment for themselves
10:40 RF Armed Forces continuously work on Ukrainian positions non-stop, not letting them raise their heads
09:15 An air raid alert has been declared in the Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions of Ukraine.
08:57 "The infantry asks for fire. We shoot, we carry out tasks:" combat Job 122mm BM-21 multiple launch rocket systems "Grad" of the Central Military District
After marching to the starting positions from the loading area, the gunners deployed and aimed the 122mm BM-21 Grad launchers to strike at the targets of Ukrainian nationalists. Having completed the fire destruction of the targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the calculations change their position.
From receiving a target to striking, the personnel of the calculation of the MLRS 122mm BM-21 "Grad" spends no more than 10 minutes. The maximum efficiency and accuracy of such volleys is ensured by the adjustment of fire with the help of drones.
08:15 Armored groups of the Airborne Forces with the support of mortar crews and assault units destroyed a large number of personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. A reconnaissance group of paratroopers with the help of an UAV discovered a platoon stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the forest.
To capture and destroy it, an airborne assault unit was sent with the support of an armored group on BMD-2K-AU airborne combat vehicles paired with mortar crews of paratrooper artillerymen. The crews of combat vehicles, having made a march on standard equipment, approached the enemy and opened heavy fire on him.
02:49 An air raid alert has been announced in Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy and Dnepropetrovsk regions. Sirens roar in the occupied part of the DPR
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Forkbeard, Fat Bob...I don't know which is worse. I think they must compete with each other for the money they get from Biden via Zelensky. I hate to think of Biden squandering my tax dollars that way. But they're both so incredibly stupid that it's a wonder anybody's willing to pay them a single kopeck.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:55 Over the past day Representation reported about 22 facts of firing by the VFU.
-- In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 15 attacks from the Himars, Uragan and Smerch MLRS, 155mm artillery.
-- On Gorlovsky six artillery attacks from artillery 155, 152 and 122mm.
-- On Yasinovatsky one artillery attack from MLRS, artillery 155mm.
Having fired 136 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were areas of four settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Panteleymonovka, the capital city of Donetsk (Voroshilovsky, Proletarsky, Budennovsky, Kievsky, Petrovsky districts), Yasinovataya.
Over the past day, information was received about the death of 6 civilians, incl. four ambulance workers, in the Petrovsky and Budyonnovsky districts of Donetsk.
Wounds of varying severity were received by 13 civilians, incl. 10 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR, in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk.
A 29 houses were damaged in Voroshilovsky, Petrovsky, Proletarsky and Budyonnovsky districts of Donetsk, as well as four civil infrastructure facilities.
Previously, 13 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU during the day.
20:33 Donetsk terror continues- Ukrainian militants hit on rescuers and doctors
The Proletarsky and Budenovsky districts were hit, houses and civilian infrastructure were damaged.
A serious tragedy unfolded as a result of the artillery attack of the Petrovsky district: the rescue services that arrived at the scene tried to provide assistance and evacuate the wounded, at that moment they were hit by a MLRS. Three ambulance workers died on the spot, another died in the hospital, 10 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations received injuries of varying severity. The number of civilian casualties is being specified.
19:17 With whom do the warriors of light fight - heartbreaking frames from a residential building in Donetsk, where a Ukrainian shell flew in, photo 18+
While talking about the righteousness of their military exploits, the Armed Forces of Ukraine and their apologists always forget to attach such illustrations, with clear results of "their struggle."
Once again, a shell of the American MLRS HIMARS hit a residential high-rise building in the Budenovsky district of Donetsk, pierced several floors from top to bottom and killed a woman in the apartment.
Talking heads, of course, will give out the classic either "beat the Colorados" or "tse all Rusnya" - but the next blood is known on whose conscience. How many more such tragedies will be repeated, and the American Himari, which do not fly anywhere, but are high-precision weapons whose missiles destroy the homes of civilians, is unknown.
19:05 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC on February 23, additional information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Proletarsky district):
- st. Karpatsky, 27 - a private residential building;
- st. Miner's Day, 21 - a direct hit in a private residential building.
18:50 Ukrainian troops fired on Panteleymonovka, firing four rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
18:27 Evening summary of Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of the DPR on February 23, 2023.
18:02 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing eight rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
17:22 Battle for Marinka situation as of 17:00 February 23, 2023:
In Marinka, fighting continues inside the city. Soldiers of the RF Armed Forces storm enemy strongholds, actively using artillery and tank groups. The forces of the 79th Airborne Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are still holding the line.
Due to the difficulty of the assault directly through the center, the Russian troops changed tactics and moved on to cover Maryinka from the south and north. The units of the RF Armed Forces advanced at the tire repair plant and opened the way to the south to the village of Pobeda.
Over the past few days, fighters of the 255th Regiment of the RF Armed Forces have broken through the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine along the Maryinka-Konstantinovka road and reached Pobeda. Along the way, they attacked the fortified area of 79 Separate Air Mobile Brigade in the fields east of Pobeda.
The advance to the south from Maryinka came as a surprise to the Ukrainian paratroopers. Russian troops took advantage of the disorganization in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and were able to enter the village itself. Now the fighting is already going on inside the settlement.
The Ukrainian command expects the start of an offensive in other areas, including in the north of Maryinka and in the Krasnogorovka area. Electronic warfare crews were deployed to the combat area, and drones purchased by volunteers were delivered to units of the 79th Brigade.
17:10 Artillerymen of the Russian Armed Forces in the Seversky direction destroyed positions of Ukrainian nationalists.
16:55 Fixation of consequences of the artillery attack of the Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk 23.02.2023
Specialists of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC confirmed the artillery attack of the Voroshilovsky district with the use of the M142 HIMARS MLRS, and also clarified direction of firing and the type of missiles used.
16:44 The number of ambulance workers who died during the artillery attack of the Petrovsky district of Donetsk has increased to four - the Ministry of Health.
16:28 Battle for Artemovsk situation as of February 23, 2023:
According to some reports, the Ukrainian formations retreated from Berkhovka, and the settlement came under the complete control of the assault detachments of the Wagner PMC. The village is being cleared.
The battles for the village have been going on for the past few days, and yesterday the "Wagnerites" squeezed out the formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the western outskirts. At night, Ukrainian units departed for Dubovo-Vasilevka and Yagodnoe.
Now the assault on the village of Yagodnoye continues, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine transferred reinforcements the day before. At the moment, clashes continue near the Artemovsky nursery, where Ukrainian paratroopers dug in.
The liberation of Berkhovka makes it possible to completely cut off the supply of the Ukrainian group in Bakhmut through the roads passing in the village and nearby. This will make it possible to increase the pressure on the nearby Dubovo-Vasilevka and Yagodnoye.
Now the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is trying with all its might to hold the Yagodnoye line - the Stupka area in Bakhmut until a new line of defense is built at Chasy Yar. Strongholds are being prepared in Bogdanovka to defend the city.
Russian troops also conducted reconnaissance in force on the Zaliznyanskoye-Vasyukovka line. In Kyiv, they fear a breakthrough in the defense in this sector and an exit to the rear of the AFU grouping in the Seversk agglomeration.
At the moment, the paratroopers of the 10th Brigade and 81st brigade of the DShV of Ukraine are trying to recapture their lost positions in the direction of Vesele, east of Soledar and Belogorovka, west of Lysichansk.
16:10 As a result of the artillery attack of Donetsk by the Armed Forces of Ukraine damaged College of Music.
Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled Donetsk with the use of NATO-style RZO. As a result, the glazing of the Donetsk Musical College and nearby houses and shops were damaged. Also, one shell flew into the heating system.
16:02 Artillery of Wagner operators from the first shot struck crossing the APU across the Bakhmutka River.
15:44 Serviceman of the 155th Naval Infantry Guards Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces with the call sign "Stary" told about the situation in the Ugledar direction.
15:40 Ukrainian troops fired on Yasinovataya, firing 10 rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
15:21 A total of 10 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR were injured during the artillery attack of Donetsk by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the authorities report. In addition, ambulance workers came under fire, three people were killed, another one was seriously injured.
15:10 Air defense is working again in Donetsk, Makiivka and rear cities.
14:29 In the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, an ambulance brigade came under fire from the Nazis. As a result of the impact, there were wounded and one woman died.
14:24 Russian troops are moving forward to Ugledar.
Naval Infantry tankers crush Ukrainian militants in the forest belts. The enemy is pulling up all his reserves, trying to stop our advance.
14:15 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC on February 23, additional information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Proletarsky district):
- st. Karpatskaya, 25 - a private residential building;
- st. Zavetnaya, 19 - a private residential building;
- st. Zavetnaya, 20 - a private residential building; the car was also damaged;
- st. Architects, 1, 9 - private residential buildings;
- st. Slant, 19 - a private residential building.
14:11 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing 20 rockets from the MLRS, the DPR office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
14:05 In the Petrovsky district of Donetsk suffered three civilians - at the place of arrival, a shell of the Armed Forces of Ukraine sticks out of the ground.
13:59 Consequences of artillery attack of the Petrovsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants.
13:50 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for February 23, information was received about victims among civilians in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district): - on the street. Petrovsky, 198/2, a man born in 1957 suffered.
Information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk:
- the building of the DSMA named after S. S. Prokofiev was damaged on the street. Rosa Luxembourg;
- st. Roza Luxembourg, 30 "a" - an apartment building.
Petrovsky district of Donetsk: - st. Bagritskogo, 2, 4, 6, 8 - private residential buildings.
Budenovsky district of Donetsk:
- the building of MBDOU "Nursery-garden No. 107 in Donetsk" was damaged on the street. Yenisei;
- st. October, 56 "a" - an apartment building;
- st. Yeniseiskaya, 10 - a private residential building;
- st. High-rise, 1 - a private residential building.
13:20 Ukrainian troops fired at the Budenovsky and Proletrsky districts of Donetsk, firing six rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
13:00 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing three rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
12:59 Afternoon summary of Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of the DPR on February 23, 2023.
12:53 Ukrainian troops fired at the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, firing five rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
12:29 At 12.00 Ukrainian troops released in the Kievsky district of Donetsk, three rounds of the "NATO" caliber.
12:20 This is what the place looks like arrival in Donetsk, huge smoking craters can be seen right next to residential buildings.
12:14 Consequences of artillery attack of the Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants.
12:01 Soldiers of the 1st Army Corps finish off enemy in Marinka and drop leaflets on him with a proposal to retreat.
The fighters of the heroic 5th Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps are advancing daily in the settlement. Marinka. Meter by meter, the enemy is knocked out of his fortifications, using the entire range of weapons - from small arms and armored vehicles to cannon and rocket artillery. Ukrainian fighters are suffering heavy losses in manpower and equipment.
In order to avoid unnecessary bloodshed on the positions of the surviving military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, leaflets are dropped with a proposal to save their lives and retreat. But there is less and less time left to do so.
11:53 Heavy fighting is reported in the Krasny (Ivanovskoye) area, nine km southwest of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut).
According to preliminary data, the blocking of the area began with the blocking of the T-0504 highway. By the morning of February 23, Berkhovka in the north of Artyomovsk was practically cleared of the APU. Enemy units are being squeezed into the Yagodny area and the northern regions of Artemovsk. To the west, reinforcements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are approaching the Bogdanovka area, artillery is actively working on them.
11:49 Opponent shelled center of Donetsk. There are several arrivals. Several MLRS missiles were shot down by air defense systems.
11:31 Today we can expect good news from the Artyomovsky direction from the Berkhovka area, Yagodnoye, etc. In a number of areas, the fighting moved into the stage of mopping up.
The enemy continues to try to hold the front north of the Chasov Yar - Artemovsk route through Khromovo, but every day it becomes more and more difficult to do this, the Wagner grinds the enemy defenses in fierce battles and gradually moves towards the key supply route.
At the same time, the disintegration of the organized enemy has not yet been observed. The enemy stubbornly resists and transfers additional forces to the threatening sectors.
11:19 Donetsk cente rworks air defense. Five claps are reported in the air.
10:44 It is reported that from the side of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, Russian fighters worked on the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
10:18 Wagner soldiers cover artillery attack on the enemy position in Artemovsk.
09:57 Ukrainian troops fired at the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, firing five rounds with a caliber of 122mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
09:49 The civilian infrastructure of the left bank of the Kherson region was again under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine - emergency services.
Yesterday, Ukrainian militants fired about 87 rounds from cannon artillery at the infrastructure of Nova Kakhovka, Alyosheki, Gola Pristan and other settlements.
In addition, the Kiev regime continued to target civilians at night and fired a total of 48 rounds at Kakhovka and Novaya Kakhovka, Velyka Lepetikha, Gornostaevka, Aleshki and Sofiyivka.
Civilian casualties and destruction are being specified.
09:20 Frontline summary on the morning of February 23, 2023:
In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian troops, after artillery preparation, tried to advance in the direction of Novodanilovka. APU repelled the attack. Russian artillery hit almost the entire line of contact. Under the blows of Kamenskoye, Magdalinovka, Stepnoe, Novoandreevka, Orekhov, Malaya Tokmachka, Charovnoye, Gulyaipole, Pavlovka, Malinovka and Olgovskoye.
On the Donetsk front, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are conducting assault operations on the southern and northern outskirts of Maryinka. Artillery hits the western part of the city. There is no promotion. Also, with fire support, Russian troops attacked Nevelskoye, Pervomayskoye and in the Vodiane area. With the same result. Artillery hit the fortified area of ??the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Avdievka.
The Ukrainian army struck at Aleksandrovka, Donetsk, Makeevka, Gorlovka, Debaltsevo, Khartsyzsk and Mariupol. The attack of the last of these settlements directly indicates that Ukraine has long-range missiles in its arsenal. For example, it is almost 100 kilometers from Kurakhov, a stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Donetsk, to Mariupol.
To the south of Artemovsk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue artillery attack Kurdyumovka and Kleshcheevka. Russian troops are hitting the city itself, as well as Stupochki. PMC "Wagner" conducts assault operations on the southern, eastern and northern outskirts of Bakhmut. It is not possible to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. To the south-west of Krasnaya Gora, the “orchestras”, supported by artillery, attack Berkhovka, and to the north of Soledar, after shelling, they also try to attack Vasyukovka and Rozdolovka.
In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops attacked Belogorovka once again. From Dibrova, they tried to advance towards Zarechny. They also conducted offensive operations in the direction of Makeevka.
09:05 Ukrainian troops fired at the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, firing six rounds with a caliber of 152mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
09:02 Happened rewarding servicemen of the RF Armed Forces who distinguished themselves in the battles for Ugledar.
On the eve of the Defender of the Fatherland Day, on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic, the awarding ceremony took place for servicemen of the RF Armed Forces who distinguished themselves in battles on the approaches to the settlement. Ugledar.
Deserved awards to the attack aircraft soldiers were personally presented by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, and the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation - Head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the RF Armed Forces, Colonel-General Viktor Goremykin.
08:50 Information on the artillery attack of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on February 23, 2023
08:10 During the day, one person was killed on the territory of the DPR, one more was injured.
Over the past 24 hours, from 00:00 on February 22 to 00:00 on February 23, one person was killed and another civilian was injured as a result of artillery attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic.
07:23 Russian tankers push out Ukrainian fighters in the direction of Donetsk in the vicinity of Vuhledar. Izvestia correspondent Kirill Olkov shared footage from the scene.
The tank crew of Hero of Russia Ruslan Kurbanov was one of the first to storm Pavlovka in November 2022. Now, under his leadership, an operation is being carried out to storm the city.
"We are trying to break through the enemy defenses. Over the last week there was a tank breakthrough to a depth of five km," said the commander.
06:02 Calculations of heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepek" units of the Eastern Military District continue to inflict crushing blows on the fortified positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the South-Donetsk direction.
04:20 Battle for Marinka: attack aircraft are moving forward in ruins near Donetsk.
The fighting in Maryinka continues for many months, our troops continue to knock out the Ukrainians from the city that has turned into ruins, says corr. iz.ru Semen Eremin.
Our fighters are constantly moving along the flank. Artillery is working in the city, artillery attack of positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is heard.
03:00 VFU attacked the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, a man was wounded.
02:04 Aviation supports offensive in the Kremennaya area.
Today, Mi-24 and Ka-52 attack helicopters, as well as Su-25 attack aircraft, were actively working, suppressing Ukrainian militants. On the footage, you can also see the Mi-8 with a support group, on duty in the air.
01:49 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, firing four rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
01:43 Artemovsk-Belogorovka. What is known so far:
In Belogorovka, our troops are attacking, there are fierce oncoming battles. As before, the task there is to contain and divert enemy forces in order to prevent a strike on the flank along the Razdolovka-Veseloye line.
In Berkhovka, the cleansing is coming to an end. Fighting in the village of Yagodnoye.
01:41 Ukrainian troops fired on the Kiev region of Donetsk, firing 29 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
01:09 Heavy fighting is reported in Belogorovka (LPR). Russian troops attack.
0:19 Ukrainian troops fired at the Yasinovatsky district, firing seven rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
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[REGNUM] In his annual address to the Federal Assembly, Vladimir Putin touched upon the problem of revising traditional values: “The Anglican Church, for example, plans (…) to consider the idea of a gender-neutral god. What can you say? God forgive me, they don't know what they're doing. How did Anglican theologians come up with this idea?
Talk about a "gender-neutral language of worship" in the Anglican Church has caused the widest comments - and, perhaps, it is worth saying a few words about them. This idea is not shockingly new.
"Feminist theology" is a rather old phenomenon, and its main idea is that the traditional perception of God in European culture is shaped by a patriarchal society that assigned women a subordinate role. Women, argue feminist theologians, or rather theologians, were viewed as beings of lower nature, and therefore theological language, starting from the Bible, sees in God exclusively a man - Father, Spouse, Judge, King.
This patriarchal perception is not only born out of millennia of injustice and oppression, but also keeps injustice alive by giving it a sacred status.
Women, like minorities, find it more difficult to turn to God, who is traditionally labeled as a "patriarchal oppressor."
The time has long come to get rid of these archaic remnants - and move away from the language that emphasizes male superiority.
Moreover, God obviously does not have a biological sex.
These considerations have received strong support from the LGBT movement and especially its latest, transgender phase.
From the point of view of the LGBT, a terrible hereditary sin of Christian culture is "heteronormativism" - the idea that
"He who first created male and female created them ... Therefore, a man will leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife, and the two will become one flesh" (Mat. 19). :4,5).
The belief that people are divided into men and women, and that a normal, natural, socially encouraged form of sexuality is monogamous and, of course, heterosexual marriage is perceived by LGBT adherents as a source of unbearable oppression.
By changing the language in which the believing community speaks about God to a more “neutral” one, according to the thought of bold reformers, it is possible to create a softer, more welcoming and “inclusive”, that is, “inclusive” religion.
Why are these attempts resented by traditional Christians?
First , Christianity is a religion of divine revelation— it stands on the ground that God revealed himself to men, first through the prophets of the Old Testament, and then, in a unique and comprehensive way, through his only begotten son, Jesus Christ.
The task of theology is to understand what God has revealed, not to adapt one's faith to the secular ideologies that are popular at this stage, whether it be eugenics, Marxism, feminism or LGBT.
If you want to understand what the interlocutor is saying to you, you delve into his words, and do not try to remake them. It is the same with biblical revelation - it should be tried to understand, not to rewrite.
Secondly, behind attempts at reform of this kind is what the conservative Anglican writer Clive S. Lewis called "chronological snobbery" - the belief that our age has finally discovered the truth. We are wiser and more perspicacious simply because we live in "our enlightened time."
We can agree that the Bible is not a direct dictation, inspired authors remain people of their era and culture.
But after all, we, too, are people of our era and culture. People constantly take the current ideological fashion as the last word of goodness and truth - and then this fashion passes and the next generation looks at it with extreme bewilderment: how could you go so crazy?
It is very likely that in a couple of decades people will look at the entire LGBT movement as an example of mass insanity - and Christians should not rewrite their faith, chasing every fad.
Thirdly , the "male" images of God in Scripture cannot be attributed to manifestations of a "patriarchal culture."
In extremely patriarchal pagan cultures, people may well have worshiped goddesses. We can recall, for example, the ancient Greek Athena or the Indian Kali.
Fourthly, the image of God as a father or spouse carries a number of important meanings that would be lost in a "gender-neutral" language.
A man and a woman biologically play different roles - a woman bears, gives birth and raises children, which sharply limits her ability to take care of herself; this care is taken over by her husband. He protects and takes care of housing and food.
At least that was the case in the world of the Bible - and in many ways it will be considered now. A father is one who takes care of his family. The mother is the one who needs his care.
In the Bible, God is called the "husband" of the people of God, and Christ is the "bridegroom" of the Church. The female image of God would give rise to a completely different system of ideas.
In the Bible, God creates the world like an artist, and does not give birth to it like a mother.
Unlike some Eastern religions, we are not begotten, but created by God.
This is important, in particular, because evil, sin, and imperfection in the world are possible precisely because the world (and ourselves) are not co-natural with God. We are called to what Orthodox theology calls "deification" - participation in the eternal and blessed life of God himself - but we receive this life as a gift, we do not possess it by nature.
Fifth, the central event of salvation history is the Incarnation.
The eternal Son of God became man in the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus is fully human, like us in every way except sin, and he is not gender neutral. He's a man.
Moreover, Jesus constantly speaks of God as a father; it is hardly possible to attribute this to the peculiarities of the era and culture - because Jesus was never afraid to say things that did not fit into the era at all and terribly annoyed his contemporaries. And if we adhere to Christianity in any form, we must admit that Jesus knew better.
Sixth, and most strikingly, the proposed change in the language of worship is a clear adaptation to the current dominant ideology, and such an adaptation is meaningless and detrimental to the church.
Liberal communities in the West are rapidly losing parishioners - the progressive public did not go, and does not go, those who believe in God are moving to where the Scriptures are still revered.
However, the pressure to impose an "agenda" on everyone - including religious communities - and the fight against "heteronormativism" will only increase, and we will see not only "gender-neutral language", but also a lot of the most wild and bizarre things.
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We can agree that the Bible is not a direct dictation
I respectfully disagree slightly with that assertion. 1) The Author of all 66 books is one "Person", the Holy Spirit communicating through the prophets for over 1600 years. 2) A study of sentence structure and word usage once by academics indicated one Author speaking through the prophets.
Islamists tried to emulate this by saying anyone who burns the Koran is burning Allah himself, and their Penalty is Death is over the top proof of that, even though they miss the point. Burning a book is not very effective in trying to actually attack a god.
Stoltenberg: "Now it's becoming a war of attrition, and the war of attrition is turning into a battle of logistics. The consumption of ammunition in Ukraine is much higher than our production" pic.twitter.com/TfmNSSPA62
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Russia or China regardless, the industrial base to sustain combat was allowed to diminish both by pols both in an out of uniform. Cutting edge tech and big construction projects get the priorities. If it wasn't for the ground war in Iraq and Afghanistan a lot of material and equipment upgrades for the ground pounders would never have seen the light of day because for decades they were at the bottom of priorities.
Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets:
Listening to the President of the United States is a privilege, said Moldovan President Maia Sandu after a trip to Poland, where Biden delivered a speech in Warsaw. Someone neighing, and for her - a privilege
Thank God, I do not have such privileges (and are not needed for nothing), therefore - I did not look. But while the American grandfather was shouting something in his armored capsule (and then, as usual, he thumped on the ladder, climbing on board the plane), all the world's tabloids were full of VVP's speech. And not just tabloids:
Lusine Avetyan, an Armenian now living in the UK, says :
“I can’t believe my eyes - I went into the kitchen, my husband is sitting there, having breakfast, watching the BBC, and on the screen there is a live broadcast of Putin’s address to the federal assembly with simultaneous translation ... In full ... To say that I was stunned means to say nothing. .. Live broadcast on the English main TV channel of Putin's speech ... I forced myself to listen to the whole world ... "
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] What was in those coffins?
Putin's Wagner chief revealed a huge pile of his mercenaries were killed in just one day as he accuses the defence chief of failing to provide his army with enough weapons - in a sign of a growing split within Russian forces.
The open warfare inside 'very unwell' Putin's armed forces deepened today as Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Wagner private army, accused defence minister Sergei Shoigu of lying to the Russian people.
He posted a macabre picture showing the bodies of dozens of fighters, believed to be around Bakhmut and killed in the past 24 hours, claiming the losses are five times greater due to the incompetence of top Russian commanders.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Bris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Yevgeny Prigozhin said that the necessary papers for the shipment of ammunition for the Wagner PMC have been signed and the process has begun. As the document published yesterday showed, PMC Wagner had significant problems in a number of categories of ammunition, and this was the cause of a public conflict that dragged on for quite a long time.
Apparently, yesterday some agreements were reached at the top on the settlement/mitigation of the conflict. And this is good. Such problems should be solved at the top in a closed manner without bringing the situation to what happened in the projectile issue and public squabbles in general. In a war, this is unacceptable.
Today we can expect good news from the Artemovsky direction from the area of Berkhovka, Yagodny, etc. In a number of areas, the fighting moved into the stage of mopping up. The enemy continues to try to hold the front north of the Chasov Yar - Artemovsk route through Khromovo, but every day it becomes more and more difficult, the Wagner grinds the enemy defenses in fierce battles and gradually moves towards the key supply route.
At the same time, the disintegration of the organized enemy has not yet been observed. The enemy stubbornly resists and transfers additional forces to the threatening sectors.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
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trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
