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[REGNUM] TV journalist Tucker Carlson's unexpected visit to Russia caused quite a stir in Washington. Anti-Russian hawks and supporters of the Democratic Party once again criticized Carlson, accusing him of betrayal and treason.
Tucker has long been accustomed to this kind of insults, and they no longer affect his active work.
It will soon be a year since he was fired from Fox News. The reasons for the dismissal were various: from the dissatisfaction of large pharmaceutical corporations with Carlson’s position criticizing vaccination to the reluctance of Rupert Murdoch himself, the owner of the channel, and his children to have such a freedom-loving journalist as their host.
For Tucker, getting fired from Fox News ended up being a pretty good career turn. After all, it has long outgrown all American cable television.
As a Fox News host, Tucker had a daily audience of 4–5 million viewers. This was a record for a talk show on American TV and much more than Fox News' liberal competitors like CNN or MSNBC. They are watched by at most 1–2 million.
But after his dismissal, Carlson started his own show on Twitter/X. And here he managed - not without the support of Elon Musk - to reach tens of millions of viewers.
Tucker attracts Americans because he does not speak according to a memorized method, no matter Republican or Democratic. And he invites guests who are hard to imagine on cable television - be they unsystematic leftists or right-wing politicians and activists.
On Carlson's show, Musk tests out a new system for monetizing content on his social network. It will allow popular bloggers to earn decent money in the form of subscriptions directly from their viewers.
Thus, Tucker will be able to gain, in a certain sense, financial independence, at least from large sponsors who previously limited his work at Fox News. In this case, it will be even more difficult for Carlson to be “canceled” or ruined for politically incorrect judgments.
Tucker himself began to expand and scale his media activities over time.
It is no longer limited to the domestic American agenda. Carlson traveled to Hungary last year, where he interviewed Viktor Orban. The latter is trying to actively work with the American right, so that if Donald Trump wins the election, he will be able to come to an agreement with them. And remove pressure from Hungary for its unwillingness to follow the liberal mainstream of the West.
Carlson travels around Europe, meeting Spanish and Italian right-wing Eurosceptic populists. The opportunity to reach an American audience is also important for them.
At one point, there may even be talk of forming a kind of “conservative international” from American Republicans and European right-wingers. Trump has always treated them with sympathy and, if they return, he will certainly support Eurosceptics, shaking the European Union from inside and outside.
Tucker recently visited Argentina, where he spoke with then presidential candidate Javier Miley, who soon won the election.
And Carlson recently organized a large tour of Canada in support of Canadian conservatives, who hope to defeat Justin Trudeau in the 2025 elections. Tucker has long criticized the state of affairs in Canada and, during the truckers’ riot, even called for the deployment of American troops and the overthrow of Trudeau’s “dictatorship.” Well, the Canadian right-wingers greeted Carlson very cordially.
But now Carlson has sharply raised the stakes and came to Moscow.
Since at least 2021, he has wanted to visit Russia and interview Vladimir Putin. Moreover, three years ago this led to a big scandal in the United States. Then an employee of the National Security Agency (NSA) contacted Tucker and showed correspondence from his personal email messages, confirming the fact that he was being monitored. A little later it turned out that the NSA was also leaking data from Carlson’s correspondence to liberal journalists loyal to the Democratic Party.
The hint was understood, and Tucker forgot about the trip to Russia for a while.
But now, after three years of open war with the establishment in Washington, Carlson is probably no longer afraid of problems with the intelligence services. After all, he has long and vehemently criticized Joe Biden’s policy in Ukraine, the confrontation with Russia and the slide into the third world war. He calls for interviews with anti-war activists and those who express an alternative point of view to Washington about what is happening in Ukraine.
And during a visit to Hungary, Tucker gave a keynote speech about Russia. He called the reason for the Washington establishment's hatred of Russia that it remains a Christian country. Carlson himself is confident that the NATO bloc and the European Union will face complete collapse in the coming years, and with them the entire post-war structure of the world will collapse.
Well, this visit to Moscow will allow Tucker to show Western and American audiences the standard of living in Russia.
Separate, one assumes, from the opulence of President Putin’s various residences for himself and his family... and his mistresses.
And how we managed to rebuild the economy under sanctions: by replacing Western products and avoiding the situation of empty shelves. And at the same time, convey to viewers in the United States and the West Russia’s point of view about what is happening in Ukraine - from the events of 2014 to the present day.
Do not underestimate the importance of such texture.
Tucker is America's most popular journalist. And he, better than anyone else, can influence the minds of Americans. Moreover, tens of millions who usually watch it. It was Carlson’s firm position - condemning the West’s proxy war in Ukraine - that became one of the reasons why the lion’s share of Republicans oppose the continuation of the conflict.
According to polls, two-thirds of Republican voters would like to cut off the Ukrainian tranches. The opinion of the electorate also influences the agenda in Washington - it is not for nothing that the Republicans in the lower house have been blocking the allocation of money and weapons to Kyiv for many months in a row. Trump is also adapting to the opinion of the electorate, promising to end the conflict in 24 hours and agree with Russia on the division of Ukraine.
But Carlson also has a more long-term goal, in addition to being a conductor of certain ideas in the United States.
It’s not just that he actively acquires international connections. There was talk that Tucker, if Trump wins, could join the new president’s team. And not in any official position.
Tucker is offered to become a kind of unofficial emissary of Trump, who can be sent to other countries to negotiate on sensitive issues. This role was played during Trump’s first term by his son-in-law Jared Kushner, husband of Ivanka Trump, and the creator of the Blackwater private military company Erik Prince, who has now become more active again. And he also criticizes what is happening in Ukraine, considering the war lost for the United States.
But now Carlson will have the opportunity to prove himself.
He could, for example, negotiate with Russia about the future security system in Eastern Europe. Or, through unofficial channels, support the European right-wingers fighting the European bureaucracy in Brussels. This would be an interesting career path for the still popular journalist.
But Tucker is no stranger to this - he has already outgrown his work on cable television. And now, obviously, he is gradually beginning to outgrow his media career. The next thing in line is participation in big international politics.
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[LB] The enemy also attacked the Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya, Sumy, Donetsk, and Kherson regions.
The Russians conducted seven shellings (35 explosions) in the Chernihiv region during the day. The enemy shelled the Novgorod-Siverskyi and Koryukivskyi districts with artillery and mortars. A fire station building and a store were damaged by shelling in the border village of Novgorod-Siversk community. No information was received about losses among the local population, the summary from OVA as of this morning says.
In Donetsk, the last days were under fire: Avdiivka, Toretsk, Kalynivka, Rivne. One residential building, a water treatment plant building, and a company car were damaged. One civilian was killed, four were wounded.
In Dnipropetrovsk during yesterday, the aggressor hit Nikopol twice. Used heavy artillery. An economic building was destroyed, six more were damaged. The administration building, 13 private houses, cars and power lines were affected. It was also loud in the Novomoskovsk district. No victims. At night, the Russian army again targeted the Nikopol district. Half a dozen artillery shells flew to the Marganets community. No victims.
In the Mykolaiv region yesterday, the enemy launched artillery fire on the water area of the Ochakiv community. Also yesterday, enemy artillery shelling was recorded on Ochakov. There are no casualties. In the evening, the settlement of the Kutsurub community came under enemy artillery fire. No casualties.
In Luhansk, the number of shelling by the occupiers remains high. On our part of the front, the Rashists hit along the entire line of battle 113 times, using 516 shells. In particular, along Bilogorivka. The use of at least 17 drones by the enemy was also recorded.
In Kharkiv, about 18 settlements were hit by enemy artillery and mortar fire, including: Vesele, Hatishche, Budarky, Synkivka, Tabaivka, Ivanivka, Berestovka. The occupiers increased the number of airstrikes, during the day they hit Malia Vovcha, Ustinivka, Vilkhuvatka, Khatny, Veliky Burluk, Kamianka, Kolodyazny, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Kucherivka, Ivanovka, Kislivka, Kotlyarivka, Krokhmalny, Pishchany. As a result of shelling at 11:00 a.m., a substation and a private house were damaged in Vasylivka. Yesterday, Vovchansk was also shelled by the enemy. The glazing and facade of the administration building, the roof, ceiling and glazing of the "Tsnap" building were damaged. Four private houses were damaged. There are no casualties. A two-story apartment building was destroyed as a result of KABAvma's strikes in Kolodyazny Kupian district. There are no casualties. As a result of the enemy shelling by two anti-aircraft guns in the village of Horyane, the administrative building, warehouse, workshop of PSP "Mayak", agricultural machinery, and power lines were damaged. The windows and fence of the nearby residential building were also damaged. There are no injured.
In Zaporizhzhia last day, the occupiers made 144 strikes on 20 settlements of the region. The enemy carried out 27 UAV attacks on Gulyaipol, Zaliznychny, Novodanilivka, Novodarivka, Charivnoy, Malynyvka, and Levadnoy, as well as six attacks from the multiple rocket systems of Malaya Tokmachka, Novoivanivka, Temyrivka, Robotynoy, and Stepovoy. 111 artillery strikes fell on the territory of Novoandriivka, Gulyaipilskyi, Biloghirya, Robotyny, Kamianskyi, Maly Shcherbakiv, Pyatykhatok, Lobkovo, Plavni and other towns and villages in the line of fire. Two reports were received about the destruction of residential buildings. No casualties.
In Sumy, during the night and in the morning, the Russians carried out six shellings of the border territories and populated areas of the region. 25 explosions from mortars and artillery were recorded. The communities of Krasnopilsk, Bilopolsk, Esmansk, Seredino-Budsk came under fire. In advance - without consequences. Yesterday, during the day, the Russians carried out 24 shelling of border territories and settlements. 97 explosions from mortars, artillery, aviation and UAVs (FPV-drone) were recorded. Khotinsk, Yunakivsk, Krasnopilsk, Bilopolsk, Velikopysarivsk, Esmansk, Svesk, Seredino-Budsk, Znob-Novgorodsk communities came under fire. No consequences.
During the day, the enemy fired 36 rounds (132 shells) at Khersonska, including six rounds (32 shells) at Kherson. Rashists targeted the districts of 14 settlements of the region. A woman who was injured as a result of the shelling of Kachkarivka, which took place on February 2, was hospitalized. A 76-year-old local resident has a chest injury, multiple hematomas of the limbs and trunk, acubarotrauma. During the day in the region: one person was injured.
During the past day, 78 combat clashes took place. In total, the enemy launched one missile and 43 air strikes, fired 51 salvo rockets at the positions of our troops and populated areas.
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[Korrespondent] 22:22 On Saturday, February 3, the Russian media announced the shelling of an alleged bakery in occupied Lysichansk, and the head of the so-called “LPR” Leonid Pasechnik convinced that 28 civilians were killed as a result of the Ukrainian strike. At the same time, local journalists and eyewitnesses on social networks noted that this was not a bakery, but a cafe where the birthday of a local “deputy” was celebrated. And in general, the establishment was popular among the top of the “LPR”. Read more in the article Strike at a cafe in Lisichansk.
21:57 The third round of negotiations with the Netherlands on the issue of bilateral security guarantees took place in Kiev, the Presidential Office reported.
21:01 The FSB of the Russian Federation stated that it allegedly prevented a terrorist attack against the “head” of Crimea Sergei Aksenov. The FSB claims that a group of three Russians was detained who, on instructions from the SBU in Simferopol, were preparing to blow up a car. They confessed.
20:55 Norwegian Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram called on the country to be prepared for a possible conflict even after the end of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine. According to him, the sprouts of democracy were destroyed in the Russian Federation, and “nothing indicates that Russia will become like us.” The Minister stressed the importance of increasing defense investment, exercises and improving the interoperability of the Norwegian armed forces with NATO allies.
20:49 Zelensky said in an evening video message that he and Shmygal discussed strengthening the veterans’ policy: “Steps that will solve existing problems in this area and give confidence to our people. Steps to reset. And not only in this direction. With all due respect to the minister, "This is purely a matter of management. Ukraine needs strength, fresh energy and sufficient leadership in every area." Earlier today it became known that Minister of Veterans Affairs Yulia Laputina wrote a letter of resignation.
The president also said that today he worked in three regions - Dnepropetrovsk, Kirovograd and Cherkasy regions. “The main issues everywhere include strengthening electronic warfare, electronic warfare, and strengthening our air defense. There are several important instructions on this matter today,” the head of state added.
20:18 Disputes and bargaining over assistance to Ukraine continue in the United States. Republicans and Democrats have not been able to agree since last fall. Senators have now agreed on a bipartisan $118 billion supplemental funding bill that combines aid for Ukraine, Israel and to shore up the U.S. southern border. But it’s too early to rejoice. For more details, see the material: The Senate is ready, the Congress is not.
19:47 The head of the European Foreign Service, Josep Borrell, said that the EU is not fulfilling plans to supply artillery shells to Ukraine not because the bloc countries do not have enough production capacity, but because they export ammunition to other countries. According to the diplomat, the best option is for exporting countries to reach an agreement with their buyers and redirect products to Ukraine.
19:34 The Russians fired from the MLRS at the city of Vorozhba, Sumy region - one person was killed, two were wounded, the OVA reported.
19:30 Ukraine could disappear if Republicans do not support the Senate bill and wait for Donald Trump to return to the White House, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said: “Too many Republicans, including Speaker Johnson, are deathly afraid of Donald Trump, who says - let's "Let's wait until I become president, which will take at least a year. Ukraine could disappear."
Schumer also said that without help from Kyiv, Putin “could break through Ukraine and even into Eastern Europe.”
18:46 Two more children were evacuated from the occupied part of the Kherson region, said the head of the OBA Alexander Prokudin.
18:39 The commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Alexey Neizhpapa, believes that the Crimean Bridge is not worthy by the end of the year. He answered the question in the affirmative whether the Crimean Bridge could be considered potentially “dead,” and added that he knew how to do it. “I think we won’t have to wait long. At least this year for sure,” Neizhpapa said.
18:17 Last week, the intensity of Russian shelling increased by almost a quarter - the enemy attacked Ukraine more than 1,500 times, said Interior Minister Igor Klimenko. Attacks were recorded in more than 570 settlements, most of all in the Zaporozhye region. Russian strikes have killed 12 people and injured 60 over the past week.
17:36 Zelensky said that he was on a visit to Kropyvnytskyi and held a meeting on the state of affairs in the region. The President recalled that almost 90 thousand internally displaced persons remained in the Kirovograd region. Separately, the protection of critical infrastructure facilities, strengthening air defense, and building up the electronic warfare system were discussed.
17:24 Russia has requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday, February 6, in connection with the attack on Lisichansk, the permanent mission reported.
16:45 The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that he was going to Ukraine.
16:28 In the Kherson region, the entry of foreign volunteers into a number of dangerous communities was prohibited without coordination with the regional military administration and military command, the OVA reported. Representatives of foreign consulates or representative offices of international organizations will not be allowed into populated areas that are constantly under enemy fire.
15:51 The Netherlands is preparing to send six more F-16 fighters to Ukraine in addition to the 18 aircraft that began to be prepared in December last year. Thus, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will soon receive the first 24 fighters from the Netherlands, said Defense Minister Kaisa Ollongren. In total, the Netherlands promised to transfer 42 F-16 fighters to Ukraine, a small part of which will be training.
15:39 Greek government speaker Pavlos Marinakis denied media reports that Athens allegedly plans to transfer S-300 missiles to Ukraine: “There should be a limit to fake news, especially when they affect the interests of the country and its international image. This does not exist, and I categorically "I deny this. It was not even the intention that Greece would risk the country's defense weapons."
15:03 Over the year, the production of drones in Ukraine has increased 100 times, reports the Ministry of Digital Development. The department also recalled that in 2022, only seven UAVs could receive government contracts, today - 67 samples. In total, there are about 200 Ukrainian companies engaged in the production of UAVs, services and products in the field of drones.
14:42 During the strike on Lysichansk, two local “deputies” were killed - Artem Trostyansky and Ivan Zhushma, the city “authorities” reported.
14:14 In the Belgorod region, near the village of Kozinka, on February 3, a UAV dropped an explosive device, wounding two servicemen of the Russian Defense Ministry. There were no casualties among civilians, the opposition Russian publication Astra reports.
14:10 Portuguese Foreign Minister João Gomes Cravinho said that he arrived in Kiev together with Education Minister João Costa.
13:43 Ukraine expects F-16 aircraft and missiles with a range of 300-500 km in the next assistance packages, said the commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergei Naev.
13:38 The Russians shelled the center of Kherson - four people were killed, one was wounded, said the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko. The regional administration also showed the consequences of Russian shelling of the cathedral in the central part of Kherson:
13:29 G7 countries and the EU are discussing a plan to use more than $250 billion of frozen Russian assets as collateral to help finance the reconstruction of Ukraine, Bloomberg writes. The plan is being discussed at a technical level, meaning a political decision has not yet been made. At the same time, one of the publication’s interlocutors noted that some countries want to move on this issue “faster than others.”
12:51 A new scandal regarding mobilization is breaking out on social networks. Employees of the special forces of the National Police in the Dnepropetrovsk region refused to transfer to the Lyut assault brigade. The corresponding video of the “meeting” on this issue went online. Read more in the article Police riot in the Dnieper.
12:15 Zelensky said that he was in the Dnipropetrovsk region, visited the training center where mobile fire groups are training, and presented awards.
12:11 During the attack on Lisichansk on February 3, “Minister of Emergency Situations of the LPR” Alexey Poteleschenko was killed, said the leader of the “LPR” Leonid Pasechnik.
11:58 The Georgian State Security Service stated that it had discovered a cargo of explosives, which were allegedly planned to be transported from Odessa to Voronezh for carrying out terrorist attacks. Citizens of Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia were behind the transportation. The State Security Service claims that the organizer of the transportation was allegedly Ukrainian deputy Andrei Sharashidze.
11:49 The French Foreign Ministry summons Russian Ambassador Alexei Meshkov due to the death of two French volunteers during the shelling of Berislav, Kherson region on February 1, BFMTV reports citing a source. They will protest against Meshkov and condemn the invasion and the disinformation campaign that the Russian Federation launched against Paris.
11:14 Zelensky’s press secretary Sergei Nikiforov claims that in the president’s interview with the Italian TV channel RAI there was no talk about the stalemate at the front: “Speaking about the results of the summer actions, Vladimir Zelensky said that their naval part gave a positive result: Ukraine was able to restore "an independent grain corridor, but the land part of the operations ended in stagnation. We are talking specifically about counter-offensive actions in the south."
According to Nikiforov, this does not give the right to describe the overall situation at the front as a stalemate. He also quoted Zelensky’s answer: “I would say this: the naval part of the operation had a positive effect - we ousted their ships, Russia lost many ships, and most importantly, it lost influence in the Black Sea, and we built a grain corridor independent of Russia. Therefore, this part, the pragmatic part of the operation, which influenced the economy, the budget of Ukraine, we carried it out positively. As for the land line, you are right and there is stagnation there. And this is a fact, because something was missing. Sometimes you think, that this date is here, they will move forward. I believe that in terms of the amount of appropriate ammunition there were delays. And delays are a miscalculation. But, frankly speaking, we are not just fighting a terrorist organization - we are fighting terrorists who are one of the largest armies in the world."
11:03 At night, the Russians launched a missile attack on Pokrovsk, Donetsk region - four infrastructure facilities were damaged. In Avdeevka, two people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling, in Toretsk one person was killed and two were wounded, a house and an infrastructure facility were damaged, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
10:56 The head of the Avdeevka State Military Administration, Vitaly Barabash, said that the Russians entered the dacha area in the outskirts of the city, but there are no street battles in the city itself.
10:42 Zelensky introduced bills to the Verkhovna Rada to extend mobilization and martial law for 90 days - until May 13.
10:36 Poland takes worst-case military scenarios seriously and does not exclude the possibility of an attack from Russia, said Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysh. According to him, the situation throughout the world is extremely serious: “this is not only Ukraine, but also the Black Sea and Pacific Ocean region.”
10:21 NATO does not see “an immediate threat” to any of the Alliance members, despite the war in Ukraine, said Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. According to him, the Alliance has invested a lot in its security in recent years, and Germany has made a particularly large contribution.
09:57 The Norwegian-Finnish company Nammo Lapua will increase the production of ammunition five times against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. The company's regional director, Ilkka Heikilä, said that the increase in production at the plant in Sastamala (Finland), which produces casings for artillery shells, "is related to the war in Ukraine, since artillery shells play a key role in Finnish assistance to Ukraine."
09:10 In the Kharkov region over the past 24 hours, as a result of Russian shelling, a substation in the village was damaged. Vasilyevka, Kupyansky district, administration buildings and the central administrative center in Volchansk, as well as an agricultural enterprise in the village. Goryanoe, Kupyansky district, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the local government agency. No people were hurt.
08:46 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of February 5:
personnel - about 389,560 (+810) people,
tanks - 6348 (+5),
armored combat vehicles - 11,822 (+4),
artillery systems - 9349 (+18),
MLRS - 979 (+0),
air defense systems - 664 (+1),
aircraft - 332 (+0),
helicopters - 324 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 7173 (+0),
cruise missiles - 1848 (+0),
ships/boats - 24 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 12,412 (+19),
special equipment - 1486 (+7).
08:19 Over the past 24 hours, 78 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 31 enemy attacks in the area of Novobakhmutovka, Stepnoy, Avdeevka and another 13 attacks near Tonenky, Severny, Pervomaisky, Nevelsky, Donetsk region. In the Maryinsky direction, 14 attacks were repelled near Georgievka and Novomikhailovka, Donetsk region.
In the Liman direction, Ukrainian forces repelled three enemy attacks in the Ternov area of the Donetsk region; on Bakhmutskoye - three attacks near Bogdanovka and Kleshcheevka, Donetsk region; on Zaporozhye - four attacks north of Priyutnoye and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region. The enemy did not conduct offensive actions in the Kupyansky and Shakhtarsky directions. In the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces hold their positions and repelled three assaults by Russian troops.
05:11 The US Senate presented a compromise bill on border security, assistance to Ukraine and Israel. In particular, it includes the allocation of over $60 billion to Kyiv, while providing $20 billion for the replacement of warehouses in the United States. Biden supported the bill and called on Congress to pass it as soon as possible. And House Speaker Mike Johnson said the Senate bill is doomed to failure because "it's worse than Republicans expected."
00:24 Zelensky said in an interview with the Italian channel Rai 1 that he is “reflecting” on a change of leadership, and not only the military one. Answering a journalist’s question about Zaluzhny’s possible resignation, the president noted that Ukraine needs a “reset,” which means a change of leadership: “When we talk about this, I mean the rotation of a number of government leaders, not just in one sector, such as the military... I'm thinking about this replacement, but we can't say that we replaced one person here... If we want to win, we have to push everyone in the same direction... That's why I talk about a reset, about a replacement, I mean something serious that It’s not about one person, it’s about the direction of the country’s leadership.”
In addition, Zelensky admitted that the situation at the front had reached a dead end. According to him, “as far as the war on the ground is concerned, there is a stalemate here, that’s a fact,” because “there were delays with equipment, and delays mean mistakes.” At the same time, the president noted that the naval operation “brought positive results.” He also added that the Russian army is not capable of making significant progress and has been stopped.
“For two years, it is important that we managed to protect our state. About 26% of the country’s territory is still under occupation, but we see that the Russian army is not able to move forward significantly. We stopped them,” Zelensky emphasized.
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[KavkazUzel] A court in Dagestan decided to take into custody Nadyrkhan Kadirkhanov, suspected of murdering MMA fighter Magomedrasul Mutaev.
As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, on January 31, MMA fighter Magomedrasul Mutaev received several gunshot wounds near his home in Makhachkala and died on the way to the hospital. On February 3, police reported that 18-year-old Nadyrkhan Kadirkhanov had been detained on suspicion of murder. The investigation cited the suspect's personal hostility as the reason for Mutaev's murder.
Today, at the request of the investigation, the court chose a preventive measure in the form of detention in relation to an 18-year-old local resident suspected of murdering Magomedrasul Mutaev, the ICR department for Dagestan reported in its telegram channel.
The case is being investigated under Part 1 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder) and Part 1 of Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal trafficking in weapons), the department’s publication notes.
Earlier today, the department reported that on-site investigators had verified statements involving the suspect. “The suspect spoke in detail about the circumstances of the incident, showed where he hid the crime weapon and how he committed the murder,” the publication says.
Let us recall that acquaintances of the detainee reported that he was subjected to humiliation and bullying by Mutaev. According to other sources, Mutaev did not sort things out with Kadirkhanov one-on-one, but gathered a group of about 15 people to beat Kadirkhanov and humiliate him in the presence of witnesses.
Nadyrkhan Kadirkhanov himself said that he was subjected to beatings and humiliation by the athlete in the presence of other people, said Shamil Khadulaev, a representative of the POC of Dagestan, who visited the detainee in the temporary detention center today.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces repelled seven attacks of assault groups of the AFU 30th Mechanised, 25th Air Assault brigades and 13th National Guards Brigade close to Terny (Donetsk People's Republic) and Sinkovka (Kharkov region). The AFU lost up to 130 troops and two pick-up trucks.
In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved their position along the front line and with support of the artillery repelled two attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 60th Mechanised Brigade near Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic). The enemy suffered losses of up to 260 troops and five motor vehicles.
In Donetsk direction, the Yug Group of Forces' units took more advantageous lines and positions and inflicted fire defeat on AFU manpower and hardware of the 22nd, 28th, 93rd Mechanised brigades and 112th and 114th Territorial Defence brigades close to Kleshcheyevka, Kurdyumovka, and Andreyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Moreover, the Russian troops repelled two attacks of assault groups of the 5th Assault and 79th Air Assault Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Kleshcheyevka and Krasnogorovka (Donetsk People's Republic). The enemy lost up to 290 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and four motor vehicles. During the counter-battery warfare, the Russian troops hit: one 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS vehicle, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, one 122m D-30 gun, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar.
In South Donetsk direction, the Vostok Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation, repelled an attack of the assault detachments of the 128th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Pryutnoye (Zaporozhye region). The enemy's losses amounted to more than 145 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles. In addition, one artillery ammunition field depot of the AFU was destroyed.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery inflicted losses on clusters of manpower and hardware of the 33rd Mechanised, 128th Mountain Assault brigades, and 3rd National Guards brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Rabotino and Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye region). The AFU lost up to 35 troops killed and wounded, two pick-up trucks, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
In Kherson direction, units of the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, 23rd National Guard Brigade, and 121st Territorial Defence Brigade were defeated close to Tokarevka and Zolotaya Balka (Kherson region). The enemy suffered losses of up to 25 troops and two motor vehicles.
Operational-Tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged one aviation ammunition depot as well as AFU manpower and hardware in 107 areas.
Russia's air defence systems shot down 58 unmanned aerial vehicles close to Volchansk (Kharkov region), Peschanoye, Belogorovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Novomikhailovka, Mayorsk (Donetsk People's Republic), Novaya Mayachka (Kherson region), Tokmak and Novoye (Zaporozhye region).
In total, 568 airplanes and 265 helicopters, 11,833 unmanned aerial vehicles, 462 air defence missile systems, 14,908 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,217 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 7,966 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 18,248 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:17 Explosions occurred in the Kyiv-controlled city of Kherson. This was reported by the Ukrainian publication STRANA.ua.
“Explosions are reported in Kherson,” the message says.
Earlier, an explosion occurred in the Nikolaev region of Ukraine.
21:01 The Russian Armed Forces are approaching the Ukrainian Armed Forces supply road in Avdievka
Sofa General Staff reports that fighting is going on in the area of Donetsk street.
From there to Industrial Avenue, which supplies the south-eastern part of Avdievka, there are from 800 to 1200 meters left.
21:00 The most powerful and long-range gun in Russia performs fire missions in the special operation zone
Artillery units of the “Southern” group of forces destroy defensive structures and command posts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and also destroy artillery batteries, military infrastructure facilities and military equipment of the enemy.
19:48 Kurakhovskoe direction - situation from “Summaries and Analytics of the Northern Military District”:
The Russian Armed Forces continue active offensive operations along the entire length of this section of the front. The movement goes both in the direction of Krasnogorovka and in the direction of Georgievka and Pobeda.
There has been progress in the advance. This is facilitated by a serious strike force of our army and a significant fire impact on the enemy, who in recent weeks has felt a fairly serious loss of its combat potential along the entire front.
19:06 The artillery of the Dnepr group of troops is conducting continuous combat work.
Day and night, fighters carry out firingtasks, destroying ammunition depots, fortified positions, manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper. Our artillery fire does not allow the enemy to move, supply food, or rotate personnel in positions.
Over the past 24 hours alone, crews of the group’s Msta-B and D-30 guns destroyed three enemy strong points and a crew of enemy UAVs, and suppressed three mortar points.
18:49 Calculations of 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad"lead round-the-clock combat work in the South Donetsk direction.
The artillerymen of the “Eastern” group of forces are continuously on combat duty, going on missions at any time of the day. The most dangerous for Grad crews are night raids. In complete darkness, salvoes can be seen even at a great distance, so enemy drones instantly determine the location of the firing position.
The platoon commander with the call sign “Azimuth” explained how artillerymen manage to successfully carry out combat missions and evade enemy return fire.
17:54 In the Belogorovka area, aviation from the Southern Group of Forces destroys the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces -video.
16:55 The enemy confirms the ongoing advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of the flooded quarry. The crisis on the northern flank of Avdievka’s defense continues to develop successfully.
15:57 An explosion is reported in the Nikolaev region.
15:55 Military investigators from the very morning fix crimes committed by the UFU against civilians of the DPR
Currently, Ukrainian militants using 155mm caliber artillery, including a cluster warhead, fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, as well as the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, settlement. Komsomolsky Volnovakhsky district and Yasinovatsky district.
A woman born in 1962 died in the Volnovakha region.
Information about casualties and damage is being clarified.
14:52 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
Russian air defense shot down 58 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in one day;
The Russian Armed Forces improved the situation along the front line in the Krasnolimansk direction, repelled two attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the enemy lost up to 260 troops;
The Russian Armed Forces repelled seven attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kupyansk direction, the Ukrainian military lost up to 130 people;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 145 military personnel in the South Donetsk direction in one day;
Russian troops destroyed a field ammunition depot for artillery of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction;
The RF Armed Forces occupied more advantageous positions and positions in the Donetsk direction;
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction per day amounted to up to 290 military personnel, two armored vehicles and four cars;
The Russian Armed Forces hit the manpower and equipment of three enemy brigades near Rabotin and Nesteryanka, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 35 military personnel.
14:40 Russian Armed Forces advanced near Avdievka
According to “Come and See”, the Russian army, despite stubborn enemy resistance, continues to actively advance in the Avdeevsky direction.
“Russian units have advanced north of the Avdeevsky quarry and are consolidating in new positions,” a source told Come and See.
According to him, now one of the main tactical tasks is to cut off the supply of the Ukrainian group of troops in Avdievka.
Heavy fighting is also taking place south of the village.
14:15 Over the last three days over Donetsk and Makeyevka intercepted 97 enemy drones, the Russian FSB Directorate for the DPR reported.
Of these, nine UAVs carrying explosive devices were suppressed and destroyed, including the Baba Yaga drone using a Starlink control signal.
13:46 News from the Kherson direction. It is reported that our soldiers from the 43rd Separate Special Forces Company struck enemy positions and equipment with several Lancent loitering ammunition.
As a result of the precision work, the T-72 tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was destroyed.
13:05 The head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the LPR, Alexey Poteleshchenko, died when the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck a bakery in Lisichansk. This was announced by the head of the region Leonid Pasechnik.
Poteleshchenko headed the republican ministry in September last year.
12:44 Statement of Head of the press center of the Vostok group.
Units of the Vostok group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the South Donetsk direction.
Bomber strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems hit strongholds and manpower concentration areas of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade and the 1st Brigade of the President of Ukraine in the Urozhainy and Ugledar areas, destroyed two temporary deployment points and an unmanned aircraft control center.
During the day, nine enemy attempts to carry out rotations of militants in forward positions in the areas of Novodonetsk, Urozhaynoye, Staromayorsky and Ravnopol were stopped.
Enemy losses amounted to up to 115 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, three cars, two 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled guns and a 152mm D-20 gun.
11:51 Crew of the 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" of the group of troops "South" struck enemy tank in the Donetsk direction.
“An order was received to suppress a moving target. The target was a tank that did not allow our infantry to advance,” said the deputy platoon commander with the call sign “Ptah”.
Having marched to the starting positions, the artillerymen deployed the Grad installation and fired sighting shots. After minor adjustments, the fighters delivered an accurate blow to the enemy.
“The target was hit. They hit a tank and its turret was jammed. He was unable to continue firing and was forced to retreat,” the artilleryman summed up.
11:30 The enemy confirms the further advance of the Russian Armed Forces near the flooded quarry, both to the west and to the east of the quarry. The situation in the northern part of Avdeevka is becoming more complicated for the enemy.
The supply road is still quite functional, although there are periodic arrivals along it.
10:57 Statement of Head of the press center of the Center group:
Units of the Center group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the Krasnolimansk direction.
The coordinated actions of the units, supported by artillery fire, defeated the assault groups of the 60th Mechanized Brigade and the 12th Special Forces Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the Torsky area and Serebryansky forest.
The artillery crews of the group hit about 120 targets per day, including about 70 areas of concentration of manpower and firepower, three strong points, four areas of equipment accumulation, and enemy field artillery positions.
Enemy losses amounted to up to 120 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, and four vehicles.
10:10 Russian troops have developed success in the north-eastern part of Avdiivka. The retreating enemy was unable to organize a defense and was driven out of the area of Sapronov and Lesya Ukrainka streets.
09:48 The criminal Kiev regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Bolshie Kopani four rounds;
-- n.p. Kardashinka two rounds;
-- n.p. Alyosha five rounds;
-- n.p. Dnepryan four rounds;
-- n.p. Sagi four rounds.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Proletarka, n.p. Korsunka, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Golaya Pristan, firing a total of 17 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
09:06 The Ukrainian Armed Forces were in Avdeevkaknocked outfrom the quarry territory. From this point, Ukrainian militants very often fired at Donetsk and Yasinovataya.
08:17 Frontline report for the morning 02/05/2024:
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, advanced southeast of the village of Rabotino. In open areas. Therefore, it is too early to talk about their consolidation here. Ukrainian troops are under attack in Pyatikhatki, Belogorye, Gulyaypole and Malinovka. Russian ones - in Kopany, Novoprokopovka, Verbovoy, Novofedorovka and Marfopol.
In the Ugledarsky sector, the Russian Armed Forces tried to advance to Zolotaya Niva. No success. Russian long-range weapons operated against the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Poltavka, Rovnopol, Staromayorsky, Urozhainy, Prechistovka, Ugledar and Vodyanoy (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name north-west of Donetsk). The Ukrainians attacked the Russian Armed Forces in Priyutny, Zavetny Zhelaniya, Novodonetsky and Pavlovka.
On the Donetsk front, after artillery shelling, Russian troops continued the assault on Novomikhailovka from the southeast and northeast. From the Ukrainian Armed Forces side, the village is held mainly by paratroopers. They fight briskly, despite being semi-surrounded.
Also, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of long-range weapons, attacked near Georgievka, the city of Krasnogorovka, Pervomaisky, on the southeastern and northeastern outskirts of Avdeevka. At the last of the listed sections we advanced into the city limits. Ukrainian positions are under fire in Pobeda, Berdychi, Ukrainian-controlled Novobakhmutovka (a settlement of the same name to the east behind the Russian Armed Forces), Alexandropol (a village north of Donetsk) and Toretsk. Russian ones - in Mar'inka, Staromikhailovka, Donetsk and the village of Krasnogorovka.
In the Bakhmut direction, the Russian Armed Forces are trying to regain the initiative on the heights north-west of Kleshcheevka. Artillery is working closely on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Russian troops also attacked Bogdanovka. Under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Andreevka, Ivanovsky, Grigorovka, Vyemka and Verkhnekamensky. Ukrainian artillery worked against the Russian Armed Forces in Bakhmut and Yagodny.
08:15 Military investigators of the Russian Investigative Committee recorded crimes committed by the UFU against the civilian population of the DPR.
As a result of artillery attack using 155mm caliber artillery, including a cluster warhead, and the dropping of an explosive object from a UAV in the Kuibyshevsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk, three men born in 1952 and born in 1961 were wounded. and born in 1971, a man born in 1978 was wounded in the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka.
In addition, Ukrainian militants carried out artillery attack throughout the day in the Kyiv, Kirov, Kuibyshevsky, Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, the Chervonogvardeysky district of Makeyevka, the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka and the city of Yasinovataya, using UAVs and 155mm caliber artillery.
In total, nine residential buildings and three civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged by DPR shelling.
08:10 As a result of joint events of the Federal Security Service of Russia for the DPR and the Russian National Guard in the Artemovsky districtdiscovereda cache of foreign weapons prepared for use by Ukrainian sabotage groups.
Discovered:
– RPG RPG-76 made in Poland – one pc.;
– RPG RPG-75M, Czech production – one pc.;
– TM anti-tank mines and fuses for them – nine pcs.;
– anti-personnel mines MON-50 – four pcs.
Due to the presence of signs of mining of the cache, sappers of the Russian Guard made a decision to destroy weapons and ammunition on the spot using an overhead charge.
Operational search activities are being carried out to identify persons involved in the illegal storage of ammunition.
08:05 Report from military correspondent Evgeny Lisitsyn:
Northern and southern flanks of AvdievkaRussian troops achieved a breakthrough in the Avdievka area, advancing one km and cutting the N-20 highway, which allowed them to enter the forest plantations near the Donetsk filtration station. On the northern flank, the main focus is on the Stepovoye area, and on the southern flank, on the battles in the Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye areas. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to stop the advance of Russian units, which are actively pressing and trying to break through the defense.
Statements from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Russian army carried out 31 attacks per day, including attacks in the areas of Novobakhmutovka, Stepovoy and Avdievka, as well as near Tonenkoye and Severny. These actions are aimed at breaking through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Kremensk direction:
Large-scale preparations by Russia for the assault on Kupyansk are reported, which may indicate plans to withdraw Ukrainian troops to the western bank of Oskol. After losing key positions, the Ukrainian Armed Forces plan to defend themselves on the western bank of Oskol and in the western part of Kupyansk, transferring reserves through Kharkov and Chuguev.
Krasnolimansk direction:
The Russian Armed Forces are actively advancing in the Krasnolimansky direction, taking control of key heights between Yampolovka and Terny. It is expected that the liberation of these settlements from Ukrainian forces may occur in the near future.
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[REGNUM] Georgian authorities prevented a large-scale terrorist attack that Ukraine tried to organize against Russia. They intercepted 6 bombs with C-4 explosive, “manufactured by a high-level specialist, designed for a wide range of destruction.” The bombs themselves were on their way to Voronezh, and some of them were intercepted at the Russian-Georgian border, and some in Tbilisi.
Moreover, we are not talking about the fact that Georgian security forces accidentally found something there during a search. In Tbilisi they are talking about a large-scale multi-stage operation, where terrorists were led for some time in order to identify the entire chain of those involved. As a result, the authorities reported that the cargo route ran from Odessa through Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey (that is, along the Black Sea coast), and seven Georgian citizens, three Ukrainians and two Armenians were involved in organizing the terrorist attack.
The investigation does not yet have information about whether they knew about the explosives themselves or simply participated in the transportation, but Tbilisi assures that one person knew for sure. Candidate for deputy of the Kiev district of the local council of the Odessa region in 2020 from the Servant of the People party Andrei Sharashidze, who, according to the Georgian State Security Service, was the organizer of the preparations.
This whole story will continue to grow with details, data and comments. However, now it raises a whole series of questions that can and should be answered.
Question one: why should Georgians save Russians?
The answer to this question is very simple: the Georgians saved not so much the Russians as they saved themselves. Your reputation, your present and your future. “No mentally healthy head of the intelligence services of any country would like it if outsiders were carrying explosives around his country without his knowledge in order to carry out a terrorist attack in another country. Georgia, in addition, would like to avoid a situation where it would be drawn into a conflict with Russia against its will,” explains Nikolai Silaev, leading researcher at the Institute of International Studies at MGIMO, to IA Regnum.
It is important to understand here that the victims of this terrorist attack could have been not only Russians, but also Georgians. In a statement, the Georgian special services indicated that part of the explosives, which the terrorists, at the direction of the Ukrainian special services, were transporting to Voronezh, should have remained on the territory of Georgia itself. Moreover, we could talk about both an explosion and Georgia being drawn into the conflict. For example, if this explosive were “found” in Tbilisi after its analogues were detonated in Russia. Then the West could make Georgia an accomplice to the crime.
“Perhaps this was the last straw that forced the leadership of the Georgian intelligence services to decide to arrest and disclose information about this provocation of the Ukrainian and American intelligence services,” explains Nikita Mendkovich, head of the Eurasian Analytical Club, to Regnum.
Actually, this is the answer to the second question: why does Georgia need to save the Russians so demonstratively. After all, Georgia, let us remind you, is part of the Western bloc along with Ukraine. And Kyiv and Western sponsors are unlikely to like the fact that the Georgians not only prevented the terrorist attack, but also openly named the Ukrainians as the organizers.
Georgia is well aware that both Ukraine and the West are actively trying to drag it into a confrontation with Russia. “As you know, as part of the American strategy, the West is seeking to turn Georgia and other CIS countries into new fronts against Russia in order to slow down the liberation of Ukraine and Moscow’s victory in the Northeast Military District. That is, they are trying to turn Georgia into a war zone, which the Georgian special services and authorities do not want. Therefore, Tbilisi has recently been trying in every possible way to limit the activity of American intelligence services and lobbyists,” says Nikita Mendkovich.
They are trying to drag Georgia in, or at least use Georgian territory for terrorist attacks against Russian targets. Moreover, geography lends itself to this. Against the backdrop of a carefully controlled border with the Baltics and aggravation of Russian-Finnish relations, Georgia is the most convenient route for the delivery of goods from Ukraine to Russia via land routes. It is in this way, for example, that the Kiev regime was able to smuggle explosives into Russia to blow up the Crimean Bridge in the fall of 2022, and the Georgians do not need a repetition of such situations.
“Georgia announced the prevented terrorist attack out loud in order to show Moscow its reluctance to conflict, and in order to obtain additional arguments in the dispute with Kiev. According to the principle: you ask for help, and in the meantime you use our territory to organize terrorist attacks,” continues Nikolai Silaev.
Finally, the third question: what should be the reaction towards Kyiv? It is obvious that the Ukrainian government has chosen terrorist tactics. And we are talking not only about rocket attacks, but also about blowing up objects in cities using homemade bombs. It is possible that the explosive devices intercepted by the Georgians were intended for a series of terrorist attacks planned by the Kyiv regime in March, during the Russian elections.
Perhaps we should at least officially call Ukraine a terrorist state? Classify its political and military leadership as terrorists with all the legal consequences and missiles flying out? It might be worth it, but this idea has one big drawback.
In this case, the Russian Federation itself, with its own hands, will curtail the entire possible negotiation process. And it turns out that it is not Kyiv that sabotages it, thereby giving Russia a free hand to solve its problems by military means, but Moscow that closes it, facing criticism from partners from the countries of the Global South because of this.
[Regnum] Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny, reports of his removal from office have been heard for a long time, agreed to leave as ambassador to the UK, said deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Yevgeny Shevchenko.
“Most likely, he will go there, and we know that the people who were sent as ambassadors are a political pension, no one has ever returned back, this is a tradition in Ukraine,” the Ukrainian parliamentarian said on the Karasev LIVE program.
As Regnum reported, on January 29, Ukrainian media reported that the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, announced to Zaluzhny that he was being removed from his post, but official Ukrainian departments denied this. After denials, the Ukrainian publication Zerkalo Nedeli again reported the dismissal, citing the office of the Ukrainian leader.
This was preceded by discrepancies in the views of Zelensky and Zaluzhny on the situation at the front. In early January 2024, the leader of the Kiev regime was furious when he learned of an interview with the commander-in-chief in which he called the Ukrainian conflict a dead end. On February 2, the Kiev authorities decided to notify the US administration of their intention to deprive Zaluzhny of his post as commander in chief. Zelensky has not yet issued an official decree on his resignation.
He himself emphasized that he was thinking about the need to update the personnel of the military leadership of Ukraine and the administrative apparatus of the country as a whole. According to Zelensky, by reboot and change of personnel he understands not one person, but the directions of the country’s leadership.
Later, the Swiss publication Le Temps stated that the Pentagon was putting pressure on Kyiv, seeking the dismissal of Zaluzhny. The publication cited the words of an unknown military official who allegedly personally heard senior US military officials say that the commander-in-chief had become a serious problem and an obstacle to Ukraine's continued receipt of military assistance from the United States.
In the event of the dismissal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Army Valery Zaluzhny, one should not expect drastic changes at the front, said the head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin.
“What will be the impact of a possible change in the leadership of the armed forces of Ukraine? It will probably have an impact. But for my part, I don’t see such significant or dramatic changes,” the head of the DPR said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
According to him, Donetsk residents are primarily counting not on the deterioration of the situation in the rest of Ukraine, but on the power of the Russian army and its military personnel, the Russian leadership making the appropriate decisions.
As Regnum reported, the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, announced plans to change the country’s administrative apparatus, including the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny. He clarified that by rebooting personnel he does not mean one person, but the directions of the leadership of Ukraine.
Denis Pushilin on February 4 in the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin said that in order to stop shelling of the DPR territory, the Ukrainian army should be moved back 150 km. This is necessary judging by the capabilities of Western weapons supplied to Kyiv, the head of the DPR added.
The Pentagon is putting pressure on Kiev, seeking the dismissal of the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny, the Swiss newspaper Le Temps reported on February 5, citing a source in the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
“I heard with my own ears how senior American military officials said that Zaluzhny has become a serious problem and is even an obstacle to Ukraine’s continued receipt of military assistance from the United States,” the publication quoted a military official who wished to remain anonymous.
According to him, the American military accused Zaluzhny of many serious mistakes that caused the disaster that happened to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They pointed out that he did not request enough military equipment from the West, did not rely enough on technological weapons and did not fully take into account the fact that the Russian army would offer serious resistance.
The newspaper also reported that the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, is inclined to reach a compromise with Russia, and Zaluzhny is not going to give up plans to seize Donbass.
As Regnum reported, Zaluzhny’s possible resignation has been discussed in Ukraine since the end of January. The fact that Zelensky decided to fire him was also reported by deputies of the Verkhovna Rada. Western media also wrote about this. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on February 4 that the White House would not intervene in this matter.
Zelensky admitted on February 5 that he was thinking about dismissing Zaluzhny. He added that the Ukrainian leadership as a whole needs a reboot.
Title refers to the term forward edge of the battle area (FEBA). Rozhin is dazzled by the graphics, but it looks more like an arcade game to me.
He makes a reference to "an abstract mess of a fictional country," a clear reference to Arma 3 and to Arma Reforger. Both of those games are played by Russian players who are well known in Arma 3 circles, and who will likely be playing those game for the next five years,
Video trailer is in Russian and is not translatable, not that the viewer needs a translation.
Direct Translation via Googler Translate. Edited.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin.
[ColonelCassad] The state will finance the creation of the game "Front Edge" about the war between the Russian Federation and the United States.
Oooooh, edgy. Still, there’s a market for such things, just as there’s a market for games where Arabs or Iran beating Israel.
According to the footage shown, this is a derivative of the good RTS "Syria. Russian Storm" about the war in Syria. If the new project is at least at the level of the previous one, then it will be quite good.
PS. This game has every chance of becoming the first full-fledged game about the Special Military Operation, if the conflict is not an abstract mess in a fictional country.
This maneuver was reported here about 10 days ago, how Russian troops used a pipe to get in behind Ukrainian defenses. The maneuver was reminiscent of how the Red Army operated during the Battle of Stalingrad, maneuvering behind German line to pop up unexpectedly.
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Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] The first footage appeared from the territory of the “Tsar's Hunt” during the entry of a detachment of attack aircraft into its territory, which went behind enemy lines through an underground pipe after several months of preparation.
The enemy was not ready for such a maneuver and lost several dozen people killed and captured. Subsequent attempts by the enemy to repel the "Tsar's Hunt" with a counterattack of three battalions were unsuccessful. Now the fighting has shifted to the southwestern regions of Avdievka itself, where our attack aircraft have already advanced into residential areas despite fierce enemy counterattacks.
Tactically flawless operation. The organizers are worthy of the title of Heroes of Russia. The enemy's most important position was taken with little blood.
We are waiting for more detailed videos of the “Tsar’s Hunt” mop up.
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[REGNUM] Polish authorities are restricting civil aviation flights in the east of the country, just along the border with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
In Warsaw, the innovations were justified by the “dangerous situation on the eastern border” and possible “unplanned military actions,” assuring that they were acting for reasons of “ensuring national security.” However, no specifics were provided.
On the one hand, restrictions may be related to the NATO exercise “Steady Defender,” which takes place, among other things, in Poland from January 22 to May 31. However, the wording “dangerous situation” can also be explained by other reasons.
Over the past years, Poland's eastern borders have been constantly used by NATO aircraft to conduct reconnaissance missions.
For example, on Monday, January 29, both the Boeing E-3A reconnaissance aircraft, assigned to the command of NATO forces in Europe, and the American Boeing P-8A reconnaissance aircraft flew along the borders of Russia and Belarus.
It should be noted that NATO aviation also uses the airspace of the Baltic countries and Romania, but here we are not talking about creating a no-fly zone. So there is another explanation for the initiative of the Polish authorities.
AVIATION COVER
On the eve of reports about a special flight regime near the eastern borders of Poland, the publication Rzeczpospolita published the results of a survey. Respondents were asked to answer the question whether they agree that the air defense systems of the Polish Armed Forces take part of the territory of Ukraine under protection.
According to the survey results, 69.3% of Polish citizens are in favor of the authorities holding negotiations with the leaders of NATO countries and Kiev on the extension of air defense systems to the Ukrainian border area. The former commander of the Polish Ground Forces, ex-Deputy Minister of Defense of the country, General Waldemar Skrzypczak, also spoke in favor of such a proposal.
“The North Atlantic Alliance must allocate an area of responsibility and inform the Russians that every missile that flies towards the Ukrainian border with Poland will be shot down,” he said.
A similar opinion was expressed by the former head of the National Security Bureau Stanislav Kozei. From his point of view, Poland should consider the possibility of reaching an agreement with NATO and Ukraine on ensuring air defense of the territory located on the border of the two countries.
A reasonable question arises: what exactly does Poland plan to defend in Ukraine? Previously, Russian strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces targets did not affect Poland—mostly Ukrainian air defense missiles fell on the country’s territory, and even then infrequently.
It is reasonable to assume that Warsaw is considering the possibility of covering any objects on the territory of Ukraine. Moreover, we can also talk about certain objects that may appear in Ukraine in the future. After all, such proposals had not been received from Warsaw before, and the Polish authorities were generally satisfied with striking the territory of a neighboring state.
The synchronous publication of surveys and statements by competent persons may be preparation for Poland’s limited involvement in the conflict, military expert Alexander Mikhailovsky noted in a commentary to Regnum. The likely reason for the activation of the Polish Air Force and Air Defense is the planned deployment of F-16 fighters in Western Ukraine.
“Our officials have repeatedly said that if NATO countries provide airfields to Ukraine, they will become our legitimate target. This is associated with delays in deliveries. If you equip airfields in Ukraine, then they need protection. Personally, I don’t believe that the Poles will join their Ukrainian brothers, but in principle such a scenario is likely,” the expert noted.
In October 2023, it became known that Poland would purchase six batteries of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system from the United States in addition to the two existing ones. The contract with American industrialists also provides for the creation in Poland of service, repair and production facilities for servicing anti-aircraft systems.
Poland may well place these complexes in close proximity to the borders of Ukraine. In this case, you can calculate a zone somewhere 100–150 km from the border that falls under their cover. In particular, it will include an air base in Lutsk and an airport in Lviv, where aircraft can be stationed. Theoretically, Poland can justify the need to deploy anti-aircraft systems by the need to protect its own air borders and, as a bonus, NATO’s air borders.
Statements by eminent military personnel and opinion polls are necessary information processing, which is carried out without fail when implementing such large-scale and risky plans. Officials are still speaking with caution about the need to “protect borders.”
In its publication, Rzeczpospolita provides a comment from the Polish Ministry of Defense. The department notes that the possible covering of part of Ukrainian territory by Polish air defenses does not correspond to the position of both the Polish government and the NATO alliance.
“Possible cover of part of Ukraine by allied air defense is an extremely complex issue. On the one hand, this will require possibly difficult political agreements within NATO. On the other hand, this will create a number of military and operational problems,” the publication writes.
However, Poland in any case will not be drawn into the conflict without the consent of its NATO partners. The deployment of anti-aircraft systems in the border zone may require additional supplies of missiles, financial investments and, of course, security guarantees.
Simply put, Warsaw is ready to discuss the issue of covering Ukrainian territory, but only with guarantees from senior comrades.
UKRAINE BELIEVES IN FIGHTER JETS AND MISSILES
The topic of supplying military aircraft, related to Polish plans, is one of the most discussed in Kyiv. Today, the Dutch Ministry of Defense announced preparations for the transfer of additional six F-16s to Ukraine. The department said that they will be in addition to the 24 fighters already promised. They hope for a new miracle weapon, they wait for it, they believe in it. Although the delivery date is constantly shifting and is not disclosed by officials, it is known that if the Ukrainian Armed Forces receive fighters, they will also receive missiles.
“In further military assistance packages, Ukraine expects F-16 aircraft and missiles with a range of hitting targets of 300-500 kilometers, which will allow the Ukrainian Defense Forces to achieve even greater success on the battlefield,” said the commander of the Joint Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Sergei Naev.
This statement has caused some confusion. We are talking about either air-to-air missiles or cruise missiles. This seemingly insignificant clause leaves room for interpretation.
The most advanced air-to-air missile available to NATO countries and ready for delivery is the AIM-120 AMRAAM missile. It has a significantly shorter destruction range: from 50 to 180 km, depending on the modification. In theory, it is these munitions that Kiev can obtain, since they are already used by NASAMS systems in service with the Ukrainian air defense forces.
The American advanced AIM-260 JATM missiles have a greater range of use, but their tests have not yet been completed and it is extremely unlikely that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will receive them earlier than the American Air Force. Therefore, most likely, the Ukrainian military was talking about a different type of ammunition, namely, “cruise missiles.”
“I will assume that they were talking about the AGM-158 JASSM air-to-ground cruise missiles, which the Western press has long promised Kyiv. The ranges there are generally suitable, so, most likely, the Kyiv military made a reservation, which speaks of their qualifications. Or in this way they intimidate in a certain sense. But they will try to regain partial air supremacy in any case,” notes Alexander Mikhailovsky.
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.
