BRUSSELS (AP) — Nearly 50,000 Russian men have died in the war in Ukraine, according to the first independent statistical analysis of Russia’s war dead.
Two independent Russian media outlets, Mediazona and Meduza, working with a data scientist from Germany’s Tubingen University, used Russian government data to shed light on one of Moscow’s closest-held secrets — the true human cost of its invasion of Ukraine.
To do so, they relied on a statistical concept popularized during the COVID-19 pandemic called excess mortality. Drawing on inheritance records and official mortality data, they estimated how many more men under age 50 died between February 2022 and May 2023 than normal.
Neither Moscow nor Kyiv gives timely data on military losses, and each is at pains to amplify the other side’s casualties. Russia has publicly acknowledged the deaths of just over 6,000 soldiers. Reports about military losses have been repressed in Russian media, activists and independent journalists say. Documenting the dead has become an act of defiance; those who do so face harassment and potential criminal charges.
Despite such challenges, Mediazona and the BBC’s Russian Service, working with a network of volunteers, have used social media postings and photographs of cemeteries across Russia to build a database of confirmed war deaths. As of July 7, they had identified 27,423 dead Russian soldiers.
"These are only soldiers who we know by name, and their deaths in each case are verified by multiple sources," said Dmitry Treshchanin, an editor at Mediazona who helped oversee the investigation. "The estimate we did with Meduza allows us to see the ’hidden’ deaths, deaths the Russian government is so obsessively and unsuccessfully trying to hide."
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From what I have seen from both sides and independent sources, it is the battlefield care that is so horrible for Russia. Western nations and Ukraine treat their soldiers quickly, have tourniquets, quick clot and pressure bandages and most are trained in combat lifesaver courses. The Russians don't. They may drag a wounded man back and not give aid other than a bandage or leave him there for a while before it is safe. If the Russian survives to get back to the medical units they actually stand a pretty decent chance of survival. But for many Russian wounded, it is that first golden hour is lost before they get treated.
The statistics of the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot be named right now, because the approaches to our positions are littered with the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers. No one evacuated them and did not consider them thoroughly.
#5
I don't recall my readings of Russian military history that the upper management was ever concerned about what happens to cannon fodder outside of not upsetting the peasants. Whether nihilism or socialism, they seem culturally conditioned to accept it.
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#5 I don't recall my readings of Russian military history that the upper management was ever concerned about what happens to cannon fodder outside of not upsetting the peasants. Whether nihilism or socialism, they seem culturally conditioned to accept it.
Ukrainian use of their soldiers as cannon fodder is on NATO's tab.
#7
True patriot's duty -- who knew? --
Extends beyond death... "You're not through!
Propaganda requires
That when soldier expires
He be wearing opponent's tattoo."
"Lie down and be counted," or, Uncle Him wants YOU!
#8
Oh is Russia still losing this war? Haven't heard anything about those glorious victories being paid for by my taxes, my kids taxes and my grandkids future taxes in a long while...
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#9
^ the old timers said the same thing about Korea. Take a look at a nighttime satellite photo of the peninsula, someone did win. Just not instant gratification.
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[LB] Chernihiv, Sumy, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kharkiv regions suffered enemy attacks.
In the Chernihiv region, the Russians fired seven times during the day (85 explosions). They hit the Novgorod-Siversky district with mortars and artillery. Launches of unguided air missiles from a helicopter were also recorded. Without victims and destruction, it is said in the summary from OVA as of this morning.
In Sumy, at night and in the morning, the enemy carried out nine shellings of four communities: Osmanska, Krasnopilska, Khotynska, and Shalyginska. 72 explosions were recorded. According to preliminary data, without consequences. Yesterday, the Russians hit Bilopolska and Seredino-Budska communities twice with mortars. 11 explosions were recorded. Without losses and destruction of civil infrastructure.
In Zaporizhzhia , the occupiers hit Orichov with guided aerial bombs during the delivery of humanitarian aid. Women aged 43, 45 and 47 and a man aged 47 died. 11 people were hospitalized. During the day, the enemy carried out 36 targeted strikes on 10 peaceful settlements: five shellings from Levadny and Novodarivka volley rocket systems, 30 artillery shells on Gulyaipol, Zaliznychny, Novodanilivka, Olgivsky, Chervony, Malynyvka. The destruction of 10 civilian objects was recorded. A man was injured in Novodanilivka.
In Dnipropetrovsk , the Russians shelled the Marganets community yesterday evening, Nikopol at night. No casualties, damage and destruction figures are being updated.
In Luhansk, the enemy is not successful, but is shelling settlements and positions around Serebryansk Forestry. Yesterday I fought from the air force. Artillery hit Nevsky and Bilogorivka. During the day, the enemy fired 116 rounds (511 shells).
In Kharkivska on Slobozhansk direction, during the day, the enemy carried out mortar and artillery attacks on the settlements of Uda and Vovchansk. On the Kupyansk direction, airstrikes were carried out in the areas of Kolodyazny and Kislivka. Krasne Pershe, Figolivka, Dvorichne, Kupyansk and Kislivka were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks. As a result of artillery shelling in Vovchansk, an apartment building was damaged. A private home was damaged in Kolodyaznoy.
In Donetsk, during the day, the enemy shelled six settlements: Kramatorsk, Chasovoy Yar, Toretsk, Avdiivka, Druzhba, and Pleshchiivka. 26 objects were damaged: 17 residential buildings (nine of them multi-apartment), five civilian cars, a store, a garage, a boiler room, premises of "Oschadbank". In Donetsk region in a day: one wounded.
In Mykolaivska, the regional center suffered a rocket attack at night. The enemy used ballistics. Impact on the infrastructure object. Detailed information on the consequences is being clarified. Artillery shelling of the water area of the Ochakiv community was recorded yesterday afternoon. There are no casualties.
In Khersonskaduring the day, the enemy fired 51 shells (328 shells), of which three artillery shells (eight shells) were fired at Kherson. The Russians targeted the districts of 15 settlements of the region, the building of a department store in Beryslav. Yesterday, the Russian army hit Berislav once again. One of the shells hit near a local hospital, injuring the director of the medical facility.
A 45-year-old man received a concussion. He was promptly assisted. A 27-year-old man was also injured that day. A 66-year-old woman was injured in the shelling of Kherson, and she received medical assistance.
In Tyaginka, two civilians were injured due to the detonation of Russian explosives. According to preliminary information, two men, 35 and 27 years old, tried to disassemble an unknown explosive object. He detonated. Both victims were hospitalized in Kherson with shrapnel wounds to their arms and legs. Doctors provide them with medical care. In a day, five people were injured due to Russian aggression.
We will remind you that since the start of the offensive, Ukrainian troops have liberated 169 square kilometers in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions. This is roughly proportional to the area of the city of Odesa. Ukrainian soldiers liberated four square kilometers in the Bakhmut direction last week. In general, the freed area here is 24 square kilometers of Ukrainian land.
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[Korrespondent] 22:51 Stoltenberg said that Erdogan agreed to unblock Sweden's entry into NATO.
22:28 Biden, as part of the NATO summit in Vilnius, will hold two high-level bilateral meetings - with Erdogan and Zelensky, writes Politico.
22:26 Kadyrov said the day before that the Akhmat special forces under the command of Apta Alaudinov had been deployed "to the difficult Bakhmut direction." According to him, "such a castling speaks of the trust of the General Staff and the high combat capability of the unit." Today, the Atesh partisan movement reported that Akhmat was suffering casualties in Bakhmut.
According to agent Atesh from the Russian Armed Forces, the Kadyrovites were defeated in the vicinity of Bakhmut, they have "dozens of dead and wounded, they are fleeing from positions worse than many mobiles." Atesh added that along with the Kadyrovites, the military of the 83rd separate air assault brigade and 57/72 separate motorized rifle brigades are dying en masse.
21:55 There will be no emergency and forced evacuation of residents of the five-kilometer border zone of the Sumy region, said the head of the OVA Vladimir Artyukh. According to him, every resident of the border area will have the right to choose whether to leave for a safe place or stay.
21:42 In Orekhov, Zaporozhye region, search work has been completed at the site of a Russian air strike - the death toll has increased to seven, the State Emergency Service reported.
21:27 Zelensky said in an evening video message that Ukraine deserves to be in NATO: "Not now - now there is a war, but we need a clear signal. And we need a signal right now." At the same time, he stressed that the majority of the Alliance member countries are "clearly for us."
"The reality of security here, on the eastern flank of NATO, depends on Ukraine. When we applied for NATO membership, we said frankly: de facto Ukraine is already in the Alliance. Our weapons are the weapons of the Alliance. Our values are what we believe in "Alliance. Our defense is exactly that element of the formula of Europe that makes it united, free and at peace. Vilnius must confirm all this... Work is still ongoing on wording, that is, on specific words of such confirmation, but we already understand the fact “Ukraine will be in the Alliance, we are working to make the algorithm for gaining membership as clear and fast as possible,” the president said.
Zelensky also said that bilateral meetings of various levels are planned in Vilnius: "European countries, America, Canada, Japan ... The priorities are quite obvious - these are air defense for our cities, weapons for the front, and other aspects of protecting life and our common security. I am sure that for our soldiers there may be good news from Vilnius about weapons."
21:11 For the first time since the end of the Cold War, NATO has agreed on plans to respond to a potential attack by Russia, Reuters writes, citing three diplomats. According to them, in order to adopt a common plan, the countries of the Alliance had to overcome the blockade from Turkey.
20:59 In Russia, the commander of the Krasnodar submarine, Stanislav Rzhitsky, who was also the deputy chief for mobilization work in Krasnodar, was shot dead. Russian media write that he was shot while jogging in the morning. His boat launched Caliber cruise missiles in Ukraine, including in Vinnitsa.
20:14 Kuleba, on the air of the ARD TV channel, called on Germany not to block the Ukrainian application for NATO membership: "I urge the German government not to repeat the mistakes made by Chancellor Merkel in 2008. The overwhelming majority of NATO members have already spoken out for Ukraine's early entry into NATO."
20:03 Stoltenberg said that Ukraine will receive a multi-year assistance package from NATO, which will allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to switch from Soviet weapons to Alliance standards and match the level of allies.
19:37 Germany during the NATO summit in Vilnius will announce new aid packages to Ukraine, said Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. According to him, the preliminary work is "practically completed." Pistorius expects the NATO summit to be "very united" and that it "should be in light of the current situation."
19:18 There has never been so much talk about the NATO summit as about the Alliance meeting in Vilnius in Ukraine. Membership, clear security guarantees, MAP, Israel's path - that only Ukrainians have not heard in recent weeks. About what to expect in the end - in the material Historical Summit .
18:46 Australia will send a reconnaissance aircraft to Germany, which will patrol the ways of deliveries of humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine, said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft will be in Germany starting in October for about six months and will be responsible for early warning in case of any threats to the humanitarian and military aid routes. At the same time, the Prime Minister stressed that the personnel and equipment of Australia, as part of the operation, would not enter Ukraine and violate the airspace of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.
18:20 Total wheat production in Ukraine in 2023 marketing year will be 25-26.5 million tons, of which 21-22 million tons will be harvested in the controlled territory, and 4.1-4.4 million in the occupied territory, satellite analysis showed NASA Harvest. According to satellite analysis, wheat yields in the occupied territories are lower than in the rest of Ukraine, but overall yields are higher than last year.
17:48 African leaders urged Putin to "demonstrate a desire for peace" ahead of the Russia-Africa summit to be held in St. Petersburg on July 27-28, Senegalese President Macky Sal said in an interview with the Financial Times. According to him, such a demand was voiced during the June mediation mission of African countries. Sal noted that the exchange of prisoners and the return of children to Ukraine "could be a very good signal."
17:17 Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier supported the US decision to transfer cluster munitions to Ukraine and urged the German government not to stand "in the way of the allies." "The German position regarding the ban on cluster munitions remains correct, but in the current situation it should not interfere with the United States," he stressed.
16:29 Bloomberg writes, citing sources, that Zelensky will arrive in Vilnius on July 12, on the second day of the summit, where he will take part in the first meeting of the new Ukraine-NATO Council.
16:08 The Armed Forces of Ukraine use rocket-propelled ammunition for Grads from North Korea in battles, the Military portal writes. OSINT analyst War Noir noticed in a photo report about the work of the Grad crew of the 47th brigade Magura markings on 122-mm shells indicating the type of R-122 HE missiles. Investigators compared photos of Korean munitions captured on an Iranian ship in 2009 and came to the conclusion that it could be them. Then the cargo from the DPRK went to the Hamas terrorists. It is likely that these shells, like Iranian-made weapons, enter Ukraine from Western allies, who from time to time carry out raids on smuggled weapons destined for the Middle East.
15:19 Putin signed a law prohibiting until 2026 to collect overdue debts from residents of the "DPR", "LPR", occupied Kherson and Zaporozhye regions on loans and loans taken from banks or microfinance organizations.
15:05 Stoltenberg supported the cancellation of the MAP for Ukraine's entry into NATO. The Secretary General also spoke about the package that will be offered to Ukraine at the summit in Vilnius. It will include three elements: a practical support program to bring Ukraine closer to NATO; creation of the Ukraine-NATO Council; cancellation of MAP for Ukraine. Stoltenberg believes that this will be a "clear signal" for Ukraine.
14:28 In Bakhmut, for several days now, the Defense Forces have been holding the entrances, exits and movement of the enemy around the city under fire control. This became possible due to the fact that in the process of moving forward, Ukrainian troops took control of the main dominant heights around Bakhmut, said Anna Malyar.
14:16 The German concern Rheinmetall will open a plant for the production of armored vehicles in Ukraine within three months, CNN reports. The company plans to build and repair tanks, as well as train Ukrainians to service armored vehicles.
13:59 Erdogan again said that Turkey supports Ukraine's entry into NATO after the war: "We believe that the early end of the war with a just and lasting peace will contribute to the process of Ukraine's membership in NATO." He also added that Ankara supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine and believes in further simplifying the process of Kyiv's entry into the Alliance.
13:24 Peskov said that if Ukraine joins NATO, "it will become a threat to Russia, which will require a clear and firm reaction." The Kremlin speaker also believes that Ukraine's accession to NATO "will have very, very negative consequences for the security architecture of Europe."
13:20 Peskov said that Putin met with Prigozhin in the Kremlin five days after the rebellion, on June 29. The meeting lasted about three hours, it was also attended by the commanders of PMC detachments, there were 35 people in total. According to Peskov, Putin "gave his assessment of what had happened and offered the representatives of PMCs employment options."
13:03 In the Sumy region, they are starting to prepare and carry out the evacuation of the local population in the five-kilometer border zone, said the head of the OVA Vladimir Artyukh following a meeting of the Sumy Region Defense Council.
12:38 Kuleba said that NATO agreed to cancel the Membership Action Plan for Ukraine's future entry into the Alliance.
12:17 Reuters reports, citing sources, that Germany may announce "substantial" deliveries of equipment to Ukraine at the NATO summit. Berlin is also working on bilateral security guarantees for Kyiv. At the same time, a high-ranking German official acknowledged that it was not yet the time to invite Ukraine to the Alliance.
12:05 Zelensky wanted to publicly call for Ukraine to join NATO from the rostrum of the summit in Vilnius, but the United States and Germany opposed, writes Bild, citing sources. According to the publication, Ukraine's accession to NATO is supported by the Baltic countries, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Sweden, Turkey and France. The United States and Germany are against it, blocking such a decision and putting pressure on other countries.
The diplomat told Bild that Berlin and Washington want to conclude a declaration with Ukraine, "which hardly goes beyond the one that was signed in Bucharest in 2008." In turn, the Financial Times writes that the United States and Germany are under strong pressure from allies to demonstrate greater support for Ukraine's membership in NATO on the eve of the summit in Vilnius.
11:51 Chinese Foreign Ministry opposed the supply of American cluster munitions to Ukraine: "You can not add fuel to the fire in the conflict in Ukraine."
11:46 In Ukraine, the construction of a plant for the production of Bayraktar drones has already begun, Minister for Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin said: "The plant began to be built in practice, and not just in a memorandum. This is exactly the large Bayraktar plant, about which a few years ago agreed, then there were stops, scandals. Today, this plant is starting to be built, we have moved on to real steps."
11:28 The Russians hit a residential building in the village of Inzhenernoe, Kherson region, from artillery, two people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
10:53 Turkey has not put forward any conditions to Ukraine regarding the return of the defense commanders of Mariupol, Ukrainian Ambassador Vasily Bodnar told Radio Liberty. According to him, Ankara is interested in this operation, because in this way they strengthen their positions in the international arena. The ambassador also said that negotiations on the release of commanders continued for several months, and "the entire diplomatic avant-garde of President Zelensky" was involved in this process.
10:21 The office of the Prosecutor General reported 13 wounded and four dead as a result of a strike on Orekhov, Zaporozhye region.
10:19 According to British intelligence, Russia loses an average of about 400 soldiers during the 17 months of the war in Ukraine. Analysts admit that up to 50% of deaths in combat could have been avoided with proper first aid. The very slow evacuation of the wounded, combined with the inappropriate use of Esmarch's coarse tourniquet, is the main cause of preventable deaths and amputations, intelligence said.
09:47 The Russian editions of Medusa and Mediazona published an investigation in which they assessed the possible losses of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. The journalists analyzed the data on mortality for 2022 and the Register of inheritance cases opened by citizens of the Russian Federation after the death of close relatives. According to these data, the number of Russians who died in the war ranges from 40 to 55 thousand, and if we take into account the seriously wounded and dismissed from service, then the losses of the Russian Federation can reach at least 125 thousand people. Moreover, this figure only partially takes into account the missing and almost does not take into account those who are in captivity, as well as citizens of Ukraine who fought and died in the "LDNR" units.
09:14 Ukrainian troops liberated 169 sq. km to the south since the beginning of the offensive , said Andrei Kovalev, spokesman for the General Staff. "This is approximately commensurate with the area of the city of Odessa. Demining activities are underway in these territories," he added. Over the past week, the Armed Forces of Ukraine advanced more than 1 km in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions. In general, advancement in these directions since the beginning of the offensive has been 8.6 km. Over the past week in the south of Ukraine released more than 10 square meters. km.
In the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces liberated a total of 24 square meters. km , and last week - 4 sq. km. At the same time, the Ukrainian military is holding back the advance of Russian troops in the Avdeevka and Maryinsky directions. According to Kovalev, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions here 148 times over the past week, but had no success. Also, Russian troops are trying to attack in the Liman and Kupyansk directions, enemy attacks are repelled.
09:03 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, five people were injured, in Donetsk - one, according to the OVA.
09:00 The head of the main headquarters of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Viktor Afzalov, said that one of the S-200 missiles allegedly launched by Ukraine on July 9 on "Russian territory" was directed to the Crimean bridge, the second flew to a military airfield in the Rostov region.
08:51 The Russians hit with a guided air bomb during the issuance of humanitarian aid in a residential area of front-line Orekhov, Zaporozhye region: four people died on the spot, 11 more were injured , said the head of the OVA, Yuri Malashko.
In addition, during the day, the enemy inflicted 36 targeted strikes on ten peaceful settlements of the region: one person was injured, and ten civilian objects were destroyed.
08:46 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that on July 9, Ukraine allegedly unsuccessfully tried to hit the Crimea, Rostov and Kaluga regions with S-200 anti-aircraft missiles converted into a shock version. According to Moscow, air defense systems destroyed two Ukrainian S-200 missiles, two more were rejected by electronic warfare, there were no casualties or damage. The head of the General Staff of the Russian Federation, Valery Gerasimov, set the task of organizing work to identify the Ukrainian positions of the S-200 and strike weapons, "planning their pre-emptive defeat." It was also instructed to take "additional measures to improve the protection of facilities from air strikes" as soon as possible.
08:21 At night, the Russians attacked Nikolaev - they hit an infrastructure facility, presumably with an Iskander-M rocket, said the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim.
08:17 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 10.
personnel - about 234,480 (+440) people liquidated,
tanks - 4085 (+7),
armored combat vehicles - 7966 (+2),
artillery systems - 4371 (+5),
MLRS - 668 (+0),
air defense systems - 414 (+1),
aircraft - 315 (+0),
helicopters - 309 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 3686 (+1),
cruise missiles - 1271 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 6937 (+8),
special equipment - 632 (+4).
07:35 The Russian army is concentrating its main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions, there are heavy battles. During the day, there were about 30 combat clashes, the General Staff said in the morning summary .
According to the General Staff, more than 300 people who have signed a contract with the Russian Armed Forces are being trained at one of the training grounds of the Eastern Military District of the Altai Territory. Among the recruits there are persons from among former prisoners, men of low social status without personal documents, drug addicts and patients with hepatitis. Most of them have already turned to medical institutions to try to delay their sending to the front.
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[RIA] The lengthy operation under the slogan "How to accept Ukraine into NATO" is more and more reminiscent of a boring circus performance with clowns tired of their own reprisals. The names of the performers may change, but the goal is unattainable in principle. Of course, it is possible to portray samurai for whom the path is everything and the result is nothing, but the most perspicacious are already beginning to understand that with SVO or without SVO, nothing succeeds anyway.
Neither appeals, nor whims, nor threats help. The most extravagant proposal was put forward in the Bundestag: to accept Ukraine into the North Atlantic Alliance "in parts". When ready. About how they cook a large piece of meat on a spit - they cut off those parts that are sufficiently fried.
This is a big fiasco for the organization and, apparently, cost it tens of billions in terms of money. There is also a small fiasco, and therefore not too financially expensive: Sweden at the summit in Vilnius will also not join NATO.
For the meeting of the heads of states and governments already included in the alliance, the conversation will begin with embarrassment. From a double fiasco. This, of course, will set the appropriate tone for the discussion.
All those years and decades that NATO has existed, its goal has not changed: to destroy Greater Russia. And when our country was called the USSR, and when, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, it became the Russian Federation. Regardless of words. From assurances. From the semantics contained in the doctrine or doctrines, NATO has always wanted one thing: that we and our country should not exist. At the same time, it was absolutely unnecessary to destroy Russia physically after 1991. It was enough (at that moment) to put it under full political and military control.
Actually, the very Russia-NATO Council that worked was created specifically for constant monitoring of us. And for monitoring our army budget (and just the budget), and for various NATO inspections of our military bases.
We were so naive that in all seriousness we believed that they were not only ready to join this union of "countries of the civilized world", but also wanted to accept us.
Illusions began to dissipate in 1999, and the Russian authorities at the beginning of the 2000s warned that they would not play any games with cheaters, and started building. Military construction. With their own money and without taking into account other people's moods and comments.
Of course, the Brussels carpet shops and their Washington stewards didn't like it. They tried to set fire to the Russian southern flanks by entering from the Georgian map. Received a juicy slap in the face.
But this lacquered "civilized world" could not admit that they made a mistake in their assessments and that Russia was politically independent and gained its former status of a superpower (it's time to call our country by its geopolitical name), so six years after the failure in Georgia, they entered from the Ukrainian map . Thinking that this is no longer the case, here they will circle Russia around their fingers.
And again failure. Failure again. Russia, in the words of a slightly later leader, has not yet begun.
And that's when Russia started, when she straightened her shoulders, that's when NATO did not have time to gasp. They thought that we were in bast shoes, in bears, in vodka and balalaika, and we were in "Zircons", in "Daggers", in hypersound, in an economy that is absolutely sovereign, since there are eleven time zones, wildly hardworking people, and also - geology, which allows you to do everything and in any quantities.
You want diamonds, you want tanks. Want - airplanes, want - tights. While NATO is yelling about "immediately setting up the production of weapons" (in conditions where almost all raw materials are bought from third countries), the Russian specialized industry is working - as much as required and according to the NWO plan.
And after all, in principle, exactly the same could be done by Ukraine. With its resources, with its industry, with energy that would be able to satisfy any needs of any industry in any quantities.
But preference was given not to their own development and good neighborliness with Russia - absolutely specific goals, but to some kind of dream, dream, mirage. By attaching the adjective "European" to the dream and revealing a mirage in the form of "lace panties", the choice made led to the fact that the mirage dissipated, and the dream evaporated. European membership - in twenty years (at best), and NATO - no one knows when.
Council Ukraine - NATO today - as a discussion at the production meeting under the heading "Miscellaneous". In general, no one is against and even for, but when and how exactly - no one says. No one wants to take personal responsibility for a new defeat.
NATO, having made that same (and not for the first time) mistake, which is worse than a crime, at the summit starting tomorrow will again say everything that it thinks about Russia, and sip Ukraine as best it can. As for Sweden, she will sit on a side chair.
This big top will trumpet success until it breaks the vocal cords and the elderly clowns scatter. And what power can a big top have against a country that not only does not know how to lose, but simply does not know what defeat means. Well, looking at this circus performance, we don’t need to stock up on popcorn: like everything else, we have plenty of corn.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:44 An air raid alert has been declared in three regions of Ukraine. This is evidenced of data of online maps of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
The alarm sounds in the Kyiv, Sumy and Chernihiv regions.
22:00 Destroyed Ivanovo paratroopers Ukrainian tank near Berkhovka in the Bakhmut direction.
21:45 Destroyed our fighters and the Ukrainian armored vehicles abandoned by the scared Nazis near the village of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region.
Among the equipment are several American heavy infantry fighting vehicles M2 Bradley ODS-SA.
21:25 reported that a few days ago the field commander of the Kharkov group "KRAKEN" Denis Ishunin was liquidated.
21:02 Video- Massacre in Zaporozhye: foreign mercenaries destroyed by fighters from the Amur.
The militants were eliminated on the outskirts of the village. Lugovskoe between Pologi and Orekhovo.
The fighters from the Amur region have no losses.
20:33 Video- Strela-10 of the 200th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Northern Fleet shoots down the Ukrainian UAV Leleka-100 near Bakhmut.
19:52 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" worked on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction
18:41 Russian paratroopers bypassed fortifications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and attacked them from the rear. The video was filmed from the first person with a helmet-mounted camera.
18:41 Military aviation works on shelters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction
17:39 Russian heavyflame throwersTOS-1A "Solntsepek" burn out the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, presumably in the direction of Svatovo-Kremennaya.
17:38 Armed Forces of Ukraine fired on the village of Podyvot'e, Sevsky district - Governor of the Bryansk region
As a result of the shelling, a civilian was injured, he was provided with all the necessary medical assistance. Damaged residential building and outbuildings.
Emergency and emergency services are on site.
16:56 Personnel destruction of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction
The crew of the Russian reconnaissance and attack helicopter Ka-52 revealed the advancement of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. An armored fighting vehicle was destroyed by a precise hit from a guided missile.
15:53 Another one destroyed armored car International Maxx Pro in one of the directions
15:52 Izmail, Odessa region
TCKshniki continue to inflict nightmare on the male population of the city
14:33 New briefing by the RF Ministry of Defense:
🔹The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the battles in the Donetsk direction amounted to 275 servicemen per day.
🔹The RF Armed Forces destroyed more than 65 Ukrainian servicemen in the Kupyansk direction.
🔹The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Toretsk in the DPR.
🔹The air defense of the Russian Federation intercepted five guided missiles of the S-200 anti-aircraft missile system fired by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
🔹The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the regions of Nikolaev and Kramatorsk destroyed ammunition depots of the Ukrainian group of troops "Kherson" and the 56th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
🔹The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction amounted to 85 servicemen.
🔹The RF Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye region hit the command post of the 47th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
🔹The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 150 servicemen per day in the Yuzhnodonetsk and Zaporozhye directions.
🔹The troops of the Russian Federation repelled the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the regions of Rovnopol in the DPR and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region.
🔹The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation repulsed the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Chervonaya Dibrova and Karmazinovka in the LPR in the Krasnolimansky direction.
13:55 Personnel destruction of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the South-Donetsk direction. The crew of the reconnaissance and attack helicopter Ka-52, having detected the advancement of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, destroyed the armored object with a guided missile.
13:54 Tyagach MT-LB leads fire support for assault groups from the 22-round 140-mm MS-227 rocket launcher of the A-22 Ogon ship complex
Kherson direction, left bank of the Dnieper, presumably, n. the village of Alyoshki.
13:52 As a result of fire damage by the formations of the Dnipro group of troops in the island zone, the following were destroyed:
- the position of one of the armed formations of Ukraine in the area of the settlement. Velitenskoye, losses: four VFU militants destroyed; five - received injuries of varying severity.
As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kherson direction, the following were destroyed:
- the place of temporary deployment of the armed formations of Ukraine in the area of the settlement. Antonovka. 26 VFU militants were destroyed, three were injured of varying severity, two units. automotive equipment - disabled;
- two 120 mm mortar crews and ammunition for them, losses: 8 VFU militants were destroyed, two were injured of varying severity in the area of the settlement. Antonovka;
As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kakhovka direction, the following were destroyed:
- the position of one of the armed formations of Ukraine, losses: four AFU militants were destroyed; five - received injuries of varying severity;
- 120 mm mortar crew and ammunition for it, losses: three VFU militants were destroyed, two were injured of varying severity.
12:11 Air alert announced throughout central and eastern Ukraine
12:08 Personnel the result of a missile and artillery strike of the Russian Armed Forces on a column of the Ukrainian army
The surviving militant thought he was in the fire of Vietnam
11:05 Cluster militants killed are shown by a survivor of a failed counteroffensive by soldiers
“I don’t even want to go show what’s next,” the military man says.
Zaporozhye direction.
11:03 Personnel combat work of ATGM crews of the Southern Group of Forces to destroy a dill pickup truck with personnel
Donetsk direction
10:58 TCC staff continue to issue agendas to everyone literally on the knee, fulfilling Zelensky’s plan to destroy the Ukrainian people
09:55 Unsuccessful attack of 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the lens of one of the militants
After the start of operations, the Nazis faced heavy fire from the RF Armed Forces. As a result, the offensive quickly ended, and they returned "home" already with loads of KIAs and wounded.
09:55 Military APU hit in a fatal accident in the Dnepropetrovsk region
As a result of the accident, several militants became KIA.
08:29 Russian Aerospace Forces with the help of FABs scattered BC warehouses in Kupyansky direction
Along with the warehouse, damage was done to nearby equipment. Apparently, the blow fell on something large.
This is unbelievable. Do these Russian killers not realize Ukraine is going to track them down and execute them eventually?? There's gonna be a whole lot of dead Russki commanders executed in the next year or 2.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23.59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 07/10/2023 to 00:00 07/11/2023
Over the past day Representation reported about 63 facts of firing by the VFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 52 artillery attacks from the MLRS, 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky seven artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky three artillery attacks from MLRS, artillery 155mm and 152mm.
On Volnovakhsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery. Having fired 364 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were areas of six settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Kalininsky, Nikitovsky districts), Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Kievsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Staromikhaylovka, Staromlinovka.
Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of two civilians in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk and the previously liberated Staromlinovka.
Damaged two residential buildings in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, as well as one civil infrastructure.
21:58 Video- The work of the 122mm BM-21 Grad 1 Tank Army in the Kupyansk direction. Personnel @anna_news.
21:42 Battle for Avdievka situation by the end of July 10, 2023:
Stubborn fighting continues in the Avdievka sector. Yesterday, Ukrainian units tried to occupy a forest belt north of Vodyanoye, but the enemy was stopped by artillery fire from a howitzer battalion of 1453 SMEs of the RF Armed Forces.
Taking advantage of the withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the regrouping, the Russian assault detachments launched a counterattack. Argonauts of the 1453 Regiment @argo1453 report that as a result of a successful offensive, the RF Armed Forces took an important landing south of the village of Severnoye and moved further towards the settlement.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have already tried to attack to regain control, but the fighters of the RF Armed Forces repelled the offensive. The advance to the north allowed the road from Orlovka to Lastochkino to be taken under fire control, jeopardizing the supply of Avdiivka along this route.
To the north of Avdievka, shooting battles are taking place north of Krasnogorovka, where Russian troops were able to penetrate the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the railway. To the south, the RF Armed Forces tried to storm the area of Avdeevsky dachas, but to no avail.
21:15 Video– New footage of the British Storm Shadow cruise missile hit by the operator of the Pantsir-S air defense missile system. This type of ammunition has a low flight profile and is a difficult target to intercept, but Russian air defense crews appear to be gradually adapting to this threat.
However, we would like to focus on the "Shell". Those who followed the course of hostilities in Syria and Libya can recall repeated criticism of the complex. He was charged with various problems - from bad software to poor radar performance, accompanied by shots of the destruction of vehicles by the Israeli Air Force or Turkish drones.
However, since that moment, the Pantsir has gone through a series of improvements, and in a year and a half, the SVO has shown itself to be a truly effective means of military air defense, capable of intercepting entire HIMARS and British Storm Shadow packages. Another pleasant nuance is the relative cheapness of the Pantsir anti-aircraft missiles, especially in terms of the ammunition-to-target ratio.
20:44 The situation on Zaporozhye front at 19:10:
N.p. Rabotino - Four Bradley units + infantry entered our area today. The result - minus one piece of equipment, the infantry fled to the landings. Three cars managed to get away. A search is underway for destruction.
To the north-east, in the same area, two tanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and one "legendary" Leopard were destroyed.
A group of infantry in the amount of 20 people wandering with them was also hit. The enemy infantry fighting vehicles moved forward to evacuate, but were forced to return back, because their operation did not go according to plan, as the Solntsepek TOS worked out for the infantry group
20:22 Video- By the approaching NATO summit, the serfs decided to go again to beat the Muscovites to disgrace the equipment of their masters in the Zaporozhye region. The 42nd Motorized Rifle Division is repelling the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Rabotino.
20:04 Video- Composure, duty and honor
The mechanic-driver of the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system with the call sign Yakut shared his thoughts about everyday life in the special military operation zone.
He spoke about his combat work: "We try to keep cool, work as always - everything is according to the standard, so that there is no panic and there is no excitement, a feeling of excitement."
Remembering how he saved his comrades who came under fire, "Yakut" raised the issue of soldier's duty.
“They went out, evacuated, pulled out the wounded on themselves, in a car. They took it out on the hood. It was our duty - we could not leave our comrades in trouble, ”says the fighter.
He also said a word about the honor of a warrior: “You are more guided by honor, by your duty, so as not to disgrace yourself, not to disgrace your family, return to your relatives, return to your family, children, wife.”
19:32 Enemy under cover of smoke waves trying to break through the front near Orekhov on the Zaporozhye front:
In the last two days, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine sent new waves of infantry to storm. The assault groups of the 65th and 47th brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 15th Brigade of the National Guard, supported by tanks and BMP Bradley of the 65th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, went on the offensive several times in the direction of Novodanilovka-Rabotino.
Part of the equipment was traditionally blown up by mines on the way. The enemy was detected in advance by UAV operators, and our howitzers, MLRS, mortars, tankers and infantry opened fire on the advancing forces. During the battle, the enemy suffered significant losses and retreated.
In the second wave, under the cover of smoke, the forces of the 47th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, supported by tanks, artillery and mortars, went on the attack. During the battle, the attack was repelled by return fire. At the junction of the 291st and 70th regiments, despite the losses, the enemy is still in our advanced trenches east of Rabotino, where he was able to break through two days ago and later transfer reinforcements. The fights continue.
Today, the enemy tried deeper in this area, our MLRS worked closely on it, and ATGMs were added in terms of technology. Destroyed at least one mine sweeper, one tank, Bradley IFV and several armored vehicles.
Now the infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues to try to gain a foothold, transferring new assault groups to the attack. The fights continue. The enemy is withdrawing a number of units that have suffered heavy losses from the Orekhovskoye direction in order to restore combat capability.
Also, the enemy continues to prepare for new waves of offensive, concentrating significant forces with armored vehicles in the rear areas of the Zaporozhye region.
19:00 Video- During the breakthrough, the Ukrainian Armed Forces sent a Russian fighter forward to clear mines near Orekhov, but ours defeated the DRG and saved the guy
On the Zaporozhye front, ours rescued the Topaz, who was captured by the elite drug addict unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Skala."
After electric shocks, beatings, staged filming for ukroTV under threat of death, extortion of $20,000 and new beatings, the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine used our fighter to clear minefields by self-explosion in an attempt to counterattack in the Orekhovo area. That is, they vilely let themselves go ahead, while they themselves followed in his footsteps.
Karma is karma, and the breakthrough of the DRG somehow didn’t work right away. Our fighters unwound the militants and rescued the captive. Thank you Kuzbass, handsome man.
Our fighter miraculously survived and returned to his own.
18:35 Operational lines of the DPR JCCC for July 10, as of 17:00, received information about victims among civilians in the cities of the Republic:
Information about the consequences of artillery attack continues to arrive.
18:00 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 07/09/2023 to 00:00 07/10/2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 15 facts of firing by the AFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 10 attacks from the MLRS, 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky four artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky one artillery attack from 152mm artillery.
Having fired 89 units of various ammunition.
The areas of three settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky, Central City districts), Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Kievsky, Petrovsky districts).
Over the past day, there have been no reports of civilian casualties or damage to civilian infrastructure.
In the previous day, 58 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
17:30 Ukrainian formations for the second time today fired upon border areas of the Bryansk region.
The Sevsky District was under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine: one civilian was injured in the village of Podyvot’e — he was provided with all the necessary medical assistance.
Fixed damage to a residential building and outbuildings. Emergency and emergency services are on site.
16:58 Video- statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group:
- In the South-Donetsk direction, the advanced units of the Vostok group opened and liquidated the reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Ravnopol region.
Artillery units, in the course of fire impact on the enemy, destroyed an M-777 howitzer in the Elizavetovka area, a Paladin self-propelled artillery mount in the Vodiane area, two mortar crews of the Armed Forces of Ukraine north of Vladimirovka, a 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system in the Shakhterskoye area, two 152mm Msta- B "in the areas east of Makarovka and west of Novy Komap, as well as two mortar crews in Velika Novoselka and Zeleny Pole.
Control points for unmanned aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Storozhevoye, Velikaya Novoselka and Sovkhoz Oktyabr.
Air defense systems shot down two UAVs "Fury" and "Valkyrie".
In the Zaporozhye direction, the enemy carried out several attacks by assault groups in the direction of Rabotino.
Helicopters of army aviation and artillery destroyed several tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, the manpower of the nationalists was struck.
One tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed by the Lancet loitering ammunition. Having suffered significant losses, the enemy retreated. During the counterbattery fight, the radar station of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the Lukyanovsky area.
The military personnel of the Vostok group of troops show courage and heroism in the performance of combat missions.
Senior shooter corporal Aleksey Klimenok, acting as part of the motorized rifle squad of the motorized rifle regiment of the group, on one of the most difficult sectors of the front, steadfastly and courageously performed the tasks of destroying enemy enemy forces by fire.
During the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Ravnopol, Corporal Aleksey Klimenok, as part of the unit, fought a defensive battle with superior enemy forces in order to hold the previously occupied positions. At the same time, he personally discovered and destroyed about a dozen nationalists.
16:20 Video– T-80BV tanks destroy the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, supporting the advancement of assault groups:
On one of the sectors of the front, to advance our motorized rifle units, T-80BV tanks moved forward and delivered a powerful fire strike. The enemy is about five kilometers away.
In the strong point, according to intelligence, there were about 50 militants, including sabotage and reconnaissance groups. The Armed Forces of Ukraine were not even able to return fire from their positions.
16:00 In the Sumy region of Ukraineannouncedforced evacuation from the five-kilometer border zone with Russia
The preparation of the evacuation was reported by the local Regional Military Administration. The formal reason is shelling.
15:35 Orekhovsky area situation as of 14:00 July 10, 2023.
Northeast of Rabotino, assault detachments of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade in the amount of 25 people, with the support of the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, wedged 500 meters into the depth of defense of the 71st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the RF Armed Forces.
In the morning, the enemy transferred an additional group, as well as one tank and several infantry fighting vehicles, trying to completely close the section of the road to Verbovoye. The tank was hit by the 122mm BM-21 "Grad" crew - the shell flew right on target.
Now assault detachments 47, as well as attached groups of 33 Separate Mechanized Brigade, are trying to gain a foothold, rolling in waves northeast of the village. The fights continue.
In Pyatikhatki this morning, a group of 128th Brigade entered the village, where almost immediately they were covered by artillery fire. The surviving members of the 128th Brigade retreated to their original lines.
Also, journalists from the American edition of The New York Times arrived in Tavriyskoye, who plan to film a report on the actions of Ukrainian units as part of the assault on Russian positions.
15:00 Ukrainian formations continue throughout the day to shell the border area of the Kursk region.
This time, the village of Troitskoye, Korenevsky district, came under attack. As a result of the attack, three houses and power lines were damaged.
Earlier today, the village of Tetkino and the village of Elizavetovka were under fire: then none of the civilians were injured.
14:30 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of July 10, 2023)
Over the past 24 hours, the armed forces of Ukraine have made unsuccessful attempts to attack in the Donetsk, Krasnolimansk and South Donetsk directions.
- In the Donetsk direction, the competent actions of the units of the "Southern" group of forces successfully repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Nevelskoye, Vodyanoye and Kleshcheevka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
During the hostilities, up to 275 Ukrainian servicemen and foreign mercenaries, one tank and four vehicles were destroyed.
Also, an ammunition depot of the 24th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the city of Toretsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
- In the Krasnolimansky direction, units of the "Center" grouping of troops, air strikes and artillery, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 21st, 63rd and 67th Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Yampolovka, Torskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic and Kuzmino of the Luhansk People's Republic Republic.
Enemy attacks were repulsed in the areas of the settlements of Chervonaya Dibrova and Karmazinovka of the Luhansk People's Republic.
During the day, up to 85 Ukrainian servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, as well as a 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed.
- In the South-Donetsk direction, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the Vostok group of forces repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Rovnopol of the Donetsk People's Republic and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region.
In the area of the settlement Priyutnoye, Zaporozhye region, the activities of the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were stopped.
- In the Zaporozhye direction, coordinated actions of Russian troops defeated the accumulation of manpower and equipment of the 106th Territorial Defense Brigade in the area of the settlement of Lugovskoye, Zaporozhye region.
Enemy losses in these areas amounted to 150 Ukrainian servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, two vehicles, and two 152mm D-20 howitzers.
- In the Kupyansk direction, operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery of the "Western" group of troops hit the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Liman Pervy, Pershotravneve and Sinkovka of the Kharkiv region.
Enemy attacks were successfully repelled and the activities of a sabotage and reconnaissance group in the area of the settlement of Novoselovskoye of the Luhansk People's Republic were suppressed. The losses of the enemy amounted to more than 65 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle and two vehicles.
- In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage, more than 30 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as eight cars, were destroyed during the day.
Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation per day hit 63 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 89 districts.
The command post of the 47th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit near the city of Orekhov, Zaporozhye region.
Also, in the areas of the cities of Nikolaev and Kramatorsk, ammunition depots of the Ukrainian united group of troops "Kherson" and the 56th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.
Air defense systems intercepted five guided missiles of the S-200 anti-aircraft missile system fired by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In addition, eight Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Khleborobnoe in the Zaporozhye region, Gorlovka, Maryinka of the DPR, Novokrasnyanka and Svatovo of the LPR.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 453 aircraft, 241 helicopters, 4,956 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 anti-aircraft missile systems, 10,615 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,137 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 5,399 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 11,565 units of special military vehicles.
14:06 Prisoners military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine urge their colleagues to do everything not to go to war
Captured Ukrainian servicemen tell how their commanders "remotely" set tasks without appearing at the forefront, as a result of which they are completely unaware of the situation and often make mistakes, and the cost of their mistakes is the lives of soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The loss of manpower in the Armed Forces of Ukraine is simply colossal: many units were replenished with personnel from among those mobilized already 4-5 times.
A newly arrived soldier may be given a bulletproof vest taken from the dead. This attitude towards the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine leads to low morale. “The third company was released on vacation for 15 days, only half of the platoon returned from a full-fledged company,” said a captured soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The prisoners note the humane attitude of the Russian fighters and commanders. Surrendered food and drink, as well as provide the necessary medical care.
13:43 Kremensky section situation as of 13:00 July 10, 2023.
The forces of the 32nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are concentrated in the Svatovsky sector in the vicinity of Borovaya. Part of the compound has already taken up the positions of the 92nd Brigade, which departed for the Soledar direction.
To the south, members of the 518th battalion of the 1st Artillery Regiment of special forces 9 Army Corps arrived at the section of the Zhuravka beam, and three more battalions were stationed in the south of the Kharkov region. Previously, 1 Brigade operated on the border with the Belgorod region.
Units of the 44th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the Chernihiv region arrived at Liman. About 2,600 people for 50 Wolverine AFVs, 20 Valuk AFVs, and five BTR-4s are in the reserve of the Liman APU group.
In the past few days, the activity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this area has increased. After several reconnaissances in combat, the situation stabilized slightly, but the strengthening along the LPR indicates an imminent intensification of hostilities.
13:21 Video- statement by the head of the press center of the "Center" group:
Aviation of the "Center" group of troops carried out missile and bomb strikes on two points of temporary deployment, a command and observation post, an ammunition depot, as well as on 11 areas of concentration of manpower and firepower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Novogorovka, Chervonaya Dibrova, Serebryanskoye forestry, Nevskoye .
Air defense systems shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle and a Heimers MLRS rocket.
During the counter-battery fight, a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle, a Western-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, and two crews of a 120mm mortar were destroyed.
In the Svatovsky and Krasnolimansky directions, units of the "Center" group repelled attempts to attack assault groups of 21, 42, 63 and 66 Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. As a result of inflicting fire damage, the enemy suffered significant losses in manpower and equipment.
13:05 Video- statement by the head of the press center of the group "South":
The units of the "Southern" group of forces continued to repel attempts by the assault units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to break through the defenses in the Lisichansky, Soledaro-Artemovsky and Alexander-Kalinovsky directions throughout the day.
The group's aviation delivered missile and bomb strikes against enemy manpower and firepower in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka, Verkhnekamenskoye, Chasov Yar and Konstantinovka. In addition, accumulations of weapons and equipment of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Avdievka were hit.
The impact of the Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system in the Soledaro-Artemovsky direction inflicted a defeat in the area of concentration of weapons and military equipment of the 91st mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and also destroyed the ammunition depot of the 115th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The crew of the Solntsepek heavy flamethrower system destroyed concentrations of enemy manpower in the areas of the settlements of Yagodnoye and Menkovka.
12:30 Video- statement by the head of the press center of the group "West":
During the fighting in the Kupyansk direction, the crew of the Su-34 fighter-bomber of the Zapad group of forces launched an air strike on the accumulation of manpower, weapons and military equipment of units of the 28th Separate Rifle Battalion in the area of the settlement. Mitrofanovka.
In addition, as a result of the infliction of complex fire damage by army aviation and artillery groups at the points of temporary deployment of units of the 32nd Separate Mechanized Battalion in the areas of the settlement. Berestovoye and Stelmakhovka, the enemy's losses amounted to more than a platoon of manpower.
In the defense zone of the 1st tank army in the area of the settlement. Kotlyarovka was opened and the fire of 122mm D-30 howitzers destroyed the American-made counter-battery station AN/TPQ-50, in the areas of the settlement. Kislovka, Rozovka fire from closed firing positions from T-72B3 tanks and artillery of the group destroyed up to a platoon of enemy manpower.
12:00 Kupyansky section of the front situation as of 12.00 July 10, 2023
In the area of Kupyansk, the RF Armed Forces continue to hit the strongholds and places of concentration of Ukrainian formations. The 14th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered serious losses after the restoration of combat capability - as a result of one of the strikes, 75 people were injured.
To strengthen the grouping, units of the 41st Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine without a tank battalion were transferred to Kupyansk and its environs, which were coordinated at the training ground in Shirokiy Lan.
In total, about 2,800 people arrived in Kupyansk, Golubovka and Kucherovka, 94 MaxxPRO armored vehicles, as well as four 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS and 25 units of field artillery and mortars.
The placement of a new formation near Kupyansk is primarily due to the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this area. However, the number of armored vehicles and means of destruction indicates a possible activation of the enemy here.
Considering that there are large concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces along the entire border of the LPR, the likelihood of a pinching blow against the Russian Army is high. Especially given that the fighters of the RF Armed Forces were able to gain a foothold on the opposite bank of the Oskol.
11:32 Per past for a week, Ukrainian formations again increased the intensity of artillery attack of Russian frontline regions: the number of fired ammunition in the Belgorod region more than doubled, in the Donetsk agglomeration - by a quarter, and in the Kherson region remained approximately in the same range.
At the same time, there were a significant number of victims and victims. The most difficult situation has developed in the DPR: seven civilians were killed as a result of artillery attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and at least 103 more were injured of varying severity.
At the same time, in recent days, Ukrainian troops have made several attempts to attack rear facilities in the Voronezh, Rostov and Bryansk regions, as well as on the Crimean peninsula. Thanks to the well-coordinated work of air defense crews, casualties and significant damage were avoided.
The Ukrainian command continues its attempts to provoke panic in the frontline zone against the backdrop of preparations for the second phase of the offensive.
By such actions, the enemy also intends to raise the moral and psychological state of the bloodless units before sending them into battle.
11:06 Ukrainian formations continue indiscriminate artillery attacks of the civilian infrastructure of the border settlements of the Kursk region.
At least eight rounds hit the village of Tetkino: power lines and ten residential buildings were damaged, but no one was injured.
The village of Elizavetovka also came under attack: due to the ongoing shelling, it is not yet possible to assess the damage.
10:33 Soledarskoe direction situation as of 10.00 July 10, 2023
Around Bakhmut, the activity of Ukrainian formations has somewhat decreased. But this is due to preparations for new larger-scale attacks with the aim of encircling the Bakhmut garrison of the RF Armed Forces.
To the west, near Chasov Yar and Konstantinovka, 12 assault groups were formed from the 57th Brigade, 3 Brigade and 60 Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The number of each is up to 120 people and from four to five armored personnel carriers.
Nine groups of the 57th Brigade occupy the lines near Bogdanovka and will be involved in the assault on the strongholds of the RF Armed Forces near Berkhovka to reach the highway to Slavyansk, and three detachments of the 3rd Brigade intend to attack positions near Otradovka from Predtechino to pass to Kleshcheevka from the south.
The APU surges in the village to the south-west practically do not stop due to the presence of important tactical heights near the village. Control over them will make it possible to push Russian troops almost to Opytnoye, so the emphasis of the Armed Forces of Ukraine here is not accidental.
Also, in the vicinity of Razdolovka, the 92nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the Svatovsky section was transferred. According to some information, the assault unit of the 92nd Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine plans to attack in the areas of Yakovlevka and Soledar with large forces supported by armored vehicles.
It is most likely that the enemy offensive at Bakhmut will be coordinated. A simultaneous strike will make it possible to disperse the efforts of artillery and aviation of the RF Armed Forces. And you should be prepared for this option.
10:02 Vremievsky ledge situation as of 09.00 July 10, 2023
In the area of the Vremievsky ledge, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, after several sorties, switched to positional advance. The infantry, under the cover of artillery, is trying to gain a foothold at the Grusheva gully.
In recent days, the gunners of the 72nd Brigade, transferred to the 36th Brigade, as well as three tanks of the 1st Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, have been firing continuously from the Novodarovka-Rovnopol line at the advanced strongholds of the RF Armed Forces south of the beam, in Priyutny and Staromayorsky.
Also, new assault detachments of the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade arrived from the rear areas to Makarovka and Rovnopol. In addition, in the radio intercepts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they talk about the arrival of the formation of 79 Separate Air Assault Brigade.
The tactics of the "creeping" offensive, chosen by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, made it possible to cling to the front lines. Despite the huge losses (a unit of the 31st Brigade departed from Berezovoe to Novomoskovsk for restoration), a foothold there is necessary for a further assault on the Priyutnoye-Staromayorskoye line.
09:45 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine were fired from barrel artillery:
-- n.p. Peschanovka fired 12 rounds;
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery fired seven rounds;
-- Alyoshki fired eight rounds at the settlement;
-- Eight rounds were fired at the village of Krynka;
-- n.p. Podstepnoe fired six rounds.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement of Novaya Kakhovka, the settlement of Kakhovka, Staraya Zburyevka, Radensk, Sagi, firing a total of 27 cannon artillery rounds
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified.
09:32 Chronicle special military operation: events of 8–9 July 2023.
- Over the past weekend, Russian troops launched several attacks on the objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of Ukraine.
Targets were hit in the Kirovograd and Dnipropetrovsk regions, including the location of the territorial defense units in Krivoy Rog.
- In turn, Ukrainian formations have increased the intensity of attacks on Russian targets.
So, in Voronezh, several drones were destroyed by means of air defense on approaching the city.
- In the Belgorod region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to strike at border settlements.
Again, the city of Shebekino came under enemy fire, and one person was wounded as a result of shelling.
- In the Svatovsky sector, Russian troops continue to storm Novoselovsky.
At the moment, the fighting is going on for an important tactical height to the south, the capture of which will allow you to establish fire control over the village.
- On the southern flank of the defense of Bakhmut, Ukrainian formations do not stop trying to capture tactical heights in the Kleshcheevka area.
Russian units stop all attacks with concentrated artillery and small arms fire.
- In the Orekhovsky sector, the assault group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to penetrate the Russian defenses northeast of Rabotino.
Russian troops counterattacked and drove the Ukrainian formations back to their starting lines.
- To the west, after a series of unsuccessful attacks, the Ukrainian command withdrew a significant part of its forces from the village of Pyatikhatki.
Russian artillery delivered targeted strikes against the retreating enemy units.
08:50 On July 9, Kyiv unsuccessfully tried to hit targets in the Crimea, Kaluga and Rostov regions with S-200 missiles - Russian Defense Ministry
08:46 The Kiev regime continues the terror of the civilian infrastructure of the left bank of the Kherson region - emergency services
Yesterday, fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 41 rounds from cannon artillery at the settlements: Pechanovka, Cossack Camps, Aleshki, Krynki, Podstepne.
The artillery attack did not stop at night - the Ukrainians fired 27 rounds from cannon artillery at Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Staraya Zburyevka, Radensk, Sagam.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on July 10 that the UN's efforts had failed to fulfill the Russian part of the grain deal.
“Russia is ready to meet all the needs of its Arab grain partners,” Lavrov said at a press conference following the strategic dialogue between Russia and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), which took place in Moscow.
Answering a question about the possibility of improving the terms of the "grain deal", the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry said that it is impossible to improve something that does not exist. The Foreign Minister added that the Russian part of this agreement was not implemented at all in any of its clauses.
As IA Regnum reported , on July 4, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that there were no grounds for further continuation of the "grain deal" expiring on July 17. The department explained that the “grain deal”, the purpose of which is to provide assistance to needy countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, has turned into a purely commercial export of Ukrainian food to Western countries. Thus, out of 32.6 million tons of grain exported from Ukrainian ports since August 1, 2022, 26.2 million tons of grain were sent to states with high and above average income levels. At the same time, the poorest countries received only 862,086 tons.
On June 30, Lavrov assured that Russia would not leave the world's poorest countries without grain: it would provide supplies at its own expense if the "grain deal" was not extended. In any case, the export of Russian fertilizers and foodstuffs continues. The minister added that Russian exports this agricultural year are expected to reach almost 50 million tons.
In an interview with IA Regnum , Associate Professor of the Department of Political Science at the Financial University under the Government, political scientist Evgenia Voiko noted that the “grain deal” is perhaps the only source of export income for Kiev.
The “grain deal” signed in Istanbul since July 22, 2022 has been extended three times: the last time for 60 days was on May 17, 2023.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Today it’s a little funny to see bewilderment from reports of a meeting between Putin and Prigozhin, they say, how is it that he called Prigozhin a rebel, and then meets with him.
1. From a legal point of view, Prigozhin is no longer a rebel, since the criminal case on the fact of the rebellion was closed, and no new ones were opened. Accordingly, the state has no new formalized legal claims against Prigozhin or so far (interviews of witnesses and the study of materials on the facts of the death of pilots continue). Therefore, there are no legal barriers to such meetings.
2. From a political and historical point of view, the fact of the rebellion has not gone away, and in the history books they will write about Prigozhin's rebellion on June 23-24. But from a political point of view, the meeting between Putin and Prigozhin is desirable to close many issues that were not discussed during the agreements on June 24 with the participation of Lukashenka and Bortnikov, where Prigozhin was given general security guarantees, but there were questions about the future of Wagner PMC, Prigozhin’s business and his personal affairs.
It turned out that the state in a number of issues was very dependent on Prigozhin’s structures and their simultaneous destruction would lead to serious damage from the state, therefore, the formats of work with Prigozhin’s structures are being revised, which allows the state to gently replace Prigozhin’s structures in a number of areas, and Prigozhin to keep part of the business .
3. Putin, after the events of June 23-24, solves the problem of minimizing the consequences of what happened, avoiding scenarios that are obviously disastrous for the state with concessions to the rebels or mass bloodshed in Rostov and in the Moscow region.
Of all the available options at that time, the least detrimental to the common cause was chosen, when the losses were minimized (although no one would return the dead pilots), the threat of a rebellion was removed, and the state retained the ability to use the personnel of the Wagner PMC in its own interests, but on different terms. Hence the dissatisfaction of those who did not wait for the mixing of Wagner with the National Guard in Rostov and the Moscow region. Of the options available at that time, this was the most acceptable, which required various compromises within the framework of political expediency.
4. Therefore, PMC "Wagner" is not liquidated, but restructured, which I wrote about on June 25th. For the same reasons, Prigozhin moves freely around the country, he will keep part of his business in Russia, and his weapons and money have been returned to him. And at the same time, he is subjected to obstruction in the state media (in order to bring down the level of popularity of Prigozhin and the Wagner PMC among the masses, which is raised to a great height again by the efforts of the state media), the Patriot media holding is taken away from him (in fact, they are liquidated, depriving most of media opportunities in domestic politics and nullify Prigozhin’s political ambitions) and some contracts, including fat contracts with the Ministry of Defense.
5. Gerasimov and Shoigu will not be fired under pressure, and even if Putin decides to make reshuffles at the top for some reason, they will be done only when it does not look like the reshuffles are due to Prigozhin's rebellion. I do not remember cases when Putin fired someone under pressure from outside. Therefore, Shoigu and Gerasimov demonstratively appear in the media, which demonstrates that no reshuffles are planned now and they continue to fulfill their duties. There are still some questions about the future of Surovikin, but I think everything will be fine with him. I think that General Surovkin is currently in Putin's doghouse, but he continues his duties, and will emerge before too long.
6. Part of the Wagner personnel will leave for Belarus, part will go on a contract with the Ministry of Defense, part will leave. The process is already underway. Heavy weapons will be handed over according to the inventory to the Ministry of Defense, which provided the very weapons of the Wagner PMC. All money matters regarding fighters and their families will be closed. The return of cash to Prigozhin is aimed, among other things, at paying off planned payments to Wagner soldiers and commanders.
In general, there is a planned "damage control". The fact that Putin's meeting with Prigozhin was a surprise for many only speaks of the cost of many "insiders" regarding the leadership's strategy to overcome the consequences of Prigozhin's rebellion.
https://t.me/boris_rozhin/91764 - zinc
PS. Toward the end of this week and next week there will be more news on the future of Wagner PMC, including in connection with Belarus and Africa.
[ColonelCassad] On June 29, Putin met with Prigozhin and the commanders of the Wagner PMC detachments. There were 35 people in total. We were engaged in debriefing on June 23-24.
1. At the meeting, Putin assessed the actions of the PMC "Wagner" in the course of the JMD and on June 24;
2. The President listened to the explanations of the commanders and offered them further employment and application of their skills;
3. The commanders themselves presented their version of what happened and emphasized that they are staunch supporters and soldiers of the head of state and are ready to continue to fight for the Motherland;
4. The meeting lasted 3 hours.
PS. This is official information from the Kremlin.
Yesterday there was already a leak about this meeting, which was allegedly also attended by the head of the Russian Guard, Zolotov, and the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Naryshkin.
Apparently, Peskov's comment about the fact and content of the communication is aimed at stopping rumors about this meeting.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Gevorg Mirzayan
[REGNUM] On July 11-12, the center of European politics will shift to Vilnius, where the next summit of the North Atlantic Alliance will be held. The preparation of the final act, which should be signed as a result, is already nearing completion, assured the representative of the "host country", Lithuanian Ambassador to NATO Deividas Matulionis .
But - as observers believe - surprises are also quite possible on the three main topics of the summit: Ukraine, Sweden and plans for an Atlantic military bloc in Asia.
On the last, second day of the summit, the arrival of Volodymyr Zelensky is expected (who, of course, is waiting for clarity on the issue of NATO's prospects for Ukraine), and in Stockholm they are waiting for the same clarity on the admission of Sweden to the alliance. The country is "more than ready to become one of the 32 allies," TASS quoted Swedish Prime Minister Olof Kristersson as saying on July 10 .
UKRAINE - PARTIALLY FAIL
Regarding the format of relations between Ukraine and the alliance, a number of Western experts put forward an interesting formula - the so-called partial acceptance. That is, to put it simply, NATO guarantees will apply only to part of the country's territories - those that it controls.
“Theoretically, partial acceptance is quite possible when guarantees are given only to those territories that are controlled by the government of the country. According to a similar scenario, France was accepted into the alliance at one time - guarantees applied only to European territories, but not to colonies, ” Dmitry Ofitserov-Belsky, a researcher at IMEMO RAS, told IA Regnum.
For Russia, such a scenario would be the most negative, because it would deprive Moscow of freedom of action, the expert emphasizes. After all, in this case, attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, attempts to hit rear camps in the same Lvov, as well as the creation of a sanitary zone due to the liberation of other Ukrainian territories from the Kiev regime (for example, Odessa and Kharkov) could mean for Russia a direct war with NATO.
Fortunately, this scenario seems extremely unlikely. Yes, France was accepted without colonies, but then, against the backdrop of the already inevitable completion of the decolonization process, everyone had a clear understanding that conditional Algeria was not going to occupy French territory.
Georgia could have been accepted without South Ossetia and Abkhazia, but then there was a clear understanding that Moscow was not planning to seize Tbilisi, Kutaisi or even Gori. In the case of Ukraine, the West does not have such guarantees - Vladimir Putin indicated his readiness to create a sanitary zone, but did not indicate its borders. The Russian leader did not say whether it would pass along the Dnieper or along the Vinnitsa-Zhytomyr line. Moreover, the West understands that the desire to create a sanitary zone is not some kind of opportunistic policy or demanding demand, but, in general, a reflection of Russia's national interest.
Therefore, they are not in a hurry to accept Ukraine in parts. “This topic is not seriously discussed. Perhaps they will discuss it next year, but it all depends on how the conflict develops,” Officers-Belsky notes. Actually, the alliance makes it clear that they will include Ukraine only if it (or rather, it and the West) wins over Russia.
“The main focus should be in ensuring the victory of Ukraine. And this is a precondition for any meaningful discussion about Ukraine's membership," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said earlier . As part of this focus, in particular, a new package of assistance to Ukraine will be adopted, a mechanism for the Kiev regime's access to the latest European weapons, as well as the Ukraine-NATO Council will be created, which will enable Ukraine to convene Council meetings if necessary.
For Moscow, this option may be a kind of lesser evil, but still evil. “Most likely, Ukraine will be given new types of weapons, and they will quickly fire. We must be ready for this,” Vadim Trukhachev , associate professor at the Russian State Humanitarian University , explains to IA Regnum. For the Kyiv regime, this is a minimal boon, since it cannot count on more. Well, for the Europeans - another weakening in favor of the Americans.
“The fundamental difference is that if earlier Europeans took out old weapons from their storerooms and this indirectly contributed to the renewal of these stocks, now we will talk about scooping out what is created by the industry of the member countries of the alliance,” Officers-Belsky notes. “And in the end, when there is nothing left of Ukraine, there will be nothing left of the European stockpiles of weapons.”
SWEDEN AND THE TURKISH ENDGAME
The second block of questions, as mentioned above, is Swedish. Exactly a year ago, Sweden (together with Finland) signed a protocol on joining NATO, but Turkey has not yet ratified this protocol with respect to Stockholm.
Before flying to the NATO summit, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan set conditions for ratification. First, membership in the European Union. “The European Union has kept us waiting at the door for 50 years. Let the EU open the way for us, and we will open the way for Sweden to join NATO , ” the Turkish leader was quoted as saying by the Turkish Agenda telegram channel.
Secondly, the supply of F16. “About the F-16, they say that this should be decided by the US Congress. We also have a parliament. The process of Sweden's accession to NATO requires its consent," Erdogan hinted.
And if the requirement for the F-16 is quite understandable, then linking Sweden's entry into NATO with Turkey's entry into the EU looks strange. “Türkiye needs investments in order to improve the situation with the economy. In addition, Turkey needs American F16 aircraft, which the States refuse to sell to the Turks. However, the EU is about politics, economics and, most importantly, the worldview, - Turkologist Yashar Niyazbaev explains to IA Regnum. “Turkey does not meet these requirements, Erdogan knows this, but still makes joining the European Union a condition for Sweden to join NATO.”
It is possible, of course, that this is one of the elements of bargaining and Erdogan can remove this requirement. But no one has any guarantees that even following the results of the auction, Sweden will join. Especially after the Swedish authorities defiantly do not prevent their activists from burning the Koran , thereby insulting not only Recep Erdogan, but the entire Turkish population. Ignore the opinion of which President Erdogan cannot even after the elections.
However, it is possible that what is happening now around Sweden is part of a big game. Its endgame is that Erdogan gets a reputation as a fighter for Islamic values, and the United States - the entry of the country that they needed. That is, not Sweden, but Finland. “In general, I have a suspicion that all the participation of Sweden in this story was necessary in order to draw Finland into the alliance. The Finns categorically refused to enter without the Swedes. The Swedes seemed to nominally enter, but now that the gate has closed, they can say that the Turks are to blame for everything , ”Belsky notes.
THE PACIFIC OCEAN IN THE SIGHT OF THE ATLANTIC BLOCK
Finally, the third block is the alliance's plans for East Asia. “A new topic will be discussed - the expansion of the alliance's zone of responsibility beyond the North Atlantic. However, NATO has already waged war in Afghanistan. Now the United States is trying to draw the NATO countries into its confrontation with China, for which, for example, the creation of an alliance office in Japan was discussed , ” Officerov-Belsky notes.
It would seem that the United States has some success in this direction. Thus, in the recently released German National Security Strategy, China was positioned as a competitor and rival. However, positioning does not mean a willingness to take some action. A series of visits by EU leaders and the leadership of the European Commission to Beijing shows that Europeans value the economic partnership with Beijing. Therefore, the Europeans are trying to develop a formula in which they will be outside the US-China conflict.
Even Eastern European NATO partners are not ready to get involved in a conflict with China. They do not feel any historical fear of the PRC (as they do with regard to Russia), and do not consider participation in the US-Chinese confrontation as the settling of some historical scores. Therefore, the US can only rely on a few NATO members, in particular the UK. For London, participation in the US-China conflict is a tool to restore its influence in East Asia, even if in the role of American Tobacco.
In fact, the most predictable solution to such a publicized summit will be the solution of not a global, but a bureaucratic problem - the extension of the term of office of the current Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. “Now there is no figure equal to Stoltenberg in terms of experience and status. In addition, in recent decades, the rule has been established that NATO secretaries general change in five-year periods - in years ending in 4 and 9, - Vadim Trukhachev notes. - There is an option when the newly dismissed Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte , the most influential and status of all candidates, will be prepared for the general secretaries. But he must have time to get in on the action. So Stoltenberg will most likely stay for another year.”
It’s unprecedented and absurd when time frame is not set neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine’s membership… It seems there is no readiness neither to invite Ukraine to NATO nor to make it a member of the Alliance.
This means that a window of opportunity is being left to bargain Ukraine’s membership in NATO in negotiations with Russia. And for Russia, this means motivation to continue its terror. Uncertainty is weakness. And I will openly discuss this at the summit.
Poor guy should have known better than to believe the likes of John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Joe Biden.
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