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Book ordered, with thanks. I’ve gotten so many additions to my library here at the Burg. :-) trailing wife- 05/03/2024 22:05 |
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Book well worth the read: 'Never to Forget' - Gys van Beek an Howard Moebius. Besoeker- 05/03/2024 16:59 |
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1dogstar.net updates at 12,four and eight, round the clock, and it takes it good sweet time doing it: https://officersclub.1dogstar.net/ Also you must acquire a cookie from 1dogstar.net, in the usual manner: then, after index.php add: ?sname=Skidmark It's chock full of warnings/errors, but it works. badanov- 05/01/2024 18:03 |
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and where is it? Skidmark- 05/01/2024 15:43 |
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officersclub.1dogstar.net works, with a lotta errors thrown about. I used the sname= rantburg name , to access it, so, there. We have a remote oclub in the event of an emergency badanov- 04/30/2024 22:01 |
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Poster works now at rantburg.1dogstar.net Little victories. Nice going, Fred. badanov- 04/30/2024 21:53 |
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Whenever I run poster on the backup server, here is what I get: rbname badanov PHPSESSID f0902b70cdbcde61b5b10e058f2d9410 adtech_uid b04a129f-826e-420f-a5ad-1a472896ed5a:1dogstar.net top100_id t1.7643964.1435093602.1714525431371 last_visit 1714543431378::1714525431378 t3_sid_7643964 s1.1375686075.1714525431372.1714525446376.1.11 t3_sid_7356279 s1.2134524307.1714525431377.1714525446377.1.11 badanov- 04/30/2024 21:35 |
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Okay: Using certbot, I got ssl certs for all my domain and subdomains, including rantburg.1dogstar.net badanov- 04/30/2024 21:30 |
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I see a Publish All button in Poster. It’s in the Add row between Preview and UnPublish All. trailing wife- 04/28/2024 00:05 |
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No publish all button - 04/27/2024 23:54 |
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starting in Poster, now that I can access it again. Thank you both for guarding our playground. trailing wife- 04/27/2024 22:54 |
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Run burglog as su. Fred- 04/27/2024 22:18 |
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I shut it down twice. We're getting DoS'd again by an array of bots. Fred- 04/27/2024 22:17 |
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Fred: Something happened with the Apache server, and rantburg. Pages refused to load, and ssh daemon rejected by passwd entry several times even though I made only one. Restarted apache server. badanov- 04/27/2024 18:46 |
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No 'pride in ownership' therefore, no apology necessary Skid. Prayers being transmitted for a successful surgery. Besoeker- 04/26/2024 05:33 |
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Enjoy your time under the knife, as you can. Skidmark- 04/25/2024 08:26 |
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Fred, good luck! See you on the flip side. Guys, for information: Fred has been putting pro-Hamas protesters under 5th Column. Page 1: WoT for protests and arrests, Page 2: WoT Background for funding and politicians posturing and such. The organization is Hamas, even though they’re Antifa/Black Bloc the rest of the time. The American ones, at any rate — elsewhere country/region holds. trailing wife- 04/24/2024 22:15 |
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Minor surgery today. I'll be light this evening. Fred- 04/24/2024 21:27 |
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...and the spelling. Skidmark- 04/22/2024 07:40 |
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Sorry for the historesis error, Berserker. The rant was intended for PJ, not yourself. Skidmark- 04/22/2024 07:39 |
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You need to cut back on the cookies, Darlin'. ZaaZaa: A decadent avocado smoothie to break the Ramadan fast Skidmark- 04/22/2024 07:00 |
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xx trailing wife- 04/21/2024 17:33 |
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*sigh* Now I feel stupid. Ignore all the below — I somehow got into the Private Browse setting, so that’s why to cookies aren't taking. Now allI have to do is figure out how to get out of it… My abject apologies for wasting your time. trailing wife- 04/21/2024 17:28 |
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I can’t set a cookie here with a blank comment… trailing wife- 04/21/2024 17:15 |
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xx trailing wife- 04/21/2024 14:08 |
| They starve. Russia may lose a unique breed of horses |
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Anastasia Ordinyan [REGNUM] At the end of April, terrible videos from the Stavropolsky stud farm in the Aleksandrovsky District of the Stavropol Territory spread across Russian telegram channels. The bloody corpses of horses are scattered right on the ground, and exhausted, shadow-like surviving animals wander nearby. The situation in the bullpen is no better. Starving horses are forced to eat their own excrement. At the same time, neither volunteers nor journalists are allowed into the territory of the stud farm. Continued on Page 49 |
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| John Cleese, an English national treasure has never been one for political correctness,...Cleese reminded us that the West's culture and way of life are the most superior, and absolutely worth persevering | |
One need only look at the most prominent elements of traditional Western Civilization (architecture, music, education, representative governance, civic life, the relationship between the sexes, family structure, Judeo-Christian morality, etc.) to know that it’s far superior to any other that has ever existed—but state such a politically-incorrect truth and you’ll find yourself a target of the progressive left, because they’re intolerant and ignorant, and they’re willing to use violence to make a point. But John Cleese, an English national treasure has never been one for political correctness, and in a recent interview, Cleese reminded us that the West’s culture and way of life are the most superior, and absolutely worth persevering; here’s what he said, via a Daily Mail item out yesterday: Speaking to The Oldie magazine, Cleese said: ‘Race doesn’t matter, but culture does. He’s exactly right, because all cultures are not equal. Who would argue that the culture of a NAMBLA convention is not “inferior” to the culture of a pro-life conference, it’s just different? (Well, now that I think about it, a sizable portion of Democrats probably would argue that.) Would anyone argue that Third Reich culture trumps the culture of 1930s Paris? Is the self-sacrifice seen so often in Western warfare (the strong protect the weak and oppressed paradigm) on equal footing with combatants who use their own children as human shields? Related: John Cleese 03/11/2023 Norwegian Blue parrot really DID exist - but now they are all 'stiff, bereft of life and ex-parrots John Cleese 03/13/2022 John Cleese censored in Austin for complaints about Aqueduct-builders John Cleese 07/07/2018 Now Monty Python Is Racist or Something | |
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| America's STD hotspots laid bare in new analysis of CDC data... is your hometown an epicenter? But what about COVID! |
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| Secret recordings reveal Oberlin bosses scolding lacrosse coach for talking about menstruation with teenage athletes because it's 'transphobic' |
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| Challenging the Administrative State - and Winning at SCOTUS |
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[Epoch Times] As the administrative state implements more regulations on Americans, a team of legal veterans has come together to fight the expansion of un-elected government agency power. Sometimes, they even win. The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), which consists of a team of 27 lawyers and support staff, including former judges, had four of the cases they litigated go before the Supreme Court in 2023. One case was decided in their favor, the remaining three are pending. Founded by Columbia Law professor Philip Hamburger six years ago, the NCLA targets cases where they believe federal agencies have blatantly overstepped their authority or violated civil liberties. NCLA Website "Normally, administrative power is understood as a separation of powers question, but it’s also a civil liberties problem because it dilutes our voting rights," Mr. Hamburger told The Epoch Times. "We all get to vote, but the ability to make legislation is no longer in the hands of the people we elect." The U.S. Constitution vests Congress with law-making authority. However, government agencies are not only making laws today, he said, they also enforce those laws, then act as judge and jury over alleged violations. Taking a historical view on this issue, Mr. Hamburger argues that such administrative "absolutism" is not a new phenomenon, but merely a modern expression of absolute power once wielded by medieval kings.  "It deprives us of the right to a jury; it deprives us of ordinary burdens of proof; it deprives us of having an unbiased judge," he said. "We have ALJs [Administrative Law Judge] and commissioners instead."In one case, SEC v. Cochran, appellate courts took the side of the SEC. This case challenged the lifetime tenure of ALJs, who act as judges for federal agencies.  "We battled that for five years, and we had six circuit courts of appeals against us," she said. "We got to the Supreme Court and we won unanimously."Mr. Hamburger said the NCLA has several advantages when arguing their cases. "We have the truth on our side, and I think the justices understand that," he said. "Second, we take the Constitution seriously, while many agencies view it as a minor impediment to what they want to do in regulation." The questions that Mr. Hamburger raises in his book are at the heart of the current political divisions within the United States. Progressives often advocate the implementation of policies designed by unelected "experts," while conservatives expect edicts to go through elected representatives. The movement to vest power in the administrative state in America goes back more than a century and has enjoyed cumulative success via a ratchet effect, whereby authority is progressively ceded to the administrative state, often in response to real or perceived crises, but rarely surrendered back to citizens. Woodrow Wilson, the first progressive president and precursor to modern progressives, expressed contempt for voters and viewed representative lawmaking as an impediment to economic and social reforms. He was highly critical of the U.S. Constitution and its separation of powers, particularly the limitations it put on government bureaucrats. "Wherever regard for public opinion is a first principle of government, practical reform must be slow and all reform must be full of compromises," he stated in his 1887 treatise "The Study of Administration." "The people, who are sovereign, have no single ear which one can approach, and are selfish, ignorant, timid, stubborn, or foolish." "The English race has long and successfully studied the art of curbing executive power to the constant neglect of the art of perfecting executive methods," President Wilson stated. "It has been more concerned to render government just and moderate than to make it facile, well-ordered, and effective." One result of concentrating such all-encompassing power in the executive branch is that presidential elections have become pivotal in determining the direction for the country, even in areas such as residential zoning and education, that are traditionally under the purview of states, counties, and towns. Related: New Civil Liberties Alliance: 2024-04-21 SEC hit with new lawsuit alleging 'mass surveillance' of Americans through stock market data New Civil Liberties Alliance: 2023-12-07 Biden State Dept. blacklists conservative news outlets, lawsuit claims: 'Censorship regime' New Civil Liberties Alliance: 2023-08-11 Biden DOJ to fight court order that blocked feds from colluding with Big Tech to censor speech |
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| Russian troops appear near a US base in Niger |
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The United States tried to the last to maintain a military presence in Niger, and the authorities in Niamey had to begin deploying the Russian contingent before the Pentagon removed its personnel. At the same time, Washington has somewhere to relocate its Niger bases in order to maintain its presence in West Africa. At the same time, with the departure of the Americans, it is likely that Niger’s military cooperation with Russia will further deepen. Ivan Loshkarev, a researcher at the Center for the Study of Political Elites at the Institute of International Studies at MGIMO, shared this opinion with a Regnum correspondent, commenting on the information that the Russian military appeared at an air base in the capital of Niger, where American military personnel are stationed. The US, as the expert pointed out, still has enough opportunities to maintain the previous scale of its military presence in Africa at the expense of other countries on the continent, led by regimes much more loyal to Washington. The Pentagon constantly operates about thirty military bases in Africa, including five large ones, including a second base in Niger - in Agadez, where drones are tested. It is not yet clear where exactly the American Niger bases will move, but, according to Loshkarev, the most likely options for a base from Agadez are Mauritania and Cote d'Ivoire. At the same time, the Niger authorities clearly decided to speed up the US withdrawal from their country, the Africanist noted. The Pentagon was literally shown the door by sending Russian troops into the airfield, which the Americans had not yet left. “The Americans are in no hurry to leave, and they have spent the last few months not preparing for evacuation, but trying to persuade the Niger authorities to abandon their decision, accompanying the persuasion with threats. So there is an element of irritation in this move by Niamey. A similar situation was with the French, who at first did not want to leave under the pretext that they did not recognize the new authorities and, accordingly, did not recognize their decisions. And for the Niger authorities this is a matter of authority, I would say. That is, if you don’t have power, then they won’t listen to you. If you have power, they listen to you,” the expert commented. Time will tell how the situation will develop in Niger, Loshkarev noted. The fact is that one of the key risks for this large West African country with rich mineral deposits is the terrorist threat, which, however, is still much less urgent than in a number of other countries in the natural African strip known as the Sahel. “But the trend in recent years shows that terrorist activity in the region is gradually moving from north to south. And if this continues to happen, then Niger’s cooperation with Russia will strengthen, and they will “ask” not only the French and Americans, but also the Italians - they are also present there. Then, apparently, Europe’s military presence in Niger will end,” the expert said. The Russian military appeared in the capital of Niger, Niamey, on the territory of the air base where military personnel from the United States are stationed. This was reported by Reuters on May 2, citing a Pentagon representative. According to the agency, Russian military personnel entered the territory of Air Base 101 in Niamey, located next to the Amani Diori International Airport. The move follows Niger's decision to expel nearly 1,000 US troops from the country. A Reuters source clarified that Pentagon representatives had no contact with the Russians who occupied a separate hangar at the air base. “The situation is not very good, but in the short term it is controllable,” the agency’s interlocutor said. As Regnum reported, in mid-March the Niger authorities broke the agreement with the United States, which allowed the American military to be on the territory of the West African country. A representative of the new Niger authorities explained that this decision was made after Washington violated diplomatic protocol. In April, the government of neighboring Chad also threatened to terminate the agreement with the United States. In an official letter, the American military was demanded to leave the military base located in N'Djamena. More from regnum.ru US military in Niger declares heightened alert due to Russia The US military has declared increased combat readiness due to the deployment of Russian troops in Niger. This was reported by a source in the security forces of the African state. It is clarified that the Russian military is stationed at the 101st air base in the capital of Niger, Niamey, next to the Americans. About 150 Italian soldiers and about 100 Germans are also serving there. At the same time, Italians and Germans behave calmly. “The Americans have declared increased combat readiness, constantly wear helmets and body armor and behave extremely nervously,” Gazeta.Ru quoted the source as saying. As Regnum previously reported, Reuters, citing a Pentagon representative, reported that Russian military personnel entered the airbase in Niamey. This step followed the decision of the Niger authorities to expel almost a thousand US military personnel from the country. It was clarified that the American military had no contact with the Russians. Later, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said that the United States was closely monitoring the situation with the presence of Russian military personnel at the air base in Niger. According to him, the Russian military are located in a separate complex. He added that he does not yet see this as a significant problem in terms of protecting American forces. Russia is developing relations with African countries in all areas, including defense, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on May 3, commenting on reports of the appearance of Russian troops at a US military base in Niger. In March, Niger authorities terminated a military agreement with the United States that allowed American military personnel to remain in the country. Niger's Interior Minister Mohamed Toumba said the country is interested in the Russian military training its troops. Even more from regnum.ru Pentagon says it was closely monitoring the situation at the airbase in Niger. The United States is closely monitoring the situation with the presence of Russian military personnel at the air base in Niger, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said at a press conference on May 3. “Russian troops are present, but do not overlap with American troops at Air Base 101, located next to Diori Hamani International Airport in the Niger capital Niamey,” Al Jazeera reports the words of the head of the Pentagon. According to Austin, the Russian military is located in a separate complex and does not have access to US forces and American equipment. He added that he does not yet see this as a significant problem in terms of protecting American forces. Russian troops have been stationed at an air base in Niger that houses US troops since Niger authorities told Washington in March that the US must withdraw nearly 1,000 troops stationed in the country. As Regnum reported, in March the Niger authorities terminated the military agreement with the United States, which allowed American military personnel to remain in the country. Niger's Interior Minister Mohamed Toumba said the country is interested in the Russian military training its troops. It was noted that the US decision to withdraw troops from Niger was a strategic victory for Russia. Russian flags were raised in the capital of Niger on May 2. The tricolor was hoisted at 15 roundabouts in the country Adds RIA Novosti on their V Kontakte page: “The Russians are located at the 101st airbase next to the Americans. About 150 Italian soldiers and about a hundred Germans are also serving there.The Americans have declared increased combat readiness, constantly wear helmets, body armor and behave extremely nervously,” the agency’s interlocutor said. The source added that the Germans and Italians are behaving calmly. |
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| Houthis vow to attack all Israeli-linked ships in the Mediterranean. | ||
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According to Saria, Yemeni rebels will begin such actions if the Israeli army launches a military operation in Rafah. The Houthis also intend, in the event of such a development of the situation, to introduce “comprehensive sanctions” against all ships of companies related to supply and entry into Israeli ports, and will also prevent the passage of all ships of these companies through the area under their control, he added. As Regnum reported, on April 30, Saria announced an attack by the Houthis on two US Navy destroyers and the bulk carrier Cyclades in the Red Sea, as well as the container ship MSC Orion in the Indian Ocean. According to him, drones and other weapons sent to US Navy destroyers achieved their intended targets. Earlier in the day, the Royal Navy's Maritime Trade Coordination Center reported an attack on a merchant ship off the coast of Yemen. It was noted that none of the crew members were injured as a result of this. On April 30, the US military announced the destruction of a Houthi UAV in the Red Sea. According to US Central Command, the Houthis also attacked a commercial vessel with three anti-ship ballistic missiles and three drones. | ||
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| Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 3, 2024 |
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title. [Korrespondent] 22:16 Russia has changed the tactics of using drones, said Air Force Command spokesman Ilya Yevlash: “We see that the tactics have changed somewhat. They have recently not used at all or have significantly reduced the number of attack drones of the Shahed type, as was the case, for example, two three weeks ago. The enemy has now activated reconnaissance drones to correct their missile attacks."  21:55 Deputy head of military intelligence of Ukraine Vadim Skibitsky, in an interview with The Economist, voiced several fresh forecasts for the course of hostilities. According to him, the situation at the front is the most difficult for Ukraine since the beginning of the war, and it could get worse. Read more in the material New intelligence forecasts. 21:48 Borrell said that without Western help, the war in Ukraine will end in two weeks: “The existence of Ukraine depends on us. I know how to end the war in Ukraine. This can be done in a couple of weeks - just stop supplies. Do we want, I don’t want the war to end like this, and I hope that many in Europe don’t want it either.” 21:31 The New York Times writes that Ukraine already received a shipment of anti-tank missiles, shells and 155-mm artillery shells from the United States on April 28. The second batch of these American weapons arrived on April 29, and the next day a new batch of interceptor missiles for Patriot systems arrived in Poland from Spain, which, according to a Spanish official, “will soon be on the Ukrainian front.” At the same time, according to the publication, the bulk of the weapons from the large aid packages announced by the United States, Great Britain and Germany will arrive in Ukraine in a few months. One reason is logistics, since combat vehicles, boats, modern guns, launchers and air defense systems often have to be transported by sea and by train under heavy security due to their size. 21:03 From Saturday, May 4, a new law on ensuring the rights of the military to social protection comes into force. Among other things, the document provides for the abolition of the “limitedly fit” status for men liable for military service. That is, now in Ukraine there will be only two concepts - “suitable” or “unsuitable”. And citizens of limited fitness must undergo a second medical examination. Details are in the material Everything on VLK. 20:49 Washington is seeking to help Kiev defend itself from Russian invasion, while at the same time the White House does not allow the transferred weapons to be used for strikes against Russia, said US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink. 20:38 Zelensky believes that an exchange of prisoners “all for all” is possible not only after the end of the war, but also within the framework of the Peace Summit. According to him, Ukraine will work on this issue as a priority. In total, the president named three main issues that will be discussed at the summit in Switzerland on June 15-16: energy and nuclear security; issues of free navigation and unblocking of the Black and Azov Seas; an exchange of prisoners “all for all” and the return of children deported to Russia. “If these first tracks are positively supported, then states will be established that will have to bring these issues to a positive result,” Zelensky added. 20:14 During the day, the Russians attacked the Nikopol district of the Dnepropetrovsk region 11 times with kamikaze drones and artillery, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. One person was injured, 13 private houses, a medical facility, and power lines were damaged. 20:00 British Foreign Secretary David Cameron not only managed to visit Kiev and plant a tree in Lviv, but also promised $3.74 billion in annual military assistance to Ukraine “as much as needed.” His other statement became much more resonant: London does not object to the use of British weapons to strike Russia. For more details, see Cameron scared the Kremlin. 19:33 Enterprises that produce drones will be able to receive a grant from the state in the amount of 80% of the cost of the submitted project. This decision was approved by the government today, the Ministry of Economy reported. Drone manufacturers will be able to use grant funds for the purchase, delivery, and installation of equipment, and their own funds within the cost of the project, including for replenishing working capital. Under the terms of the grant program, the recipient must create a certain number of jobs. 18:50 During April, the Russians used chemical munitions against the Defense Forces 444 times, which is 71 cases more than in the previous period, the General Staff reported. In total, from February 2023 to April 2024, 1,891 cases of Russian troops using ammunition filled with hazardous chemicals were recorded. 18:47 The Russians launched a missile attack on the Kropyvnytskyi district of the Kirovograd region - infrastructure facilities and private houses were damaged, one person was wounded, said the head of the OVA Andrei Raikovich. 18:44 The NBU prohibited banks and non-bank financial institutions from issuing loans to individuals secured by dual-use goods - that is, goods that can be used for military purposes. 18:41 British Foreign Minister David Cameron opposed Macron’s idea to send Western troops to Ukraine: “Sending NATO troops to Ukraine would be a dangerous escalation, this is not necessary.” 18:38 The promised Patriot air defense systems will arrive in Ukraine no earlier than the end of June, writes The New York Times. The publication notes that their delivery may coincide with the arrival of F-16 fighters. 18:35 Ukraine is facing a new stage of the war with Russia, Zelensky said: “Today is already the 800th day of the war. This is an extremely difficult and tough path that our state had to go through, and the path that still remains to be passed in order to end the war on fair grounds. conditions, on Ukraine’s terms. Now we are facing a new stage of the war. The occupier is preparing to try to expand offensive actions.” 18:13 German weapons manufacturer Hensoldt announced that by the end of this year it will transfer six TRML-4D radar systems to Ukraine, which will strengthen air defense. 17:58 Ukrainian intelligence confirmed that the so-called Russian counter-offensive, which many media have already written about, will begin at the end of May or beginning of June. Now the Russian army operates as a “single body” with a clear plan and under a single command. The place where the Russians want to attack is the Kharkov and, possibly, Sumy regions. The military says that the Russian Federation is accumulating resources and people near the border with Ukraine, but they are not sure of a large-scale offensive by the enemy. More details - in the material the Russian Federation plans to capture Kharkov and Sumy. 17:47 The Latvian army has begun digging anti-tank ditches on the border with Russia, LSM reports. The first defensive line is being created at a distance of about a kilometer from the border with the Russian Federation, not far from the border point of Terekhovo in the Ludensky region. The anti-mobility plan is the creation of a chain of artificial and the use of natural obstacles - rivers, swamps, forests. Minefields will be created in the event of hostilities. So far we are talking about obstacles without the use of explosives. 17:21 The G7 countries have stopped discussing the confiscation of Russian assets, and are instead considering the option of returning them to Russia in exchange for abandoning the occupied Ukrainian territories, writes the Financial Times. According to the publication's sources, at a meeting of G7 finance ministers, the United States insisted on confiscating Russian assets, while the Europeans opposed it. “Europeans want to stay away from anything that could affect the assets themselves, for fear of retaliation - both from Russia itself and from other countries around the world,” the FT interlocutors said. 16:50 The number of Russian troops in Ukraine has increased significantly, said the commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexander Pavlyuk, in an interview with The Times. According to him, there are now from 510 to 513 thousand Russian military personnel in the occupied territories of Ukraine. "We believe that the Russians want to mobilize another 100,000 troops and that they will use them to strengthen their forces already in Ukraine in June and July," he added. 16:26 In Ukraine, as a result of Russian aggression, more than 250 thousand residential buildings, as well as up to 4,000 schools, more than a thousand hospitals and many other facilities were destroyed and damaged. The total needs for the reconstruction of Ukraine have reached $486 billion, Shmygal said. 15:51 British intelligence reports that an attack by Ukrainian drones on the Kushchevsk airfield in the Krasnodar Territory on the night of April 27 forced the Russians to remove 40 aircraft from there. They have been dispersed to other airports further away from the front line - meaning that the duration of the aircraft's sorties will have to be increased, which will require more fuel and increase costs and workload for crews, analysts predict. 15:17 The Russians hit the Kholodnogorsky district of Kharkov with KABs, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. At least two private houses were destroyed as a result of the strikes. Currently, one death and two injuries are known. 15:12 In the town of Chasov Yar, Donetsk region, a local resident was killed and two more were injured as a result of an FPV drone attack on the street, the prosecutor’s office reported. Another person was injured as a result of artillery shelling. Netaylovo. 14:59 Moscow warns Washington, London and Brussels that any “aggressive actions” against Crimea are “doomed to failure” and will be followed by a “retaliation strike,” said Russian Foreign Ministry Speaker Maria Zakharova. 14:26 On Saturday, May 4, the order of the Ministry of Defense on changes to the regulations on the military medical commission (MMC) in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which determines suitability for military service in the presence of certain diagnoses, will come into force. The Ministry of Defense has named the diseases that will be mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 13:54 Zelensky said that today is devoted to the situation in the Khmelnytsky region - security issues, defense of the region and everything related to the region’s contribution to the defense of the entire state. There were detailed reports on air defense and electronic warfare at key facilities; they also discussed the safety of the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant, the energy potential in the region and the restoration of facilities damaged by Russian strikes. 13:48 The Russians hit Chuguev in the Kharkov region - civilian infrastructure was damaged, there was no information about casualties, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. 13:25 Zelensky said that he was on a visit to Khmelnitsky, visited military personnel who were being treated after injuries, and presented awards. 13:02 Peskov called Macron’s words about the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine, as well as British Foreign Minister David Cameron’s statements about the possibility of strikes against Russia with British weapons, “dangerous”. The Kremlin speaker said that in the West, “in general, there is a verbal escalation,” and this could “threaten European security.” 12:51 The Ukrainian Armed Forces received the first supply of equipment within the IT coalition worth 900 thousand euros, the Ministry of Defense reported. We are talking about laptops, monitors and other communications equipment, which will be delivered to the units in the near future. This should improve communications and mission planning capabilities at the tactical level, the MoD added. 12:28 British Foreign Minister David Cameron, during his visit to Kiev, began negotiations with Ukraine regarding a 100-year partnership, the British embassy reported. The diplomatic mission clarified that this is a completely new agreement on deepening relations between the two countries: “from trade, security and defense to science and technology, education, culture and much more.” 12:06 Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipaovsky said that his country supports Ukrainian refugees, but will not support those who are trying to avoid mobilization. According to the Czech Ministry of Internal Affairs, more than 94.5 thousand men aged 18 to 65 years received temporary protection in the country. 12:00 The United States has significantly increased the production of long-range ATACMS missiles, Politico writes. The publication's sources note that the Pentagon is no longer worried about depleting its reserves by sending these missiles to Ukraine, since production already covers US needs. The army calls the flow of missiles into depots a “surge” that will last until the end of 2024. Production lines churn out dozens of rockets every few months. 11:53 In Pavlovsk, Leningrad region, local residents heard a loud explosion from an abandoned thermal power plant. The public writes that it was a drone. The local administration reports that when examining the scene of the incident at the base of the 60-meter-high thermal power plant pipe, damage was recorded over an area of about 5 square meters. m. The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, also announced several drone attacks - as a result of one of them, a fire started at a gas filling station, which is still being extinguished. 11:08 Italy plans to send the SAMP/T air defense system to Ukraine, writes La Repubblica. According to the publication, the Italian government intends to approve the ninth package of military assistance to Ukraine before the G7 summit, which begins on June 13. The new aid package will also include artillery. 10:57 The Ministry of Defense stated that the construction of defensive fortifications is nearing completion in five directions at once: these are Sumy, Zaporozhye, Donetsk, Kherson and Kharkov regions. 10:50 Russian troops shelled the center of the city of Kurakhovo, Donetsk region, with high-explosive ammunition - at least two people were killed and two were wounded, said the head of the city military administration, Roman Padun. High-rise buildings were damaged. The night before, the enemy attacked the southern outskirts of the city - electrical networks were damaged, Kurakhovo was partially de-energized. 10:44 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that Putin may punish Shoigu for failing to meet the Kremlin’s military goals. Experts drew this conclusion from a meeting between the President of the Russian Federation and the Governor of the Tula Region, Alexei Dyumin, associated with PMC Wagner. According to analysts, this may indicate Putin's desire to reduce Shoigu's power and balance him with his competitors. ISW recalls that Dyumin repeatedly took the side of the head of the Wagner PMC, Evgeniy Prigozhin, in his conflicts with the Russian Ministry of Defense. 10:18 Washington does not see China’s readiness to support the Ukrainian peace formula and take part in the Peace Summit in Switzerland, White House adviser John Kirby said: “We would welcome the participation of China or any other country that would like to join and that takes into account and respects the plan from President Zelensky’s ten points. But I would be wrong if I said that we really see China moving in this direction.” 09:53 The commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Alexander Pavlyuk, confirmed in an interview with The Times that Russia indeed has a plan to capture Kharkov and Sumy. At the same time, according to him, it is unknown whether she will be able to implement this. Pavlyuk also said that in 2024 the Russian Federation wants to completely occupy the Zaporozhye, Donetsk and Lugansk regions. 09:15 Zelensky said that the day before in Kiev he met with British Foreign Minister David Cameron. “I informed about the situation at the front. It is important that the weapons provided for in the support package from Great Britain, which was announced last week, arrive as soon as possible. First of all, armored vehicles, ammunition and missiles of various types,” the president said. 08:47 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 3:
08:29 Over the past 24 hours, 134 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In particular, 50 attacks were repelled in the Avdeevsky direction - in the areas of the settlements of Arkhangelskoye, Sokol, Semenovka, Novoaleksandrovka, Novopokrovskoye, Umanskoye, Kalinovo, Yasnobrodovka, Netailovo and Pervomaiskoye, Donetsk region. Another 22 attacks were repelled in the Bakhmut direction - in the Belogorivka districts of the Luhansk region, as well as Verkhnekamensky, Razdolovka, Vyemka, Sporny, Novy, Kleshcheevka and Ivanovsky in the Donetsk region. In the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled 12 attacks in the areas of Novoegorovka, Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Kislovka, Berestovo in the Kharkov region, as well as Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk region; on Limansky - 15 attacks in the areas of Grekovka, Nevsky and Serebryansky forestry in the Lugansk region and Ternov, Yampolevka, Torsky in the Donetsk region; on Novopavlovsky - 16 attacks in the areas of Konstantinovka, Krasnohorivka and Urozhainy, Donetsk region; on Orekhovsky - two attacks in the districts of Staromayorsky, Donetsk region and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region; on Kherson - eight attacks on the left bank of the Dnieper. 07:48 On the evening of May 2, the enemy launched a missile attack on the Krivoy Rog district of the Dnepropetrovsk region. A fire started, which rescuers put out. No people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak. 07:36 On May 2, the Russians attacked the Nikolaev region with an X-59 missile, as a result of which an industrial infrastructure facility was damaged. No people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Vitaly Kim. 00:50 British Foreign Minister David Cameron promised about $3.74 billion in annual military assistance to Ukraine “for as long as needed.” At the same time, he added that London does not object to the use of weapons on Russian territory. During his visit to Kyiv, Cameron told Reuters that some of the military equipment from the largest new aid package "will actually arrive in Ukraine today, while I'm here." Cameron said Ukraine has the right to use weapons provided by London to strike targets inside Russia: "Ukraine has the right to do so. Just as Russia strikes inside Ukraine, you can well understand why Ukraine would feel the need to make sure that she is protecting herself." |
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| Ukrainian Armed Forces knock out Russians in Krasnogorovka |
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are fighting fierce battles in the Donbass. The Russian military, who broke through with assault groups into Krasnogorovka, are in a state of siege. Russian assault groups entered the territory of a refractory plant in the city of Krasnogorovka, Donetsk region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces units drive them out of there. This was stated by the speaker of the operational-strategic group of forces (OSGV) Khortitsa, Lieutenant Colonel Nazar Voloshin, in a commentary for Interfax-Ukraine on Friday, May 3.  “The enemy does not give up attempts to storm the city in small assault groups. From time to time, the enemy also tries to storm the surrounding area with armored vehicles. Our defenders with artillery and mortar fire destroy all attempts and intentions of the enemy to enter the city. Some of the enemy groups that managed to enter and take cover in the territory the remains of the refractory plant are under our fire control," Voloshin said. He assured that the part of the settlement in which the enemy is located is also under the fire control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. All measures are being taken to drive the enemy out of there. “The Russian military, who broke through with assault groups into Krasnogorovka, are now in a difficult situation, since they are practically deprived of supplies of ammunition and support for armored vehicles. Fighting continues, the Defense Forces are holding back the enemy’s advance deeper into the city,” the speaker said and assured that the situation is under the control of units of the Armed Forces Ukraine. Earlier, the Ukrainian Armed Forces assured that the enemy had not broken through to the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal, and the second line of defense had been strengthened. |
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| Russian Perspective: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (3 May 2024) |
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Direct Translation Via Google Translate. Edited. Article Linked To Is Available Only Via VPN [EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.  The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the situation along the front line and inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the 14th and 44th mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Sinkovka and Dvurechnaya (Kharkov region). Three attacks launched by assault groups of the AFU 63rd Mechanised, 77th Airmobile, and 1st National Guard brigades were repelled close to Berestovoye (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka, and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic). The enemy losses amounted to up to 355 Ukrainian troops and two motor vehicles. In the course of counter-battery warfare, one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, two U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun, one UK-made 105-mm L-119 howitzer, and one BM-21 Grad MLRS were eliminated. The Yug Group of Forces units took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on the 79th, 80th air assault, 46th Airmobile, 24th Mechanised brigades of the AFU and 4th National Guard Brigade close to Spornoye, Konstantinovka, and Krasnogorovka (Donetsk People's Republic). The AFU losses amounted to up to 340 Ukrainian troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, four motor vehicles, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, one UK-made 105-mm L-119 howitzer, as well as Nota electronic warfare station. As a result of active actions, the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on the 3rd Assault Brigades, 24th, 110th mechanised brigades of the AFU and 109th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Mayorsk, Novgorodskoye, Semyonovka, and Rozovka (Donetsk People's Republic). The Russian troops also repelled ten counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the AFU 68th, 71st jaeger, 142nd Infantry, 23rd, 100th, 115th mechanised brigades of the AFU near Keramik, Novokalinovo, Ocheretino, Solovyevo, and Netailovo (Donetsk People's Republic). The AFU losses amounted to up to 360 Ukrainian troops, one U.S.-made Abrams tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured fighting vehicles, five pick-up trucks, one U.S.-made 155-mm M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one Czech-made 152-mm DANA M2 self-propelled gun, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, and one D-30 howitzer. The Vostok Group of Forces captured more advantageous lines and defeated the units of the 58th Mechanised Infantry Brigade of the AFU and 128th Territorial Defence Brigades near Staromayorskoye and Prechistovka (Donetsk People's Republic). Three counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the 106th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled near Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic). The AFU losses amounted to up to 135 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, and one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer. The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have inflicted fire damage on manpower of the AFU 35th Marine Brigade and the 121st Territorial Defence Brigade close to Mikhailovka and Ivanovka (Kherson region). The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, and one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer. Operational-Tactical Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have eliminated one engagement radar of the S-300PT surface-to-air missile system and one launching vehicle of the German-made IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile system have been neutralised. In addition, the Balovoye oil base was hit by fuel supplies for AFU military personnel, as well as enemy manpower and hardware in 102 areas. Air defence systems shot down 40 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles and three French-made Hammer aerial guided bombs during the day. In total, 593 airplanes, 270 helicopters, 23,713 unmanned aerial vehicles, 512 anti-aircraft missile systems, 15,908 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,278 combat vehicles of multiple rocket launcher systems, 9,276 field artillery guns and mortars, and 21,457 special military vehicles have been neutralised since the beginning of the special military operation. |
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 05/03/2024 to 00:00 05/04/2024.  A total of 21 cases of armed attacks by the UFU were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours. There were no reports of civilian casualties. DAMAGED: One car. One residential building. One civil infrastructure facility. Two artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction A total of 19 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction A total of 67 units of various ammunition were fired. 22:49 Yuzhnodonetskoedirection. district settlement Krasnogorovka: It is reported that our Lancet destroyed an enemy armored personnel carrier. According to preliminary information, the enemy infantry fighting vehicle was hit while on the move. The personnel were liquidated. 21:01 Personnel another damaged Ukrainian Armed Forces evacuation vehicle 21:00 An air raid alert has been announced throughout Ukraine for the third time in a day - media 19:30 From the vicinity of the Hours, Yara reports the Paratrooper's Diary: “From the north of Bogdanovka we are processing the enemy in the eastern part of Kalinovka. Enemies take advantage of the height, but it does not save you from FABs and artillery. We are also working on kamikaze and discharges in this area. Thus, northeast of Kalinovka, at the intersection of forest belts, aerial reconnaissance identified an enemy vehicle, which was destroyed by loitering ammunition. In the northeastern part of the Kanal microdistrict, airborne units were entrenched in buildings. Throughout the area we are working with artillery against enemy positions, as well as aviation and UAV crews.” 18:34 "Lancet" GV "Sever" destroys the 152mm Ukrainian self-propelled gun 2S3 "Acacia": unique personnel escorting and defeating an enemy target. 18:30 Military personnel of the Dnepr group of troops covered the positions of Ukrainian Armed Forces units and an ammunition depot -video. 18:28 Crews of the BM-21 Grad MLRS of the Ivanovo paratroopers inflicted fire damage to strongholds and destroyed an enemy armored car in the village of Chasov Yar. Firing adjustments were carried out in real time using unmanned aerial vehicles. Interaction with reconnaissance units made it possible to destroy targets with minimal ammunition consumption. During the combat work, an armored car was destroyed, as well as an infantry squad of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in equipped points in abandoned buildings. 18:05 RF Armed Forcesare advancing in the Paraskovievka area in the DPR: The Donetsk front line continues to shift westward every day. After the complete liberation of Novomikhailovka, Russian troops advance towards Paraskovievka and Konstantinovka. Airstrikes are carried out daily in Konstantinovka, and in the Paraskovievka area there is constant pressure from our troops on the Ukrainian defense from the north and south. The liberation of Konstantinovka will allow us to begin to align the northern flank, up to the settlement of Pobeda, in the area of ??which positional battles have been ongoing for a long time. In addition, the section of the road leading from Maryinka to Ugledar will come under the control of the RF Armed Forces. 17:32 Military personnel of the “GORB” detachment of the Southern Group of Forces destroy the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Spornoye area -video. 16:58 Soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces on the territory of the “Fireproof Plant” in Krasnogorovka in the Donetsk direction The enemy's resources confirmed the success of the Russian troops. This facility is the most fortified enemy stronghold in the city. After the fall of which the situation for the enemy will be catastrophic. 16:41 Explosions in the Kharkov region. 15:36 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense: Russian air defense shot down 40 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones and three Hammer bombs in one day; 15:34 Units of the Russian group “Center” destroyed another American Abrams tank, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported 15:17 The Front Bird reports about the explosion in the Dnepropetrovsk region: “It is reported that as a result of today’s daytime missile strike on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities, a military workshop for assembling equipment for Armed Forces armored vehicles and a warehouse with parts were hit. The strike was carried out by our missilemen from the Iskander OTRK. 14:50 “Lancets” sent another batch of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment for scrap metal Operators of the Zala unmanned aerial vehicles of the 155th separate marine brigade of the Pacific Fleet of the Vostok group of forces hit a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment with Lancet loitering ammunition in the area of the settlement of Novomikhailovka in the South Donetsk direction. “We work mainly against enemy artillery, tanks, and more significant targets. They knocked out an M777 howitzer and a Leopard tank,” said the UAV operator with the call sign “Tikhiy.” 14:40 According to preliminary information, the attack in Kharkov hit the territory of the Electrical Equipment Plant. The plant is a branch of the instrument-making NPO Kommunar. 14:38 The Paratrooper’s Diary reports from the Kupyansky direction: “The Russian Armed Forces are conducting a clean-up operation in Kotlyarovka. The enemy is bringing up reserves from Kurilovka, Peschany and Glushkovka. We destroy groups with artillery.” 14:15 The strike in Kharkov was carried out on enemy targets in the Kholodnogorsk region. 14:00 Explosions in Khar'kov - a bomb attack was carried out on enemy targets. 13:35 Kupyansk direction, May 3: After the attack on the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kislovka and the occupation of half the village, part of the units of the Russian Armed Forces turned to Kotlyarovka and began to clear it out. Events are developing in much the same way as they did with Orlovka and Tonenky near Avdeevka - Ukrainian troops first roll back, but then try to regroup and rotate units and make up for losses. In this direction, part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ reserves arrives from neighboring Kurilovka, Peschany and Glushkovka, where reinforcements have been arriving for the last month. There is no talk yet of “meat assaults” like at Avdievka - part of the Ukrainian reinforcements arrives to fill the trenches and strongholds, the other part moves between Kislovka, Kotlyarovka and areas to the west, but a large number of manpower are killed by Russian artillery fire. One of the key tasks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reserves in this area is to prevent the Russian Armed Forces from implementing the “Ocheretinsky scenario” and going by rail to Peschanoye, and from there towards Kurilovka and the Kupyansk-Uzlovoy station. 12:27 Units of the “Southern” group of troops as a result of active actions occupied more advantageous lines, defeated the formations of the “Foreign Legion”, 79, 92 Air Assault, 46, 81 Airmobile, 28, 93 Mechanized brigades, 107 and 112 Territorial Defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Belogorovka, Grigorovka, Maksimilyanovka, Konstantinovka, Krasnogorovka and Paraskovievka. The enemy in the Donetsk direction lost up to 270 military personnel wounded and killed. Anti-tank guided missile systems, loitering ammunition and artillery fire hit a tank, four vehicles, the Nota electronic warfare station and three field ammunition depots. During the counterbattery fight, the 152mm Msta-B howitzer, 152mm D-20 gun, and 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed. 11:34 Situation in the Chasov Yar direction: The situation remains difficult, the enemy is pulling reserves from all sectors of the front to their detriment, transferring them to Chasov Yar. This is due to the fact that after the fall of Avdeevka and the outbreak of fighting in Krasnogorovka, this city was given the utmost importance, writes the Archangel of Special Forces. Firstly, this is the dominant height on the entire Donetsk Ridge. Secondly, the capture of Chasov Yar opens up further routes for the advance of our troops to Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Konstantinovka and Druzhkovka - to an entire agglomeration of cities. That is why, in order to prevent a breakthrough of our troops, all possible reserves are being brought up. Our command, anticipating the enemy's plan, is delaying the moment of assault, concentrating on grinding down reserves. Army, front-line and tactical aviation are involved. Artillery and hail are working, Tosy. The enemy's radio interceptions indicate the depressing moral and psychological state of the enemy. He suffers losses every day in killed and wounded. There is no goal to take the city by May 9th. Our command is trying to save the lives of the soldiers and is not falling for the tricks of Kyiv propaganda. The assault on the city will take place when the appropriate conditions are created. At the same time, the tactical situation is improving daily through the use of small assault group tactics. The enemy is trying to hold positions, but the lack of manpower is taking its toll; his hope now is for the speedy arrival of Western aid and, possibly, a large number of mercenaries. According to intelligence information, the foreign legion of Ukraine is already in Chasov Yar. During the May holidays and the inauguration of the President, provocations from the Armed Forces of Ukraine are expected. In general, we can conclude that, despite the measures taken by the enemy, the fall of the Clock of Yar is a matter of time. 11:05 Units of the 1st Tank Army are advancing in the center of Kislovka, and battles are already taking place in Kotlyarovka -video. 10:27 During the counterbattery fight by artillery units of the “West” group destroyed two 152mm self-propelled artillery units 2S3 “Akatsiya” and “Crab”, three towed howitzers 122mm D-30 and M198, as well as seven mortar crews. Operators of the Lancet loitering ammunition destroyed towed howitzers 152mm D-20 and M777 in the area of Stelmakhovka and the Volchiy tract. The group's air defense systems destroyed four aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles and one copter-type UAV. Enemy losses amounted to over 150 military personnel, a tank, three ammunition depots, five pickup trucks and ten UAV control posts. 10:05 Paratroopers of the 106th division report that they are approaching the village of Razdolovka in the Donetsk direction, driving the Ukrainian Armed Forces directly into the village. Now there is approximately 1 km left from the first battle formations to the settlement. 10:04 Situation on the Rabotino-Verbovoye section at 10.00 In the Orekhovsky direction, the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues to make unsuccessful attempts to break through the defense line of the Russian Armed Forces. Strike and reconnaissance UAVs are actively operating in the air. In the Rabotino area, the Russian Armed Forces are conducting offensive operations. The enemy is fiercely resisting and even trying to counterattack, with all his might, trying to regain lost positions. The Russian army continues to advance and advance east of Verbovoy. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are experiencing a shortage of manpower and armored vehicles to deter Russian troops from attacking. 10:02 Personnel destruction of a field ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Artillerymen from the “Center” group of troops attacked a field ammunition supply point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction. As a result of a precise strike, the ammunition detonated and was completely destroyed. 09:39 Explosions are heard in Zaporozhye. Preliminary – air defense works 09:35 In the Verkhnekamensk DPR, a column of smoke rises tens of meters into the air - there the Russian FAB-500s are powerful worked out according to the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 09:30 Job sniper pairs of the 14th Separate Guards Special Forces Brigade of the Vostok group in the area of the village Ugledar. 09:17 Russian troops advanced near Ocheretino in the Donetsk direction in Kotlyarovka in the Khar'kov region - DeepState. 08:15 Crews of the Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile system of the 1st Tank Army of the Western Group of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed reconnaissance UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported -video. 08:12 Frontline summary for the morning of 05/03/2024 Zaporozhye Front. In Rabotino, attempts by the Russian Armed Forces continue to enter and gain a foothold in new positions - without success. Long-range weapons are actively working on both sides. 08:01 Artillery paratroopers from 122mm BM-21 Grad destroyed armored car and infantry of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Chasovoy Yar, the Ministry of Defense reported. |
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| 'They threw just anyone into the defense.' The Russian army knocks out the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Donbass |
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Artemy Sharapov The offensive of the Russian army in Donbass is gaining momentum. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are unable to seize the initiative and launch a counterattack, so they are retreating along the entire front. The day before, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that since the beginning of the year, Russian troops have taken control of more than 547 square kilometers of the territory of new regions of the country - and continue to advance. The most difficult situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces is developing in two sectors of the front: in the area of the city of Chasov Yar and in the Avdeevsky direction. In the first direction, the Russian army is advancing with the goal of encircling the Kanal microdistrict and preparing for its assault. At the second, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, under pressure, abandoned positions that they planned to hold for at least several weeks. After this, a number of commentators hastened to declare that the Ukrainian defense in Donbass had collapsed, the Ukrainian Armed Forces were fleeing and could not organize resistance. In reality, this is not the case, a source in the ranks of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps, who is now in the Avdeevka direction, told IA Regnum. After a series of failures, the Ukrainian Armed Forces regrouped and are putting up fierce resistance. In turn, the Russian army is methodically opening up Ukrainian fortified areas. “To say that the front has wavered is, firstly, disrespectful towards the fighters. And secondly, it is simply false. Yes, there is serious, important success in the direction of Ocheretino, in general in the Avdeevsky direction. But for now the enemy front exists,” the source said. Builders on the front line The offensive of the Russian army destroyed the plans of the Ukrainian Armed Forces for the organized withdrawal of forces to new frontiers. The command of the Ukrainian army believed that the troops located in the Avdiivka direction would be able to hold the Berdychi-Semyonovka line and the settlement of Ocheretino to the north, in order to allow formations in the rear to form a defense. But after the Ukrainian Armed Forces fled from positions near Ocheretino, Russian troops occupied both the village itself and the nearest settlements - Novobakhmutovka, Solovyovo and Novokalinovo. According to the latest data, battles are taking place for the settlements of Keramik and Sokol. Volunteers close to the Ukrainian 47th Brigade blamed the neighboring 115th Brigade for the failure. They also answered that bloggers were to blame for everything, discrediting the honor of the brigade. In any case, a sharp change in the front-line situation forced the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to throw dwindling reserves into battle. Military personnel from construction units were even sent to the front line to build a defense line 5–8 kilometers from the front, the Japanese publication Japan Times reported. This information was confirmed by the source of the news agency Regnum. “I haven’t seen anything like that with shovels in the trenches, but it’s a fact that they threw just anyone. I think at the top they had panic and serious fears that the front would naturally collapse,” the interlocutor noted. To stop the Russian breakthrough, the 110th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which had previously held positions in Avdeevka and was assigned for reorganization due to heavy losses, was urgently returned to the front. According to available data, it was not possible to restore the full-time strength of the brigade, but the Ukrainian command simply has no other choice. The threat of a defense breakthrough forces the Ukrainian Armed Forces to throw forcibly mobilized Ukrainians into the most difficult areas, but they cannot boast of either a strong fighting spirit or good preparation. Hope for Western military assistance In fact, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are now preparing for new retreats. Real, not fictitious, lines of defense are being built in the rear of the Ukrainian troops. Obviously, the Ukrainian command allows a retreat from Chasov Yar. The closest defensive line is being created on the approaches to the city of Konstantinovka - 10 kilometers to the east. In this direction, not only trenches and trenches appeared, but also long anti-tank ditches, minefields and “dragon’s teeth”. In the Avdeevsky direction, similar defense centers are being built around the agglomeration Selidovo - Novogrodovka - Mirnograd and further around the city of Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk). In both cases, the emphasis is on dense urban development, supported by industrial zones and field fortifications. At the same time, Ukraine continues to rely on the West, expecting that the situation at the front will be corrected by a new portion of military assistance from the United States and Great Britain. According to unconfirmed reports, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will receive what they have desperately needed lately: cannon and rocket artillery, as well as artillery ammunition, the reserves of which have almost run out. Also in Kyiv they intend to strike the rear of Russian troops using supplied ATACMS missiles. New supplies will not change the situation at the front, but they must be taken seriously, warns the Regnum news agency source. “No one will rush headlong now, even if somewhere the enemy caved in. Any retreat could turn out to be a deceptive maneuver, and our breakthrough could result in encirclement and defeat. Therefore, the authors who write that it’s time to go to Kiev should curb their ardor,” the interlocutor advises. Fight for "sky" The Russian army successfully attacked, partly because it actively used front-line aviation, using adjustable aircraft ammunition (CAM) of various types. If the Ukrainian Armed Forces acquire new air defense systems and F-16 fighters, this will make it difficult to work “in the sky.” Press Secretary of the Ukrainian Air Force Command Ilya Yevlash said that Ukraine will receive the first such fighters after Easter. At the same time, the F-16, Yevlash added, can work in conjunction with the MiG-29 and Su-27, which will increase the efficiency of their use. If the Ukrainian Armed Forces actually receive new equipment and weapons, Russian troops may pause the offensive in order to rebuild tactics taking into account new realities. The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will try in every possible way to prolong the pause and use it to strengthen the defense. 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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Moscow, May 3, 2024, 16:51 - IA Regnum. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a May 3 briefing that weapons transferred to the Kiev regime are “surfacing” in Western countries, which themselves are becoming victims of their own supplies. .jpg) Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova “Terrorist attacks are already being carried out around the world directly on the territory of the countries of the collective West, in which weapons [supplied to Ukraine] are involved,” the diplomat said. Zakharova drew attention to the fact that Western weapons supplied to the Kyiv regime appear not only in terrorist attacks, but also in conflict zones. No citizen of Western countries is immune from becoming a victim of these weapons and ideologies that the West instilled in Ukraine, she added. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry recalled that terrorists created and nurtured by the West returned there, and all Western projects similar to Ukraine ended the same way. As Regnum reported, on May 2, Zakharova called on London to prepare for the fact that Kiev, like terrorists, would strike with British weapons on the territory of the kingdom. The diplomat recalled that at one time, al-Qaeda terrorists, nurtured by the West, carried out terrorist attacks in Western countries. At a briefing on May 3, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov called British Foreign Minister David Cameron's statement about Kiev's right to attack targets on Russian territory dangerous. A Kremlin spokesman said that this kind of escalation of tensions around the Ukrainian conflict could potentially pose a danger to European security. |
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| French (Foreign Legion) Troops Allegedly Arrived in Slavyansk |
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Related from regnum.ru Former Italian Prime Minister calls Macron's call to send troops to Ukraine a mistake Rome, May 3, 2024, 20:46 - IA Regnum. Former Prime Minister and leader of the Five Star Movement of Italy, Giuseppe Conte, considers the statement of French President Emmanuel Macron about the possible introduction of NATO troops into Ukrainea big mistake “I completely disagree with him [Macron], because I think that this is all a huge mistake,” he said on May 3 on the La7 TV channel. The politician noted that the French leader called the introduction of troops the only way in case of choosing a strategy of escalation of the conflict, and in the absence of troops, he proposed to transfer long-range missiles to Kyiv. As Regnum reported, on May 2, Macron once again stated that he does not rule out the possibility of sending French troops to Ukraine if the Kiev regime asks for it in the event of a breakthrough by the Russian army on the Ukrainian front. He added that France had previously sent soldiers to African countries when such a request was made there. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov on May 3 called Macron’s words very dangerous. France thus declares its readiness to directly enter into the conflict, the Kremlin official added. First Deputy Speaker of the Crimean Parliament Efim Fiks said that Macron could repeat Napoleon’s mistake if he sends soldiers to Ukraine. France will not forgive the president for new cemeteries with French military personnel, the Russian politician added. Even more from regnum.ru Two conditions for sending troops to Ukraine. Why Macron's desperation is dangerous by Gevorg Mirzayan French President Emmanuel Macron does not abandon the topic of sending French troops to Ukraine. From a theoretical assumption, he moved on to identifying two specific conditions for an invasion - Macron voiced them in an interview with The Economist. “If the Russians had broken through the front line, if there had been a request from Ukraine, which is not the case today, we would rightfully have to ask ourselves this question (about sending in troops. - Ed.),” said the French leader. Moreover, with the pronoun “us” he designated not only France. According to the head of state, he managed to convince the allies on the issue of the potential deployment of troops. “In fact, many countries said that in the weeks that followed (after the statement - editor's note) they understood our approach, agreed with our position, that the position was correct,” Macron concluded. In Russia, his words were reacted differently. Senator Sergei Tsekov responded with a threat: “Macron should understand, although he does not believe it, that if they act brazenly and aggressively towards Russia, they will ultimately receive a blow to their territory.” The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, ridiculed: “Apparently, this is somehow connected with the days of the week - this is the cycle.” And SVR colonel, MGIMO professor Andrei Bezrukov urged not to pay attention at all: “Forget about Macron, he will be gone soon. Nothing bad will happen to him physically, he simply won’t be president anymore. He’s in his last presidential cycle, he can talk about anything.” The position of ignoring does indeed seem to be correct. After all, Macron talks a lot, but does little. Unlike other European politicians. We closely follow Macron's speeches only because he leads France, and not a smaller country. Although now Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, as well as the Presidents of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel and Finland Alexander Stubb are doing much more harm to Russia than Macron,” explains Vadim Trukhachev, associate professor at the Russian State University for the Humanities, to Regnum. According to the expert, Pyotr Pavel collects shells for Ukraine and has turned the country into the main repair shop of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Alexander Stubb transforms the state into a large military base near St. Petersburg. And Mark Rutte completely coordinates the anti-Russian policy of the West, having previously given the country’s territory to a training base for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the main transit point for the transfer of American weapons to Ukraine. And all three give a much larger share of GDP to Ukraine’s arsenal than France. At the same time, they are constantly putting forward new initiatives, but we don’t pay attention to them - because they are not leading France, but “a little pot-bellied little thing,” says Trukhachev. At the same time, Macron’s words should be taken seriously, as should the French president himself. Yes, he is obviously filled with ambition mixed with fear. He is simply not ready to send troops to Ukraine - neither from a military nor from a political point of view. This is indirectly evidenced by the publication of the French newspaper Le Figaro, which described five scenarios for the deployment of troops. In the text, literally every paragraph, the idea is repeated about the enormous danger of such a step, the coming big war. For which French society is not ready - especially if the French have to die for Ukraine. It is important that a significant part of the Western elites are ready for war. They see that the Kiev regime is losing on the battlefield, and losing irreversibly. And the same Macron and other politicians continue to say that Moscow’s victory is unacceptable to them. It is clear that their position is radically different from the Russian one. Domestic experts and politicians view our victory in Ukraine as a victory of healthy European forces: getting a chance for sovereign development, the creation of a normal system of collective security in Europe, mutually beneficial cooperation with Russia, the absence of black holes and sources of unnecessary conflicts with Moscow. And Macron, the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock and other figures see this as a real collapse of the world. For them, the victory of Russia is the death of the only transatlantic and non-sovereign Europe in which they are accustomed and capable of existing. Therefore, they are ready to do anything to prevent or at least delay Russia’s victory. Therefore, they take a much more hawkish position on the Ukrainian crisis than the Americans. And therefore, at a certain stage, that is, at the moment of the collapse of the Ukrainian front, they will be ready to send in troops. In fact, only the threat voiced by Senator Tsekov can restrain them. The destruction of the French (or other) contingent in Ukraine will be painful, but not fatal. But a strike on the countries from which the troops entered or through which they passed threatens more terrible consequences for the Atlanticists than a Russian victory in Ukraine. They will be faced with a choice of two terrible options: nuclear war if NATO responds with a strike on Russia, or the collapse of the alliance if Western leaders who do not want a nuclear apocalypse refuse to respond, admitting that Moscow was defending itself and not attacking. Emmanuel Macron should not be considered a clown or a fool. He is a desperate man, ready to grasp at any straw to save himself from defeat. 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| More than 100 of Putin's troops 'are wiped out' in long-range strike with newly supplied US ATACMS ballistic missile |
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[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] More than 100 Russian troops are believed to have been killed in an ATACMS tactical ballistic missile strike on occupied Luhansk. A military training ground was seen being hit by multiple explosions typical of an ATACMS strike in footage captured by a drone flying high above. The strike targeted a group of 100-plus soldiers who were seen in aerial images, say OSINT analysts in what would be the single largest loss of Russian troops in months. The ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) showered the troops with hundreds of M74 APAM mini-bombs which are carried by the missiles and deployed in clusters. The strike was some 48 miles behind the frontline at a training base, it was reported. 'Geolocation footage suggests that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian training ground southwest of Mozhnyakovka, killing 116 Russian troops,' stated the Institute for the Study of War in an update on the continuing war in Ukraine on Thursday. There are growing signs that Ukraine is using the American-produced ATACMS after receiving a batch in early April ahead of a $61 billion military aid package which was finally approved by Congress late last month. The New York Times reported last week that the US may have secretly shipped 100 ATACMS to Ukraine ahead of the bill's passage. While the US had previously shipped ATACMS with a shorter range, the recent shipment is understood to include missiles that can travel around 190 miles - putting Russian targets that were previously safe behind the front lines well within range. Related from regnum.ru The first mass grave of the Ukrainian Armed Forces appeared in Chernivtsi in Western Ukraine Chernivtsi, Ukraine, May 3, 2024, 14:49 - IA Regnum. The first mass grave of Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters appeared in Ukraine. The burial is located in Chernivtsi in the west of the republic, the Strana publication reported on May 3. ua". It is noted that in the mass grave at the Sadgora cemetery there are the bodies of 16 soldiers of the 10th Aeparate Mountain Assault Brigade “Edelweiss”. Natives of several regions, including those from Central Ukraine, were buried here. According to lawyer Galina Yanko, they all died on March 11, 2022 in the village of Lyudvinivka in the Buchansky district near Kiev. Three of them were not identified. The publication published photographs from the burial site. A ceremony was held at the cemetery, which was attended by several clergy. As Regnum reported, on May 3, the head of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Sergei Shoigu, said that last month, the daily losses of the Ukrainian army in the Northern Military District zone averaged a thousand soldiers. Since the beginning of this year, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost more than 111,000 military personnel. Shoigu emphasized that Ukrainians are still being thrown to slaughter. In this way, the Kiev regime is trying to curry favor with the Western masters in order to continue to receive financial and military assistance from them. |
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| The Crimean Naval War at Sea - Battleships, Bombardments and the Black Sea |
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| Patrick Bet Davis: “$962 BILLION Due” - Nearly 300 Banks Could FAIL Due to Collapse of Commercial Real Estate |
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The looming threat of $962 billion in overdue debt poses a severe risk of nearly 300 banks failing, primarily driven by the collapse of the commercial real estate market. Related from regnum.ru Musk warned of dollar depreciation amid growing US national debt Washington, May 3, 2024, 22:51 - IA Regnum. If the United States does not deal with its own national debt, which has already exceeded the $34 trillion mark, the American currency will completely depreciate.American entrepreneur Elon Musk made this statement on his page on the social network X. According to the businessman, the authorities of the United States of America must take decisive measures to resolve the situation with the national debt. At the very least, it is necessary to slow down the rate of its growth. “We need to do something about our national debt, otherwise the dollar will be worthless,” Musk expressed his concerns. As Regnum reported, at the beginning of the year, the US Congressional Budget Office published a report according to which the American national debt is expected to continue to grow and reach a historical anti-record by the end of 2034. At the same time, US President Joe Biden, speaking to members of the House of Representatives and Senate on March 8 with his annual State of the Union address, called the American economy the envy of the whole world. According to him, the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in 50 years, and inflation rates have dropped from 9 to 3%. Former US President Donald Trump, in turn, stated that the American economy had fallen into decline during Joe Biden's presidency, and inflation had gotten out of control, which would lead to the dollar losing its status as the world standard. According to the politician, the decline of the American currency will be the largest failure of the United States in 200 years. Even more from the V Kontakte page of Armed Forces of Novorossiya (VSN): American billionaire Jamie Dimon: "[We have a war in Ukraine. Ukraine is fighting against Russia. What will happen to the world economy if Russia wins?] Video is in English with Russian subtitles. It will be a disaster. This is the first war in Europe, a free democratic country was attacked by 200 or 300 thousand Russians soldiers under the threat of nuclear war. We have never had nuclear blackmail before, which also teaches a lesson to people. Having nuclear weapons is very good, because people will be afraid of you. This all affects military alliances, all global economic alliances. wins, many in Europe will ask the question: “America will protect Europe? Can we rely on the States?” And this is also a question of economics, because if Russia wins, there will be economic chaos in the world.” |
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| FOR SUNDAY Encampments at 120+ Universities |
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[Facebook] Have you ever planned an event? If yes, you grasp the coordination required, not to mention necessary resources and contacts at street level to pull it off. By design, not organic. Imho. Imaged list, including 23 abroad, can be seen at the link — I don’t know how to post images from Facebook. Hattip 3dc. |
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| DOJ expected to announce indictment of Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, NBC reports |
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[KGNSTV] LAREDO, TX. (KGNS) - According to NBC News, the Justice Department is expected to announce the indictment of Congressman Henry Cuellar. NBC News stated that two sources familiar with the matter informed the outlet of the expected formal charge against the Texas congressman. This comes after Cuellar’s house and campaign officers were raided in Laredo back in January of 2022 as part of a federal investigation into Azerbaijan and a group of U.S. businessmen who have ties to the country, law enforcement said at the time. Since the raid, Cuellar’s office and the congressman have stated that they have been fully cooperating with the investigation. Cuellar is a one-time co-chair of the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus. At this time, it’s not clear if the indictment is related to the 2022 raid. The Justice Department declined to comment. Shortly after the report came to light, Congressman Cuellar issued a statement. Related: Henry Cuellar 01/28/2024 Justice Department surges resources to fight D.C. carjackings, gun crimes Henry Cuellar 10/08/2023 Police Perplexed: D.C. Carjackings Spike 111% After Lack of Prosecutions Henry Cuellar 10/03/2023 US Congressman Carjacked in DC at gunpoint |
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| 2 Antifa Adherents Guilty of Conspiracy to Riot in PB ‐ One Lawyer Vows Appeal |
 [TimesOfSanDiego] After nearly nine full days of deliberation, a San Diego jury Friday found two men with antifa affiliations guilty of conspiracy to riot at a Pacific Beach "Patriots March" in January 2021The nationally watched case began with 11 defendants — nine of whom pleaded guilty to lesser charges and most awaiting sentencing. An attorney for one of the defendants, Jeremy White, vowed to appeal the conspiracy conviction. Defendant Brian Lightfoot Jr. of Los Angeles was found not guilty on an assault charge and the jury couldn’t reach a verdict on five counts of using tear gas not in self-defense. The nine-woman, three-man jury couldn’t reach a verdict on nine counts of tear-gas use or assault. White, a 41-year-old, Hollywood set builder from Los Angeles, was found not guilty on his only other charge — assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury. Both remain free on their own recognizance. In a statement, District Attorney Summer Stephan said: "We want to thank the jury for their service and for reaching their just guilty verdicts on the two remaining defendants in the Antifa conspiracy case. "This was a complex case with 11 defendants indicted and now all convicted — nine by guilty pleas and two by jury verdict. The DA team worked tirelessly on this case in order to be sure our community remains safe, and that the rule of law is followed." After declaring a mistrial on nine counts, Judge Daniel Goldstein praised the jury, which heard testimony and saw evidence (including hours of video) for a month. "I’ve never seen a jury go over the facts like you did," he said a little after noon in downtown Superior Court. "You guys are the voice of the community." A bailiff led the jury panel out a back door, so none were available for comment. But the judge said he’d keep their names sealed. White and Lightfoot declined to comment immediately on their cases. But White lawyer Briggs, working for free, said his client "will definitely appeal after sentencing... and I think it’s an amazing appellate area that implicates the First Amendment. Briggs says case law would help an appeal on the conspiracy conviction of White, "where there was no evidence. There was no conversations or anything like that." He and Lightfoot lawyer John Hamasaki blasted the District Attorney’s Office for its prosecutions. "With the resources they put behind this," Briggs said, "they wasted a lot of taxpayers money and ultimately haven’t made the community any safer because they still have well-known white supremacists out in the community who had committed numerous vicious assaults that are without dispute that they haven’t prosecuted." Hamasaki, also based in the Bay Area: said he’s never seen a district attorney’s office expend this many resources on a single case — even more than multiple murders, gang murders. "I think you have to look at the political circumstances surrounding it," he said. noting Stephan’s focus on antifa as a candidate. "(You) wonder just exactly why this case was given so much resources and why so much energy was poured into it and at the end of the day, you know, where things ended up, I think is a repudiation of the use of those resources." Briggs previously sought to have the District Attorney’s Office disqualified from prosecuting the case because he alleged Stephan has historically declined to prosecute members of far-right organizations who commit violence. His motion was denied by Judge Goldstein. The District Attorney’s Office has said that "video evidence analysis shows that overwhelmingly the violence in this incident was perpetrated by the antifa affiliates and was not a mutual fray with both sides crossing out of lawful First Amendment expression into riot and violence." Briggs predicted White would get a moderate sentence — not a maximum 18 months. He didn’t think Lightfoot would be retried on the nine charges the jury couldn’t agree on. "It would be a waste of resources for them to retry this case," Briggs said. "So the bottom line is this is a loss for the DA because she didn’t get all she wanted." Hamasaki agreed. "It’s not a win," he said. "Nine hung counts is certainly not the way the DA had wanted this case to turn out. You know, I think it shows that things were not as cut and dried as the DA had wanted them to be and that there was a lot of evidence actually favoring Mr. Lightfoot in this case." Hamasaki, who isn’t sure yet of any appeal, called the guilty finding on conspiracy "problematic... because it punishes membership or affiliation with other individuals as opposed to the underlying guilty conduct."The Lightfoot lawyer said he hopes his client gets only probation, especially since he’s "really turned his life around... and become enrolled in this firefighters program that he’s been at for three or four months... I think that’s something the judge might consider." Hamasaki said the judge might allow him to continue to do that as an alternative, "where he could actually serve the community in a way that... would benefit everyone instead of just incarceration." Goldstein issued a set of warnings to both defendants about not dressing up in "Black Bloc" armored outfits or even associating with other antifa adherents. (Outside the courtroom, White’s antifascist girlfriend wondered aloud how that could be enforced since she lives with him in Boyle Heights.) Briggs, younger brother of San Diego attorney Cory Briggs, and Hamasaki, a former candidate for San Francisco district attorney, both said they sacrificed for their cases. |
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| Israeli occupation shells Rafah and leaves number of Palestinian dead and injured |
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[SANA.SY] A number of Paleostinians were martyred and others were maimed on Friday dawn, as a result of the Israeli occupation aircraft bombing areas in Rafah, southern Gazoo Islamic Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppressionand disproportionate response. In October of 2023 Gazooks belonging to Hamas invaded Israel, killed over a thousand people, raped a bunch of women. Then they bitched and moaned about genocide when their butts handed to them in the entirely justified retaliation. Strip. The occupation aircraft bombed a house in al-Zuhur neighborhood, killing six Paleostinians and wounding others, mostly children and women, Paleostinian Media reported. The occupation forces have continued their aggression on Gaza Strip by land, sea and air since the 7th of last October, which led to the martyrdom of 34,596 Paleostinians and the injury of 77,816 others, while thousands of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads and ambulance and rescue staff are unable to reach them. |
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| 26 martyrs, 51 wounded on the 210th day of the Israeli aggression on Gaza |
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[SANA.SY] The Paleostinian Ministry of Health announced that the Israeli occupation committed 3 massacres in the stricken Gazoo Islamic Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppressionand disproportionate response. In October of 2023 Gazooks belonging to Hamas invaded Israel, killed over a thousand people, raped a bunch of women. Then they bitched and moaned about genocide when their butts handed to them in the entirely justified retaliation. Strip during the past 24 hours, leaving 26 deaders and 51 maimed. The Ministry explained in a statement today that the number of victims of the ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since the seventh of last October has risen to 34,622 deaders and 77,867 maimed, while a number of victims are still under rubble and on the roads and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them. |
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| Russian astronomer explains the appearance of the northern lights in central Russia in May |
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Moscow, May 3, 2024, 20:00 - IA Regnum. The unique and grandiose phenomenon that is the aurora can easily be admired in the center of Russia; this is not science fiction. Moreover, this does not require strong optics, said leading researcher at the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences Valery Shematovich in an interview with IA Regnum. Several strong storms occurred on the Sun at the end of April - beginning of May, which were accompanied by emissions of clouds of solar plasma, the expert said. Such events are often actually accompanied by aurora. “When the Earth in its orbit hits these “clouds,” so-called geomagnetic storms occur, that is, a disturbance in the magnetic field of our planet. Under normal conditions, when there are no strong storms, the aurora is observed in the region of the aurora oval - north of 65 degrees north latitude. But when a strong geostorm occurs, magnetic lines at mid-latitudes are also disturbed. Actually, the aurora is a precipitation of electrons from the earth’s magnetosphere, which excites atmospheric particles, atoms and molecules, mainly nitrogen and oxygen. And all the beautiful pictures with the aurora are just the highlighting of molecules and atoms,” said the astronomer. The previous time this spectacular natural phenomenon could be observed in Russia south of latitude 65 was quite recently - at the end of February - beginning of March, Shematovich recalled. The lights, caused by a strong magnetic storm, came to the attention of residents of Moscow and even more southern latitudes, he specified. The only thing that could prevent us from enjoying the spectacle was heavy clouds. In addition, residents of the capital and other large cities may be deprived of the pleasure of seeing this beauty in all its glory due to strong artificial lighting. “Space weather events are predicted and data can be easily found on the Internet. That is, you can find out where the expected oval will be - the region of the auroras, and whether it will extend to your region. A good idea in this case is to go somewhere outside the city, preferably in a northern direction. And where visibility is good, this phenomenon can appear in all its grandeur as an absolutely stunning spectacle, powerful in scale. A very dynamic picture,” noted Shematovich. The expert admitted that he had never seen the aurora in mid-latitudes. At the same time, he suggested that even strong optics are unlikely to help with this. More important is a cloudless sky and the absence of extraneous strong glow. “Stunning pictures are taken from the International Space Station,” the astronomer concluded. The third strongest magnetic storm since the beginning of 2024 has been observed in Russia, the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute (IKI) and the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) reported on May 2. The intensity index for this storm is about seven. According to scientists, the weak ejection of solar mass from the western edge of the Sun, which occurred on April 29, should not have led to such an event. At the same time, as experts pointed out, as a result of the storm, auroras may be observed over the entire territory of Russia; the polar oval with a high degree of probability will drop to the latitudes of St. Petersburg and even Moscow. However, only at latitudes above 65 degrees the probability of aurora reaches 90%. Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that powerful and long-lasting flares were recorded on the Sun on April 30 and May 1, as a result of which a magnetic storm could occur on Earth on May 3. Residents of Central Russia on the night of April 20 observed the aurora - an uncharacteristic phenomenon for this part of the country, which was caused by a strong magnetic storm of class G1. The aurora was noticed in the Moscow, Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan and Vologda regions. |
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| 'This is getting out hand': Internet is divided after Wendy's customer shares video of her giving order to AI employee at drive-thru | |
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Wendy's first began replacing drive-thru employees with AI chatbots in 2023.
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| How to fit Russian interests into Iran's African strategy |
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Viktor Vasiliev The second Iran-Africa International Summit took place last week. The Islamic Republic hosted economic ministers from more than 30 African states. Nevertheless, non-economic methods remain Tehran’s main means of influence on the Black Continent. Iranian interest In recent years, Iran, along with Russia, has begun to pay significant attention to Africa. Thus, Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi toured Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe in July 2023. The trip to the African continent was the first of its kind by an Iranian president to Africa since 2012. Of course, Iran had and still has an African strategy. But its current activation became possible only after reconciliation with Saudi Arabia. Because until recently, the Iranian presence on the Dark Continent was largely a competition with the Saudis. Thus, in March 2005, the country signed an “agreement on assistance for $1.5 million to the budget of the Ghanaian state.” In 2017, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif opened a hospital in Kampala, Uganda, partially funded by the Islamic Republic. The country also spends significant sums on building social and health infrastructure, particularly through the Red Crescent. Iran, which at one stage benefited from high oil prices, also provided financial and economic support to Sudan, Somalia, Senegal, Ethiopia and DR Congo. Of course, Iran is rapidly developing economic relations. Among the areas of cooperation between Iran and African countries are car assembly plants, oil supplies, gas production, electricity, and consumer goods. Iran is gradually increasing its trade with Africa. According to Masoud Kamali Ardakani, former director general of the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Iran office for Arab and African countries, trade between Iran and Africa reached a record US$1.2 billion in 2017 and 2018. But despite this growth, trade with Iran in 2018 accounted for only 0.12% of Africa's total trade with the world. Iran's main market in recent years has been East Asia, especially China. Iran's Africa policy is a side project linked to the larger project of competing with the United States (and, until recently, Saudi Arabia). Iran-Africa Summit Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, who attended the summit, addressed the African guests. “It is necessary to develop a clear program both for the entire African continent and for each African country with a specific schedule. The first step between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the African continent is will, fortunately this will exists and this meeting is a symbol of the will of African countries and Iran to expand economic relations,” Raisi said. The summit program, including the participation of guests in the 4-day exhibition of the export potential of the Islamic Republic of Iran "EXPO 2024", was quite practical. According to Mohammad Nematzadeh, Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade of the Islamic Republic of Iran, trade between Iran and Africa could potentially reach $5 billion. Currently, relevant departments estimate the annual trade turnover between Iran and African countries at $1.278 billion. Representative of the Trade Development Commission Hane Samat recorded that direct export of Iranian goods has been established with 39 countries of the African continent. Among the systemic measures to intensify cooperation with African countries are the dispatch and work of 12 business consultants, the opening of Iranian houses of innovation and technology, as well as the opening of export centers on the African continent. Iran and African countries also created a joint committee on agricultural cooperation. The head of the foreign trade department of the Organization of Rural Cooperatives of Iran, Seyed Ruhollah Latifi, said during the summit: “ Iran can, given the African continent's need for fuel and energy, technology and mechanization of agricultural production, investment, design and construction of infrastructure such as mining, dams, road construction and construction projects, oil refinery overhauls, gas production, etc.” Iran's traditional strategy in Africa The Islamic Revolution of 1979 was not only a turning point in the history of Iran, but also radically affected Tehran's relations with the African continent. The new Iranian government sought to export the Islamic revolution and was distinguished by its ardent anti-imperialism. These two factors were reflected in a special way in relations with African countries. For a long time, Tehran’s African vector remained a continuation of the Cold War with Saudi Arabia. Iran, which has 25 embassies in Africa, has faced stiff opposition from the kingdom. The Sunni state has an extremely negative attitude towards the presence of Shiite Iran in Africa. As a consequence, countries such as Egypt and Morocco also became concerned about Iranian proselytism. Morocco has twice severed relations with Iran. The first time in 2009, condemning Tehran's religious "activism"; the second in 2018, accusing Iran of supporting the Polisario rebel movement in Western Sahara through the Lebanese Hezbollah. Senegal severed diplomatic relations with Iran after the seizure of an arms shipment in Lagos in 2010. And after the execution by Saudi Arabia of the Shiite sheikh Nimr Bakr al-Nimr in 2016, Djibouti and Somalia also announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Iran. Sudan, Tehran's longtime ally, did the same. As for anti-imperialism, the Islamic Republic participates in the non-aligned movement and acts as a defender of oppressed countries in the face of Western (primarily US) domination. Iran is trying to show that the country is not isolated on the international stage and that it is not the only country having problems with the United States. There will definitely be points of contact between Pan-Africanism and the image of Iran as a fighter against Western hegemony. It can be predicted that the Pan-African public will soon have flags of Iran and portraits of Ayatollah Khomeini, along with the Russian tricolor and the image of Putin and Che Guevara. It is these two key trends that are supported by Iran’s humanitarian and economic initiatives in Africa. Among the areas of interest for Iran on the continent are agriculture, the security sector and religion (in Nigeria, for example, there is a Shiite community). Part of the conductor of Iran's interests is the Lebanese community, which is ubiquitous in African countries. Mating points At the moment, there is a third characteristic feature of the Iranian presence on the Dark Continent: coincidence with Russian interests. The most active actions of the Iranians practically coincide with Russian activity in Africa. In particular, the Alliance of Sahel States raised the flag of resistance to Western hegemony and objectively found itself in the same boat with Iran. For the Islamic Republic, the emergence of new military authorities in Africa has opened up an opportunity to expand influence on the continent and support the overall process of returning to the international stage. Given the threats of jihadism, arms exports are also relevant, especially against the background of the winding down of military partnerships with the United States and France. The last track common to Russia and Iran fell on Niger. According to many experts, it was Niger’s decision to get closer to Iran that led to a conflict situation with the United States and the decision to quickly curtail military-technical cooperation with Washington. Allegedly, according to intelligence data, the American side learned that Tehran was negotiating with Niamey to purchase 300 tons of uranium. Africa Intelligence in a recent publication reveals confidential negotiations between the Nigerian junta and the Iranian government on the supply of 300 tons of uranium. As is known, the US attempt to limit Niamey in the choice of partners ended with the demand of local authorities to leave the country and the simultaneous arrival of military specialists from the Afrika Korps of the Russian Defense Ministry. Division of labor At the moment, there is no coordination between Tehran and Moscow in the African direction. But this could be a logical step. Because both Russian and Iranian strategies are quite niche, but at the same time not conflicting with each other - in some places they are competing, and in others they are complementary. In a narrow circle of allies (including Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea), Russia could build an extremely effective and independent strategy, completely “working” and interesting for all African countries. From a distance, this could resemble the activities of the Warsaw Pact countries on the Dark Continent. Yes, there was strong competition between the countries, not to mention friction with communist China or Yugoslavia. But overall, this provided a good range of opportunities for African countries and effective tools to counter the influence of France and other Western states. Such cooperation can give a synergistic effect by using the strengths of each of the countries friendly to Russia. For example, Iran is excellent at organizing the formation and subsequent effective work with proxy forces - we are talking about the Houthis in Yemen and Hezbollah in Lebanon. In Africa, this niche can be filled by certain groups of pan-African activists. And even the military-technical side of Iran’s presence may be familiar to us from the Northern Military District. It is also necessary to understand that the UAV market in Africa will be occupied, if not by Iran, then by Türkiye. The first partner, of course, is more preferable for us. |
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