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[Gateway] Ukrainian President Zelensky ordered government officials to destroy all information on Hunter Biden’s Metabiota Company on the same day Russia invaded the country.
Zelensky sent out a decree on February 24, 2022 for government officials to destroy all information on the Ukrainian Research Anti-Plague Institute, Mechnikov Institute of Health of Ukraine, and the Zhytomyr Regional Laboratory Centers of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, who all worked with Metabiota Inc. (Metabiota) scientists.
These two documents were originally posted in June 2022. But today, we can confirm that these documents are authentic.
And today, we are including documents from Hunter Biden’s laptop that discussed his ownership percentage of the Metabiota company and his organization.
This government document is confirmed as authentic by XR Vision.
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This doesn't surprise me. Biden offered to get Z out when the war first started and Z said no. I'm sure Z said he'd turn everything over (or that Putin would) if he didn't get massive help and then son-of-a-bitch massive help arrived.
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Is this a dribble to keep the pressure on the Marionette Puppet Show, or is the deluge breaking from the multiple sources with proof of the massive corruption in Ukraine as they sense the money is ending and its time to purge, dump and bunker up?
SCOOP from @glubold and me: A U.S. weapons maker is offering to sell the Ukraine government two Reaper MQ-9 drones for a dollar in an effort to help the country defend itself as it prepares for a fresh offensive. https://t.co/9OciYVc2pN
04:00 AM update: A large offensive of russian forces in the Kreminna area is about to start. The 76th Air Assault will be in the vanguard of the assault.
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...What's left of 'em. I'm seeing pretty reliable reports that the Russian airborne/airmobile troops that were actually worth a damn were pretty much broken during the assaults on the airfields outside of Kyiv.
The guys wearing the berets and striped shirts now are, shall we say, of a somewhat lower standard.
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Pretty much. Ryber, a Russian milblogger was recently given a TV show and confirmed the VDV suffered 40-50% casualty rates in Feb 2022(!) I suspect the Hostolmel airport battle pretty much mauled the Russian paras. They're a shadow of their former selves.
The Russian security operatives have arrested a couple, identified as Olesya Ovchinnikova and Alexey Ovchinnikov for speaking out against Vladimir Putin ...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances... 's war while having a family dinner in a restaurant.
According to a report by Daily Mail, armed officers from the country's national guard handcuffed Olesya, 42, and her boyfriend Alexey, 40, and forced them to the ground when a staff member at Krasnodar restaurant Na drovakh - or On Firewood reported their private conversation to the police.
After the officers handcuffed them, Ovchinnikova defiantly declared her full support for Ukraine in a video that could land her in jail for up to five years under draconian laws prohibiting criticism of Putin's war.
"I'll go all the way," she said, undaunted, getting up from the floor while handcuffed.
"Hail to Ukraine!
"No, I will not shut my mouth. I won't shut my mouth.
"Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes! Glory to Zelensky....!"
She made fun of the young officer who was filming the video as evidence against her.
She continued: "Bunny, take the film, your mum will be proud of you, you're so ******* good....," she told him in footage released by the authorities.
"You're a superhero....What else can I say?
"I know you're ashamed [detaining us for this], I know how ******* ashamed you are.
"I know at your young age how ******* ashamed you are of everything you do."
After their arrest in the restaurant, the couple, with two minor daughters were taken to a cop shoppe.
According to the couple's lawyer, Alexey Avanesyan, a court ordered the detention of her husband for 15 days.
She received a fine of 1,000 rubles [£12].
However, it was a brave man who first ate an oyster... she will face further action after law enforcement drafted a protocol against her for allegedly discrediting the Russian army with her pro-Ukraine comments.
The maximum penalty is five years in prison.
While reacting to the incident, Putin's former aide, Abbas Gallyamov, described the incident demonstrated as a sign of totalitarian government.
He said, "An important difference between authoritarianism and totalitarianism is that in the first case, the public expression of oppositional sentiments can be banned, but no one cares about the personal opinion expressed in private conversations."
"Under totalitarianism, even words spoken in a personal conversation and not intended for other people's ears are punishable.
"Russia is moving towards totalitarianism."
"Judging by what happened in the Krasnodar restaurant, anyone can be declared a 'critic of the regime' based only on a private statement of some vigilant citizen," he added.
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85% popularity Putin enjoys with the Russian people. Putin has to tamp down Russians as they want more aggressive action in Ukraine. Historically Ukraine is Russia. Met a world traveler from Petrograd. Young fellow tattooed even with face of Putin on his arm. On his way to see the Florida Key Deer. This couple asked for it.
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Dale , if all countries enacted the same laws as Russia you could be going to jail right now , and possibly forced to the front line of a war to die needlessly.
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The USSR never really died, it just changed leadership titles.
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If I know liberals and their behavior, these assholes werent having a quiet conversation. I know exactly the type of loud anti-establishment conversations liberals have in public places and the words they use and how they use them to be overheard.
I am sure she did not use a volume and voice intended for other people's ears. Just a quiet dinner and quiet private conversation btwn husband and wife. She fits the definition of model citizen, upon arrest, wifey shouted:
“Glory to UKR. No, I won’t shut up. Glory to UKR. Glory to the heroes and Zelensky. Fuck you all.”
She could sub for any Antifa or BLM protestor and be successful at it.
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[Korrespondent] 23:13 The United States said that Russia is violating the new strategic nuclear arms control treaty, Reuters writes, citing a State Department spokesman. In particular, the Russian Federation refuses to allow inspection activities on its territory.
22:57 Zelensky said in an evening video message that the current week should be "to the full extent of this word - European integration." In particular, preparations are being completed for the Ukraine-EU summit scheduled for this week.
"We are waiting for news for Ukraine. We are waiting for the decisions of our partners in the European Union, which will correspond to the achieved level of interaction between our institutions and the EU and our progress. We are working on the situation in all major operational areas and in the future. What the occupier is preparing for, and with which we are already responding to Russia's preparation for an attempt at revenge," the president said.
He also said that today he had a long meeting with the international block of the government and the Office: "We are preparing Ukrainian positions for negotiations with EU representatives. And very importantly, we are preparing new reforms in Ukraine. Reforms that will change the social, legal and political reality in many aspects: make them more human, transparent and efficient."
22:29 Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, there has been a general mobilization, to which citizens from 18 to 60 years old are subject. They call Ukrainians into the Armed Forces by serving subpoenas. In accordance with the adopted rules of military registration in Ukraine, they began to issue summonses of a new type. Now those liable for military service need to bring more documents to the recruitment center to clarify their data. Read more in the material New agendas and booking conditions .
22:01 France will purchase the latest radars for the Armed Forces of Ukraine - an agreement on the acquisition of GM 200 (Ground Master 200) radar systems at the expense of a special fund to support Ukraine should be concluded on Wednesday, February 1, Defense Minister Sebastian Lecornu said at a joint briefing with Reznikov in Paris .
21:46 Poland wants to reduce the training period for Ukrainian troops on Leopard 2 battle tanks to five weeks, which is half the standard, Reuters reports, citing Major Maciej Banashinsky, commander of the Polish Leopard training center. According to him, Polish instructors will conduct training courses for tank crews and drivers, as well as for mechanics.
21:40 British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that a "prolonged stalemate" in the war between Russia and Ukraine will only benefit Moscow. He also noted that there is an opportunity to accelerate British support for Ukraine. According to the prime minister, this would give Kyiv "the best chance of success." Sunak added that this new UK strategy to speed up support will include more active diplomatic efforts.
20:43 In Shostka, Sumy region, an explosion occurred on the territory of one of the state enterprises - according to preliminary information, a rocket hit the industrial building. Two people were injured, OK Pivnich reported.
19:56 Boris Johnson will lobby for assistance to Ukraine among representatives of the US Republican Party, Reuters reports. In particular, this week he will meet with a group of Republican senators to convince them to continue supporting Ukraine.
19:54 Reznikov said that public control over the procurement of the Ministry of Defense of clothing, fuel and lubricants and food, taking into account the restrictions of martial law, will be returned. In addition, it was decided to create a working group to change the food system for military personnel.
19:50 Zelensky said that he had a conversation with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo: "Thanked for the powerful previous package and discussed the continuation of defense cooperation. Also support for our initiatives in the UN, accelerating the next sanctions package of the European Union. We count on Belgium's principledness in the issue of preventing Russian athletes for the 2024 Olympics.
19:37 The United States plans to soon announce a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, said First Deputy Press Secretary of the White House Olivia Dalton.
19:06 Reznikov said that the US refusal to provide Ukraine with fighter jets should be understood as a position only at this particular moment in time, and Kiev went through such "stages of refusal" with all Western weapons.
19:04 Greece will not supply Leopard tanks to Ukraine due to tense relations with Turkey, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said: "We cannot provide Leopard 2 tanks for the simple reason that they are absolutely necessary for our own defense strategy."
19:01 The United States does not see any signs that the funds allocated by Washington are being used in Ukraine for other purposes, Megan Upper, a spokeswoman for the US Treasury, said.
18:48 After the decision of the Western allies on the supply of battle tanks to Ukraine, the negotiations smoothly turned to the topic of modern aircraft. Kyiv has renewed its request for fighter jets to bolster air defense capabilities. Read more in the material The New Arms Debate .
18:40 The enemy continues to conduct offensive operations in the Liman and Bakhmut directions, suffering heavy losses. Conducts unsuccessful offensive operations in the Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky directions. In the Kupyansk and Zaporozhye directions, it is defending previously captured lines, the General Staff said in an evening summary.
In the Kherson region, the occupiers have stepped up their filtration and counter-sabotage measures: in particular, they have restricted entry and exit from the settlement of Ulyanovka, they are conducting searches of local residents and checking mobile phones.
In Donetsk, among the military personnel of the Russian troops and mercenaries of PMC Wagner, the number of infections with especially dangerous infections has significantly increased, which may be due to the lack of normal sanitary and hygienic conditions at the locations of enemy units.
18:21 Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda called on NATO countries to cross the red lines and provide Ukraine with fighters and long-range missiles: "I have seen many red lines that have been drawn, and sometimes I even get the impression that these red lines were not drawn by us, Western countries , democracies, but the terrorist state of Russia, which is trying to lead them through fear and threats."
Long-range fighter jets and missiles are an important military aid to Ukraine, Nauseda said, and at this crucial juncture in the war, when a tipping point is about to occur, action must be taken without delay.
17:48 Politico writes that Biden's answer to the question of providing fighter jets to Ukraine may not be the final position of Washington, since this topic has not yet been discussed at a high level.
17:25 Zelensky said that he had a conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: "I informed him in detail about the state of affairs at the front and Ukrainian defense needs in armored vehicles, artillery, aviation. We agreed on common diplomatic steps, including on the implementation of the peace formula."
17:22 Kuleba said that Kiev is actively negotiating to unblock decisions on the transfer of fighters and long-range missiles: "First of all, we are talking about jet fighters and long-range missiles that can hit targets at a distance of up to 300 km. This is not an escalation weapon, it is weapon of defense and deterrence of the aggressor".
17:00 France will give Ukraine 12 additional Caesar self-propelled guns , Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said at a joint press conference with Alexei Reznikov. In addition, Paris will send 150 of its troops to Poland, where they will train Ukrainian defenders. Until the summer, a total of 2,000 Ukrainian servicemen will be trained.
Lecornu also stressed that there is no taboo for Paris on the issue of possible deliveries of fighter jets to Ukraine.
16:52 The Crimean movement ATESH stated that the partisans liquidated two "very important" officers of the National Guard who were traveling from Sevastopol to Simferopol - their car burned down.
16:13 The Russians fired cannon fire at a residential area in Bakhmut today - two people were killed, including a 12-year-old child, five were injured, the Office of the Prosecutor General said.
15:41 Kuleba said that Ukraine will receive from 120 to 140 Western tanks in the first wave of assistance - these are German Leopard 2, American M1 Abrams and British Challenger 2. In the future, Kiev is also counting on the supply of French Leclerc.
15:24 Budanov said in an interview with The Washington Post that about 326,000 Russian soldiers are now fighting in Ukraine. He also said that the Russians had about 9% of the reserves of Caliber sea-based cruise missiles.
15:03 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the enemy has stepped up the activities of its sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the area of the islands at the mouth of the Dnieper. Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have destroyed at least five light-engine boats from enemy DRGs.
14:58 Wagnerites were probably transferred to the front line in the Zaporizhia region, spokesman for the Defense Forces of the Tauride Regiment Yevgeny Yerin said: “There are no attempts to attack and attack in large groups in the Zaporizhia direction yet. mercenaries from Russian PMCs in this direction. As we know, where Wagner appears, activation is underway. Therefore, we are also preparing for this, taking all necessary measures."
14:46 The British government said that it would be "impractical" to send British fighter jets to Ukraine now, writes the Evening Standard. The reason is that the Typhoon and F-35 fighters are extremely complex and take months to learn how to fly them. At the same time, the British government assured that they would continue to provide and accelerate military support to Ukraine and listen carefully to the requests of Kyiv.
14:08 The Ukrainian counter-offensive in the Limansky direction has been suspended because the weather conditions and resources are not conducive to it yet, said Serhiy Cherevaty, spokesman for the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: "A number of factors influence. Firstly, we are not Russians, we do not abandon our units when there are no reserves, sufficient fire support. Therefore, we act as adequate modern military science ascribes. When we had these capabilities, we advanced - weather conditions, reserves."
14:05 Lavrov, following the results of negotiations with the Egyptian Foreign Minister, said that he gave him a "certain message" from Blinken. He also said that the Russian troops "are taking all measures so that the plans of the West in Ukraine are not destined to come true, and they will not come true."
14:02 Austrian and Hungarian defense ministers Claudia Tanner and Christoph Salay-Bobrovnicki said they had agreed not to send weapons to Ukraine in order to prevent "further escalation" of the war. They also stressed the close cooperation between Vienna and Budapest.
13:59 From February 1, 2023, the procedure for paying additional monetary remuneration to the military personnel of the Defense Forces of Ukraine and employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs system is changing, the security and defense forces said in a joint statement. Now payments will directly depend on the areas where the military personnel are stationed, the complexity and specifics of the combat or special tasks they perform.
At the same time, the amount of additional monetary rewards for military personnel directly participating in hostilities does not change. The changes will affect exclusively military personnel and employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who are outside the combat zone in different regions of Ukraine, conscripts and cadets, officers of departments and headquarters, as well as some other categories.
In addition, from February 1, the size of the basic monthly monetary allowance (without additional remuneration) of military personnel will be increased so that its minimum level for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard and the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine is at least 20,100 hryvnia, for private and commanding personnel of the State Emergency Service and policemen - at the level at least 17,000 hryvnia.
13:45 During the fighting in the Bakhmut area, the Russians lost more than 500 people killed and wounded over the past day, said Sergey Cherevaty, spokesman for the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He also assured that the occupiers could not cut the route along which the APU grouping in Bakhmut is being provided. All the necessary ammunition, equipment, food, ammunition are delivered to Bakhmut, he added.
13:17 Budanov said in an interview with The Washington Post that dozens of attempts were made on his life. According to him, the assassination attempts began from the moment when an FSB lieutenant colonel was killed in the occupied Crimea in August 2016, and the Russians blamed "Ukrainian saboteurs" for this.
13:12 In Russia, prosecutors have returned more than 9,000 illegally mobilized citizens, Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Igor Krasnov said at a meeting with Putin.
13:10 Putin ordered to sign an agreement with Minsk on the creation of "combat training centers for the joint training of the military."
13:07 Podolyak announced direct signs of escalation by the Russian Federation: "The systematic shelling of front-line cities, the concentration of equipment and shells, the transfer of troops to different directions, additional forced mobilization in the Russian Federation do not exactly indicate Russia's readiness for peace. These are direct signs of a significant escalation. Therefore, weapons, weapons and once again weapons for Ukraine."
12:22 Scholz said that the condition for starting negotiations with the Kremlin is the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. According to him, no agreements can be reached without the participation of Ukrainians: "There can be no peace concluded with Russia behind the Ukrainians' backs. Therefore, peace negotiations are primarily related to the condition for Russia to withdraw its troops."
12:16 Peskov said that the Kremlin is confident in the correctness of the start of the "special operation" - in his words, it was necessary "to save people in the Donbass."
11:57 Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Kirill Budanov said in an interview with The Washington Post that this year Russia will focus on the occupation of more territory in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions. He called the resumption of the offensive from Belarus unlikely - in his opinion, such a step can only indicate an intention to divert and divide the defense forces.
Budanov also stressed that Ukraine must "do everything to ensure that Crimea returns home before the summer." When asked whether Putin would use nuclear weapons if Ukrainian troops entered Crimea, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry replied: “That’s not true. And Crimea will be returned to us. I’ll tell you more: it all started in Crimea in 2014, and everything will end with it. ".. This is a scare tactic. Russia is a country from which you can expect a lot, but not outright idiotic. Sorry, but this will not happen. A nuclear strike will not only lead to a military defeat of Russia, but to the collapse of Russia. And they know this very well ".
11:34 Croatian President Zoran Milanovic said that Crimea will never again be Ukrainian, and also warned against confrontation with Russia, which has nuclear weapons. In addition, he called the Revolution of Dignity "a coup" and Western support for Ukraine in the war against Russia "deeply immoral."
Foreign Ministry Speaker Oleg Nikolenko recalled that in the 1990s, when Croatia was fighting to preserve its statehood, the country could lose a third of its lands due to external aggression, but thanks to the heroic struggle, the Croats were able to defend the independence of their state.
"We consider unacceptable the statements of the President of Croatia, who actually called into question the territorial integrity of Ukraine. At the same time, we highly appreciate and thank the government of Croatia and the Croatian people for the unwavering support of Ukrainians in the fight against Russian aggression," Nikolenko stressed.
11:18 Speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ignat said that in order to protect the sky, Ukraine needs to replace morally and physically obsolete Soviet aircraft of various types with a single type of multi-role fighter, which can be the F-16, in the amount of up to 200 aircraft.
11:02 Electricity consumption in Ukraine continues to grow due to a cold snap, a significant deficit remains in the energy system, Ukrenergo reported. All oblenergos have been notified of daily consumption limits. As of the morning of January 31, no limits were exceeded, but such a danger exists.
10:43 Reznikov went to Macron to discuss the transfer of F-16 fighters, Reuters writes. The agency notes that while the United States is categorically not ready to take such a step, France and Poland seem to be ready to satisfy any request from Ukraine.
10:18 The international human rights organization Human Rights Watch said that the Ukrainian military bombarded the Izyum region with thousands of prohibited anti-personnel mines, which affected civilians. The organization demands an investigation into the use of PFM mines (so-called petal mines). At the same time, the report says that Ukrainian troops have mined areas near Russian military installations, while the Russians are actively using anti-personnel mines everywhere.
Ukraine is a state party to the 1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, which completely prohibits the use of such weapons. Russia refused to sign this treaty.
09:43 British intelligence reports that Russia over the past three days has likely shifted its reconnaissance attacks in the Pavlovka and Vugledar areas into a more coordinated attack. Analysts note that in November, the Russian Federation used the 155th Marine Brigade in an unsuccessful attack on the same area. Units of the 155th Regiment are again deployed as part of a force no smaller than a brigade. They probably advanced several hundred meters beyond the small Kashlagach River, which marked the front line for several months.
According to intelligence, there is a real possibility that Russia will continue to make local gains in this sector, but it is unlikely that the Russian Federation has enough idle troops in the area to achieve an operationally significant breakthrough.
09:20 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three people were injured - in Konstantinovka, Kurakhovo and Bakhmut, the head of the OVA Pavel Kirilenko said.
08:56 Johnson wrote in his column for The Washington Post that if the West had been "brave and consistent enough" to bring Ukraine into NATO, a Russian invasion could have been avoided. According to him, for decades, Western countries have only verbally pursued a policy of open doors in NATO for Ukraine. For Moscow, this was a signal: Kyiv will never join the alliance, and as a result - the most destructive war in Europe in the last 80 years.
08:35 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the enemy as of the morning of January 31.
personnel - about 127,500 (+850) people liquidated,
tanks - 3201 (+0),
armored combat vehicles - 6378 (+9),
artillery systems - 2197 (+1),
MLRS - 454 (+1),
air defense systems - 221 (+0),
aircraft - 293 (+0),
helicopters - 284 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 1951 (+4),
cruise missiles - 796 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5048 (+7),
special equipment - 200 (+1).
08:24 The enemy continues to conduct offensive operations in the Liman and Bakhmut directions, suffering heavy losses. He is conducting unsuccessful offensive operations in the Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky directions, and in the Kupyansky and Zaporizhzhya - he is defending the previously captured lines, the General Staff said in the morning summary .
Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled attacks by invaders in the areas of the settlements of Novoselovskoe, Belogorivka, Luhansk region and Yampolevka, Spornoe, Krasnaya Gora, Paraskoveevka, Bakhmut, Klescheevka, Ivanovskoye, Avdeevka, Vodiane, Pervomaiskoye and Vuhledar, Donetsk region.
In Luhansk, in the maternity hospitals of the city hospital No. 3 and the regional hospital, the occupiers set up a "field hospital" where Russian servicemen are treated. Therefore, in the city you can only give birth in the Lugansk Regional Perinatal Center, where there is a catastrophic shortage of places.
05:23 The International Olympic Committee called "slander" the criticism of the organization by Ukraine because of the IOC's intention to allow the Russians to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. "The IOC strongly rejects these and other slanderous statements. They cannot form the basis for any constructive discussion," the committee said in a statement.
04:19 Biden, answering the question whether the United States will supply fourth-generation combat aircraft to Kiev, said "no", without specifying the reasons. In turn, White House spokesman John Kirby said that the US administration is already supplying Kyiv with large volumes of weapons.
03:24 Norway plans to deliver Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine at the end of March, Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram said. At the same time, he added that the number of tanks is still being discussed. Norway is known to have 36 Leopard 2 tanks in total.
01:48 The Transport Command of the US Armed Forces announced the dispatch of the first batch of more than 60 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine.
01:20 Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte said that his country is ready to consider Ukraine's request for the supply of F-16 fighters, but so far no such request has been received.
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Were anyone to ask me my most memorable lines from a movie, I would say, “You have been liberated by the Soviet Army."
-- Schindler's List by Natalia Osipova
[RIA] Russia was not invited to official events on the occasion of the next, 78th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Auschwitz by the Red Army. They didn't call again.
Ever since the NATO countries , led by the United States - let's call directly the customers of gross historical falsifications - have been busy rewriting the history of the Second World War, news about how monuments to Soviet soldiers are being demolished has insulted the memory of Soviet liberators and denied our country gratitude and respect for the liberation of Europe from Nazism, rain down on us every day like pigeon droppings.
But this time, the Western industry of historical lies and propaganda has something new in store.
The dances on the bones of victims and heroes have entered a new stage, the amount of lies and misinformation has given a new quality.
Die Welt host Franka Lehfeldt said that the "Red Army Faction" liberated the survivors of the German concentration camp Auschwitz. "Red Army Faction" is the name of a German terrorist organization that committed robberies, murders and hijackings. Europe from herself, but not Russian heroes. Russians! Oh, never! In fairness, the presenter apologized . But she could well have done nothing.
What versions we have not heard enough over the years. One of the most popular in the Western media is pro-Ukrainian: they say, the troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front, consisting of Ukrainians and Jews, themselves liberated Auschwitz. Very handy version. There are no Russians in it - and it's good.
We caught on too late. Lies about Nazism filled the Western media and, as a result, the mass consciousness for years. But the start of the campaign for the final abolition of the Soviet military feat was given, it seems, three years ago. Then they played a trump card: a prisoner of Auschwitz - 90-year-old Eva Schloss ( Anne Frank 's half-sister ) - said in an interview with the Daily Mail that photographs and newsreels from the camp liberated by the Soviet army were fake.
The same shots in which people in striped robes, men, women, children look with hope from behind barbed wire. And they rejoice that liberation has come. Textbook photographs, terribly scary, sepulchral - and at the same time full of hope, which nevertheless smiled at the unfortunate: freedom has come! Some smiled - goodbye. Because after the endured torments of the camp, not everyone, even the liberated ones in those photos, could survive.
Eva Schloss did. After all, Soviet doctors immediately took up it. And the Soviet soldiers tried to feed, clothe and warm her.
Watch this video. In these frames, Eva Schloss is lying. Or delirious. Which is better is hard to choose. It's awkward to watch. Looks creepy. But you have to look . Link is to a Daily Mail news article. Referenced video is near the top of the page.
Now you are fully imbued with the meaning of the statement "He is lying as an eyewitness." And this terrible lie is all the more terrible because the prisoner of Auschwitz saved by it betrays herself and hundreds of thousands of those who died in concentration camps.
Eva Schloss has written books and lectured all over the world and is one of the most famous witnesses and victims of the Holocaust. It was no coincidence that her figure was chosen to launch a campaign of monstrous lies about Auschwitz.
How does the lie (nonsense) about Soviet soldiers develop?
Back in 2012, Eva Schloss came to Moscow for the conference "The Holocaust: Remembrance and Prevention". Here she met with her liberators - three soldiers of the Red Army. (And where are the names of our heroes? I didn’t find it.) Here is what the international Jewish magazine Alef writes about this event: There were tears in the eyes of everyone who came to the meeting with Eva Schloss.<...> When all the participants of the meeting dispersed, the hall was empty, there were still a few people left - Eva Schloss and her liberators, the soldiers of the Soviet army who came to this meeting after many decades. They talked and could not talk enough ... "
Here is how Schloss recalled the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet soldiers in 2012 in Moscow (I quote the Aleph magazine):
“I came out of the barracks in the morning and saw someone big, bearded. He was covered in frost. At first I thought it was a bear,” she smiles.
The Almighty gave Eva and her mother a unique chance to endure and survive: they were saved by Soviet soldiers. Surviving in the hell of the concentration camp, as the most expensive relic, Eva carefully keeps a worn tunic and a soldier's skirt. So she was "dressed up" by the liberators, since she had no other things. Eva recalls the Russian soldiers with warmth:
"They fed us, took care of us, clothed us, watched over us. They helped us survive! Despite the fact that we became free, the fighting continued. Together with Soviet soldiers, we were sent to the Soviet Union. In May 1945, we returned to Holland."
In 2019, Schloss's book "After Auschwitz" is published. And here everything is different:
"Suddenly, the door to the barracks flew open, and the woman shouted: 'There is a bear at the gate!' It seemed unlikely, but there was nothing incredible in Birkenau. A large man in a bearskin looked at us in amazement with the same frightened expression on his face. Perhaps I should have been more careful, but unbridled joy seized me at that moment. I ran up to him, threw myself into his arms, and he hugged me. It was January 27, 1945 - the Soviet troops came to liberate us."
That is, the Russians are still considered the winners, but already in a bear's clothing. And one must be more careful with them, despite the joy of liberation. Well, what kind of cameras does the bear have? But for now, Schloss is silent about this. After all, her book is published in Russia with a cover photo from the same series of photographs that she would later call fake.
We might have been surprised even then! What bearskin, do you remember? Here is a photo, here is an army uniform. But we graciously remained silent. The victims. Saved by us. The book was published in Russia in this very edition. Some Russian uskanhkas, the "Big Fur Hat" are made from bearskin. I think the author may be aware of this, and is taking Schloss to task for a minor error.
There and still there. "Much has been written about the role of Russian soldiers and the fact that they raped German women. I would like to find in my heart at least a drop of sympathy for these women, but I cannot do this, given what my family suffered at the hands of the Nazi regime that these women maintained. You must understand that I cannot be objective in this matter: my own suffering and loss are too deep and painful. Reason tells me that human rights are equal for all and that the atrocities committed against anyone, are unacceptable.
My experience with Soviet soldiers was that they were my liberators and friends. Those first soldiers were from the 60th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front under the command of General Pavel Kurochkin. Over the next few days, first small and then increasingly numerous groups of soldiers settled in the camp. They prepared hearty meals for us, talked to us and let us warm ourselves by the fire."
Do you understand? She has no doubts that "they say" about Soviet soldiers. She makes excuses because her experience with Soviet soldiers was positive. And so it condemns the atrocities. The fact that atrocities were committed by Soviet soldiers is not disputed.
Even then, in her book, we find these disgusting manipulations, but we look at it calmly: there is no nation more tolerant than us, especially if we are insulted and lie about us.
We very vain did not react then with all the rigidity. How do we not react to lies now. They say, well, they say, but we know the truth. Who are we? Not everyone knows it even in Russia. And we are always uncomfortable, we are eternal humanists. Still, after all, a forbidden technique was used. When it’s not a neo-Nazi propagandist who lies, but the victim of the Nazis herself, it seems to be tough and you can’t call her to account for slander.
And as a result of this gentleness and tolerance, things come to 2020 and the assertion that the photos from Auschwitz are fake.
Now we are dealing with the consequences of this sophisticated large-scale lie, which was constructed, including with the participation of the victims of the Holocaust.
This is done by the Western propaganda machine, sparing no one - not even the honor of the victims. And he does it deliberately, cynically, consistently, not out of ignorance or oversight. This is not the oddity of an old woman being used, this is the strategy of our enemies. The West is tired of pretending that it is humane, liberal and dreamed of liberation - on the contrary, it wants to be Nazi. To do this, you need to destroy us - who are alone now and are interested in preserving the truth. Just think: the truth about Nazism is not needed by anyone except Russia! Again.
Historical truth for us now is our chance to win, our support and core.
Therefore, we ourselves must know for sure and tell our children that the truth about the torment and liberation of Auschwitz is forever inscribed in world history and is found in the materials of the Nuremberg Trials.
Let's take one terrible day of the trial - January 28, 1946. A witness, a French journalist, former prisoner Marie Claude Vaillant-Couturier, tells the court about Auschwitz:
"Prosecutor: Have you seen pregnant women in the infirmary?
Witness: Yes. If the Jewish women who got to the camp were in the first months of pregnancy, they had an abortion. When they were in one of the last months, after they gave birth to a child, he was drowned in a bucket of water. I know this because I worked in the "infirmary" and knew that it was run by a German midwife who was in prison on charges of a criminal offense - abortion. Some time later, a new doctor arrived, and within two months, newborn Jewish children were no longer being killed. But one day an order came from Berlin saying that they should be destroyed again. Then the mothers with their children were summoned to the "infirmary", put on trucks and taken to the gas chamber.
When the Germans left the camp, they left 2,000 sick people and a number of volunteers, including me, in order to care for the sick. We were left without water and without light. Fortunately the Russians arrived the next day. Thus we were able to go to the camp where the men were placed, and there we saw an indescribable sight. For five days the prisoners had no water. There were 800 seriously ill people in the camp, three doctors and seven nurses who did not have time to carry the dead out of the rooms in which the sick lay. Thanks to the assistance of the Red Army, we were able to transport these patients to clean blocks, provide them with the necessary assistance and feed them. Unfortunately, I can only name the number of French people. When we arrived at the camp, there were 400 Frenchmen in it, but only 150 returned to France. As for the rest, it was too late, despite the help they received."
Here is what Couturier had to say. This is what the hall of the international tribunal heard.
After that, they interrogated Rudolf Hess , the defendant, who was the head of the Auschwitz camp. Here is a snippet of the transcript:
"KAUFMANN: Is it correct that in 1941 you were invited to Berlin to Himmler? Tell us briefly the content of your conversation.
HESS: Good. In the summer of 1941, I was personally invited by Reichsführer SS Himmler to Berlin. I cannot repeat verbatim what he told me, but the meaning of his words was this: the Führer ordered the final solution of the Jewish question. We, that is, the SS, must put this order into practice. If now, at this time, we do not do this, then later the Jewish people will destroy the German people.
KAUFMANN: What do you know about the so-called medical experiments with live prisoners?
HESS: Medical experiments were carried out in various camps. In Auschwitz, sterilization experiments were carried out by Professor Klaubert and Dr. Schumann and experiments on twins by the SS doctor Dr. Mengele.
Photographs of the liberated Auschwitz taken by the Russians are attached to the body of evidence of the Nuremberg trials. And even posted on the website of Stanford University. Photo album on 63 pages. Yes, here are the very photos that Schloss called a fake. Look, you will find everything there: photos of prisoners, and photos of children starved to death, and castrated men, and bales of hair of the dead, and mountains of their suitcases, and ashes of crematoria, and mountains of bones. Document number and title - H-1476, USSR Exhibit No. 30. (All documents of the tribunal had similar ciphers.)
There is also a "Report of the Extraordinary State Commission on monstrous crimesGerman government in Auschwitz". Document number - H-1474 (ag) USSR Exhibits Nos. 6B-9, 11, 12, pages 146-174. Here you will find a detailed description of the death conveyor: how Auschwitz crematoria worked, how many ovens were people were burned, how the remains were disposed of, how unburned bones were sold for the manufacture of fertilizers to merchants, how the dying worked for the benefit of Krupp factories and other enterprises, how Soviet prisoners of war were shot first. a sheet of a film made by director Roman Karmen and his fellow Soviet cameramen at the Central Documentary Film Studio, which includes footage of the liberated Auschwitz and the Nazi crimes that were revealed. Document H-1482 USSR Exhibits Nos. 80, 81, 85.
This is all irrefutable evidence. Has anyone forgotten about them among those who lie about Russian soldiers? Everyone knows.
And thanks also to Stanford for posting the scans. They could not work even if the abolition of historical truth has already begun. We ourselves, Russia, do not want or cannot put the evidence we have collected of the guilt of the Nazis, presented in Nuremberg , on public display. So that not an inquisitive researcher, but any citizen can freely find them, read them and tell the children what the Nazis did and who the real hero of mankind is.
We Russians still cannot believe that the banner of victory is being torn out of our hands and given to the Ukrainian Nazis. We all think that the last frontier is still somewhere far away, that we won the battle for the truth and this is not subject to revision. Alas, everything, combat alert! It's time to realize that we are at the forefront.
It is time for us to understand that everything again depends only on ourselves. You can no longer hide behind the merits of your grandfathers. You will not prove anything to them, the heirs of the Nazis, you will not remind them and you will not present an account. It is useless to appeal to their conscience, sob, be offended, scream. They know there. They know that they lie and hurt, they know that they blaspheme the graves of fallen heroes and denigrate the memory of the liberators. They do it because they can and want to.
And no historical documents tell them anymore. They learn from the experience of Hitler and Napoleon as failures, they have studied the material well. Now, in order to win, one must not only lie about events, one must invent them and call those that were fictitious. Documents - so what?
This is how an unbelted bandit behaves: well, what will you do to me, but what?
As the journalist and anti-fascist Vadim Avva wrote, in order for the memory of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War to remain alive, you will have to win the third.
In the meantime, our soldiers are fighting for the victory of historical truth on the fronts, we need to win in the rear: to make sure that everyone in Russia knows and remembers at what cost the life of Eva Schloss was saved. And honor the memory of heroes. And teach your children. After all, we liberated Auschwitz not because it was beneficial for us, but because such is the historical mission of our people - to stand up for justice. Remember how in the Bible: one of the ten healed returned to thank Christ.
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After all, we liberated Auschwitz not because it was beneficial for us, but because such is the historical mission of our people - to stand up for justice
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The women are weary and blue,
Whole millions asserting, "Me too!"
"Were it not for rare rape,
Sure we'd be in great shape!"
"Ja, if only Herr Beria knew!"
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:05 Explosions are heard in the Sumy region of Ukraine, a corresponding statement was made in the operational command of the Ukrainian troops "North".
The incident took place in the city of Shostka. It is specified that, according to preliminary data, a rocket hit the building, which damaged the roof, ceilings and windows.
All the circumstances of the incident are currently being investigated.
There are several industrial enterprises in Shostka, but there are very few state-owned ones. Among them is the Zvezda enterprise, which is engaged in the production of chemical products and gunpowder. It can be assumed that the explosion took place on its territory. However, there is also an enterprise in Shostka where ammunition is disposed of, which also belongs to the state.
20:01 An air raid alert was announced in the Kharkiv and Chernihiv regions of Ukraine, testify data online maps of minifigures.
19:41 You can’t hide from the Brave ATGMs: the soldiers destroyed an armored personnel carrier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with personnel -video
Intelligence revealed how Ukrainian militants were pulling armored vehicles with personnel to one of the sectors of the Kremennaya-Svatovo front. The Shturm-S mobile anti-tank complex left to interfere with the enemy’s plan. As a result of an accurate hit, the Ukrainian armored personnel carrier was destroyed, and its crew went into low Earth orbit.
18:49 Scouts of the 58th OSP destroyed a group of Ukrainian militants -video
Scouts of the 58th Separate Special Purpose Battalion (previously 3rd Special Operations Division of the NM of the DPR), during reconnaissance at night, discovered the movement of a group of Ukrainian militants. The identified targets were immediately destroyed with the help of ATGMs.
18:42 The work of Ka-52 helicopters with guided missiles "Whirlwind" on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Ugledar direction -video
18:39 Destruction, presumably, of the calculation of 122mm BM-21 Grad-P of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the fire of rocket artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation -video
18:37 Dnipro joins the column of forced distribution of subpoenas -video
18:36 The Armed Forces of Ukraine made an attempt to cross the Dnieper in the Kherson region, the attempt was stopped- regional authorities
18:35 In the Skadovsky municipal district, the policerevealedcache of ammunition.
On January 30, 2023, police officers, with the support of the security forces, carried out operational activities, during which they identified in the village. Mikhailovka, Skadovsky Ministry of Defense, Kherson region, cache of ammunition.
From it, law enforcement officers seized 181 cartridges of 5.45 mm caliber, a VOG-25 grenade launcher, an RGN grenade and a fuse for it.
Further verification is underway.
Planned work to counter the illicit trafficking in weapons and ammunition in the region continues
16:13 The column of forced distribution of subpoenas continues, in touch n.p. Rozhnyatov, Ivano-Frankivsk region -video
A drunken military commissar of the Armed Forces of Ukraine came to the local market, decided to forcibly bury the local residents, who, in turn, did not agree with this and refused it. Outraged by the military commissar with his henchmen, he decided to teach the insolent men a lesson, but then the market sellers and buyers intervened, who could not watch the lawlessness and violation of human rights.
15:38 All over Ukraine announced air raid alert for the third time today.
15:21 "Cornflower" in action: mines are flying towards the militants in the Nevelskoye area - video
Mortarmen of the 110th brigade destroy the enemy from a 82mm automatic mortar 2B9 "Vasilyok", installed in the back of a truck.
14:27 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (January 31, 2023)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
In the Kupyansk direction, the artillery of the “Western” group of forces inflicted fire damage on the manpower and equipment of the units of the 114th and 103rd territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Masyutovka and Tabaevka, Kharkiv region.
Enemy losses per day in this direction amounted to 45 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, four armored combat vehicles, a car, and a 152mm D-20 howitzer.
In the Krasno-Limansky direction, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the "Center" group of forces inflicted damage on units of the 25th airborne and 95th airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Yampolovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, as well as Serebryansky forestry. More than 60 Ukrainian servicemen and four armored combat vehicles were destroyed.
In the Donetsk direction, as a result of successful offensive operations, volunteers of assault detachments, with fire support from operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery of the "Southern" group of forces, liberated the settlement of Blagodatnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
During the day, up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, a France-made Caesar self-propelled artillery mount, a US-made M-777 artillery system, and an 152mm MSTA-B howitzer were destroyed in this direction.
In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok grouping of forces inflicted fire damage on units of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Ugledar, as well as the 110th brigade of territorial defense in the area of the settlement of Novopol of the Donetsk People's Republic. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this direction during the day amounted to more than 40 servicemen, one tank, two armored combat vehicles and two pickup trucks.
In addition, two depots with artillery ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar and Katerynivka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the Kherson direction, as part of a counte-battery fight, two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts were destroyed, as well as two depots with ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Mikhailovka and Zmievka in the Kherson region.
Operational-tactical aviation, missile troops and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted defeat on the 84th artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 126 districts in a day.
Russian air defense systems shot down a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force near the village of Zolotaya Balka, Kherson region.
Also, five unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Krivosheevka, Oborotnovka, Krasnorechenskoe, Vladimirovka of the Luhansk People's Republic and Belogrudovo of the Kherson region,
In addition, three rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system were intercepted in the areas of the settlements of Zlatoustovka in the Donetsk People's Republic and Skadovsk in the Kherson region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 381 aircraft, 206 helicopters, 2,987 unmanned aerial vehicles, 402 anti-aircraft missile systems, 7,691 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 997 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 3,970 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 8,229 units of special military vehicles.
14:07 Coordinated and accurate: the combat work of the crews of the 152mm self-propelled guns null of the Central Military District in the zone of the special operation - video
Artillery crews of large-caliber guns "Hyacinth" of the Central Military District destroy the positions, equipment and manpower of the armed forces of Ukraine around the clock.
Soldiers spend no more than four minutes preparing the gun for firing. Self-propelled vehicles advance to a firing position, aim and fire a shot. Then comes the adjustment of fire with the help of unmanned aircraft and forward detachments of artillery reconnaissance.
13:55 Air raid alert again announced throughout Ukraine.
13:51 The moment of arrival of a Russian projectile at one of the locations of the Ukrainians of the 68th Separate /jaeger Brigade (68 OEBr, military unit A4056) - video
12:25 Air Raid announced throughout Ukraine. Sirens also work in the west of the country and in the capital region.
12:23240mm mortar "Tulip" ZVO opened fire rounds on enemy positions - video
Our mortars successfully hit several targets from the Tulip. According to one of the fighters of the calculation, “we planned (to hit targets) at a cost of 10, hit at a lower cost by interacting with special forces groups.”
11:37 Another footage of the combat work of the Russian artillery in the area of the settlement. Krasnogorovka, including incendiary ammunition - video
11:09 Reconnaissance destroyed the Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle from anti-tank systems - video
Soldiers of the 58th separate special-purpose battalion (formerly 3rd Special Forces of the NM of the DPR) hit the BMP-2 of Ukrainian militants, which was firing at our positions.
10:26 Our reactive crews make a hurricane at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region - video
The calculations of the 220mm MLRS "Hurricane" is sent to defeat the enemy. It takes a few minutes to deploy, then shooting and equipment leaves the firing line.
10:05 Self-propelled artillery of the "O" group destroys the enemy's fortifications - video
152mm "Hyacinty-S" hit Ukrainian fighters in open areas or in shelters, and also destroy armored vehicles: fragments pierce lightly armored combat vehicles, and even strong tank armor will not save you from a direct hit from above.
09:45 RF Armed Forces continuouslywork on ukronazi positions non-stop, not letting them raise their heads.
08:05 Summary as of January 31, 2023
Our forces from the Soledar direction are advancing from the area of the recently liberated Blagodatny towards Krasnaya Gora.
South-west of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) an offensive is underway with the aim of taking control of the Konstantinovka-Artemovsk highway and cutting off the city from supplies from Chasov Yar.
On the Avdeevsky sector of the front, where the enemy has created a fortified area, the Russian Armed Forces are on the offensive in the direction of the North from the Experimental-Vodyanoye line. Plans are being looked at to encircle Avdiivka.
Fighting continues in Maryinka.
There were reports of attacks on objects in Ochakovo.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have transferred reserves to Vuhledar, they are trying to dislodge our marines from the occupied lines in the suburbs. Our troops began pushing through the enemy defenses east of the city.
In the Zaporizhia direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are using DRGs and sniper groups, the advance of the Russian Armed Forces at the Kamenskoye-Orekhov-Gulyaipole line has been stopped for the time being.
In the Belgorod region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired on the settlement. Bezlyudovka, New Tavolzhanka, Pervomaisky.
Popovka was shelled in the Kursk region.
The enemy fired 156 rounds of ammunition at the DPR, Donetsk, Zaitsevo, Gorlovka, Shirokaya Balka, Makeevka were under fire. Wounded civilian.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 21:31 At the polygons continues combat training of military personnel
Servicemen of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps continue to undergo training at the training grounds. Here they improve their professional skills and prepare for new battles.
19:25 arrtillery attack was recorded from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine:
according to n.p. Kremennaya with the use of MLRS (seven missiles).
According to preliminary information, three civilians were killed.
Information about the victims and damage is being specified.
17:12 As a result of the arrtillery attack of the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, four private houses on the street were damaged. Veresaeva. Walls, roofing and windows were damaged.
16:20 RIA Novosti fixed footage of a shooting battle in the Avdievka direction.
15:59 "Wagner" sent already the fourth convoy of trucks that return the bodies of Ukrainian servicemen killed in the battles during the assault on Soledar.
15:45 As a result of the arrtillery attack of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk in the courtyard of the house on the street. Tchaikovsky, a man born in 1979 was wounded.
15:23 Statement by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Konashenkov I.E. as of January 31, 2023
-- In the Kupyansk direction, the artillery of the "Western" group of troops inflicted fire damage on the manpower and equipment of the units of two brigades of the defense. Enemy losses per day in this direction amounted to 45 Ukrainian servicemen;
-- In the Krasnolimansky direction, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the "Center" group of troops defeated the units of two nationalist brigades. More than 60 Ukrainian servicemen were killed;
-- In the Donetsk direction, as a result of successful offensive actions, the settlement of Blagodatnoye was liberated. During the day, up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, French-made Caesar self-propelled artillery mount, M-777 artillery system, as well as Msta-B howitzer were destroyed in this direction;
-- In the South-Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group of troops inflicted fire damage on units of two nationalist brigades in the areas of Ugledar and the settlement of Novopol. The loss of militants in this direction for the day amounted to more than 40 servicemen. In addition, in the areas of Ugledar and Katerynivka, two warehouses with enemy artillery ammunition were destroyed;
-- In the Kherson direction, two 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts were destroyed, as well as two warehouses with ammunition of nationalists.
14:11 Ministry of Defense: Russian Armed Forces destroyed Ukrainian artillery depots near Katerynivka and Vuhledar.
13:51 As a result of the strike of Ukrainian troops on Stakhanov in the LPR, residential buildings, including high-rise buildings, and a medical facility, which was the goal of Kyiv, were damaged, said a military expert, retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Marochko.
As previously reported, Ukrainian troops on Tuesday fired two rockets at Stakhanov from the HIMARS MLRS.
“According to preliminary data, there is destruction of 10 private houses, two apartment buildings and one medical institution. I want to note that by the nature of the blow, the target was the medical institution itself. We all remember very well what happened over the weekend, the tragedy in Novoaydar, and now again the armed formations of Ukraine chose a medical facility as their target," Marochko said on the Rossiya 1 TV channel.
13:33 A week later, the situation in Artemivsk has become worse:
1) Our advance in the eastern part (meat processing plant, industrial zone, Zabakhmutka) of the city continues, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are no longer holding the building so steadfastly. Apparently, the troops are indeed being withdrawn.
2) In the north of Artemovsk, the Wagners received a stable foothold on the other side of the Bakhmutka and are now entering the finish line to secure the blockade of Artemovsk from the north.
3) In the south, the front is already about 1.5 km from the Artemovsk-Chasov Yar-Konstantinovka highway. The time of the battles for Krasnoe and the beginning of the battles for Chasov Yar is approaching.
For us, as before, the main point and chance for success is the congestion of the Ukrainian operational command in the area and the possible chaos during the retreat from Artemovsk and the creation of a new line of defense.
13:20 Summary of the LPR Representation in the JCCC for the past day, January 30
From the side of the armed formations of Ukraine, one arrtillery attack was recorded at the settlement. Alchevsk using MLRS HIMARS (2 missiles).
As a result of the shelling, the glazing of 11 one-story residential buildings was damaged.
12:08 Scouts of the 58th Separate Special Forces Battalion of the 1st Army Corps destroyed Ukrainian BMP-2 from ATGM at night.
12:07 In the Kuzemovsky direction, the enemy carried out assault reconnaissance operations with forces of up to 50 personnel, six infantry fighting vehicles and one tank, with the task of taking the southern part of the Liman area first. During the offensive, the enemy lost three infantry fighting vehicles and nine soldiers.
In the Limansky direction, the enemy undertook offensive actions in the direction of Grigorovka-Kremennaya, during an attempt to break through the enemy from the 80th Brigade failed and was forced to retreat with a further withdrawal to the area of restoration of combat capability.
In the Soledaro-Bakhmut direction, the enemy, fearing a large-scale offensive by the RF Armed Forces, is reinforcing defensive positions, introducing reserve units - up to two battalions from the 28th Brigade.
In the Ugledar direction, the enemy is actively preparing for a counterattack in the direction of Pavlovka with the forces of the reinforced battalion of the 72nd brigade in order to prevent the blocking of Ugledar.
In the Primorsky direction, the enemy stepped up aerial reconnaissance using Bayraktar-TB2 drones in order to open the defense system and artillery positions of the RF Armed Forces for further fire damage using the Himars MLRS.
In the Berislav direction, the enemy is concentrating his main efforts on reconnaissance of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station with the task of revealing weak points for carrying out sabotage operations and preparing for the approach of the main forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:57 "Flew, saw, punished." Frontier Torskoe-Kremennaya. Artillery guided by a drone destroys enemy infantry.
A beautiful example of efficient communication, reminiscent of Julius Caesar's famous “Veni, vidi, vici.” I’m envious.
11:10 Kirovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts remain under fire from Ukrainians.
10:45 from the village of Galitsinovka, the enemy fired five rounds with a caliber of 155mm.
10:40 Again under enemy fire Kyiv district of Donetsk. At 10:22, three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired from the settlement of Tonenkoye.
10:18 Kuibyshevsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk are again under fire from the Ukrainians. At 10:20, the enemy fired eight rounds of 155mm caliber from Karlovka.
Information about the victims and destruction is being specified.
10:15Ukrainians again opened fire on the peaceful quarters of our city. From the settlement of Orlovka, five rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired at the Kyiv and Kuibyshevsky regions of Donetsk.
Information about the victims and destruction is being specified.
10:09 An artillery attack was recorded from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine:
according to n.p. Stakhanov using MLRS HIMARS (two missiles).
Information about the victims and damage is being specified.
09:23 Chronicle of blows and mutual artillery attacks in the NWO zone for the night from January 30 to January 31, 2023
Russian forces attacked the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Guta-Studenets and Krasny Khutor, Chernihiv region, as well as in Grinivka, Shpil and Basovka, Sumy region.
In the Kharkiv region, enemy targets in Glubokoye, Strelechye, Neskuchny and Borisovka were hit by the RF Armed Forces
In the Starobelsky direction, clusters of personnel and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Terny, Yampolovka and Kotlyarovka fell under the blows of Russian artillery
Ukrainian formations fired at the positions of the Russian Armed Forces in Berestovoye, Zolotaryovka and the surroundings of Belogorovka.
In the Bakhmut (Artemovsky) direction, Russian missile troops and artillery worked out on targets in the areas of Verkhnekamensky, Disputed, Belogorovka and Vesely.
In the Donetsk direction, the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Berdychi, Tonenkoe, on the western outskirts of Vodiane and Maryinka were subjected to Russian strikes.
In turn, Ukrainian formations attacked Gorlovka and Donetsk at night.
In the Yuzhnodonetsk direction in the RF Armed Forces, they worked out the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novoukrainka, Vugledar and its environs, as well as Vremyevka and Novopol.
In the Zaporozhye region, the RF Armed Forces hit targets in the areas of Olgovsky, Belogorye and Charivnoye, Malaya Tokmachka, Orekhova, Novoselovka, as well as Nikopol and Marganets.
In the Kherson direction, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian army targets in Kherson, Otradokamenka, Ivanovka, Antonovka, and Tokarevka.
08:23 Frontline summary on the morning of 31.01.2023
In the Kherson direction, Russian artillery this time focused on attacks on the regional center and nearby settlements. Kamyshans, Korabel, Chernobaevka and Antonovka were under fire. The Armed Forces of Ukraine answered on Alyoshki. (Fig. 1)
And in the Zaporozhye direction, on the contrary, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit on a wide section of the line of contact. Under fire were Novoandreevka, Orekhov, Novodanilovka, Charovnoye, Gulyaipole, Krasnoe, Malinovka and Poltavka. The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a missile attack on Svetlodolinsky. A motorway and a railway line pass through this settlement. (Fig. 2)
To the south of Bakhmut, PMC "Wagner" attacks in the direction of Dyleevka, and to the south-west it conducts assault operations in the Ivanovsky area in order to cut the highway to Konstantinovka. APU hold positions. Wagner operators are trying to break through the defense of the Ukrainian garrison and on the eastern outskirts of Bakhmut.
The success of these actions at the moment can not be said. They also attack in the direction of Paraskovyovka, trying to encircle the fortified area of ??the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Krasnaya Gora. They also conduct assault operations on the northern flank from Blagodatny. Even further north, PMC "Wagner" is advancing on Vasyukovka and Rozdolovka. The Ukrainian army, in turn, counterattacked from the side of the disputed. (Fig. 3)
In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops again tried to advance towards Belogorovka. APU once again repelled the attack. But to the south-west of Kremennaya, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation established control over Dibrova. Also, with the support of artillery, they attacked in the direction of Yampolevka. Dense oncoming battles in Novosyolovsky. (Fig. 4)
Link to the FSB page that feature the documents.
[REGNUM] February 2, 2023 will mark the 80th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazi troops by the Soviet troops in the Battle of Stalingrad, which marked the beginning of a radical turning point in the entire Second World War. The day before, the FSB of Russia published declassified archives about Nazi atrocities, as well as information received by the Soviet police department from German prisoners of war that helped the Red Army clear the liberated Stalingrad from Nazi mines.
The city and its environs were littered with German mines. The situation was aggravated by the fact that the enemy destroyed all the documents on the minefields and mined areas in the liberated territory that he had established. Every step in the already conquered and peaceful city threatened with death.
“The forces of the task force, through interrogations and through specially recruited agents, processed 50,000 prisoners of war, from whom testimonies were obtained about the location of enemy minefields, including previously unknown ones,” wrote a certificate in April 1943, the head of the UNKVD for the Stalingrad region, the commissioner of state security 3rd rank Alexander Voronin.
As a result of interrogations, the presence of about 300 minefields and sites in which up to 150,000 anti-tank and anti-personnel mines were laid.
In the continuation of the atrocities and excesses of the invaders, Alexander Voronin cited facts about bullying, murders, robberies and rapes.
Wehrmacht soldiers broke into dwellings and took everything they could get their hands on. They did not disdain even children's dresses and underwear. The Nazis sent things and valuables stolen from the population by parcels to Germany.
“In October 1942, in Stalingrad, the invaders robbed the apartment of the worker of the Krasny Oktyabr plant Georgy Fedorovich Zotov , took away clothes, food, utensils and furniture, and he, along with his mother, wife and two children aged three and seven, were shot for resisting ", said the head of the UNKVD.
"In the Barrikadny district, there were cases when, during a robbery, women were stripped of their dresses, shoes, stockings, down to their underwear. On the streets they detained and undressed children, took off their shoes, shirts, shorts and left half-dressed in the open," wrote the commissar.
After the liberation of Stalingrad, the main perpetrators of the atrocities were identified, including Major General Paul Lehning, who headed the German military commandant's office in Stalingrad, the organizer of robberies and bullying of the city's residents.
Together with units of the Red Army, employees of the Soviet state security agencies carried out combat missions, participated in reconnaissance, and the capture of enemy spies and saboteurs.
At the end of 1947, a monument to Chekists, employees of the military counterintelligence of the Stalingrad Front, soldiers and officers of the 10th Division of the NKVD troops, police officers who died while defending the city from Nazi invaders was opened in Stalingrad.
As REGNUM reported , Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in Volgograd on February 2 - he will take part in memorial events and talk with residents.
80 years ago, the Soviet internal affairs bodies received information from German prisoners of war that helped the Red Army clear the liberated Stalingrad from German mines - a declassified archival document about this is published by the FSB of Russia.
Immediately after the end of the Battle of Stalingrad, the Stalingrad Directorate of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs (NKVD), together with the Smersh military counterintelligence authorities, began work on checking (filtering) German prisoners of war, in which information was collected on the territories mined by the Germans.
The city and its environs were littered with mines for many kilometers. The situation was greatly complicated by the fact that during the offensive of the Red Army and the liquidation of the 6th Army of the Wehrmacht in the Stalingrad region, the enemy destroyed all the documents for the minefields he had established and mined areas in the liberated territory. Thus, every step in the already conquered and peaceful city threatened with death.
The FSB also published new evidence of atrocities committed by the occupiers against civilians in Stalingrad.
The Nazis did not expect the stubborn and heroic resistance of the Soviet troops near the city on the Volga, and therefore took revenge and took out their anger on the defenseless townspeople, explained at the FSB Public Relations Center.
“Wehrmacht soldiers broke into homes and took everything they could get their hands on. They didn’t disdain even children’s dresses and underwear. The Nazis sent things and valuables stolen from the population by parcels to Germany,” the CSO added.
Voronin wrote about the atrocities of the occupiers in the certificate "On the situation and results of the operational-Chekist work in the regions of the region and the city of Stalingrad, liberated from the Nazi occupiers" on February 20, 1943.
"In the Barrikadny district, there were cases when, during a robbery, women were stripped of their dresses, shoes, stockings, down to their underwear. On the streets, they detained and undressed children, took off their shoes, shirts, panties, and left them half-dressed in the open air," Voronin noted.
He also cited the facts of rape of local residents by the occupiers, statistics on cattle theft, data on schools, hospitals, and libraries destroyed en masse.
After the liberation of Stalingrad, employees of the regional People's Commissariat of State Security identified the main culprits in the atrocities committed during the occupation. Among them is Major General Paul Lehning, who headed the German military commandant's office in Stalingrad and was the organizer of looting and bullying of Soviet citizens.
"By order of Lehning, Soviet patriots-partisans were shot, with his sanction, officers of the intelligence department and the field gendarmerie attached to the commandant's office committed atrocities against prisoners of war of the Red Army, communists, former Soviet activists, Jews and other "suspicious" persons," the now published certificate of crimes said. Lehning, compiled by the Department of the People's Commissariat for State Security in the Stalingrad region at the end of June 1943.
The Battle of Stalingrad (July 17, 1942 - February 2, 1943) in terms of scale, duration and number of participants became one of the largest during the Great Patriotic War. It radically changed its course and turned out to be a harbinger of the victory of the USSR over Nazi Germany.
On the firing lines of Stalingrad, the 10th Rifle Division of the NKVD of the USSR under the command of Colonel Alexander Saraev stood to the death, which, on the outskirts of the city, was the first to take the blow of the enemy. At the cost of inhuman efforts and the feat of its fighters, the city, which was practically wiped off the face of the earth in a few days of massive bombardment, managed to be held until the arrival of the regular units of the Red Army.
Together with units of the Red Army, employees of the Soviet state security agencies carried out combat missions, participated in reconnaissance, and the capture of enemy spies and saboteurs. At the end of 1947, a monument to Chekists, employees of the military counterintelligence of the Stalingrad Front, soldiers and officers of the 10th division of the NKVD troops, police officers who died while defending the city from Nazi invaders was opened in Stalingrad.
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[REGNUM] From the 2024-2025 academic year, Russian schools will massively use a new history textbook with a section on the special operation in Ukraine, the press service of the Ministry of Education reported. The head of the department, Sergei Kravtsov, did not rule out that such an allowance could appear as early as September 1 this year. Will they manage to prepare a high-quality textbook in such a short time? Is it necessary to study the NWO in the course of history before the completion of the operation?
Political scientist Leonid Polyakov shares his opinion with IA REGNUM.
Russian Minister of Education Sergei Kravtsov said that a new history textbook with a section on the special military operation could come to Russian schools as early as September 1 this year. From the 2024-2025 academic year, Russian schools will begin to use a new history textbook with a section on the special military operation in Ukraine, the press service of the Ministry of Education reported on January 31.
However, there is an opinion that a textbook on history alone will not be enough and the situation around the NWO should be covered in more detail in another new manual - on social science, about which officials from education are still silent. In an interview with a REGNUM correspondent, a member of the Human Rights Council under the President of the Russian Federation, Research Professor at the Department of Theory and Practice of Interaction between Business and Government at the National Research University Higher School of Economics Leonid Polyakov told what such textbooks should be like, as well as what difficulties their authors may face .
IA REGNUM: Leonid Vladimirovich, from your point of view, will the Ministry of Education be able to prepare a textbook with a section on SVO within the specified period? And will such haste affect the quality of this textbook ?
Leonid Polyakov : The only question here is to select a professional team that is in the know and that perfectly understands the whole set of factors that determine the situation with a special military operation. These should be both political scientists and professional experts in the military field.
The history of the NWO should be told to the children thoroughly, but at the same time in a simple and understandable language. If everything is turned into a complex expert note, then this will not work. However, on the other hand, if everything is turned into a banal story in the style of “we are for all the good against all the bad”, then this will not work either.
IA REGNUM: But will they have time? After all, there is not much time left.
L.P .: I think that if you get down to business now, then it is quite possible. Another question is that there is a production process, and in order for the textbook to reach schools by September 1, it is necessary to work literally 24 hours a day. The pace must be taken shock. But the concept should be clear, understandable, professional, but set out in a language that is accessible to children of senior school age.
IA REGNUM: You say that it is necessary to select a professional team of political scientists and military experts who are able to talk about the SVO, on the one hand, professionally, and on the other, in an accessible format for schoolchildren. Do you think the ministry has such a team ?
L.P .: If you strain, you can find it.
IA REGNUM: Just when you listen to some participants in political talk shows, doubts arise ...
L.P .: If you focus only on those who speak at public venues and want only to speak out in a catchy way, then, of course, there is no need for such people. There should be a normal analyst capable of expressing his thoughts in human language. I do not want to discredit my colleagues in the shop, but the tradition of "think tanks" - analytical groups is still weak in our country, as well as the habit of serious in-depth analysis. So the task is very difficult. But I still hope that such a team can be assembled. It is necessary to realize a creative task with an unpredictable result.
IA REGNUM: What should the authors of this new textbook take into account when telling children about a special military operation ?
L.P .: In my opinion, there should be a completely clear explanation: why and why. It is most important. Why was a special operation necessary? Because many adults have the idea that “we attacked” in their heads. This idea dominates in the West, in Ukraine itself and among many Russian citizens. Many people think so. Nothing like this should be. No "we attacked". We were attacked in 2014! We did not start, but we decided to put an end to this terrible, tragic event that dragged on for eight years and whose victims were hundreds, thousands of people in the Donbass.
All this should be stated without any capriciousness. The complexity of the situation must be reflected. After all, it is not so much about the confrontation with Ukraine, but about the confrontation with the collective West and specifically with NATO. This creates a completely new, fundamentally new situation.
The topic of confrontation of a new type has not yet been truly disclosed anywhere at the level of socio-psychological theory. There are different versions: “hybrid war”, “third world war”. In other words, there is still a selection of terminology that allows us to describe what is happening. This should be done at a level that is accessible to students.
And finally, goals. Starting with the fact that it was announced about demilitarization and denazification, and then it went to the level of whether Russia will survive or not. However, in addition to a history textbook that deals with this topic, there should also be a textbook on social science, in which the situation can be covered more broadly.
IA REGNUM: What will be the fundamental difference between the two approaches ?
L.P .: In a textbook on social science, one can reveal the international global context and describe the logic of all the participants involved in this process. For example, the very situation in 2014, when the Maidan happened in Kyiv. The situation must be specifically described: why this event happened, what kind of event it is, why it led to an eight-year war, why NATO "fit in" for Ukraine, why the question is raised that the West cannot lose this war and firmly decided to defeat Russia .
In other words, a global approach should be used. Such a textbook on social science should not be a collection of quotes from all the social sciences, which must be memorized to pass the exam and which are forgotten a minute after this exam is passed. The textbook should become the teacher of life. He must explain what is happening in the world today, what it means for Russia, who is participating in the struggle for influence, for hegemony.
IA REGNUM: Don't you think that the most important question is: is it necessary to create a history textbook with a section on a special military operation until the SVO itself is over?
L.P .: That's the right question. In a history textbook, one lesson can be devoted to this, in which the main thing is explained. But seriously, analytically, this should be in a social science textbook. And here it does not matter whether the SVO is over or not. It is important that they understand why it began, what goals have been put forward, and the course of this military operation itself must be presented at least in general positions.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin.
Video is translatable into English
[ColonelCassad] Artyom Drabkin and Yegor Yakovlev review Nikolai Nikulin's book "Memories of the War"
Annotation:
Artyom Drabkin and Yegor Yakovlev analyze the book by Nikolai Nikulin. How much does War Memories tell about real events? How much do they talk about the psychological state of the author? Can this work be trusted?
0:00 – About XIII Digital History Festival
1:32 – Introduction. Memoirs of Nikolai Nikulin about the Great Patriotic War
4:05 - Memories: why do they differ for different people? On the example of the heroes of the film "Span of the Earth"
8:45 - The character of Nikolai Nikulin and his strategy for survival in the war. The historical context of the events of the war
14:06 - Attitude towards the war and the people. About addressing the common people as "Ivans". Why didn't Nikolin have friends?
20:52 - Attitude towards power and superiors. Personalities described by Nikulin and their real correspondence
26:05 - Stress and erotic overtones in memories
32:17 - Nikulin after the war. On the question of the veterans' movement and its participants
34:33 - Source analysis of memories. To the question of "tales" in the text.
42:57 - Claims to the authorities. Memories as a way to "unload" the psyche from the nightmares of the war
47:51 - How did the veterans of the Great Patriotic War cope with difficult memories of the war?
51:37 - On the issue of the phenomenon of "changed memory". Is there such a phenomenon in Nikulin's memoirs?
An interesting analysis of the book by Nikolai Nikulin "Memories of the War" was released at "Digital History". If anyone remembers, this is where the whole book is about dirt, blood, sex, guts, moronic bosses, tyrants and idiots in military uniforms and this book is how our domestic liberals of all stripes loved to trump with this book.
This is the second version of the analysis, and it seems to me that it came out deeper. Artem Drabkin disassembled the essence of the text in tandem with Yegor Yakovlev, practically without raids on the late author. Basically, they tried to figure out WHY Nikulin wrote this way and not otherwise, and why he dragged so many third-party tales into the text, passing them off as the opinions of his colleagues or just random military acquaintances.
This time, Artyom chose a very true trick - he entered the names mentioned in the "Feat of the People" database, was not too lazy and found reviews about these commanders from other non-boss authors. The comparison is impressive, yes. And yes, it is also significant that the literate and highly educated Nikulin calls his ordinary colleagues "Ivans" in the book.
I also remember well my feelings from this book, I read it 12 years ago - somewhere in 2011. And when I came across in the text about the story about visiting the unit by Marshal Zhukov, I was dumbfounded by the "trench truth from the Hermitage Nikulin" (c). Who remembers, there the troops cleared the way for Zhukov's "jeep" to drive fast. And his type was overtaken by some naive driver in a truck, who quickly carried shells to his unit, since they were already running out on the front line - and therefore did not obey the signals of the traffic controllers. According to Nikulin, the petty tyrant Zhukov indignantly commanded his retinue: "Turn around, catch up, then beat the piss out of him and leave him in a ditch somewhere." And there's a lot of that.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin.
Video is translatable into English
[ColonelCassad] Continuation of the historical cycle dedicated to the Russian-Japanese war. The Tsushima battle arc is coming to an end.
This time, military historians Fyodor Lisitsyn and Aleksey Isaev are examining the disintegration of the Russian squadron after the battle of the main forces and the death of the newest battleships, which led, among other things, to the surrender of Admiral Nebogatov in violation of the ancient decree of Peter the Great.
Annotation:
- What was the composition and order of battle of the Russian squadron by the end of the battle?
- How did Admiral Togo plan to block the Russian squadron?
- What moment became fatal and why did the Russian squadron break up?
- How did the Japanese destroyers act?
- How did the Russian ships die?
- How did the surrender of the ships of Rear Admiral Nebogatov's detachment take place?
[ALESTIKLAL.NET] On January 19, a Swedish court sentenced a person accused of espionage to life imprisonment, and his brother to ten years, after they were charged with carrying out dangerous espionage operations for Russian intelligence.
Swedish television reported that the first defendant was Peyman Kia (42 years old). He had worked in both the Swedish Civil Intelligence Service and the Swedish Military Intelligence, and he also sold secret documents to his colleagues in Russian intelligence, according to the channel.
Peyman Kia received a life sentence, while his younger brother (Payam, 35) was sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of being responsible for communicating with the Russian security apparatus.
Judge Mans Wigen, who issued the two rulings, considered that what happened was "dangerous espionage" and that this was a very serious crime and a threat to the system. The older brother committed an act classified as one of the most dangerous acts of espionage, causing a great threat to the security of the country.
GREATEST THREAT
In interpreting the ruling, the judge referred to what was reported by the local media in Sweden about information that was transferred to the Russian intelligence service, which posed the greatest threat to Sweden's security over recent decades.
The press circulated information about the handing over of a member of the Swedish security service to Russian intelligence about 90 documents of dangerous content without elaborating on the details of what those documents contained.
The former Public Prosecutor in Sweden, Mats Ljungqvist, considered, in statements to the Swedish channel SVT, that the court briefing was completely confidential due to the seriousness of the case, as the materials available to the Swedish agent were among the most confidential of all.
Despite this, information about the case remained surrounded by great ambiguity and scarcity, but it was found that the security service in Sweden carried out a major security operation in September 2021, which led to the arrest of the older brother. Later on, his brother was arrested with accusations of espionage for Russia.
For his part, the journalist responsible for covering legal issues on Swedish TV, Lars-Erik Topper, pointed out that despite the fact that the trial was not made public, one piece of information from the investigation with the older brother (who was working in the civil and military security services in Sweden) indicates that he was dealing with knowledge of the entire staff list is of the Swedish intelligence's device.
He added to the channel that it certainly could pose a great threat to Sweden's security, and it could also cause serious damage to the Swedish kingdom's security if these documents ended up in the hands of a foreign power.
RUSSIAN SPIES
Despite the mystery surrounding the case, it seems that espionage continued for years before it was discovered, which constitutes a dilemma for Swedish intelligence.
According to the local press, the older brother, while working in the security of his country, was not discovered until late. Swedish intelligence suspected that there was a spy who provided Russia with information, and as a result, it arrested the agent who had been placed under suspicion since 2017.
His house was carefully searched and eavesdropped on, and his phone and the family's bank accounts were searched, until the Swedish intelligence was able to decipher the messages and decrypt CDs, which ultimately led to his arrest in 2021.
The most important question raised by the press and specialists after the verdict was about the motives that made the two Swedes spy for the benefit of the Russians—security sources and specialists in espionage cases reveal that they are "great financial motives."
The security expert in risk analysis, Tony Ingerson, considered that what happened was the most dangerous and worst penetration and espionage operation in the history of the Swedish security services. He added that Sweden needs years to repair the damage and fill the gaps that allowed this level of leakage of dangerous documents and information.
[Garowe] NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the cut of the American pants... chief Jens Stoltenberg and Japanese premier Fumio Kishida pledged on Tuesday to strengthen ties, saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its growing military cooperation with China had created the tensest security environment since World War Two.
The comments came in a statement issued during Stoltenberg’s trip to Japan following a visit to South Korea on which he urged Seoul to increase military support to Ukraine and gave similar warnings about rising tension with China.
"The world is at a historical inflection point in the most severe and complex security environment since the end of World War II," the two leaders said in the statement.
It also raised concerns about Russia’s nuclear threats, joint military drills between Russia and China near Japan, and North Korea ...hereditary Communist monarchy distinguished by its truculence and periodic acts of violence. Distinguishing features include Songun (Army First) policy, which involves feeding the army before anyone but the Dear Leadership, and Juche, which is Kim Jong Il's personal interpretation of Marxism-Leninism, which he told everybody was brilliant. In 1950 the industrialized North invaded agrarian South Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force opposing the invasion, with the United States providing around 90% of the military personnel. Seventy years later the economic results are in and it doesn't look good for Juche... ’s development of nuclear weapons.
Stoltenberg told news hounds a Russian victory in Ukraine would embolden China at a time when it is building up its military, "bullying its neighbors and threatening Taiwan."
He added, "This war is not just a European crisis, but the challenge to the world order.
"Beijing is watching closely, and learning lessons that may influence its future decisions. What is happening in Europa ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... today could happen in East Asia tomorrow."
While the North Atlantic Treaty Organization groups 30 countries in Europe and North America, Stoltenberg has said its members are affected by global threats.
Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol became the first leaders from their countries to attend a NATO summit last year, joining as observers.
China has previously criticized NATO’s efforts to expand its alliances in Asia. Russia, which calls its invasion of Ukraine a "special operation," has repeatedly cast NATO’s expansion as a threat to its security.
Late last year, Japan unveiled sweeping plans to beef up its defense capabilities, changes once unthinkable for a pacifist country that will make it the third-biggest military spender after the United States and China.
Bolstering its cooperation with NATO in areas from maritime security and arms control to cyberspace and disinformation will further help to respond to the changing strategic environment, the statement added.
The meeting comes as Japan prepares to host the annual Group of Seven (G7) summit in May when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is expected to be a major topic of discussion.
Kishida is considering visiting Kyiv in February to reinforce his support for Ukraine in the conflict, domestic media have said.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
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...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances...
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...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
