[Daily Wire] Russian pop star Dima Nova was found dead from drowning on Sunday after criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin. He was 34.
Born Dmitry Svirgunov, Nova founded the popular electronic group Cream Soda — whose song “Aqua Disco” became an anthem for anti-war protests in Russia, Newsweek reported.
In the song, the pop group called out Putin over his alleged $1.3 billion mansion. The song was commonly heard at protests against the country both before and after Russia’s invasion into Ukraine. These protests became known as “Aqua Disco Parties.”
According to the song’s lyrics, “[Aqua disco]” is a wild hedonistic pool party for one,” Calvertjournal.com reported. One of the lyrics read, “The king of leisure,/ I will feel super here.” Another read, “Aqua Disco,/ Here I am by the word super,/ Add duper.”
The report cited an article in a Russian news website People Talk that said Nova fell through the ice while crossing the Volga river in the Yaroslavl region, north east of Moscow. Svirgunov was not alone – he was reportedly with his brother Roma and a couple friends.
The translated caption next to Cream Soda’s post on Instagram about Dima’s death and another person in the accident read, “An official introduction took place today at 9:00. Dima and Goshi are no more.”
“We had a tragedy last night,” the pop group’s post explained, the outlet noted. “Our Dima Nova, in the company of friends, was walking along the Volga and fell under the ice.”
“The Ministry of Emergency Situations are still looking for his brother Roma and friend, Gosha Kiselev,” it added. “Aristarchus, our friend who also fell under the ice, was caught, but could not be saved. As soon as we have information from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, we will inform you.”
“Aqua Disco” was not only heard at protests against Russia in the early days of the war but also at demonstrations against the jailing of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in 2021, the outlet noted.
At the time, thousands of protestors were arrested by police during the protests, which were not sanctioned by Russian officials, the report noted.
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This is how you get rid of dealers who steal from the suppliers. Overdose victim and throw in the water. He drowned. Was he vaxed recently. People in great health are dying in unprecedented numbers. Look at the weekly excess death rates in UK.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A group of Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russian authorities and held in Kremlin-backed camps for months have been freed and returned home to emotional reunions.
The 17 youngsters were taken to Russian-occupied Crimea when their towns were overrun by Moscow's forces, and were told their families had abandoned them.
A charity yesterday returned the first of the snatched children to their homes, where they told how Russians beat them with iron rods if they voiced support for Kyiv.
The International Criminal Court last week issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his children's commissioner, accusing them of war crimes over the forced deportations of 16,000 Ukrainian children.
Yesterday's release was praised by EU chief Ursula von der Leyen who announced she would help organise a conference on securing the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the ongoing conflict.
Russia is accused by the ICC of attempting to 're-educate' the children, while some of the victims were threatened with violence and punished for expressing pro-Ukrainian views.
One teenager told how the children were beaten with rods if they spoke out of turn.
He said a security officer had warned him: 'We will take you to a boarding school, you will sit there and understand everything.
'One girl was hit on the back, she had a big bruise on her back from where the rod was,' he added. 'We were sat in the hall, and there someone shouted "Glory to Ukraine!" and then someone answered "Glory to the heroes".
'They were taken away. But I don't know what happened to him.'
He said the people holding him threatened to take him to Pskov, a Russian city close to the Estonian border, 500 miles north of Kyiv.
'They said that they would take us to Pskov... Somewhere in Russia, there is a boarding school, and there you will be adopted,' he said. 'But our parents didn't kick us out, like, you can't take us anywhere!'
The reunion was organised by Save Ukraine, an NGO that fights what it says are illegal deportations of Ukrainian children to Russian-controlled territory.
More than 16,000 Ukrainian children have been deported to Russia since the February 24, 2022 invasion, according to Kyiv, with many allegedly placed in institutions and foster homes.
Russia denies the allegations, saying instead it has saved Ukrainian children from the horrors of the war.
But the International Criminal Court (ICC) last week issued an arrest warrant against President Vladimir Putin for unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children.
Zaporozhchenko last saw his children in October in Kherson, the only regional capital that Russian forces captured following the invasion, when they left for a so-called Russian summer camp.
He expected tough fighting in his home city as Ukrainian forces were pushing closer to recapturing it, which they ultimately did in November.
Sending his kids to Crimea - a scenic and touristy peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014 - seemed the lesser evil.
Russian officials 'promised to send them to these camps for a week or two,' he told AFP.
'By the time we realised we shouldn't have done it (let them go), it was too late,' he said.
Families were sometimes pressured into sending their kids on the so-called holidays, said Myroslava Kharchenko, a lawyer working with Save Ukraine.
'(Russian officials) told parents that they have one hour to think, and that if Ukrainians get there before, they will bring American mercenaries who will beat and rape the children.'
After 'blackmail, manipulation and intimidation, they take the children away,' Kharchenko added.
Parents have previously had to embark on the fraught journey themselves to find their children on their own, Kharchenko said.
But for the first time, Save Ukraine group organised a group collection for the separated children by assuming power of attorney for those parents unable to make the journey.
They chartered a bus that went through Poland and Belarus and then to Russia, before picking up the children in annexed Crimea.
Some of children interviewed by AFP described a level of political indoctrination.
'If we didn't sing the (Russian) national anthem, they made us write an explanatory note. Over the New Year, we were shown Putin's speech,' 15-year-old Taisia said.
Zaporozhchenko's 11-year-old daughter, Yana, said 'everything was like in normal camps' but camp officials 'made us sing and dance when inspectors came' from Moscow.
Forty-three-year-old Inesa Vertosh said her son had become 'more serious' after the long separation.
'He looks at me and says 'Mom, I don't want to tell you about it, you wouldn't sleep at night'.'
All children will be given psychological support, said Kharchenko.
Her organisation was 'doing everything so that children and their parents do not return to dangerous territories', she added.
The child said the Russians planned to take them to Pskov where they would be adopted.
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An NGO that was formed and founded in the same year that the Maidan Revolution took place.
And when the article's author exclaims, snatched from their homes, the author means the parents decided (and later regretted) to send their children to camps in Crimea instead of keeping the kids home in what was to become a War Zone (Kherson).
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[KP] WILL THE APU WILL RETRACT TO THE NEW LINE OR WILL "DRAP TO THE DNEPR"?
Informationally , the situation around Artemovsk today resembles an episode from the "Ordinary Miracle." Remember the princess gives the hero Abudlov: “For three days I chased you to say how indifferent you are to me!” Same with Bakhmut. Even at the beginning of the year, both the Western media and the Kyiv authorities vied with each other about the importance of the city-fortress, which Ukraine would by no means surrender.
Zelensky on February 2, I remember, said so.
And a month later, when the prospects for the defense of Artemovsk became obvious, he assured that the Armed Forces of Ukraine would not defend the city at any cost and to the last soldier (although what is happening there now reminds me of this). The Pentagon with him, that's a surprise, in solidarity - no strategic importance, according to US generals, the city does not play. And even if it is lost, nothing terrible will happen to Kyiv.
True, not all overseas military analysts are so optimistic.
The former adviser to the head of the US Department of Defense, Colonel Douglas McGregor, for example, believes that with the fall of Artemovsk , a chain reaction will begin that will lead to the collapse of the Ukrainian defense.
“The story with Bakhmut is coming to an end, and this will be the beginning of a new phase of the conflict, during which the southern front will completely collapse,” McGregor said. - The Ukrainian army found itself in a difficult situation, it is experiencing an acute shortage of food, medicine and ammunition. And the command left its soldiers to the mercy of fate.
Bloomberg believes that by losing control over Bakhmut, Kyiv risks losing the entire territory of the DPR.
And the former American intelligence officer Tony Shaffer, in an interview with journalist Stephen Gardner, even believes that the retreat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine right up to the Dnieper will be a consequence of the transfer of the settlement under the control of Russian troops.
What is really going on in the city right now? What are the real consequences of the capture of Artemovsk? And when will it take place?
FOUR RESERVES OF GENERAL SYRSKY FOR A BREAKTHROUGH TO BAKHMUTH
According to the latest data, units of PMC "Wagner" control about 70% of Bakhmut. To date, we have completely liberated the eastern and northern parts of the city. The main battles are now unfolding in the north-west and south-west around Artemovsk, where the “pincers” of the environment are tightening more and more tightly. “Above” we are fighting for the Khromovo settlement and the village of Bogdanovka standing on the road to Chasov Yar, “below” for Ivanovskoye, also located on the road. The resistance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is inhuman, knowing full well that with the loss of these settlements, the lid of the boiler on the Bakhmut garrison will actually slam shut.
The commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Syrsky , with maniacal persistence, continues to assure that the defense of Bakhmut will continue, and he is not going to withdraw the troops. You can be so self-confident only in one case - if there is a real plan to de-blockade the city. And this is possible only by hitting the flanks of the “musicians”.
As Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Wagner, stated , “in late March-early April, Ukraine plans to launch a large-scale offensive and deliver flank cut-off strikes in order to “cut off” PMCs from the main forces of the RF Armed Forces.” According to intelligence, several strike groups have been created for this at once. One - in Slavyansk, the second - in Seversk, the third - in Chasov Yar, the fourth - in Konstantinovka. Dozens of pieces of equipment and mobilized reinforcements are uninterruptedly approaching there. Part of the "road of life" is immediately sent to the "Artyomovskaya meat grinder" to replenish shabby connections, part remains to form reserves.
The most dangerous situation is to the north of Bakhmut, from where the enemy will most likely try to strike. That is why the PMC seeks to close the ring around the city as soon as possible, so that some of the fighters can turn around to the outside of the "cauldron" to repel a possible breakthrough. And they hope that units of the Russian army will cover the flanks.
The intended direction of attack is from Slavyansk and Kramatorsk. It is vitally important for Kyiv to break through the front line in this direction, because here behind Bakhmut passes the outer defense contour of the Slavic-Kramatorsk agglomeration - along the watershed of the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal. It is located on a hill, which descends to Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.
SLICED "PIE"
At the same time, the very course of hostilities outlines the prospect of our hypothetical offensive. Which, however, will take place only if the "musicians" will actively and harmoniously interact with the units of the Russian army.
Now dense battles are being fought by our troops to the north of Soledar along the Vasyukovka-Razdolovka line, on which it is possible to create a bridgehead for an attack on Seversk. In the case of the development of advancement from the south to the settlement of Ray-Aleksandrovka, and from the north to Yampol, there is a prospect of encircling Seversk and the collapse of this entire defense line that goes from here to Toretsk. Thus, we get a perspective on one side of approaching Slavyansk, and on the other, an exit to Konstantinovka.
This is the next line of defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine , which runs from south to north from Avdiivka to the city-symbol of the Russian spring. Considering the activity around Avdiivka, a sliced pie with several “cauldrons” emerges around Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk and Slavyansk.
This does not mean that tomorrow we will wake up in a new reality, when the liberation of Donbass is already tangible. This is wrong. I worked in Artemovsk, there are no easy breakthroughs for kilometers ahead. The enemy fights literally for every stone. However, these battles tie down the huge resources of Kyiv in the Bakhmut direction. Ukraine is forced to transfer the most combat-ready units here in order to contain our offensive and allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to mobilize on new lines of defense.
And on the approach is also the spring offensive of the enemy, which can focus simultaneously on two directions - Svatovsky and Zaporozhye. Nevertheless, there is every chance that in the coming months the front will gradually move away from Donetsk, whose inhabitants, tortured by the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, will finally be able to breathe easier.
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Russia is rolling over them now. Ukrainians talk about offensive but they can't muster the numbers needed and what little is thrown into battle is destroyed by air and ground artillery. However it looks good for more appeals for everything needed for their efforts. See we are trying. Those who imbibe western media will say otherwise. Besides there is money to be made. So Z wants this to keep going to please his handlers.
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Russians have been "rolling over them" for the past couple of months, Dale. It sounds like a stalemate to me.
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Aren't the Russians advancing about 1 km per month of late? At this rate they'll be in Kyiv in 2083 and in Lviv by 2135! They could be in Berlin by 2200!
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[LB] In addition, during the day, Russian troops wounded four civilians in Donetsk region.
by Sergey Albul
At night, the enemy carried out an air-missile attack on Avdievka, as a result of which two people were killed.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk OVA, reported on the operational situation in the region as of the morning of March 23.
In the middle of the night, the Russians shelled Kramatorsk and the outskirts of the city - at least three houses, a boiler room and garages were damaged.
On the Donetsk direction, two people died in Avdievka. The city was hit by an aircraft missile attack - three missiles were aimed at the territory of the AKHZ. At least seven houses were damaged in the Ocheretyn community - Orlivka, Lastochkina, Tonenka, Berdychi, Umanske, Novokalynove, Severna and Netaylove were shelled. Maryinka, Krasnohorivka and Novomykhailivka are affected in the Marinsk community.
In the Horlivskyi direction, four residential buildings and a commercial building were damaged in the town of Chasiv Yar, isolated shelling took place in Toretska and Soledarsk communities.
In the Lysychansk direction, Torske, Zarichne, Yampil and Terny of the Lyman community, Siversk and Serebryanka of the Siver community are under enemy fire.
In just one day, the Russians killed two residents of Donetsk region and wounded four more.
As a reminder, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed another 660 Russian invaders, 13 tanks and 20 drones over the past day . In total, Russia has already lost about 168,150 military personnel in Ukraine.
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[VESTI] March 23 is the 393rd day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that is happening in the country on this day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, losses, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
07:00 . During the day,Ukrainian aviation hit the Russians 13 times. The Ukrainian defenders hit the Russian anti-aircraft missile system, and also delivered 12 strikes on three areas where their personnel and military equipment were concentrated. They hit 1 command post, an ammunition depot and 1 electronic warfare station.
08:00 . Donetsk region. During the day, the Russians killed two residents of Avdiivka. Another four people in the area were injured.
Nikolaevkskaya area. On the evening of March 22, the Russian Federation launched artillery strikes on the waters of the Ochakovo community . There were no casualties.
Kherson region. During the day, 54 shelling took place - 319 shells from heavy artillery and Grads. A total of 19 shells hit residential areas, private and apartment buildings. One person died, two were injured.
Kharkov region. During the day, border settlements of Kupyansky, Chuguevsky, Izyumsky and Kharkov regions of the region came under shelling. In the village of Cherneshchina, Izyumsky district, as a result of enemy shelling, the temple building was damaged and grass caught fire in an open area.
09:00 . Zaporozhye region. In Melitopol, on Ivan Alekseev Street, an improvised explosive device went off. An employee of the so-called. "police" appointed by the Russian Federation. He was hospitalized with injuries of varying severity.
10:00 a.m. Kyiv region. The analysis of the rubble of the hostel in Rzhishchev is completed, the State Emergency Service reported. As a result of the missile attack on March 22, nine people were killed.
11:00 am . Donetsk region. Kramatorsk was hit by a missile at night, the mayor of the city Alexander Goncharenko said. The boiler, seven private houses, a kindergarten and an ambulance building were damaged. No casualties. There was also a missile attack on Avdievka- three missiles hit the building of the Avdievka Coke Plant Administration. There were no casualties.
The Russian Federation has put 15 ships on combat duty in the Black Sea, including three launch vehicles - two surface and one underwater. The Russians can prepare strikes in different directions in order to disperse our air defense.
12:00 . President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived on a working visit to the Kherson region.
13:00 . The IAEA will not demilitarize the zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, said IAEA head Rafael Grossi. Now the organization will concentrate on the security of the station itself. For the time being, it is important that the ZNPP not be attacked or used for military operations.
14:00 . Slovakia has handed over the first four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, Slovak Defense Minister Yaroslav Nagy said. According to him, the remaining aircraft will be handed over in the coming weeks.
15:00 . Kherson region. The Russians fired at Berislav- they hit the administrative building, a residential building, the museum of local lore and the newspaper's office. They also fired at the park area and the church. There are no dead or wounded.
16:00 . Donetsk region. Less than 3,500 inhabitants remained in Bakhmut, among them 32 children. Previously, the city had about 84,000 inhabitants, said the head of the Donetsk OVA Pavel Kirilenko.
18:00 . As a result of artillery shelling, the Beryslav administration, which is located in the Kherson region, was destroyed. This was stated by the head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak.
18:27 . All units of the Russians left Novaya Kakhovka in the Kherson region.
"As of March 22, 2023, all units of the occupying army that were stationed in the settlement of Novaya Kakhovka, Kherson region, left the city. This was preceded by a detour of the nearest dwellings of the local population for the purpose of profit," the General Staff report says. The above is under dispute.
19:00 . The nuclear deal is under threat. The head of the IAEA stopped negotiations on the creation of a security zone near the ZNPP.
19:33 . Poland has already received 43 million euros from the European Union for the supply of military aid to Ukraine. This was stated by Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki, according to Portal Samorządowy. At the same time, according to him, Poland expects to receive another 240 million euros in compensation.
20:00 . The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine denied its own information that Russian troops left New Kakhovka.
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[Korrespondent] 22:54 Italian Prime Minister George Meloni, during a speech in parliament, emotionally responded to the deputy, who opposed the support of Ukraine. "If we stop, then we give consent, we approve the invasion of Ukraine," the prime minister said.
22:48 Air Command Pivden reported that air defense forces shot down two Kh-59 air-to-surface guided missiles fired by Russian Su-35 fighters from the Black Sea in the Odessa region.
22:29 Ukrainians have heard a lot about Russia's new big offensive, but the occupying troops, like a month ago, are still attacking Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Vuhledar. US intelligence has already said that after significant setbacks and heavy losses, Russia will not be able to occupy much more Ukrainian territory in 2023. About what is happening at the front - in the material Pshik, and not a big offensive?
22:01 Zelensky said in an evening video message that in the free territory of the Kherson region, more than 50 villages were almost completely destroyed by the occupier: "Somewhere more than 90% of the buildings in the villages are broken. But even in such villages people return."
21:33 A conversation between Zelensky and Xi Jinping is planned, but certain difficulties arose during its organization due to China's lack of a clear position regarding the degree of its participation in the settlement of military issues between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, Podolyak said. "This is quite difficult. There is a question that China has not yet found its new political place. That is, does it want to take over the issue of a settlement between Russia and Ukraine, or will it still cautiously stand aside. As I understand it, China is still I didn’t figure it out myself,” said the adviser to the head of the Presidential Office.
21:20 The Swedish parliament approved the government's proposal to transfer a new military assistance package to Ukraine, which includes, in particular, Archer self-propelled artillery mounts and Leopard 2 tanks. According to the decision, they plan to transfer military equipment and ammunition to Ukraine for a total amount of about 554 million euros .
21:09 Poland has joined the EU agreement on the joint purchase of ammunition for Ukraine, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said.
20:47 During a working trip to the regions of Ukraine, Zelensky addressed the European Council directly from the train and named five key dangers - what prolongs the war and puts peace aside:
It is impossible to delay the transfer of weapons to Ukraine that can protect the country from terror. First of all, long-range weapons.
The President is grateful for the decision on MiGs for Ukraine: this will significantly increase the protection of the sky, but the country needs more modern aircraft.
There can be no even a hint of delaying the sanctions decisions. “Moreover, there can be no erosion of sanctions, and especially under the manipulative cover of food security. Strong sanctions mean security, easing sanctions is an invitation to new crises,” Zelensky stressed.
Organization of the Peace Formula Summit. "We all understand very well that under the current conditions, many leaders, unfortunately, will not be able to come to Ukraine. We can organize a summit in one of the world's capitals - in one of the European capitals. Won't this add global strength to Europe? It will definitely add," - says the president.
It is critically important that there is no delay in the rapprochement between Ukraine and the European Union. Ukraine is ready to decide to start negotiations on EU membership this year. The same willingness is needed on the part of every leader in Europe.
"Let every meeting, every discussion, every day of our joint work bring the return of peace closer - bring closer the liberation of our land and all of Europe from the Russian evil. Liberation this year already," the head of state stressed.
20:03 Blinken said that Washington is ready for constructive diplomacy with Moscow to resolve the situation in Ukraine, but the Russian Federation "should show signs of readiness for it."
19:59 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine refuted its information that the Russians left Nova Kakhovka: "The invaders are still temporarily in Nova Kakhovka. Information about the alleged departure of the enemy from this settlement was made public as a result of the incorrect use of available data."
19:56 The "head" of the occupied Kherson region, Volodymyr Saldo, "officially" stated that all Russian military personnel in Nova Kakhovka, "as well as in other places of deployment on the left bank of the Dnieper, remain in their places." He called information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that the occupiers had left the city a "false stuffing".
19:34 The EU summit confirmed the promise to provide Ukraine with 1 million shells and, "if necessary," surface-to-surface missiles, the EU heads of state said in a joint statement. The summit also supported the idea of creating an international mechanism for accounting for the damage caused to Ukraine for subsequent reparations, and advocated the introduction of new anti-Russian sanctions.
19:20 Ukrainian military intelligence believes that China will take care of its own interests and will not provide military assistance to the Russian regime, Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said: "China will first of all help itself more and protect its own national interests, as in economic We cannot talk today about direct military assistance from China to the Russian Federation, to the Putin regime... I think that the Putin regime will not receive the help it was hoping for."
18:37 All units of the Russian army stationed in Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region, left the city. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, this was preceded by a detour of the nearest houses of the local population for the purpose of profit. The occupiers "confiscated" large quantities of household and electronic equipment, jewelry, clothing and mobile phones from the civilian population.
Also, in a number of settlements of the left-bank Kherson region, the invaders began to search for citizens with a pro-Ukrainian position. To do this, they use the lists of ATO participants, military pensioners and law enforcement officers.
Meanwhile, in the border regions of the Bryansk and Kursk regions, the Russians continue to equip the area with engineering equipment. Also, on the territory of the Belgorod region, the RF Armed Forces are holding a group of troops to demonstrate their ability to prevent the transfer of Ukrainian units to other directions.
17:53 Poland received 43 million euros from the European Union for the supply of military assistance to Ukraine, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said. At the same time, he added that Poland not only buys weapons from abroad, which are much more modern than what it supplies, but at the same time strengthens its army. According to Morawiecki, Poland seeks to receive another 240 million euros in compensation for the military assistance provided to Ukraine.
17:44 Spain will send the first Leopard tanks to Ukraine at the end of next week, Defense Minister Margarita Robles said during a visit to a plant in Seville, where six units of equipment are being adjusted.
17:15 The Cabinet of Ministers, together with the World Bank, presented an updated Rapid Damage Assessment and Recovery Needs for Ukraine (RDNA2). According to it, Ukraine's needs for restoration have grown to $411 billion, Shmyhal said. He clarified that the amount of damage caused and recovery needs does not yet include data on the loss of infrastructure, housing and business in the occupied territories. After their release, the data will be supplemented.
17:11 Bulgaria does not participate in the agreement on the supply of shells to Ukraine, but is working to launch the production of NATO-type ammunition at its enterprises, President Rumen Radev said. "Only 17 countries, plus Norway, have signed an agreement on the joint supply of ammunition to Ukraine, but Bulgaria is not there. We are ready to supply ammunition to countries wishing to replenish their stocks," Radev added.
17:04 The "Supreme Court of the DPR" "sentenced" the Ukrainian military Andrey Naiden and Danila Kolenov to 25 years in prison for allegedly "execution of civilians in Mariupol" in March last year.
16:57 The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption has included the Austrian banking group Raiffeisen Bank International in the list of international sponsors of the war for the continuation of work in Russia and the official recognition of the LDNR through its representative office in the Russian Federation. In addition, the bank plays along with Russian propaganda, calling the war a "special military operation."
According to the NACP, the financial institution paid 4.8 times more to the Russian budget in 2022 than in the previous year - 559 million euros. At the same time, the National Bank of Ukraine notes the lack of progress in making decisions on the bank's exit from the Russian market.
16:48 Almost 8,000 Ukrainian paratroopers underwent basic military training abroad in 2022-23, of which about 4,000 were professional, said Oleksandr Kupinsky, head of the Training Center for the Airborne Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to him, those who are going to learn how to work with the latest models of Western weapons are selected from the most trained military personnel. Drivers of various kinds of equipment and gunners of fire weapons, including machine guns and grenade launchers, were involved in the preparation. Foreign partners also train crews of combat vehicles, sappers and snipers.
16:36 The Russian army monthly loses about 25,000 soldiers in Ukraine killed and three times more wounded, Zaluzhny's adviser, American officer Dan Rice, said in an interview with NV. "I believe that Bakhmut is the place where the Russian army went to die," he said. According to Rice, Putin continues to make a mistake after a mistake, violating all the principles of war.
“A year ago, he attacked Ukraine in the wrong month. You can’t attack in February under these conditions. But he still continued to attack this year in February and March. And all he did was “eat” his army. Attacking in open areas, infantry against artillery, they lost so many Russians," the adviser said.
“Therefore, when the right time comes to attack, in the spring, Ukraine will have a much stronger army, much better support than it was a year ago. And you must go on the offensive to win back the positions. And I believe that this spring Ukraine there will be a very powerful counteroffensive that will shock the world," Rice added.
16:09 The SBU exposed the leadership of a unique Ukrainian enterprise from Odessa on cooperation with Russia. The company sold to the enemy highly purified inert gas and equipment for its processing, used in the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation, in particular in the process of manufacturing laser sights for tanks and high-precision weapons.
In 2022, the actual owners of the institution, who are citizens of the Russian Federation, formally resold the company's assets to a Cypriot company and hired Ukrainian management to manage it. For the unhindered export of raw materials to customers in the Russian Federation, in March last year, Russian beneficiaries registered an affiliated commercial structure in the Middle East.
15:31 Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen announced the transfer of three Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine for mine clearance. These vehicles are included in the 14th military aid package, the decision on which President Sauli Niinostio approved today at the government's proposal. Finnish specialists will also teach the Ukrainian military how to use these machines and maintain them.
15:28 Slovakia has already handed over the first four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine , nine more will arrive in the coming weeks, Defense Minister Yaroslav Nagy said.
15:14 Hungary will not arrest Putin if he arrives in the country, Gergel Gulyash, head of Orban's office, said. According to him, there will be no legal basis for this, although Hungary has signed and ratified the Rome Statute. Goulash stated that the Rome Statute "was not built into the Hungarian legal system."
15:11 The Russians fired at the center of Berislav, Kherson region. The administrative building was partially destroyed, a residential building, a museum of local lore and the local newspaper were damaged. Also, shells fell on the territory of the park and the church, people were not injured, the OVA said.
15:07 Podolyak said that Russia cannot be part of the nuclear deterrence system: "The appropriateness of leaving the second nuclear potential in the world in the Russian Federation after the war is a matter of the future special tribunal and negotiations. The global security system will change. The state and the regime that daily blackmails humanity with nuclear weapons cannot form part of a deterrence system."
15:04 Bloomberg writes, citing sources, that Prigozhin, after the failures of PMC Wagner in Ukraine, is allegedly going to focus on Africa again. According to the publication, there are no signs of the transfer of mercenaries now, but sources say that attention will be paid to this in the future.
15:01 During a trip to the Kherson region, Zelensky presented state awards to servicemen participating in the defense of the region.
14:56 The EU plans to spend from 300 to 500 million euros to support ammunition manufacturers from the bloc's budget, said European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton. The funds will be on top of the €2 billion agreed by the foreign and defense ministers earlier this week to provide Ukraine with ammunition for a year.
14:48 Residents of Bakhmut are hiding to avoid evacuation, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the Donetsk OVA, said: "These are the people, I can say with all responsibility, who do not want to leave the city from the word" completely ". An extremely dangerous amount of work has been carried out there on their evacuation. But people don’t just refuse to leave, they even hide in order not to leave.” About 3,000 people remain in Bakhmut, including 32 children, according to the OVA.
14:43 The heads of state and government of the EU countries will gather on March 23 for a two-day EU summit in Brussels. Today Zelensky is expected to speak to the participants via video link. The main issues of the summit will be military assistance to Ukraine and the restoration of the EU defense industry.
14:24 The Czech initiative Gift for Putin has raised more than 1.2 million euros for the purchase of the RM-70 multiple launch rocket system for Ukraine, project spokesman Martin Ondracek said. According to him, the delivery, which is planned for the coming weeks, will also include 365 missiles.
13:48 An agreement was signed in The Hague on opening a field office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in Ukraine. On the Ukrainian side, the document was signed by Prosecutor General Andrei Kostin. "This will allow Prosecutor Khan's team to work more intensively and more effectively in Ukraine on the investigation of war crimes committed by the Russian Federation and Russian criminals on Ukrainian soil against Ukrainians," the Prosecutor General said. The office will be opened in Kyiv.
13:16 Zelensky said that he was on a working trip to the Kherson region. In particular, the president visited the village of Posad-Pokrovskoye, where many houses and social infrastructure facilities were damaged as a result of Russian aggression.
13:14 For the first time, Russian troops used Tornado MLRS in residential areas of Zaporizhia, deputy of the regional council Sergei Lyshenko said: "A few months ago there were arrivals in the surroundings, Tornado, but the enemy hit the city center so brazenly for the first time."
13:05 The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, said that the agency is no longer considering plans to create a demilitarized zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant: "We are well aware of what additional difficulties this will bring, especially in the zone of active hostilities. It will be very difficult to carry out the verification process - in more than one mile from the demilitarized zone, the territory will be extremely militarized. Therefore, we are no longer considering this.
Grossi also added that if a demilitarized zone around the ZNPP were created, the organization's actions could be interpreted as "legitimizing" the presence of Russian troops. According to Grossi, now the organization will focus on the security of the station itself. Now it is important that ZNPP is not attacked or used for military operations, he added.
13:01 First Deputy Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council Yuri Sobolevsky reported on the successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on March 22: "We maintain informational silence regarding the successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the left bank, but I cannot but say that today there are fewer orcs there."
12:51 The Russians fired on the center of Kherson and the village of Antonovka in the Kherson region today: one person was killed, another was injured, the prosecutor's office said. Enemy shells hit the building of the regional cardiology center. Residential buildings, a gas pipeline and power lines were also damaged.
12:26 The Russian Cabinet of Ministers will submit to the State Duma a bill on the creation of a free economic zone in the annexed Ukrainian territories, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said.
12:15 The government of Kosovo joined the US sanctions against PMC Wagner. Prime Minister Albin Kurti said that the mercenaries "threaten and undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine." Euractiv writes that the imposition of sanctions may also be related to Kosovo's concerns about the activity of PMCs in the Western Balkans.
11:49 The Czech Republic helped Ukraine with weapons as best it could, but the country has almost exhausted the possibilities for further assistance, said President Petr Pavel. At the same time, he added that there are still certain opportunities in the field of air defense and ammunition, for which the Czech Republic has the production capacity. However, a problem with such production may arise due to a lack of labor: "It is difficult to find labor here. But there are opportunities, for example, in the form of workers from Ukraine."
11:46 Ukraine has submitted a request to Finland for F / A-18 Hornet fighters, writes Helsingin Sanomat, citing sources. So far, we are talking only about discussing the possibility of transferring these aircraft. Negotiations will be tripartite, since the Hornet is made by an American company.
11:33 The "big offensive" of the Russian Federation - it was more Russian propaganda and reassessment of its capabilities, Deputy Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Vadim Skibitsky said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine: "Where is this big offensive? The Russians switched to active offensive operations in early February. Their goal is only one remained - access to the borders of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. But today it is already clear that Russian troops are not able to conduct large-scale strategic offensive operations. The Russians expected that they would have rapid success in some direction and they would begin to develop it, but this success is not.
Skibitsky also assured that military intelligence knows the disposition of Russian troops, their reserves and plans: “They are preparing, conducting reconnaissance and trying to identify weaknesses in our defense. 2-3 directions - this is impossible. This is the experience of the year of the war."
11:19 AM The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported that the target of the assassination in Melitopol was "the deputy head of the district police department of the local police department."
10:50 Russian resources will be enough to wage war for a maximum of two more years, Deputy Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Vadim Skibitsky said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine: “Lithuanian military intelligence says that Russia’s reserve is two years. We also say that they can wage war for another 2023 - a maximum of 2024 - that's all. That's if we're talking about a conventional war. And if sanctions are tightened, this stock will be even smaller."
Skibitsky also said that the Russian Federation still has a stock of those batches of Iranian drones that they received at the end of last year and at the beginning of this: “They probably still have about 200 units of “Shaheds”. But they don’t use them so massively as before. This confirms that they do not have a large stock - they save." At the same time, he added that the Russians will try to establish their own production of these drones. "We clearly understand where they plan to do it and how," - said the representative of the GUR.
As for the stock of missiles, the Russians have about 15% of the volumes that they had before the start of the war. “We are talking about high-precision Iskanders, Calibers, Kh-101, Kh-555, Daggers, as well as Kh-22 missiles. However, if we consider separately by type, then, for example, the stocks of Caliber, Kh-101 and Kh-555 are even less than 10%. Today, the Russians are really trying to stockpile missiles so that they can not only strike at our infrastructure, but also so that these military weapons are aimed at military installations, at groups, at command posts, at the logistics system," he said. Skibitsky.
10:26 In 2022, Poland allocated about 1% of the country's GDP, almost $7 billion, to help Ukraine and Ukrainians, Finance Minister Magdalena Rzeczkowska said. She noted that these are funds from the country's budget, local governments, and partly military assistance.
The minister also said that in Poland today there are about a million Ukrainians who arrived in the country after the start of a full-scale Russian invasion. Rzeczkowska added that 780,000 Ukrainians in Poland are now working, doing business, making their contribution to the development of the country's economy.
10:13 The defense forces are trying to clear the 20-30-kilometer zone on the Left Bank of the Kherson region from the occupiers, spokesperson of OK Pivden Natalia Gumenyuk said: "So far, we are working to ensure that the enemy feels our presence, our pressure. In particular, within the counter-battery confrontation, we are trying to clear 20-30 km on the Left Bank. This is a rather difficult job, and it is complicated by the fact that the enemy is constantly hiding behind civilians."
At the same time, according to her, the work of the Defense Forces is quite effective. In particular, the number of attacks from the Kinburn Spit has significantly decreased, since the point of supply and storage of ammunition was hit. Gumenyuk also said that now the enemy does not have strong support, and even movement on land is difficult for him, as the Defense Forces are trying to keep under fire control the isthmus connecting the mainland of the Left Bank with the Kinburn Peninsula.
09:52 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, two people were killed (in Avdiivka), four more were injured. The Russians fired three missiles at the territory of the coking plant. Also at night, the enemy fired on Kramatorsk and the surroundings of the city, said the head of the OVA, Pavel Kirilenko.
09:49 In the Kherson region over the past day, due to Russian shelling, one person was killed, two were injured, according to the OVA.
09:34 British intelligence believes that the Russians probably want to recapture Kupyansk, which is a logistics hub. According to analysts, this is evidenced by the fact that since the beginning of March, fierce battles have been going on in the Svatovo-Kremennaya sector in the north of the Luhansk region. At the same time, Russia partially regained control over the nearest approaches to Kremennaya.
According to intelligence information, in places Russia has won up to several kilometers. The Russian command is probably trying to expand the security zone to the west of the defensive lines they have prepared along the hills and integrate a natural obstacle in the form of the Oskol River, experts say.
Intelligence officials believe that, operationally, Russia's intentions in the northeast remain defensive, and Russian commanders are likely to fear that this is one of the sectors where Ukraine could launch major offensives.
09:27 The Russians are running out of steam near Bakhmut, and soon the Armed Forces of Ukraine will take advantage of this , said the commander of the Ground Forces Alexander Syrsky: "The main forces of the Russian Federation in this direction are representatives of the PMC Wagner. Sparing nothing, they lose significant strength and run out of steam. Very soon we will take advantage of this opportunity , as they did in their time near Kiev, Kharkov, Balakleya and Kupyansk.
09:22 The invaders have resumed the work of the port in Mariupol. The next containers with "dual-use" cargo entered it, and with the participation of only Russians, said the mayor's adviser Petr Andryushchenko. According to him, now the port can theoretically receive vessels up to 20,000 tons. If military cargoes go, it will be faster and cheaper than by trucks, Andryushchenko added.
09:16 The death toll as a result of a Russian strike on a hostel in Rzhishchev, Kiev region, has risen to nine , nine more people were injured, 20 people went to the hospital with minor injuries. This is the final data on the victims of the attack of enemy drones on the Kyiv region on March 22, said the head of the regional police Andriy Nebytov. Rescue work completed.
09:11 Trump's likely rival in the US presidential election, Ron DeSantis, explained his statements about the alleged inappropriateness of assistance to Ukraine, which caused a flurry of criticism. DeSantis said that when he said that supporting Ukraine "is not in the vital interests of the United States" and called the war a "territorial dispute", he used inappropriate language and did not at all mean that Russia "could take over Ukraine" or threaten NATO.
"Undoubtedly, Ukraine has the right to this territory. If it were possible to change something in one fell swoop, I would 100% return these territories to Ukraine," he said. DeSantis also spoke about Putin: "I think he is a war criminal. And I really think he should be held accountable."
08:47 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of March 23.
personnel - about 168,150 (+660) people liquidated,
tanks - 3570 (+13),
armored combat vehicles - 6898 (+11),
artillery systems - 2608 (+19),
MLRS - 511 (+2),
air defense systems - 273 (+1),
aircraft - 305 (+0),
helicopters - 290 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 2203 (+20),
cruise missiles - 909 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5452 (+18),
special equipment - 273 (+3).
08:24 The Russian army continues to conduct offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky, Maryinsky and Shakhtyorsky directions, in others it is defending itself. Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repulsed 83 enemy attacks on the eastern sector of the front, the General Staff said in a morning report .
In the Zaporozhye region, in the settlements of Reshetilovskoe, Chumatskoe and Konstantinovka, the invaders forbade local residents to leave their homes. The General Staff does not rule out that this can be done so that the local population does not see the enemy's planned transfer of his manpower and military equipment to the line of combat.
In Russia, one of the military units, which is deployed in South Ossetia, is actively working with conscripts to sign contracts and further participate in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine. In the period from March 1 to March 10, more than 50 Russian conscripts signed the contract. Without proper combat training, they were sent to Melitopol.
07:21 In the morning there was an explosion in Melitopol. The local "Ministry of Internal Affairs" reported that an improvised explosive device went off, a "police" officer was wounded, he was hospitalized.
06:10 Ukraine daily uses from 4 to 7 thousand artillery shells against 20 thousand used by the Russian Federation. The current level of ammunition spending is higher than the level of production, Stoltenberg said. According to the NATO Secretary General, the issue of ammunition for Ukraine remains relevant, since Putin does not intend to end the war. "The West needs to be ready to continue to support Ukraine with ammunition and weapons," Stoltenberg stressed.
He noted that Russia is increasing its military-industrial production and turning to the authoritarian regimes of Iran, North Korea and other states for weapons. So NATO members need to increase their defense spending, the Secretary General concluded.
05:22 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) suggests that Russian troops are moving units to different sectors of the front in Ukraine, likely to launch an offensive in new directions. According to analysts, the Russians eased the intensity of fighting in the Bakhmut region, and on March 21 and 22, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched counterattacks in the southwestern and northwestern outskirts of the city. In their opinion, this may indicate that Russian troops are partially withdrawn from Bakhmut in order to launch an offensive in other sectors of the front.
Thus, at present, the Russian troops are increasing the pace of offensive operations in the Avdiivka region, and it is possible that they are doing this due to their operations in the Bakhmut region and the stalled offensive in the Ugledar region, ISW notes.
In addition, analysts found no confirmation of the presence of the Russian 2nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 1st Guards Tank Army (Western Military District), despite reports that it was allegedly re-formed in Belarus and deployed to Luhansk. The ISW believes that the Russians can use this unit in one or more offensives already launched or in a new offensive.
04:54 Biden during his two-day visit to Canada will discuss with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau support for Ukraine in a military conflict with Russia, the office of the Canadian Prime Minister reports.
04:00 John Kirby said that Russia's missile attack on a residential area in Zaporozhye "distinctly resembles" previous similar attacks and may be a conscious action of the Russian command.
02:10 The United States will continue to provide support to Ukraine in the areas of security, economics, energy and the humanitarian sphere, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said and stressed that the States will continue to be able to finance all projects.
At the same time, Blinken added that the Americans are facing several challenges, and the first of them is "a challenge from our strategic competitors, a direct acute threat from Russian autocracy and aggression." The second threat he called a long-term challenge from China.
00:47 White House National Security Council coordinator John Kirby said that depleted uranium does not pose a radiation hazard and that shells with it are quite popular ammunition that have been used for decades. "And if the Russians are really worried about that, and they're very concerned about keeping their tanks fully operational, they can just take them out of Ukraine, back into Russia," Kirby added.
In his opinion, Russia is outraged because "it just doesn't want Ukraine to keep destroying its tanks."
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[RIA] "The government that defeated sanctions" is how Leonid Slutsky described Mikhail Mishustin's team after today's report by the prime minister to parliament. Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov called the government an "economic assault". All these military metaphors sounded extremely appropriate.
The year for which the chairman of the government in the State Duma reported was really military. And this applies not only to the conflict in Ukraine , but also to the unprecedented economic war that the so-called golden billion, led by the United States, unleashed against us . They openly promised to ruin us and "make us suffer."
However, Russia has not only managed to neutralize an unprecedented sanctions blow that no other country in the world could withstand. Confidently moving forward at the front, the country simultaneously built houses, laid roads, developed, traded, and achieved success.
The dry numbers from Mishustin's report actually speak of an unprecedented victory. More than 240 built kindergartens, more than 250 schools, over 270 hospitals and clinics. New records for our agricultural industry - there has not been such a grain harvest since the Soviet Union.
Double-digit growth was shown by tourism and pharmaceuticals, 22% was added by domestic software developers - despite all the fears about IT runners abroad. Thousands of kilometers of roads were built and more than 11,000 parks, embankments and squares were equipped throughout the country.
Not to mention such a "trifle" as the full fulfillment of all social obligations, pension increases, new benefits, various benefits and assistance programs for mobilized people and their families. Today, four new regions of Russia are joining all these programs. For example, maternity capital will be paid there to all families in which a child was born or adopted starting from 2007.
Now we need to solve the problem of restoring the colossal industrial potential of the new regions of Russia, as well as the local agricultural industry. All this should ensure the fulfillment of the president's task - to equalize the standard of living in the annexed territories with the average for Russia within eight years.
The Prime Minister's report documented a unique situation. While kind Europeans are building wood-burning stoves in their homes, a free gasification program is underway in Russia. Last year alone, gas was piped to half a million homes across the country. Now this program will be indefinite, schools, hospitals, clinics in the most remote corners of the country will be connected to it.
While residents of the already former "golden billion" are facing an unprecedented increase in prices for the purchase and rental of housing, the Russians are successfully solving the housing problem. Housing construction has updated the record - in the most difficult year 2022, 103 million square meters of housing were built. And this is not to mention the program of free resettlement from dilapidated housing - it has no analogues even in the richest countries in the world.
While English newspapers teach Britons not to eat from 9 pm to 9 am, Russians enjoy the widest range of products at farmers' markets and supermarkets, and domestic farms ensure the highest level of food security.
In short, the global economic crisis - and it is already raging in full growth - Russia is passing with minimal losses. But even more important, what roles will we play in the new world order, which is now being built on the ruins of the old one. The Prime Minister said that by 2024 Russia will finally overcome the consequences of the sanctions and enter the growth trajectory. But what will it be?
We have been talking for a long time about the fact that the Russian economy is suffering from a money shortage. Now the government's program includes industrial mortgages - with preferential loans for the construction of new and reconstruction of old industrial premises. Trillion-dollar investments in large-scale infrastructure projects, in the creation of our own production facilities and the strengthening of Russia's technological sovereignty.
At the same time, the enthusiasm for innovation and digitalization does not interfere with good old management practices at all. In Mishustin's speech, the expression "strategic planning" was heard many times, and even several times - "five-year plan".
In fact, strategic planning was the strongest feature of the Soviet economy, providing it with world leadership and freedom from crises for decades. Of course, in the last years of the USSR , this system became hopelessly outdated. The State Planning Commission simply could not keep up with the most complex national economy of a vast country.
However, today it is digitalization that makes it possible to take the best from Soviet practice and try to build the management of the national economy for years and decades to come. And this will no longer be a naive "shaft plan", but a well-developed and detailed development program.
It turns out that, on the one hand, we have large-scale state funding for science, industry, culture, planning and five-year plans, financial and social support for millions of families with children, and on the other hand, soft loans to small and medium-sized businesses, the development of our own stock market, large-scale attracting private investment in start-ups, self-employment.
Mishustin's government seems to be trying to take the best of the experience of socialist management and the most successful business practices of capitalism. This is not a new strategy, really. The undeservedly forgotten Soviet experience in organizing production and social programs was actively adopted by leading business corporations in the West, in Japan , South Korea . Now such a symbiosis is embodied by the Chinese economy.
Independence, sovereignty, resistance to crises - this is necessary not only for our economy, but also for the country as a whole. If we develop at the accelerating pace, this will ensure us not only victory in the global conflict. This will make Russia one of the leaders of the new world. Our standard of living and social security will be envied everywhere. The report of the chairman of the government to the State Duma was rather dry, modest and full of figures. But in fact, this was exactly what it was about - the time had come to set truly ambitious goals.
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Indeed, 'It turns out that, on the one hand, we have large-scale state funding for science, industry, culture, planning and five-year plans, financial and social support for millions of families with children, and on the other hand, soft loans to small and medium-sized businesses, the development of our own stock market, large-scale attracting private investment in start-ups, self-employment' Capitalism and Socialism blend as in Norway.
The secret to future prosperity. Develop your own cottage industries. Rely less on others outside to supply whatever. The multi polar world grows more popular.
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"A controversial bill submitted to the Romanian parliament this week has urged the government to drop its recognition of Ukraine’s borders by 2027 and “annex” territories where ethnic Romanians live." Poland wants it lands back as well. Russia wants it's Russians back as well.I see a deal here after Ukraine is gone.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 21:47 During the NWO eliminated French mercenary Kevin David 20:30 A blow on the crossing of the Armed Forces
Soldiers of the 120th Artillery Brigade destroyed the crossing, which had been set up by the AFU militants, with accurate volleys, depriving the enemy of the opportunity to quickly move their forces.
19:22 Combat weekdays: jet battery commander showed how 122mm Grads work
Work begins with getting a goal. Crews run to their combat vehicles, disguise themselves and go to firing positions.
As soon as the cars occupy the firing line, the battery commander orders to open fire, indicating the number of rockets fired.
After the strike, the MLRS crews leave the firing position at maximum speed, reload in spare areas and advance to new lines.
18:31 A large number of broken vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the crossing near Bakhmutᅠ ᅠ
Personnelway from the village Khromovo to Bakhmut (Artyomovsk).
The bridge itself had previously been blown up, but military engineers made the crossing.
For transportation, the Armed Forces prefer jeeps and pickups, which are actively destroyed by the fire of our artillery.
17:19 Sad setting in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) from Ukrainian war correspondent Vladimir Butusov
"Keep the street. A fierce battle is being waged. All enemy means work for us: tanks, LNG, mortars of all calibers. The destruction of our point is critical. They just don’t shoot at us with a pistol ..."
16:21 Work Russian aviation in the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
15:31 Highlights from the briefing of the RF Ministry of Defense:
🔹In the Kupyansk direction, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, the Grad MLRS, as well as the US-made M777 artillery system.
🔹More than 80 Ukrainian servicemen were killed in the Krasno-Limansky direction.
🔹More than 250 Ukrainian servicemen, six tanks, five infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed in the Donetsk direction in a day. In addition, the ammunition depot of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
🔹In the South-Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia directions, up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen were liquidated per day, and a warehouse of fuel and lubricants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was also destroyed.
🔹Up to 15 Ukrainian servicemen were killed in the Kherson direction.
🔹Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Su-24 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.
🔹Air defense systems intercepted five HIMARS rockets per day and destroyed 16 UAVs.
15:30 Civilian injured as a result of shelling of the Bryansk region by the Armed Forces of Ukraine - Governor
The village of Belaya Berezka, Trubchevsky District, was attacked by Ukrainian militants, Governor Oleksandr Bogomaz said.
The injured civilian is provided with all the necessary medical assistance.
14:35 Frustrated the attack of the enemy
Junior Sergeant Nikita Krotov, defending a strategically important settlement, provided artillery support to Russian motorized rifle units as part of a howitzer self-propelled artillery battalion.
Being at the forefront of the defense line, subjected to artillery and mortar fire from Ukrainian nationalists, junior sergeant Krotov timely detected the advancement of militant vehicles and armored vehicles in the direction of Russian positions. Nikita in the shortest possible time determined the scope of fire missions and the general order of fire engagement of the enemy, taking into account the possible variant of his actions, unmistakably made a decision on the order of firing and hitting targets.
As a result of competent actions, three armored combat vehicles, a pickup truck with anti-tank weapons, as well as more than three dozen Ukrainian nationalists were destroyed by fire from a self-propelled artillery mount under the command of junior sergeant Krotov.
Thanks to the professional and decisive actions of junior sergeant Krotov, the Russian units managed to thwart the enemy’s attack, inflict significant damage on him, avoid the death of Russian servicemen and hold their positions.
Artillerymen carry out counterbattery work on the guns of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from 152mm howitzers, and also strike at the accumulation of equipment and manpower in the Avdievka direction.
So the fighters help the assault units of the RF Armed Forces to advance.
13:20 Russian loitering ammunition "Lancet" visited another M777 howitzer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The artillery of the enemy in the Yasinovatsky district was identified and destroyed by the fighters of the DPR OBTF "Kaskad".
12:03 the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation inflicted missile attack on the location of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of the Avdievka Coke and Chemical Plant
At least three Russian missiles flew through the territory of the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant, Ukrainian people's deputy Musa Magomedov said. According to preliminary information, units of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were stationed there.
11:12 Destroyed Ukrainian cars on the road to Mahmut
11:11 AFU is shelling the village of Murom, the village of Leninsky, the Pankov farm in the Shebekinsky urban district of the Belgorod region - authorities
10:36 Social networks write about the death of another mercenary of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Judging by message, Irishman Joseph Gembura denazified himself earlier this week.
10:36 Air raid alert announced throughout Ukraine
10:36 Russian Aerospace Forces launched a Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome with a military satellite, the Ministry of Defense reported.
09:40 Artillery units of the Russian Armed Forces are destroying Nazi manpower in the area of Disputable -video.
09:15 Russian Defense Ministry published frames the work of servicemen of the courier and postal service of the Central Military District in the zone of the special military operation.
08:50 US political activist says Americans have been led into thinking they are helping Ukraine by allowing US politicians to give billions of dollars in taxes to their sponsors to prolong a conflict they all know Ukraine will never win.
08:15 Air control, work on the ground: combatworkcrews of 82mm mortars "Tray" of the Airborne Forces in the special operation zone.
The reconnaissance of the paratroopers received information about the enemy's consolidation in one of the sectors in the zone of responsibility of their units.
08:05 It became known about the destruction of the lieutenant of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and an employee of the SBU Alexei Bezdolny. He was killed by a sniper during the SVO.
08:00 During the night strike of the RF Armed Forces struck object in the Zhytomyr region. Judging by the photo and video materials, the target of the raid was the Record oil storage facility north of Zhytomyr.
With a high probability, the Geran-2 kamikaze drone hit one of the tanks, and a large fire broke out at the place of arrival. According to foreign journalists, the fire could not be extinguished during the whole day.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:09 Fixed shelling from the APU. 21:11 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky district of Donetsk and the village of Yelenovka in the DPR, firing 11 rounds of the "NATO" caliber of 155mm in 20 minutes, the representative office of the republic in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
21:11 Several units of the RF Armed Forces got humanitarian aid from the Popular Front
The public movement "People's Front" is completing the issuance of winter clothes to the fighters on the front line. For two units of the RF Armed Forces performing tasks on the territory of the DPR, sleeping bags, thermal underwear, hats, gloves, berets and buffs were delivered.
19:45 APU leads fire on the civilian population: after the strike on Alyoshki, the Ukrainian military was waiting for a cluster of citizens to strike again.
19:33 Ukrainian troops fired at Yelenovka, firing eight rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
19:28 In Marinka (DPR), crews of armored personnel carriers destroyed the point from where the Ukrainian military launched and controlled the UAV. This was told by the head of the press center of the group "South" Ivan Bigma.
19:27 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
19:15 The Armed Forces of Ukraine once again fired on Alyoshki, Kherson region -damaged civil infrastructure.
The footage shows that the arrivals occurred purely through peaceful infrastructure - the roof of the store was pierced, the arrival fell through the market. Municipal workers began to eliminate the consequences of the shelling.
18:40 Tankers of the 58th Army fired an accurate shot in the Zaporozhye direction destroyed Starlink satellite communications station (recall that with its help the enemy controls troops, determines target designations, sets fire and launch missions, determines routes in real time via closed communication channels, without fear of interceptions and radio interference).
18:25 Ukrainian troops fired on Golmovsky, firing five rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
17:405th Brigade, 1st Army Corps moving forward - the streets of Maryinka are littered with the corpses of Ukrainian militants. The settlement of Marinka is still one of the hottest spots on the NVO map.
Fighters of the 5th Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps move forward every day, occupying enemy positions. The streets of the city are literally littered with the bodies of destroyed Ukrainian soldiers.
Fire support for the advancing infantry is provided by artillerymen firing 152mm guns from well-camouflaged positions.
17:23 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing five rounds with a caliber of 15 mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
17:05 Destruction of positions of Ukrainian militants in the Seversk direction.
16:59 Armed Forces of Ukraine fired twice at Kursk region from Ukrainian territory today - Governor
Two arrivals were recorded on the outskirts of the village of Plekhovo, Sudzhansky district, another eight mortar rounds were fired by the enemy at the village of Gordeevka, Korenevsky district.
16:56 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for March 23, additional information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
d. Donetsk (Kirovsky district): — on str. Krasnaya Zarya, 120 injured men born in 1982
Additional information has been received about the damage caused by the artillery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): - st. Lankaranskaya, 14 - apartment building.
16:49 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, firing four rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
15:40 Footage of the consequences of today's terrorist attack in Melitopol: windows in residential buildings were broken, trees were broken.
Local resident told how, it all happened around 07:30: "It seemed to me that the boiler had fallen in the bathroom. When my mother and I went into the room, we saw that the windows were broken.”
As a result of an IED explosion, a policeman was injured, he was taken to the hospital with a mine-explosive leg injury.
15:25 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for March 23, information was received about victims among civilians in the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Gorlovka (Central city district): - on the street. Grigorashchenko, 88 "a" a man born in 1956 was wounded.
Additional information has been received about the damage caused by the artillery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district):
- st. Lenkoranskaya 17 - multi-apartment residential building.
n.p. Gorlovka (Central city district):
- st. Grigorashchenko, 63, 92 - private residential buildings; the gas pipeline and power lines were also damaged;
- st. Bagrationa, 38 - a private residential building.
14:57 Sad setting in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) from Ukrainian war correspondent Vladimir Butusov
"Keep the street. A fierce battle is being waged. All enemy means work for us: tanks, LNG, mortars of all calibers. The destruction of our point is critical. They just don’t shoot at us with a pistol ..."
14:48 Calculation of the UAV "Lancet" struck enemy tank in the Zaporozhye direction.
14:40 Scouts of the 58th Separate Special Purpose Battalion of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (previously 3rd Special Forces of the NM DPR) during reconnaissance at night using a thermal imaging optical rangefinder discovered advancement of two enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups. The identified targets were struck by the calculation of the Kornet anti-tank missile system.
14:20 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
13:47 Fighting continues in the northwest of Avdiivka. The only road that connects the Ukrainian grouping in Avdiivka with the western direction passes through the village of Orlovka. Orlovka is already within range of Russian artillery. Thus, it becomes more and more difficult for the enemy to transport ammunition and carry out rotation.
13:30 Artillerymen of the 1st Slavic Brigade destroy enemy positions in the Avdeevsky direction.
The calculation of the 152mm gun "Hyacinth-B" of the 1st Slavic Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps inflicts fire damage on the enemy in the Avdievka direction, providing fire support to the advancing units. Shooting is carried out with high-explosive fragmentation rounds at the positions and fortifications of the Ukrainian fascists.
13:10 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kuibyshevsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, firing 12 rounds , the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
12:45 The target of the assassination attempt in Melitopol was the deputy head of the district police department of the local police department - Sledkom
12:30 The interdepartmental working group to search for the graves of the victims of Ukrainian aggression, identify them and perpetuate the memory, identified all the defenders of the LPR, whose remains were raised from a burial near Severodonetsk. This was announced in its Telegram channel by the public organization “Let's not forget! We won’t forgive!”, whose representatives participate in the activities of the IWG.
11:46 Personnel defeat of the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction.
11:36 Yesterday an artillery strike was carried out in the area of the settlement. Lvovo (Kherson region), as a result of which 120mm morta was destroyed with crew and ammunition for it, five servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were disposed of, three were seriously injured.
11:21 It is reported that on the morning of March 23, they finally cleared the western outskirts of Novobakhmutovka, which for the most part was liberated last spring, but was completely cleared only a year later. This was a consequence of the recent success at Krasnogorovka, which somewhat changed the dynamics of what is happening north of Avdiivka.
Along Avdievka itself.
1. There is no operational environment, let alone a boiler, there now.
2. Roads through Orlovka continue to be actively used by the enemy.
3. It is currently impossible to organize serious pressure on Thin from Pervomaisky and Vodyanoye.
4. The advance at Krasnogorovka creates a threat of access to Orlovka from the northeast, so the enemy is now strengthening the defenses west of Krasnogorovka.
5. In general, at the moment it can be stated that our troops have achieved tactical successes here, but it is too early to talk about any operational achievements.
10:40 At night in the area of n.p. Tokarevka (Kherson region) an artillery strike was carried out, as a result of which the AN/TPQ-36 radar station was destroyed, a pickup truck, three military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two were injured of varying severity
09:36 Personnel from the scene of the explosion in Melitopol, where a police officer was injured. Police and emergency services are on the scene and the circumstances of the incident are being established.
09:27 Artbrigade "Kalmius" smashes enemy in the Avdeevsky direction.
The 14th Kalmius Artillery Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps is working around the clock on exposed enemy positions in the Avdiivka direction. Crews of 152mm howitzers 2A65 "Msta-B" carry out counter-battery work on enemy guns, and also strike at the accumulation of equipment and manpower of the enemy, helping to develop the offensive of our assault units.
09:10 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for March 22, additional information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district): - on the street. Glazunova, 29 as a result of a mine explosion PFM "Petal", a man born in 1988 was injured.
As of 09:00 on March 23, 2023, 100 cases of explosions of civilians were registered, incl. nine children, on mines PFM-1 "Petal". Three of the victims died as a result of the wound.
Thus, the total number of victims on March 22 is seven people.
For March 23, information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kiev district): - st. Medium, 2 - a fire was recorded in a private residential building.
08:58 An improvised explosive device went off in Melitopol - the city administration.
As a result of an IED explosion in Melitopol on Krupskaya Street, a local police officer was injured. According to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the region, he was hospitalized with injuries of varying severity.
08:45 Information on the artillery attack of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on March 23, 2023
08:12 During the day, the DPR was fired upon 29 times. Of these, half of the attacks on Donetsk. Six civilians were wounded.
In the Donetsk direction, the VFU carried out 15 attacks from the Tochka U OTRK, MLRS, 155 and 152mm artillery. On Gorlovsky 13 artillery attacks from artillery 155mm and 122mm. On Dokuchaevsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
During the day, 144 arrivals of various ammunition were recorded in peaceful territories.
08:10 In the Yasinovatsky district, operators of the UAV OBTF DPR "Cascade" identified a 155mm howitzer M777 of Ukrainian neo-Nazis and successfully destroyed gun using the Lancet attack drone.
08:05 The legendary "Shilka" in the Ugledar direction -video.
Anti-aircraft gunners of one of the units of the Pacific Fleet perform combat missions on the Soviet ZSU-23-4 Shilka. For the "wild" rate of fire from four 23mm barrels, the anti-aircraft gun in Afghanistan was nicknamed "shaitan-arba", or "devil's chariot."
Shilka proves its uniqueness even today, in the conditions of modern combat. The technical characteristics of the vehicle allow it to be used in defense and on the offensive. Combat work is carried out both on enemy infantry "in the green" and on low-flying aircraft and helicopters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
08:00 Frontline summary on the morning of 23/03/2023:
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Ukrainian army conducted offensive operations towards Rabotin. This is not the first attempt at this site. Russian artillery hit Kamensky, Novoandreevka, Novodanilovka, Malaya Tokmachka, Charovnoye, Gulyaipol, Krasnoy, Malinovka and Olgovsky.
On the Donetsk front, Russian troops resumed assault operations near Pobeda. With the support of artillery, they attacked in the city of Marinka and on the outskirts of the city of Krasnogorovka. In addition, the Russian Armed Forces continued their ground offensive against Pervomaiskoye and Severnoye.
After shelling, they managed to advance towards Berdychi. This is north-west of the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Avdievka, which is subjected to massive strikes. Including the use of aviation. Russian troops also attacked in the Novokalinovo area. Artillery worked on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Georgievka, Tonenkoe and Orlovka.
To the south-west of Bakhmut, the Wagner PMC, with fire support, is fighting fierce battles near Ivanovskoye. In the city itself, it attacks in the southern part from the side of Experienced and Ivangrad, and in the northern part it tries to break the resistance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the industrial zone.
The attack on Khromovoye and Bogdanovka continues. With the support of artillery, the “orchestras” attack in the Grigorovka area and near Orekhovo-Vasilyevka. They also resumed offensive operations on Vesyoloye. There is no significant progress in all these areas. Under shelling, the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Konstantinovka, Predtechin, Stupochki, Chasovoy Yar, Minkovka, Vasyukovka, Fedorovka and Sporny. The Ukrainian army hit Kurdyumovka and Zheleznyansky.
In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops, with the support of artillery, again attacked Belogorovka. Once again without success. In the Serebryansky forest from Shipilovka, they were able to advance in the direction of the Seversky Donets. Also, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation conducted offensive operations on Terny and Makeevka. Didn't succeed.
07:50 Fighting in Bakhmut: militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraineturnedhouses in their fortresses.
AFP journalists published footage showing that Ukrainian militants are hiding in the basement and a shell is flying into a neighboring house. Previously, footage appeared on the Web many times in which the Armed Forces of Ukraine are firing from apartments and from the attics of residential multi-storey buildings.
07:45 Artillerymen of the Wagner group ensure the advancement of infantry near Artemovsk. They work as a "sniper rifle" in artillery - a 122mm D-30 howitzer -video.
07:30 Russian fighters are moving forward in the Seversky direction: even artillery attack from mortars and machine guns does not stop their assault group.
06:22 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev region of Donetsk, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] According to Medvedev, Russia will produce 1,500 tanks in 2023.
So to speak, the topic is closed with stupid questions "Why did the USSR produce a lot of tanks."
Taking into account the growth in production volumes and the mass reactivation of old vehicles, we can observe an obvious picture when the front needs thousands of tanks, which gives an answer to the question why the USSR produced thousands of tanks and stored tens of thousands. So that when they are needed - all this has already been.
And thanks to this work of our ancestors, we still use what they have prepared for us. And how many tantrums of domestic liberals were "ko-ko-ko, stupid scoops for some reason produced a lot of tanks."
PS. The country needs at least 1 more tank plant and 2-3 plants for the production of wheeled and tracked armored vehicles.
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, during a meeting with the heads of enterprises of the Defense Industrial Complex (DIC), cited Joseph Stalin as an example and read out his telegram, written in 1941 to the directors of Soviet factories. The video was posted on March 23 on Medvedev 's Telegram channel .
Stalin during the Great Patriotic War instructed to fulfill the obligations for the supply of hulls for tanks on time. He noted that this is a duty to the Motherland.
"If in a few days you find yourself violating your duty to the Motherland, I will begin to smash you as criminals who neglect the honor and interests of their Motherland," the telegram says.
Medvedev, after reading the document, noted that in modern realities, the heads of defense industry enterprises must fulfill their obligations not by the end of the year, but every decade. Medvedev expressed the hope that he was heard and remembered Stalin's order.
As REGNUM reported, on March 15, Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Igor Krasnov said that after the start of the SVO, the prosecutor's office introduced a special procedure for supervision at defense industry enterprises . This concerns assistance in fulfilling the state order and establishing a system of cooperation and import substitution. Krasnov stressed that his subordinates act in the "role of coordinators" .
#3
Last I saw they were making 20 new tanks a month and reconditioning about 70 old tanks. Maybe they can cut a lot of corners and get those numbers up, but only temporarily. There are only so many old tanks in storage. And even if they do get to 1500, they are losing tanks at a higher rate than that.
#4
Reminds me of the Detroit Big Three in the 60s and 70s pouring out numbers on the production line and sticking the dealerships with fixing the poorly assembled or designed crap. Then the oil embargo introduced the American market to gas efficient Japanese cars which were assembled and shipped right the first time.
#5
Industry here as in EU has disappeared so a massive rebuild will take years to produce materials at the levels currently Russia is now producing. West proclaims Russia running out of missiles , ammunition's and so on but they pound on relentlessly. So Ukrainians field a little of this and some of that but never enough to overcome Russia.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics
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[ColonelCassad] And here the "defenders/sponsors" have pulled themselves up against the backdrop of the ending cleansing of "Memorial".
The EU expresses its solidarity with the historical, educational, charitable and human rights society Memorial in connection with the police raids and criminal cases unfairly brought against its representatives earlier this week.
Memorial plays an invaluable role in Russia in the defense of human rights and in the fight against attempts to manipulate the historical memory of political repressions in Russia in the 20th century.
The recent actions of the Russian authorities are another step in the ongoing process of intimidation and harassment of independent and critical voices in Russian society. As one of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, the Russian Memorial Society plays a unique role for the Russian people and for all of Europe.
The EU calls on the Russian authorities to stop the unjustified harassment and police crackdown on Memorial and its employees and to respect the rule of law, the Russian Constitution and the country's obligations under international law, including in the field of human rights.
Statement by the Spokesperson for the European External Action Service on repressive police intimidation of Memorial's representatives
As I have been writing for years, "Memorial should be banned on Russian territory." Now these blessed times have come, and hysterics in Europe once again confirm that this is a necessary thing. This garbage must be disposed of without any pity. The way in Europe is chasing European handouts. Fortunately for us, Memorial will no longer play any significant role in Russia.
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[REGNUM] “They won’t do anything, even if they commit murder – they are inviolable!” - this is how Polish social networks reacted to an incident in the city of Wroclaw, where a group of young Ukrainians beat a local resident. The Poles are increasingly complaining about problems even with law-abiding "guests" from Ukraine - hundreds of thousands of refugees are claiming help from the state.
In the Polish segment of the Internet, a video recording made in one of the schools in the city of Wroclaw is actively circulating. The footage shows how a group of Ukrainian teenagers beat their peers, a local resident. The video raised a wave of indignation in social networks, and nationalist politicians warned: if the authorities do not take action, then " the street itself will seek justice . " This was stated by Veslav Sovinsky, a representative of the National Movement party, which is also represented in the Seimas.
The Poles face "a problem that cannot be swept under the carpet," the nationalist stressed. He fears that incidents like the Wroclaw brawl "will happen more often" and urges: "This cannot be allowed, and those who start this must be treated without condescension."
Unfortunately, the investigation of clashes between indigenous people and immigrants from Ukraine is "suppressed for the sake of an incomprehensible good attitude," Sovinsky emphasized.
This is indeed not the first incident involving Ukrainian citizens in Poland. In January, in the center of Lublin, two men beat people from Ukraine and demanded that they return to their homeland. In May 2022, a group of Ukrainians beat a resident of Warsaw to death. And in February 2023, two Ukrainians died as a result of a domestic conflict motivated by jealousy in the city of Bydgoszcz .
Judging by the reaction in social networks, many Poles believe that Ukrainians (of which there are about 2.3 million in the country according to official figures, of which 950 thousand arrived since February 2022) it is better to express their aggression in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and local residents should be given repulse offenders who came from a neighboring country.
"Young Ukrainians are throwing out aggression against the Poles for Polish money. Maybe they belong at the front, and not in Poland? Will the police respond? If we react passively to such situations, it will only get worse. Second Volyn in the bud. Poles in Poland should not be afraid of strangers. Everything that happens is the fault of the Polish authorities," writes Barbara Schot.
“"It’s getting scarier to think about what will happen next," fears Yvonne Mazurkiewicz.
"And you want our children to feel indebted to them. Nothing will be done to them, even if they commit murder - they are inviolable. We have done it ourselves, of our own free will, so we must suffer. Maybe we shouldn’t drag this mess here, but send it back to you?" - emphasizes Zygmunt Tsitsera.
"No one will take care to resolve this issue. Both the authorities and the opposition are lying, because Ukrainians cannot be upset - they say that they are fighting for us," reacts Ryszard Pabian.
Judging by a survey conducted by the Openfield Research Team, the approval rate for the policy of accepting refugees from Ukraine continues to fall: now the rate is 67%. If at the beginning of March 2022 the idea of accepting refugees was supported by 88% of Poles, then at the end of May this number was 79%, and at the end of October of the same year - 71%.
The level of public approval of the "refugee" policy pursued by President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki still seems high. But in reality, citizens are much more critical of the millionth wave of Ukrainian migrants, experts believe.
"The Poles do not have the right to publicly express dissatisfaction with either the presence of Ukrainian refugees, or even more so their behavior, or the actions of their authorities," political analyst Oleg Khavych told REGNUM news agency.
"Any negative comment, if it concerns military supplies to Kiev, is interpreted as support for “Russian aggression”, and a critical review of the behavior of Ukrainians is interpreted as inciting ethnic hatred."
People often receive fines for comments and posts on social networks, the source said. A curious example is the case of Jerzy Andrzejewski, the owner of a cafe chain from Lublin. The entrepreneur accepted and accommodated four dozen Ukrainian refugees, but was fined 1.5 thousand zlotys (about $300) for xenophobia. The reason was Andrzeevsky's posts in social networks.
"I sometimes wrote posts ... because I am an opponent and enemy of Bandera, just like I am an opponent and enemy of Adolf Hitler. The Center for Monitoring Racist and Xenophobic Behavior reported me to the police. At 7 am, the police came to me with a prosecutor's order to search the apartment," Andrzeevsky said at a hearing in the Seimas, which was held by the opposition faction Confederation of Freedom and Independence.
The Poles are worried not only about the increase in crime (the Ukrainian mafia is still a myth, rather, criminal groups profit from the refugees themselves, who are transported through Poland to Germany and other EU countries), but also the influx of Ukrainians, even if they are law-abiding, but demanding protection from the Polish state.
"According to more or less adequate data, about 1,300,000 citizens of Ukraine received the status of temporary protection, that is, they entered Poland after February 2022, and most of them are women, children and the elderly," Khavich explained.
The total number of Ukrainian citizens in Poland is 2.3 - 2.6 million citizens. Before the start of the NWO, there were more than a million Ukrainians in Poland, but that figure is now difficult to calculate. Some of them had a residence permit and the status of a permanent resident of Poland - this is about 200,000, and some came on a visa-free basis, and the latter are the most difficult to calculate.
All Ukrainian refugees put a strain on the healthcare system, social services and more, as everyone who received temporary protection status did not just get the same rights that Poles have in the form of a child allowance, free access to the labor market and the healthcare system, they were given priority over the Poles.
"Any head of a polyclinic is so afraid that he will be accused of discriminating against Ukrainians that Ukrainians get all the benefits," the expert points out.
The fact that the opposition does not react to the problem in any way is still an exaggeration. The example of the parliamentary hearings organized by the "Confederation" and the speech of the activists of the "National Movement" indicate the opposite.
Public criticism of the actions of the Morawiecki cabinet is also common. So, last week, the conservative publication Mysl Polska published an article by Przemysław Piasta, president of the National Fund. Roman Dmovsky, where he called the “good uncle’s policy” of supporting Ukraine and Ukrainians insane, wasteful and unethical in relation to honestly earning Poles. Piasta called an indicative case in the border Przemysl (Przemysl) - Ukrainians crossed the border for the sake of "refugee" benefits from the Polish state and calmly returned home.
But, experts say, these protests will not affect real politics. The same right-wing conservatives from the Law and Justice party, while in power, follow the general Western mainstream in the Ukrainian issue. So the Wroclaw incident is likely to be put on the brakes, Havich believes.
"Even if a miracle happens and the police open proceedings based on video evidence, no one will be hurt. Moreover, I would not be surprised if claims are brought against the parents of Polish schoolchildren and those who distributed this video," the interlocutor predicts. The nationalists will just get their share of PR, the expert believes.
#1
iirc - the nazi sympathizer and bandera disciple who is held responsible for the polish genocide and ethnic cleansing of polish villages in the UKR NW still gets a holiday, or at least is still celebrated as a folk hero in ukr.
[AntiWar] Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh published an article on Substack on Wednesday that said the CIA was instructed to come up with a cover story for the Nord Stream bombings that was fed to The New York Times and the German newspaper Die Zeit.
Sadly, if Mr. Hersh wrote it, it probably is not true.
The cover-up story was created to shift blame from the US after Hersh’s bombshell report published on February 8 that said President Biden ordered the attack on the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines, which connect Russia to Germany. "It was a total fabrication by American intelligence that was passed along to the Germans, and aimed at discrediting your story," Hersh was told by a source within the American intelligence community.
Hersh said that the CIA was ordered to come up with a cover story after President Biden met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Washington on March 3. Scholz’s visit was very brief and did not include the routine joint press briefing that usually follows a meeting between the president and another world leader. Hersh was told that his report detailing how the US took out Nord Stream was discussed by Biden and Scholz.
Hersh writes: "I was told by someone with access to diplomatic intelligence that there was a discussion of the pipeline exposé and, as a result, certain elements in the Central Intelligence Agency were asked to prepare a cover story in collaboration with German intelligence that would provide the American and German press with an alternative version for the destruction of Nord Stream 2."
The result of the CIA’s work was published in The New York Times and Die Zeit on March 7. The New York Times report was very vague and said US officials are now claiming the Nord Stream bombings might have been carried out by a "pro-Ukrainian group." The Die Zeit report claimed German investigators believe it was carried out by six people using a yacht rented in Poland that was owned by two Ukrainians. Other Western media outlets published similar articles reinforcing the cover story in the following days.
Hersh said the information The New York Times received "originated with a group of CIA experts in deception and propaganda whose mission was to feed the newspaper a cover story—and to protect a president who made an unwise decision and is now lying about it."
The cover story offers a radically different narrative than what Hersh’s February 8 report alleges. Using anonymous sourcing, Hersh reported that the Nord Stream pipelines were destroyed by explosives planted by US Navy divers in June 2022 under the cover of NATO drills in the Baltic Sea. The operation was done in coordination with Norway, and a Norwegian spy plane detonated the explosives by dropping a sonar buoy on September 26, 2022.
The last time Scholz visited Washington was on February 7, 2022. Biden vowed during a press conference that day that if Russia invaded Ukraine, he would "bring an end" to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. According to Hersh, the plot to destroy the pipelines was already underway at that time, and the plotters took Biden’s comment as a blatant threat.
#2
It was those pesky environmentalists what blew up that pipeline. Well that would be counter intuitive you say because of a the greenhouse gasses escaping into the atmosphere. You'd be right but the enviro cadre are not especially known for their smarts.
[REGNUM] Representatives of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced alleged "threats" and attempts to interfere with its work. This is stated in a message published on the website of the criminal justice authority.
"We reaffirm our firm commitment to upholding and defending the principles and values enshrined in the Rome Statute and maintaining its integrity against any threats," the message says.
The message does not specify what threats or attempts to interfere with the work in question, but the appearance of this publication was immediately linked by journalists to the earlier scandal over the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the Russian president by the ICC.
As REGNUM reported , on March 17, information appeared on the website of the International Criminal Court in The Hague about the issuance of an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the children's rights commissioner in Russia, Maria Lvova-Belova. The Kremlin reacted quite calmly to this absolutely propagandistic, illegal and unenforceable decision for the Russian Federation. The Russian Foreign Ministry, commenting on this action, clarified that it has no significance for the country, since Russia is not a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and does not bear obligations under it.
Earlier, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev noted that the issuance of a warrant for the "arrest" of Putin could have consequences in the form of a response from Moscow. Medvedev added that if the impossible happened and they tried to arrest Vladimir Putin during an official visit to any country, this would be the actual start of a war .
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[REGNUM] Tehran continues its game by entering into separate negotiations with European countries on a "nuclear deal". Americans, Chinese and Russians were not invited to the conversation, but the Russian Foreign Ministry assures that everything is under control.
Following the talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a joint statement was adopted, which stated that the parties "stand for the speedy resumption of the full and effective implementation of the Agreement on the Iranian Nuclear Program" (JCPOA), call for a return to the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2231 The UN dedicated to this agreement, and also asked all " interested parties to take steps that would achieve a positive result in the framework of the negotiations on this agreement."
After the announcement was made public, Iran made an intriguing move.
The Iranian Mehr News Agency, citing its sources, reported that a week ago, a closed meeting was held in Oslo between Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani and representatives of the Foreign Ministries of Great Britain, France and Germany.
It is reported that the meeting was attended by the Deputy Head of the EU Foreign Service Enrique Mora. At the same time, US special envoy for Iran Robert Malley , as well as negotiators from Russia and China, were not present at the meeting in Oslo.
This information was also confirmed by other Iranian sources "familiar with the recent interaction between Iranian and European diplomats." They contend that "brainstorming was undertaken" during the talks , although "stumbling blocks remain between the parties." However, according to The Wall Street Journal, citing European diplomats, they believe that "there is still a chance and time to save the JCPOA." But other details of the meeting are not reported.
In general, meetings of this format are rare in Norway, although this is not the first time that a Scandinavian country that is not a member of the EU actually acts as a platform for mediation negotiations between Europe and Iran.
According to Amwaj. media, a few months ago there were already "second path" talks in Oslo to " find a way forward on the JCPOA." Judging by the signs, the European members of the "six" proposed to the Iranian side some kind of their own draft agreement, without holding, as before, consultations with Washington and bypassing Russia and China.
Therefore, given that Tehran, through the mediation of some Arab countries, is already conducting closed negotiations with the United States, one gets the feeling that Iran is working according to different scenarios: with the Americans - separately, with the Europeans - separately.
However, commenting on the situation, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that "there is nothing surprising that Iran is in dialogue with Western countries on a nuclear deal" and that we are fully in the process, but no one interferes with interested countries within the framework of the format, which they find more convenient for themselves to discuss these things."
According to him, "we are discussing a lot with both Iran and China, and we will continue to do this" and "there is nothing here that would turn normal, calm diplomatic processes into sensations."
There really is no sensation. There is something else that creates a sharp intrigue.
First. The talks in Oslo recreate the model of the negotiation process on the Iranian nuclear program of the 2003 model, consisting of the UK, Germany and France. Then, in 2005, this format expanded to the "six," when it included the United States, Russia and China.
But after European diplomacy was integrated into the wake of Washington's policy, the negotiations of the "six" turned out to be unstable, and now they are simply disrupted.
Until now, the Americans have not made a single significant public step towards Iran.
Recall that in Vienna, with the mediation of the UK, Germany, China, France, Russia and the EU, several rounds of indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington on the conditions for the restoration of the JCPOA were held. However, a pause was taken in the negotiations, which has dragged on until now.
Second. Today we observe in the relations between the great nuclear powers the lack of strategic stability and chaos in the system of international relations. The "Six" began to sag in the air, and the communication network of intermediaries in this format was disassembled into groups.
Of course, following the logic of Ryabkov, there is still an exchange of views and maintaining contacts using the parties almost the methods of crisis diplomacy. At the same time, it is the United States that stimulates closed diplomacy through the mediation of some Arab countries, and the members of the Six, at least at the public level, avoid coordinated positions.
It is possible that in the current situation Iran is maneuvering, trying to achieve a rapprochement of negotiating positions with Great Britain, France and Germany, to tear them away from the United States. But the question of whether the European members of the Six will risk pursuing an independent policy that runs counter to Washington's line remains open.
Thus, the Americans are proposing to conclude some kind of temporary bilateral interim agreement on the JCPOA. But Tehran, as Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani says, rejects such a scenario, accepting only the option of returning all parties to the JCPOA, which is supported by Russia and China.
It is also obvious that negotiations are needed within the "six" itself, primarily between Washington, Moscow and Beijing, which, for obvious reasons, is now proving difficult.
But be that as it may, Iran needs negotiations on a nuclear program even in the "Oslo format."
After the decision to restore diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia, he actively moved towards normalizing relations with the Arab world, and is preparing to hold a summit with members of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf by the end of the year. The goal is to prevent the United States, as in Ukraine, from gaining a foothold in the territories adjacent to Iran and acting by proxy.
In such a situation, it is important for Tehran to demonstrate readiness for a dialogue on the nuclear program in any format in order to indicate the prospect for a peaceful solution to the crisis.
We are talking about the implementation of the "Lavrov plan," a step-by-step approach to solving the problem, which can be interpreted as follows: move forward, breaking the problem into stages, while stipulating mutual actions and possible concessions at each of them.
According to the Lavrov plan, the international community will have to respond to Iran's compliance with the IAEA requirements by freezing and then lifting the sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council. Moreover, Russia does not reject the previous proposals of the "six" addressed to Tehran.
Iran is a sophisticated player; he sees that Europe is also playing its own game, its mediation is far from neutrality. But she is afraid of completely losing Iran, seeing that the United States fails to impose its own rules of the game on it, which is why Europe wants to change the course of events to a convenient option for itself.
The decisive factor here may not be the efforts of mediators, even the most skillful ones, but the involvement of interested parties in the process.
But the fact is that Tehran is trying to seize the initiative and separate the United States and Europe in the "six" on different sides. This is now the "neuralgic knot" of the entire Iranian problem.
Further, much will depend both on the nature of Tehran's further relations with Washington (more precisely, relations between the US-Israel tandem, which has been weakening lately, with Iran), and on the balance of power in the China-US-Russia triangle.
If Tehran manages to win over the EU, this will mean a breakthrough in the negotiations. Now it remains to wait for information about whether the negotiation process will get off the ground after Oslo and whether the European countries are ready to reckon with the basic interests of Iran.
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