Nigerian Man Wanted In U.S. In Case Of Missing Woman Googled 'How To Be A Serial Killer, Kill Without Getting Caught' – Houston Police | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/DKgU4eIoiOpic.twitter.com/fI9cWB65wX
The police in Houston, Texas have declared wanted a 28-year-old Nigerian man identified as Chukwuebuka Nwobodo, for killing a 24-year-old Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, woman, Felicia Johnson, after searching online "how to get away with murder," "how to be a serial killer" and "does bleach destroy DNA" some days after the dear departed disappeared.The Texas-based runaway was charged last week with murder and tampering with evidence in relation to Felicia’s disappearance in Houston in April this year, New York Post reports.
Nwobodo was said to have killed and dismembered Felicia inside his apartment on April 16 before disposing of her body.
It was reported that court documents showed that the suspect was reported to have been captured on surveillance video where he bought trash bags, gloves, a mechanical saw, shovel and flashlight at a Walmart and Home Depot on April 16 and 17.
Meanwhile, ...back at the palazzo, Count Guido had been cornered by the banditti... after days without seeing Felicia’s body, her cell phone was found in blood off the roadway in Bear Creek Pioneers Parks near Highway 6 and Clay Road.
Officers said that a member of Texas EquuSearch found a purse nearby the same scene matching the description of Johnson’s purse.
According to police, Nwobodo had ordered an Uber for Felicia from her hotel to his apartment the night she eventually disappeared, after posting an advertisement on an escort website.
When she could not return after some days, her family told police that she had travelled to Houston to celebrate her birthday and earn some extra money.
Police said they tracked Nwobodo through investigating the Uber that had conveyed Felicia.
The suspect was arrested on May 13, but he was released at the time because police said there was not enough evidence to charge him for Felicia’s disappearance.
But during a search of his apartment, Sherlocks said that there were blood stains all over his Richmond Avenue apartment, including the hallway floor outside the bathroom, and throughout the bedroom. Authorities said that a test carried out on the blood showed a match to Johnson’s DNA profile.
Investigators also said that photos of a dismembered body were also found on Nwobodo’s phone, but the victims in the photos were not identified and no metadata was associated with them, KHOU reports.
After searching the phone, police also found DNA and blood that strongly match the victim inside Nwobodo’s apartment.
It was reported that over the next three weeks after the incident, Nwobodo allegedly searched online multiple times for how to destroy evidence. He also searched "how to kill without getting caught," "how to be a serial killer,'' "what does bleach do to blood" and "most forested part of Houston."
Nwobodo was previously accused of sexual assault in November 2020, police said. A woman claimed he tried to rape her in his vehicle. She got out and broke free after he chased her down and grabbed her wrist, the woman said in the probable cause affidavit. Police said she later denied there was any violence or sexual assault. She said she did not want to press charges, and just wanted to go home, Law&Crime reports.
Twenty-four-year-old Felicia Johnson reportedly decided to make some extra money while in town for her birthday and auditioned at Cover Girls Night Club on West Little York Road. She was last seen leaving the venue with an unknown person.
Some professions are unfortunately more dangerous than others.
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[NYPOST] A pregnant Illinois woman was decapitated at her home, where her head was discovered in a dumpster — and her ex-boyfriend has been charged in the brutal murder, authorities said. "If I can't have you nobody can!"
Deundrea Holloway, 22, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the death of Liese Dodd, also 22, whose remains were found Thursday in her Alton home, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. So nobody did.
He also was hit with two counts of intentional homicide of an unborn child, dismembering a human body, concealment of a homicide and possessing a stolen vehicle. They're throwing the book at him, until his attorney negotiates a plea deal.
The head of the nearly eight-months-pregnant woman was found in the dumpster outside her apartment, according to the newspaper.
"What was observed, what was learned, what was found, is absolutely terrible," Alton Police Chief Marcos Pulido said, the Post-Dispatch reported. "She was decapitated by a freaking savage monster."
Dodd’s mother, Heidi Noel, discovered the horrific scene on Bolivar Street when she went to check on her Thursday after she had not heard from the woman — who was expecting her first child, a baby girl, on July 27, according to the paper.
The family had reportedly been planning a shower for the baby, whose wish list included a pink princess crib sheet.
Officials have not said if the murder suspect — who Pulido said had "an on-and-off" relationship with Dodd for about two years — was the unborn baby’s father.
But the grief-stricken mother told KMOV that Holloway was not the father.
Noel described Dodd as a bright, loving soul with a "beautiful smile."
"She was just a bright light that cared for everyone. She had a big heart. She’d do anything for anyone. She’d go out of her way to help people," Noel told KMOV.
"She had attended college and was planning on going into the medical field. I’m a nurse, and, so, she was towing with heading in that direction," she said.
"We were planning her baby shower for the end of this month. I had just sent out invitations the prior Saturday for the baby shower. We were just excited and gathering the items you need to have a baby," Noel continued.
"She wasn’t set on a name yet. [She] said ’my little bean.’ So, we essentially were calling the baby ’baby bean,’" she added.
Noel told KMOV that she had been checking on her daughter every day because of the tumultuous nature of her relationship with Holloway — and decided to head over to the apartment because "there was quite a time span that she hadn’t responded to me."
The suspect, who lives on South Jefferson Street in Litchfield, was arrested Thursday afternoon by Gillespie police in connection with an unrelated case — a bicycle theft 30 miles from the murder scene, the Post-Dispatch reported.
Police arrested Holloway based on a description provided by the bike’s owner.
The man was combative and uncooperative at the cop shoppe, where he also tried to bang his head against a wall, Gillespie Police Chief Jared DePoppe told the paper.
Holloway, who refused to provide his name, was booked into jail as a "John Doe," according to DePoppe, who said the theft suspect had no blood on his clothes or any other marks that would suggest he had been involved in a far worse crime.
But jail officials soon realized the man was wanted in the brutal murder.
Holloway has no convictions for assault or other violence, according to the Post-Dispatch, but he did rob a friend of cash three years ago on their way to buy marijuana, Macoupin County State’s Attorney Jordan Garrison told the paper.
He was sentenced to two years’ probation and ordered to pay $900 in restitution, according to the report.
Litchfield Police Chief Kenny Ryker told the outlet that the suspect had a few traffic cases in the town of about 7,000 but that police didn’t have "frequent encounters" with him.
Dodd’s mother expressed relief that the accused killer has been charged.
"I’m glad that he’s off the streets, and that is my big hope is that he’s no longer able to do this to anyone else," Noel told KMOV, adding that she is planning a celebration of life for Dodd and her baby.
"I truly appreciate the support, and I just wish she would’ve known how loved she was," she told the outlet.
"That she wouldn’t have ever been alone, [and] that she could’ve gotten out of this relationship and had a full life," Noel added.
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[NYPOST] The white teen who rubbed out 10 black people in the race-fueled Buffalo supermarket massacre has been charged with federal hate crimes, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday.
Payton Gendron, 18, was hit with 26 counts of hate crimes and firearms offenses — some of which carry a potential death penalty — in the wake of the May 14 shooting rampage.
US Attorney General Merrick Garland ...Attorney General of the U.S., who classifies indignant parents as domestic terrorists. The is the respected legal scholar Obama nominated for the Supreme Court... , who had vowed to investigate the shooting as a hate crime and racially motivated violent mostly peaceful extremism, traveled to the scene of the massacre on Wednesday to address the charges and visit the families of the slain victims.
He placed a bouquet of flowers at a memorial outside the store, which has been shuttered since the shooting.
The avowed white supremacist was already facing life in prison without parole if convicted on previously filed state charges over the attack at Tops Friendly Market that left 10 dead and three others injured.
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Remember, this POS will get free room, meals, medical care and Cable TV for the rest of his life all at taxpayer expense. In a liberal state that has done away with the Death Penalty.
The irony is this POS can thank the same Black victim families for this. As they will be actually be paying taxes to keep him alive and comfortable.
But I suspect he will probably die within 6 months after falling on his sharpen tooth brush in the prison yard.
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2028 - 7-2 conservative SCROUTUS rules dem DOJs abused the law and cases tried then can be reopened without double jeopardy. USP Terre Haute replaces death chamber gurney with a couch.
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In a liberal state that has done away with the Death Penalty.
Except if you kill them directly with bias. Then see how fast they can move. See - Oklahoma City bombing.
[ValorGuardians] YouTuber "Angry Cops" posted a video, from TikTok, of a female Soldier screaming at other Soldiers. She eventually makes her way down from the seating areas to the floor, while continuing to scream. Other Soldiers try to get the screamer to conduct herself in a professional manner. Unfortunately, their efforts do not work during the video segment.
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She is on short final to PVT E1 and a trip to out processing.
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How do you know you've cleared the contaminated area of a bio-chemical attack? Well, the O'Sarge walks up to someone and asks to check their rifle. While he's holding it, he tells the troop to unmask. If they're clear, nothing happens. If they haven't cleared, the 'volunteer' quickly falls down and immediate first aid is attempted. Lesson here - don't pi$$ off the O'Sarge.
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Saw this about a month ago. Winning comment was, "Your boss is the one which can't be fired." If you are not familiar with that phrase, that is a cross-spectrum truism and the death of department morale.
Female company commander with ranger tab in 10th mountain was relieved for all kinds of issues. Haven’t found anything in the press yet. Anyone here heard or read anything ?
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Wow, that level of attitude should have been detected in the first few hours. Big Chicken Dinner/BCD is mandatory, and it needs to be widely publicized.
[RevolverNews] On Wednesday morning, the Court delivered its ruling in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas case. The case is one of countless disputes over the exact rights that Indian tribes have to ignore state laws on their reservations. When the Ysleta tribe came under federal jurisdiction close to forty years ago, it was done with the understanding that the tribe would not use its new federal status to open casinos with slot machines and other forms of high-stakes gambling illegal under Texas law. But later, the Ysleta reneged on this understanding, and sought to create casinos by calling their slot machines “electronic bingo.”
Despite a 6-3 conservative majority on the Court, the case was a win for the Court’s more liberal faction. Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch (who authored the decision) joined with Elena Kagan, Stephen Breyer, and Sonia Sotomayor to uphold the Ysleta’s ability to offer their sham bingo games. As Chief Justice Roberts notes in his dissent, this electronic bingo is "about as close to real bingo as Bingo the famous dog."
Troublingly, Gorsuch’s opinion doesn’t simply dwell on the strict legal dimensions of the case, but waxes about centuries of harm allegedly inflicted on American Indians by the state of Texas.
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...it was done with the understanding that the tribe would not use its new federal status to open c*****s with slot machines and other forms of high-stakes gambling illegal under Texas law. But later, the Ysleta reneged on this understanding,
Understanding does not equal contract. It reverts to what Congress has granted by law to the indigenous people who are on recognized tribal lands. Is that really tough to comprehend? /rhet question.
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#1 ...it was done with the understanding that the tribe would not use its new federal status to open c*****s with slot machines and other forms of high-stakes gambling illegal under Texas law. But later, the Ysleta reneged on this understanding,
Understanding does not equal contract. It reverts to what Congress has granted by law to the indigenous people who are on recognized tribal lands. Is that really tough to comprehend? /rhet question.
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I'm with you - short of a written agreement, the tribe was one hundred percent within their rights to do this.
And - in all honesty, my 'Burg Brothers and Sisters...seeing a tribe do unto the Feds is actually kinda cool.
[NYPOST] Rapper Roddy Ricch performed at Hot 97’s Summer Jam on Sunday — when he led the crowd in a "F—k the NYPD" chant just hours after gun possession charges against him were dropped in Queens.
The Grammy-winning artist, whose real name is Rodrick Moore, had been busted at a security checkpoint outside the Governors Ball festival at Citi Field on Saturday night after a security guard found a loaded Canik 9mm stashed under the front passenger seat of the black 2020 Cadillac Escalade he was in.
A large-capacity magazine that contained nine rounds of ammunition was also found, police sources said.
Moore, 23, was arrested along with two other men in the car — Carlos Collins, 57, of New Jersey and Michael Figueroa, 46, of Brooklyn — and charged with felony gun possession raps, cops said.
But the next morning, the "Die Young" performer was released and the charges against him and Collins dropped in a move that the Queens District Attorney’s Office and police refused to explain.
Law-enforcement sources said the charges were dropped because prosecutors found Figueroa had the gun in his waistband and then stashed it under the front passenger seat of the car when a security guard asked to search the vehicle.
"This is typical street stuff. ... The ’f—k the NYPD’ comments are typical," a Manhattan detective with 20 years on the job told The Post on Tuesday. "The cops probably treated him great."
Another senior law-enforcement source groused, "Loaded illegal gun with extended mag in [the] car, but no big deal in New York City anymore. Let’s just apologize for wasting his time."
The bust prevented Moore from performing at Governors Ball, but he took the stage at the city radio station’s Summer Jam, where he led the expletive-laden chant for a few beats before launching into a song.
The crowd obliged Moore’s chant and repeated "F—k the NYPD" a couple of times before the song began.
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[FoxNews] With the Wisconsin Association of School Boards' (WASB) decision to cut ties with the National School Boards Association (NSBA), more than half of the nation's state school board associations have withdrawn from the group since it sent a letter to the Justice Department to investigate parents for "domestic terrorism."
"Parents have seen the inside of the public school beast and understand better than ever who is feeding this beast, and are responding with a loud voice of not my child, not on my watch," Moms for America Senior Director Quisha King told Fox News Digital. "US State school boards associations are seeing the reactions of parents in many ways, from speaking up at school board meetings to getting their children out of these classrooms and state school boards know they do not want more problems with parents across America."
The NSBA's infamous letter to the Justice Department in September 2021 asked for parents protesting at school board meetings to be federally looked into, saying school officials were facing threats and violence at meetings. The letter requested that actions should be examined under the Patriot Act as domestic terrorism. The NSBA later apologized for the letter's language.
A recent independent review found that the NSBA letter was even more extreme in draft form, calling for the deployment of the Army National Guard and the military police to monitor school board meetings.
"Actions by the NSBA's leadership last fall needlessly harmed school board relationships and inflamed partisan tensions," the WASB said in a statement issued to its members. "Those actions caused more than half of the state school board organizations across the nation to distance themselves from the NSBA or drop membership entirely."
"Hmmm. How does the NSBA still continue to operate if they only have a few states left as members?" the Moms for Liberty account tweeted with news of Nebraska's exit. The question was on the minds of many education activists.
"We're halfway there," Corey DeAngelis, national director of research for the American Federation for Children, told Fox News Digital. "It's about time the ‘National’ School Boards Association seriously considered renaming itself. Perhaps it's now time to call them the ‘Semi-National’ School Boards Association since half of the states have decided to cut ties with the NSBA."
Nicole Neily, president of Parents Defending Education, similarly applauded the mass exodus, but feared it won't solve the "underlying problem."
"While it's good that over half of the state affiliates have left NSBA, new organizations will spring up in its place, and the underlying problem will still remain: publicly-supported trade associations which claim to represent the views of their constituents are in fact ideologically-captured entities working at cross-purposes to what the majority of American people actually want," Neily said. "It's time to cut off the spigot to these institutions so our tax dollars aren't weaponize against us in the future ever again."
Fight for Schools executive director Ian Prior also predicted another, just as problematic entity will rise in its place.
"The NSBA is getting everything it deserves for colluding with the Biden Administration to weaponize federal law enforcement to track down parents exercising their First Amendment rights by speaking up at school board meetings," Prior told Fox Digital. "But while the NSBA is imploding, the equally anti-parent state school board associations are continuing to work against parents and will ultimately regroup into an NSBA-like organization and it will be important for parents to continue to exercise citizen oversight over any replacement organization and its state members."
The NSBA did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Parents protested at school board meetings across the country the past two years to criticize COVID-19 related measures and to speak out on how schools were teaching race, including whether schools were employing the controversial critical race theory.
The Texas Association of School Boards was one of several to cut ties with the NSBA following last month's independent investigation of the letter to the Biden administration last year.
"We have been intently waiting for the release of this independent investigation for nearly two months. With this report now available, it’s clear that NSBA’s internal processes and controls do not meet the good governance practices that TSBA expects and requires in a member organization," TASB Executive Director Dan Troxell said.
In earlier defensive statements about the controversy, the NSBA said that, other than review by four Board Officers, "the letter was not widely reviewed or approved within the organization, and the finalized letter was not disclosed to the full NSBA Board of Directors or NSBA members until after it was submitted."
However, the former interim executive director and CEO of the NSBA Chip Slaven said it wasn't true that higher-ups were completely in the dark about the letter in a recent Fox News Digital interview, adding that he felt "backstabbed" after the group appeared to pin the blame on him in its apology.
"I felt betrayed, I guess, by [some of the] officers… when they issued the apology, announced the apology, and didn't bother to at least tell me," he said. "And the excuse given… was not enough time or too late or something like that. That was bull. [They] just chose not to include me."
[NYPOST] A woman strapped to a gurney on her way to a mental health checkup at a Texas hospital was able to take out a stashed gun and open fire inside an emergency room, police said. At least there was somebody close by to attend to the wounded,
The suspect, identified as 65-year-old Glendar Johnson-Jackson, was brought to HCA Healthcare Conroe on Tuesday for a mental health evaluation after allegedly causing a disturbance at a local business, news station ABC 13 reported. "Hmmm... What's your assessment, Doctor Bones?"
"She's a lunatic, Doctor Casey."
She was strapped to a stretcher in the hallway, with her arms and legs secured, when police said she somehow got hold of a small-caliber gun from a waistband-style holster concealed under her dress. "Lookout! She's got a small-caliber gun!"
Police said Jackson-Johnson squeezed off two rounds before an EMS worker wrestled the gun out of her hands. [CONK!] (Sound of O2 bottle hitting crazy woman skull)
"Gimme dat gun!"
Conroe Police Chief Jeff Christy commended the paramedic’s "heroic" actions, which he said "likely saved innocent lives." "I figgered she needed some O2 therapy."
"She'll be better for it, once she comes to."
Johnson-Jackson now faces charges of felony deadly conduct and a misdemeanor count of unlawful carry of a weapon in a prohibited place, according to Montgomery County jail records. And she has a splitting headache.
She was medically cleared to be booked into the county jail, where she remained Wednesday. "Into da paddy wagon wit' yez, missy."
The hospital later released a statement addressing the shooting incident. "Don't shoot up our emergency room."
"HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe is aware of an incident that occurred in our emergency department earlier today," it read in part. "There were no injuries sustained. We are committed to high-quality care and maintaining patient and colleague safety." "So don't bring no guns."
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office has launched an internal investigation to determine how Jackson-Johnson was allowed to be brought into the hospital with a gun hidden on her person after being detained by deputies. Umm... It was hidden? EMS personnel aren't allowed to frisk patients.
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In a saner time and place this would have adjudicated that whole, entire mental health evaluation.
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Unless she was wearing Batman’s utility belt or James West’s boots, her escape plan was going to be problematic. I would have low crawled up and tipped over the gurney. They could tip her back up and she could wait for the X-Ray tech for a couple hours.
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[Stars and Stripes] CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Military retirees, Red Cross workers and some government employees living and working overseas will lose access to the military mail service starting Aug. 24, a postal service superintendent said Wednesday.
The Defense Department in May directed the Military Postal Service Agency to end service for those customers, James Groff, the postal superintendent at Camp Humphreys, told Stars and Stripes by phone. He said he did not know what categories of government employees would also be affected.
The change is scheduled to affect all Air/Army Post Office, or APO, and Fleet Post Office, or FPO, addresses worldwide.
Groff said his office received notice of the looming changes on Friday and that the guidance could still change.
Meanwhile, the reaction in the military postal service community, which employs dozens of military retirees, has been fierce, he said.
"There’s other retirees that are affected all over the place," Groff said. "I spoke to one retiree, and you wouldn’t want to quote the language he used."
The overseas military post offices provide mail service for service members, civilian Defense Department employees and some contractors. Groff said he was unaware of any changes to service for those people. Mail sent to U.S. military bases overseas is handled exclusively by the U.S. Postal Service, which charges domestic postage rates regardless of its destination.
Sunsetting mail privileges for overseas military retirees would force many of them to rely on their host nation postal services for their mail delivery. Some overseas retirees, for example, rely on the military mail service to provide timely delivery of medications from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Military Postal Service Agency, an extension of the Postal Service, was created in 1980 to consolidate postal operations from all military services, according to the U.S. Postal Service handbook. The agency operates in 63 countries and on 626 ships.
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Mail sent to U.S. military bases overseas is handled exclusively by the U.S. Postal Service, which charges domestic postage rates regardless of its destination.
Because the facilities are stateside where the mail is transferred from the Postal Service to the military which then does the transport and delivery overseas. Who gets to use it usually was dependent upon the Status of Forces Agreement with the host nations.
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The country I was posted to in the 70s had no SOFA coverage for retirees. As courtesy, the command extended authorization to receive and send letter size mail because the country's postal service, acknowledged by the locals, was a wreck. That was suppose to make sure they got their checks. The only other facilities the retirees were given access to was the AAFES run food facility. That was before the active personnel were moved from payday lines into check to bank. It's been 30 years since that was implemented.
[Mirror] "It looks as though these things are switching back to the more dangerous form of infection, so going lower down in the lung," Dr Stephen Griffin, a virologist at the University of Leeds, told the Guardian.
In response to whether the virus is on the verge of turning into the common cold, he added: "It clearly isn’t, and there’s no pressure on it to do that, really."
We’ll see.
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Either we are finally seeing real Covid-19 numbers, or it has mutated to a less deadly strain.
EXAMPLE, using June 15th, for the years 2021 & 2022.
Infections
June 15, 2021 = 375,759
June 15, 2022 = 601,922
Infection UP +60.18%
Deaths
June 15, 2021 = 9,329
June 15, 2022 = 1,382
Deaths Down -85.18%
In the 2021 the odds of dying if infected were 2.42%.
In 2022 the odds if infected are 0.33% . WAY DOWN
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Using todays Covid-19/22 7 day tracking data
The USA is number #1 again for infections with 694,846 reported infections, and 2,321 claimed deaths over the last 7 days. Also, 0.33% for the week.
[Breitbart] Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, has tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday and is experiencing mild symptoms.
The 81-year-old Fauci is fully vaccinated and has received two boosters.
"Today, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden, tested positive for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test. He is fully vaccinated and has been boosted twice." the NIH said in a statement. "He is currently experiencing mild symptoms. Dr. Fauci will isolate and continue to work from his home. He has not recently been in close contact with President Biden or other senior government officials. Dr. Fauci will follow the COVID-19 guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and medical advice from his physician and return to the NIH when he tests negative."
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If you drink alcohol, use t0bacc0 or fail to get vaxxed, you are a societal outcast who should have your entire life cancelled. If you engage in unsafe sex or use illegal drugs, Uncle Sugar has your back.
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2 new cases in San Diego County - "International Travelers"
rrriiigght
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[NYPOST] Wednesday will be another day of dangerous, record-setting heat for millions of Americans from the Midwest to the Southeast.
This will be especially dangerous for hundreds of thousands of people in the Ohio Valley who still don’t have power after a derecho punched through the region on Monday.
NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center says far-reaching Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories remain in place from Michigan to northern Florida as the extensive heat wave continues for another day.
In addition, the humidity will drive the heat index well above 100 degrees once again.
The NWS says the excessive heat will ease some as we get into Thursday across the upper Midwest, but much of the region will continue to see above-average, record-setting temperatures continuing through the end of the week.
Let’s take a closer look at some of the high temperatures on Wednesday.
Temperatures will generally be in the 90s across the region, with several areas getting to or above 100 degrees.
St. Louis and Nashville, Tennessee, for example, will see a high temperature Wednesday afternoon of 99 degrees.
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Heat index today barely made 100 so I was able to get 3 1/2 hours of grass and brush cutting done. I seem to get about 45 minutes per quart of water...
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The Zephyr is blowing down the Carson Valley at 25-25, gusts to 50, and mid-80's with glorious blue sky across the Sierra', Mt Job, at just under 11,000 ft, still has snow up top, Wind and choppy waves on Lake Tahoe. Humidity today, is a nice 27 percent.
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back in August of 1979 in Columbus, Georgia there was a week where the lowest high temperature was 104 with the highest at 107. I remember weeks in Enid, Oklahoma when the temperature would reach 117.
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I believe I recall Camp Doha, Kuwait got up to 129 in 1999, but it was a dry heat. So hot the locals cancelled the camel races.
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..could be. Though the services as a whole have a earned reputation to wait too long to relieve officers. There was a IG of the Army report after Desert Shield/Storm on the number of senior officers (field grade +) relieved. Didn't get too much circulation.
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Roghly speaking it takes about 42 gallons of crude (about one barrel) to make 20 gallons of gas. Again, roughly speaking. Other stuff is produced from that same oil as it is refined. I don't see any huge profit margins, if you take into account the refining and transport costs. As you might expect, the gov't is the biggest benefactor of the oil industry, from the initial lease, to wellhead to pump. The gov't has it nailed.
[FoxNews] A quick-thinking Texas summer camp counselor helped slow down a gunman who walked onto the campus and opened fire before police, who responded quickly, took out the shooter before any children were harmed.
Police have identified 42-year-old Brandon Keith Ned of Dallas, Texas as the shooter and have not yet determined a possible motive for the shooting.
Police say they started receiving calls at 8:43 a.m. that a man had fired shots at the Duncanville Fieldhouse, where a summer camp with roughly 250 children is housed. Two minutes later, officers arrived at the scene and neutralized the shooter after a summer school staffer engaged with the shooter as kids were locked down, WFAA-TV reported.
The camp counselor confronted the suspected gunman in the lobby of the school as the children were ushered by staff to an area behind locked doors where the gunman could not enter, Duncanville Assistant Police Chief Matthew Stogner told WFAA-TV.
"[He] did fire one round inside the classroom where there were children inside," Stogner said. "Fortunately, no one was injured."
When officers arrived, the gunman had moved to the gymnasium where children were reportedly present. At that time, officers exchanged fire with the suspect and neutralized him. He was taken to the hospital with injuries where he later died.
"Our officers did not hesitate," Duncanville Mayor Barry Gordon said. "They did what they were trained to do and saved lives."
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[Censor] Operational information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine regarding the Russian invasion as of 18:00 on 15.06.2022.
This was reported by Censor.NET .
"Day 112 of heroic opposition of the Ukrainian nation to the Russian military invasion continue.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the engineering equipment of the area in the border areas of the Pinsk district of the Brest region continues. The threat of missile and air strikes from the territory of the Republic of Belarus continues.
In the northern direction, the enemy fired mortars at the positions of our troops in the border areas of Sumy and Chernihiv regions. In order to clarify the position of our units and correct the fire, he conducted air reconnaissance of UAVs. To disrupt the control and communication system of the Defense Forces, the enemy used electronic warfare systems.
In the Kharkiv direction, the main efforts of the enemy and deeds are focused on maintaining the occupied borders, preventing the entry of our troops to the State Border of Ukraine north of Kharkiv.
In the Slavic direction, the aggressor's main efforts are focused on continuing the offensive in the direction of Izyum - Slavyansk. The enemy unsuccessfully carried out assault operations in the direction of Dovgenke - Krasnopillya. The enemy tried to improve the tactical situation in the area of the settlement of Dolyna. Ukrainian soldiers repulsed and forced the occupiers to withdraw.
The enemy did not take active action in the Lyman direction, firing at our units with artillery.
In the Severodonetsk direction, the occupiers continue to fire on the positions of the Defense Forces with artillery and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. Enemy units are storming in order to establish full control over the city of Severodonetsk, the fighting continues. In Toshkivka, our defenders successfully repulsed another enemy assault.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy fired at our troops with artillery and jet artillery. Ukrainian soldiers inflicted losses on the enemy during his offensive in the directions of Vasylivka - Yakovlivka and Vasylivka - Berestove. The occupiers withdrew.
The enemy did not take active action in the Avdievka, Kurakhiv, Novopavliv and Zaporizhzhya areas. In order to restrain the actions and prevent the transfer of units of our troops to other directions, the enemy fired mortars, artillery and rocket artillery.
The enemy continues to hold defensive positions in the South Buz and Tavriya directions. It is trying to improve the engineering equipment of the positions in the areas of Bezvodne and Ishchenko settlements. In order to counter the technical means of reconnaissance of the Defense Forces, the Russian occupiers deployed a complex of electronic warfare in the area of Melitopol.
According to the available information, changes in the combat and numerical composition of the enemy operating on the territory of Ukraine have been revealed. Thus, the grouping of the occupying forces was increased by one battalion tactical group from the 138th separate motorized infantry brigade of the Western Military District.
In addition, in the Bakhmut direction, the enemy increased the group with a battalion tactical group from the operational reserve, which was redeployed to Pervomaisk from the Kupyansk district. After the restoration of combat readiness, separate units of the 8th All-Military Army of the Southern Military District were introduced in the districts of Komyshuvakha and Popasna.
The leadership of the Russian law enforcement agencies continues to take measures to attract additional human resources to the war against Ukraine by increasing payments and introducing short-term contracts, with the possibility of their extension.
The enemy continues to use enterprises in the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region to restore and repair damaged weapons and military equipment.
According to available information, in the city of Belgorod and the region there is an additional involvement of medical workers from other regions of the Russian Federation to work with wounded servicemen. All this indicates the significant losses of the Russian occupiers.
#1
The Ukrainian spin has gone from laughable to pathetic. In just 14 days Ukrainian authorities have raised their casualty figures four times, from "60 to 100" per day to "100 to 200," then to "200-500", and then they doubled that figure again.
Yesterday, the Ukrainian member of parliament who leads their negotiating efforts admitted the true number is now 1,000 Ukrainian killed or wounded every day -- in the Donbas alone.
Up to 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers are being killed or wounded each day in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, with 200 to 500 killed on average and many more wounded, a top Ukrainian official said on Wednesday.
The big picture: President Volodymyr Zelensky said on June 1 that 60 to 100 Ukrainian troops were being killed daily as Russia stepped up its Donbas offensive. Over the past two weeks that number has climbed significantly according to David Arakhamia, who leads Ukraine's negotiations with Russia and is one of Zelensky's closest advisers.
#2
This means the true number of daily losses across Ukraine is even higher than 1,000. They're also suffering casualties in the south and west, in Kherson and from strikes on munitions and ammo stores. The true number of killed and wounded each day is probably closer to 1,300.
This exceeds by a wide margin anything that the US or any of its allies has ever experienced, on any day of fighting, in any of its wars during the past 60 years.
The American strategy of encouraging this slaughter of its supposed "ally" is beyond cynical. The Americans want to see Ukraine destroyed and carved up, and Europe reduced to bankruptcy.
#3
The American strategy of encouraging this slaughter of its supposed "ally" is beyond cynical. The Americans want to see Ukraine destroyed and carved up, and Europe reduced to bankruptcy.
And the MIC and the Swampies pocket their loot.
They're destroying everything else, so why not destroy Ukraine too?
Strangle the economy, crush the stock market, trash the Constitution, open the border, destroy the entire global economy. For Biden and his freaks this is Hitler in his bunker time.
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#4
I'm not pro-Ukraine. I'm not pro-Russian. So, I'm hated by all. Just as I like it.
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#5
The Ukrainians are desperately trying to stop more of their men evading military service by fleeing to Poland.
They introduced a ban on leaving the country: any Ukrainian man aged 18 to 60 seeking to leave the country must obtain a special permit. However, half a million Ukrainian men have slipped out anyway, according to Ukraine's Border Guard: “From February 24 to June 7, 2022, a total of 3.645 million Ukrainian citizens entered Poland from Ukraine, including 432,000 Ukrainian male citizens aged 18-60 years. The Border Guard has not transferred the data of these persons to the services of Ukraine” – according to Border Guard spokesman, Lieutenant Anna Michalska.
This number is just for escapees to Poland. The Border Guard did not disclose how many Ukrainians left via Moldova or Romania.
#6
Jackleg Posobiec is whining that we must defend Poland, because he's polish.
FOAD, dude.
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^ Can you blame them? The casualty rate for Ukrainian conscripts is 65%.
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#8
It's a bloodbath. There's no end in sight. Putin has absolutely no reason to negotiate. Russia's rolling in money and has the strongest currency in the world. They're actually lowering their interest rates while the US Fed are desperately trying to raise them higher and higher in order to create a recession in the US. The Russians can easily deal with sanctions; they've been dealing with them successfully for 14 years.
The West is being crushed. By refusing to force the Ukrainians to capitulate, Biden is creating the worst economic disaster of our lifetimes. Unbelievably foolish -- a debacle for the ages
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#10
Two more openings for western would-be soldiers of fortune - from military.com:
Two U.S. veterans were reportedly captured by Russian troops in Ukraine last week, with their families and lawmakers now working to find out what happened and whether they are in Russian custody.
The U.S. State Department confirmed that it is aware of media reports that two American citizens and veterans who were volunteers in Ukraine have been captured.
Military.com, in speaking to government officials and family members, has been able to confirm that both men, Alexander Drueke, 39, and Andy Huynh, 27, were veterans who traveled to Ukraine in April. Their families now say both have since gone missing.
Lois Drueke, Alexander's mother, told Military.com that her son was an Army veteran of eight years, left the military as a staff sergeant, and volunteered to train Ukrainians starting in April. Military.com reached out to the Army to independently verify Drueke's service history but did not immediately hear back, although Drueke's mother did share photos showing her son in uniform. Lois Drueke said that her son was part of the Army's Chemical Corps, having served two tours in Iraq."Alex did not reenlist after his second tour in Iraq," she said. "He came home with severe PTSD, and he has been searching for a purpose in life."
Local media in Huynh's home state of Alabama reported that he was a Marine veteran who left to fight in Ukraine in April after seeing images of Ukrainian teenagers battling Russian forces.
. . .Claire Finkelstein, the founder and academic director of the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, told Military.com in an email Wednesday that, assuming a former U.S. service member was taking orders from the Ukrainian military, wearing their uniforms, and carrying their arms openly, they would be "entitled to full POW treatment under the Geneva Conventions"
#12
The Ukrainian strategy is bizarre. They keep on making "last stands" in factories -- AzovStal, now Azov -- which only prolong the inevitable capitulation and cause more slaughter and destruction. They know there is no way on earth that a few more howizters or harpoons or tanks will change the balance. The Donbas is lost, and the Russians are targeting and destroying much of the new materiel before it even reaches the field.
Unless the Ukrainian battalions withdraw from the Donbas and reconstitute their forces in the west and south, they will not be capable of massing the quantity of concentrated forces for a successful offensive that would take back an entire region or province.
Their evident desire is to create a persistent image of every battle as a mini-Stalingrad -- not because of any strategic rationale but because they seem to think it offers the chance for more headlines and pseudo-victories in their information war.
It's as if their military strategy is being dictated by media flacks and British tabloids' headline writers.
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#13
*factories -- AzovStal, now Azot
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#14
Can you blame them? The casualty rate for Ukrainian conscripts is 65%.
The Ukrainians arriving in Krakow say the war is going even worse than you can imagine. Soldiers are being chopped up like meat. They're mutinying, deserting, running to Poland or Moldova, anywhere. They say that when a group tries to surrender to the Russians, another group's officers shoot them in the back.
Yes. Absolutely. A criminal subset of Uncle Sugar's foreign service and DoD fooled them into this mess. They put their own tit in the wringer.
Maybe a bigger lesson will be learned by those watching from a somewhat safe distance.
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#16
How does this come down to the west being defeated by the Russians? Because we sent them aid? From the looks of how things have been going for the Russians and there constantly threatening nukes they seem to be very worried about the west getting really involved, which we shouldn't,.
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#17
/\ How does this come down to the west being defeated by the Russians?
#18
"Them" in "Can you blame them?" refers to the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian men who are fleeing Ukraine and the thousands of soldiers who are deserting or mutinying. They are normal people who know this is a stupid, totally pointless bloodbath.
You're right to place blame on the Western politicians who are encouraging Zelensky and the nationalists to prolong the war.
#19
How does this come down to the west being defeated by the Russians?
The West is defeating itself. Biden and the US Fed are bloody well destroying the United States economy and stock market, and taking Britain, Germany and the other western economics down as well.
Usually a war stimulates economic growth. Biden's war is causing a recession alongside hyperinflation. It's unbelievable what they're doing to us.
#21
#18. Don't waste time trying to humanize Nuland's Folly.
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#22
^ Well, if that's true it's incredibly stupid. There won't be any productive assets left for Zelensky to preside over. The only parallel is the Gaza strategy of the Palestinians, but Ukrainians aren't suicidal like the Palestinians. Zelensky's probably preparing his exit to Miami now.
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#23
The utter obliteration of Ukraine would make the next Vindman's subversive mission difficult in the extreme.
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#24
Could it be the Ukrainians are letting the Russians destroy everything they take so there is little value or expensive to rebuild?
The post-communist Ukrainian thieves who dominate that kleptocracy destroyed so much value in the former state enterprises they grabbed that demolishing and starting over from scratch is hardly more expensive than trying to turn them around. The Ukrainian oligarchs' m.o. has always been to strip the assets and loot the cash flow rather than invest and reorganize and build and grow the enterprise. The shipbuilding factories in Nikolaev/Mykolayiv are one notorious example; AzovStal is another and Azot a third.
Unlike the US, Russia has a healthy fiscal balance, a current account surplus ($100 billion now) and plenty of domestic capital which they can invest in rebuilding the factories and other destroyed assets of the Donbas. The postwar economic boom will help, not hurt, the Russian economy.
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#25
Poor people just, somehow, can't go into really deep debt.
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06/16/2022 13:35 Comments ||
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#26
That said, broke is better than in hock.
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#11 No one is stopping Zelenzky, he can surrender at any time. It's not up to the US to decide when it's over. Blame Zelensky and Putin.
Let's get real-- Zelensky is a puppet. He could be overthrown tomorrow if we wanted. The Biden neo-cons and the MIC thought they could score some big wins against Russia and score even more loot from Congress by painting this as another Afghanistan for Russia.
Instead it's become another Afghanistan for us-- an endless sinkhole and a military disaster with tens of billions utterly wasted in just 100 days, a chaotic and corrupt "ally," and a sanctions strategy that has completely blown up in Biden's face.
It's like their covid fiasco. The Biden people and their corrupt hacks completely fucked up, yet they can't bring themselves to admit it and change course. They're paralyzed. The farce just gets worse and worse but they won't close the curtain on it.
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#28
It's not like Afghanistan. But it is. Maybe it's time to help Billy up onto the yardarm...
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#8 It's a bloodbath. There's no end in sight. Putin has absolutely no reason to negotiate. Russia's rolling in money and has the strongest currency in the world.
The intelligent approach would be to let Russia keep their conquered wasteland regions and pay for their reconstruction with the assets the US seized ($300 billion).
In exchange for removal of US sanctions, the Russians would lay down their arms and return all prisoners. A new border would be established, behind which Russia would retreat.
Biden would resuscitate the Nixon formula from the 1973 Paris Peace Accords with the VietCong: "Peace With Honor." Zelensky and his retinue would relinquish power and be given safe passage to Tel Aviv, like Shah Rex's Pahlavi escaping to Egypt in 1979.
#30
I will vote for whoever pledges to take all seized foreign assets to pay down the US national debt.
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#31
From the US POV, it'snot like Russia's war in Afghanistan.
But it is likeAmerica's war in Afghanistan.
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#32
What we know about the Russian experience in Afghanistan is questionable at best. What we know about the US's experience there is limited to first-hand accounts that are not the big picture.
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Correction: I should say, The intelligent approach would be to let Russia keep their conquered wasteland regions in the Donbas and pay for the reconstruction of non-Donbas Ukraine with the assets the US seized ($300 billion).
#34
Um. Why would the US turn over any money they seized to Russia? Or to Ukraine?
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The parallels with our Afghanistan War are
1) unreliable, corrupt, incompetent "allies" who never had a chance to win
2) false hope created by exaggerated media accounts of early victories, followed by a steady series of defeats and then memory holing news from the front
3) US strategists refusing to consider territorial concessions and peace settlemen, instead doubling and tripling down on a failed approach
4) the public quickly losing interest and the war slithering on for years, with extraordinary sums of US $$$ wasted or stolen, until the inevitable collapse
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#36
The parallels with our the US's Afghanistan War. Billy don't live here.
Generals worried about negative press.
Politicians who lie so much they can't spot other people lying.
A gerbil money laundering scheme that will collapse when the proles are milked dry and money printing stops working.
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34Um. Why would the US turn over any money they seized to Russia? Or to Ukraine?
To cut its losses and rid itself of an albatross.
Also to at least try to restore some semblance of rule of law to US economic foreign policy. The rest of the world is appalled by this brazen theft, and likely to move their sovereign wealth funds out of US instruments. The Israelis and Saudis have already started to do so.
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#39
Why would the US turn over any money they seized to Russia? Or to Ukraine?
The reconstruction money would go to the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, which would disburse the funding through private equity funds managed by experienced, successful direct investors in emerging economies such as Templeton or Barings Vostok. They would co-invest alongside the EBRD, sharing in the risk as well as the upside.
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#38 I don't see the need to do that.
... because you don't follow international finance. The strength of the US dollar and the attractiveness of US treasurys and the US banking and capital markets systems generally is trust -- the investors' belief that property rights are respected and that the US government and courts will not allow foreigners' assets to be seized without cause.
The Biden regime is undermining this reputation, which was well-won over 100 years, with its criminal actions. If trust disappears, foreign governments will have no reason to hold so many fdollars or but so much of America's government debt.
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#42
To retire the debt, we need to reclaim it. Making the debt worth less makes that easier.
Foreigners will be butthurt in any event.
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#43
I seen no scenario where Biden or the Democrats will return money to Russia or Ukraine. Russia is the main enemy of the US according to the Democrats, it's politically impossible to do. Besides they will have a better use for it than Russia (line their pockets).
Let's not forget, Russia has been attempting to undermine the dollar as the reserve currency, why would the US help in that effort?
Since Russia is in such great financial shape they won't need it anyway.
#44
The Ukrainian strategy is bizarre. They keep on making "last stands" in factories --
It looks like scorched earth to my ignorant eye. A strategy that goes back to Classical times, if not the Bronze Age or even the Stone Age. I imagine the Russian equivalent is withdrawing to the heartland, leaving General Winter to wreak vengeance, as seen during Napoleon’s invasion and World War II.
Are Russian casualty numbers still about equal to Ukraine’s, but with a considerably higher death rate? Are Russian officers still killing units that are not aggressive enough, as was reported in the early days?
#45
It is not "scorched earth." The Russians are not killing treyr own men -- reports are that certain Ukrainian commandera are doing so, including shooting in the back their fellow soldiers who have surrendered to the Russians instead of being slaughtered.
It's astonishing how much Russophobic bullshit is swallowed uncritically by otherwise intelligent westerners -- people who ought to know better.
I read it here a few days ago. A comment by lord garth, who has a history of being both careful and knowledgeable about statistics of all sorts.
Pretty much what I understand about the situation over there is based on what I have read here. badanov is doing an admirable job of collecting and translating reports aimed at various domestic audiences, which naturally differ from what is being said by all parties in English in order to shape the beliefs and actions of foreign audiences in Europe and America. I’m finding the whole thing fascinating, including noisy visits from new commenters who are propagandists from what I assume to be both Ukraine and Russia as well as domestic true believers ditto.
Where do you get your information, Hupoluse Sforza9293?
#50
Stupid Russophobia, inherited from the Cold War, explains so much of the myopia and stupid bullshit that characterizes the US and U.K. coverage of this war -- its origins, conduct and consequences.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Censor] While in Severodonetsk, Yuriy Butusov, Editor-in-Chief of Censor.NET, published current operational information on the situation in the city.
He wrote about this on Facebook.
Butusov said: "I am in Severodonetsk. Connections and logistics are very complicated after the destruction of bridges. The enemy is shelling the crossings.
Logistics and communications have become a significant problem. For example, due to certain circumstances, I had to swim across the Seversky Donets with a full set and a backpack over my shoulders, and it is not very convenient. Supplies need to be improved immediately.
The enemy is constantly firing artillery and aircraft, Russian drones over us.
Supply and organization are needed to stay in these conditions."
Butusov continued: "The main thing is inspiring. The way Ukrainian soldiers are fighting in Severodonetsk goes far beyond the notions of duty, fighting ability, devotion and courage.
Those who are poorly supported and organized, those who succumb to fear, are long gone. But the position is held by a significant number of Ukrainian soldiers, who nevertheless remain highly combat-ready. Everyone is talking about critical moments, but all this is despair, and the desire to do better combat work.
Control is maintained, and fighters and commanders use all possible means to beat the occupiers. They do not allow themselves to be surrounded, and try to respond to the blow, despite the unfavorable balance of power. Everyday feat becomes the usual work of our fighters.
If there are sufficient funds, there are opportunities for active action. Our people are not hiding, but are actively searching for the enemy, and inflict significant losses on the Russians every day.
But counterbattery, logistics and air defense need to be strengthened."
"As for civilians at the Azot plant. 520 civilians remain at the Azot plant. They do not want to leave for some reason. Some are waiting for the end of the fighting to return to the city, some are afraid to go somewhere and have no strength.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Alexander Kravchenko
[LB] The Russians are advancing in the Luhansk region both from south to north and from north to south, as well as from east to west in the direction of Severodonetsk - Lysychansk .
This was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny .
“Severodonetsk is a key point in the system of defense operation of Luhansk region. The city cannot be considered in any other way, ”Valery Zaluzhny said.
He noted that in addition to the direction of Severodonetsk-Lysychansk, the occupiers are attacking in the following areas:
Popasna-Komyshuvakha and further to Lysychansk;
Popasna-Mykolayivka;
Popasna-Berestov;
Bogorodichne-Slovyansk;
Izyum - Slavyansk ;
Popasna-Svitlodarsk;
Severodonetsk-Metolkine;
Toshkivka-Komyshuvakha.
The Chief of the General Staff added that in order to displace our troops, the enemy uses aircraft, rocket-propelled grenades and artillery.
[LB] Today, June 15, 43 people were evacuated from Luhansk region .
The chairman of the Luhansk regional military administration (OVA) Sergey Gaidai reported about it .
He noted that two pregnant women were among the evacuees.
"As soon as the security situation allows, we try to organize an evacuation. Everyone is involved - policemen, rescuers, volunteers," Gaidai said.
He added that during the evacuation, bomb shelters and homes are visited, and there are those who wish to do so every day, but it is not always possible.
We will remind as all bridges leading to Severodonetsk are destroyed, it is impossible to bring humanitarian aid to the city and to evacuate inhabitants.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Zaza Paualishvili
[LB] During the past 24 hours, Russian troops have hit eleven settlements, according to the Interior Ministry 's official Telegram channel .
Law enforcement officers recorded 67 damage to civilian objects, including 47 residential buildings, a railway track, a hospital and a medical center, cars and trucks, and garages. There are wounded and dead civilians.
They were fired at: Ocheretyne village, Berdychi, New York, Avdiivka, village Zhelane (field), Dobropillya, village Rope, Bakhmut, village Zaitseve, Krasnohorivka and Pokrovsk.
"Currently, 336 settlements are without electricity, 174 have no water supply," the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
As a result of the shelling of civilian infrastructure, Russian war crimes have been documented. Pre-trial investigations have been launched under Art. 438 (violation of the laws and customs of war) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Vesti] The Russian military is trying to simultaneously attack in nine directions in the Luhansk region . According to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny, the attacks are aimed at capturing the north of Donbass.
"The stubborn struggle for the Luhansk region continues. The enemy has concentrated its main strike forces in the north of the region and is trying to attack simultaneously in nine directions," Zaluzhny said .
In particular, the enemy is attacking from south to north in the directions of Popasnaya - Kamyshevakha and further to Lisichansk, Popasnaya - Nikolaevka, Popasnaya - Berestovo , from north to south in the directions of Bogorodichnoye - Slavyansk, Izyum - Slavyansk , below - Popasnaya - Svetlodarsk , from the east to the west - in the direction of Severodonetsk - Lisichansk , as well as in the directions of Severodonetsk - Metelkino, Toshkovka - Kamyshevakha .
"In order to oust our troops, the enemy uses aviation, multiple launch rocket systems, artillery ," the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine emphasized. According to him, Severodonetsk is a key point in the system of the defense operation of the Lugansk region. " The city cannot be viewed in any other way," Zaluzhny added.
The general stressed that we will definitely stand and win.
[Vesti] In Severodonetsk, the military of the Russian Federation hit the Azot checkpoint with a shell.
As a result of Russian shelling of settlements in the Luhansk region, more than 35 houses were damaged in a day.
Sergey Gaidai, the head of the regional military administration, reports this on his Telegram channel.
"The invaders fired on structures near the former Donsod plant and several houses nearby. The situation is similar in the Glass Factory area. At least eight houses were damaged on June 14 in this city. 14 houses were destroyed in Gorsky.
In Severodonetsk, the enemy once again hit According to "Azot". In particular, the entrance of the enterprise was damaged. (...) Serious damage in the surrounding villages. What was recorded over the past day - six houses were destroyed in Pochechnoye, four - in Nikolaevka, three - in Viktorovka, "wrote Gaidai.
In addition, the head of the OVA noted that "over the past two days, six residents of Lisichansk, as well as two people from Zolote, have been hospitalized in hospitals in other regions of the country alone."
It should be noted that up to 560 civilians remain in the bomb shelters of the Azot chemical plant in Severodonetsk.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 23:18 Zelensky in an evening video message commented on the "really good" news about the third meeting in the Ramstein format: "There is another signal that Ukraine's defense support will be permanent. As part of Ramstein, Britain and Denmark announced a special donor conference in Copenhagen in August. Previously 14 states involved.
23:13 In the Sumy region, on one of the dirt roads on a Russian mine, a car was blown up - three people died on the spot, one was injured, said the head of the OVA Dmitry Zhivitsky. He also said that this afternoon the Russians fired at the Novoslobodskaya community twice from mortars and artillery, in addition, there were single shots at the Esmanskaya and Belopolskaya communities.
In the evening, two enemy helicopters from the territory of the Russian Federation fired five missiles at the outskirts of Glukhov. The rocket hit a residential building, one person died, six were injured. Damaged infrastructure facilities.
23:08 US Department of Defense spokesman Todd Bressail said that Washington has allocated about $5.6 billion to Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion on February 24.
22:44 Zaluzhny said that the enemy had concentrated its main strike forces in the north of the Lugansk region and was trying to attack simultaneously in nine directions.
22:42 Zelensky said in an evening video message that in all international contacts he hears admiration for the actions of Ukrainian defenders and defenders: "The world really wants to learn from Ukrainians how to fight and how to win. Over the 112 days of this war, the Ukrainian army has proved that courage and wisdom on the battlefield, together with the ability to tactically outplay the enemy, they give a significant result, even despite the significant advantage of the Russian army in the number of soldiers and equipment.
22:39 Zelensky said that he spoke with Johnson, discussed the situation on the battlefield, Ukraine's defense needs and food security threats.
22:36 Canada will provide Ukraine with ten interchangeable barrels for M777 artillery pieces as part of new military assistance worth 9 million Canadian dollars (7 million US dollars), Defense Minister Anita Anand said.
22:32 The head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, said that the US and allies have trained 60 Ukrainian troops in the handling of HIMARS and 420 in M777 howitzers. In addition, training is underway in the development of armored personnel carriers and drones. Milli also said that the international community has provided Ukraine with 97 thousand anti-tank systems - "more than tanks in the world."
According to Milli, Ukraine uses artillery more efficiently and is better at fighting tactically than Russia: “It is clear that Russia has more artillery than Ukraine. Estimates vary: someone says 45 to one, 20 to one, 10 to one. But on in fact, no one knows exactly what the numbers are. Although, in fact, there are more in Russia, unfortunately. But this is not a war of numbers."
According to the general, the Russians use artillery to aimlessly cover cities with fire: "Russia just shoots to shoot - without achieving any military goals."
21:40 A Russian rocket hit a wagon with humanitarian aid World Cental the Kitchen, which was provided for Mariupol residents in the centers of Yamariupol , said Petr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of the city.
21:35 The construction of temporary granaries in Poland on the border with Ukraine will take up to four months, said Polish Minister of Agriculture Henryk Kowalczyk. According to him, Biden's proposal to provide infrastructure for the export of grain on the Polish-Ukrainian border is "extremely interesting," but many practical issues need to be resolved in order to implement it.
Currently, Poland can ensure the export of about 1.5 million tons of grain from Ukraine per month, while the need is about 5 million. "Such investments can be completed in three to four months," Kowalczyk said.
21:31 The Ukrainian military has completed training on the HIMARS MLRS, and by the end of June Ukraine will receive them for defense in the Donbass, General Mark Milley, head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said following the Ramstein-3 meeting. He also listed the total amount of US aid to Ukraine:
more than 60 thousand Javelins,
over 5000 Stingers,
over 700 Switchblade drones,
20 Mi-17 helicopters,
hundreds of thousands of ammunition for small arms.
21:23 Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev said that Russia seeks to end hostilities in Ukraine as soon as possible: "Russia is interested in reaching political and diplomatic agreements as soon as possible, which would allow to stop hostilities. However, the negotiations between Moscow and Kiev are frozen by the Ukrainian side" . At the same time, he stressed that the negotiations were frozen at the insistence of the United States and Great Britain.
21:19 The head of the Committee of the Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Mark Milley, said that about 100 military personnel are dying in Ukraine every day: "In the media, we see reports that Ukraine is losing 100 people killed and 100, 200 or 300 people wounded per day. I'd say it's close to our estimates."
20:55 The Telegraph writes that two Americans who fought for Ukraine were captured during the fighting with Russian troops near Kharkov last week, as evidenced by their comrades. Alexander Dryuke, 39, and Andy Hyun, 27, served as volunteers in one of the units of the Ukrainian army and became the first Americans to be captured by the Russians.
20:47 The conflict between Turkey and Greece is experiencing a new escalation. Ankara claims that Athens is violating international law by building up weapons on a number of islands in the Aegean Sea. Read more in the material Erdogan threatens Greece with war .
20:26 The Kerch bridge will be the number one target for Ukraine after receiving the promised weapons, said Major General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Dmitry Marchenko: "This is not a secret either for their military or for our military. Neither for their civilians, nor for our civilians. It will the number one target for defeat... We just have to cut off the main gut of pulling up reserves. And believe me: those who ran in Simferopol and Crimea with Russian flags will quickly get Ukrainian ones and will run with them."
20:17 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke about the details of supplies from the United States. Ukraine will receive:
18 units of 155-mm howitzers;
36 thousand 155-mm shells;
18 tactical vehicles for transporting howitzers;
additional shells for HIMARS;
four vehicles for equipment repair;
two Coast Guard systems with Harpoon missiles;
thousands of protected radio stations;
thousands of optical devices, including night vision.
In addition, Germany promised to provide Ukraine with three Mars MLRS, Slovakia - Mi-17 helicopters, and Canada, Poland and the Netherlands - artillery.
19:44 Biden had a telephone conversation with Zelensky and said that the United States is providing a new $1 billion military aid package. This package will include artillery and coastal defense systems, as well as ammunition for artillery and advanced missile systems. In addition, the United States allocates $225 million for humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
19:09 The Russians are trying to advance on Slavyansk and in Severodonetsk, and in the Kherson region they are equipping positions for defense, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports. The grouping of enemy troops has been increased by one BTG from the 138th separate motorized rifle brigade of the Western Military District. Also in the Bakhmut direction, the enemy increased the grouping of the battalion tactical group from the operational reserve, redeployed to Pervomaisk from the Kupyansk region. Separate units of the 8th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District were introduced into the areas of the settlements of Kamyshevakh and Popasnaya.
18:51 The UN will investigate reports of the illegal export of children from the occupied territories of Ukraine to Russia and their adoption, the organization's commission of inquiry said in a statement following the first visit to Kiev. It will also continue to collect evidence on sexual violence, violations of the rights of children and the elderly and other vulnerable groups. All those involved in the commission of crimes, if possible, will be identified.
18:38 The GTS operator of Ukraine announced its readiness to increase the volume of gas transit through Sudzha due to the reduction in transportation through the Nord Stream. Thus, Gazprom may increase gas transit through Ukraine by 82.4 million cubic meters per day.
18:17 The head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Valentin Reznichenko, announced another shelling of the Zelenodolsk and Apostolovsk communities. According to preliminary data, there are no victims and injured, several high-rise buildings are damaged. In Apostolovo there is a fire in the forest belt, rescuers are extinguishing the fire.
18:10 The mayor of Volchansk, Kharkiv region, is suspected of treason, the Office of the Prosecutor General said. According to the investigation, the official, who went over to the side of the Russian Federation, supported the creation of the so-called "provisional civil administration of the Kharkiv region" and voluntarily participated in its activities. On June 3, 2022, in occupied Kupyansk, he took part in an event at which an illegal body was created.
18:07 Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia support granting Ukraine candidate status for EU membership. "On this European path, our countries are not competitors, but only complement and enhance each other's capabilities," Zelensky said following today's meetings.
18:02 Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin called for increased military assistance to Ukraine: "We must strengthen our common commitment to the self-defense of Ukraine, and we must make even more efforts so that Ukraine can protect itself, its citizens and its territory."
Austin also noted the progress that has been made since the last Ramstein meeting: "The Allies are providing Harpoon launchers and missiles to strengthen the defense of the coast of Ukraine, the UK is providing M-270 launchers, training for the Ukrainian military. Some of our allies and partners provide howitzers and artillery ammunition, and the Ukrainian forces use this to protect the Donbass." In addition, tanks and helicopters continue to arrive in Ukraine, the head of the US Department of Defense added.
He urged Western countries to mobilize more aid for Ukraine now that Russia is focused on capturing the Donbass and using long-range systems. The head of the Pentagon added that the United States is currently working to provide Ukraine with long-range fire capabilities, armored vehicles and coastal defense.
17:58 Stoltenberg said that Western countries should agree on a new package of military assistance to Ukraine at the end of June at a summit in Madrid.
17:54 The United States imposed sanctions against three people from Russia, Ukraine and Sweden, two of them are associated with the organization Russian Imperial Movement .
17:42 Stoltenberg admitted that he was too optimistic in assessing the timing of Sweden and Finland joining NATO: "I was too optimistic at that time, it's true. Because at that stage we had no information that problems might arise. But we have since heard about Turkey's concerns and we have acknowledged that it may take longer than expected."
17:25 In Ukraine, a terrorist attack against the country's leadership was prevented, Deputy Interior Minister Yevgeny Yenin said on the air of the Rada channel. According to him, the attack was prevented thanks to information received from operational sources. At the same time, he did not specify the details: "I am sure that after the victory it will be possible to tell much more about this."
17:09 The United States plans to allocate more than $650 million in new military assistance to Ukraine, including Harpoon anti-ship missiles, writes Bloomberg.
17:03 Gazprom announced that it is stopping the operation of another Siemens gas turbine at the Portovaya station and from tomorrow it will be able to supply no more than 67 million cubic meters of gas per day to Nord Stream against the planned volume of 167 million cubic meters.
16:59 Germany has frozen Russian assets worth 4.48 billion euros, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said. This amount also includes the shares of Russian companies.
16:55 EU Ambassadors today discussed a discussion paper on the new European Political Community. According to journalist Rikard Jozwiak, the new formation will not replace organizations such as the Council of Europe and the OSCE, and will not be an "alternative" to the expansion of the European Union. "At the moment there are more questions than answers, especially on the budget and added value," writes a Radio Liberty journalist.
16:37 Scholz called the political reasons for the reduction in gas supplies via Nord Stream. Earlier, Gazprom said that gas supplies to Nord Stream could only be provided in the amount of up to 100 million cubic meters per day, with a planned volume of 167 million. The monopolist blamed Siemens for this, which allegedly returned gas pumping units from repairs at the Portovaya compressor station.
16:20 Zelensky addressed the politicians and the people of the Czech Republic: "The Czech people are well aware of how compromises end at someone else's expense and what concessions to tyranny lead to, which offers to take only supposedly part of the desired territory in order to pretend that the aggression has stopped. Who wants to seize everything, will never stop, taking only a part."
The President stressed that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is only the first step that the leadership of the Russian Federation needs to open the way to other countries. Therefore, Ukraine must receive everything for victory - modern, powerful enough weapons, financial assistance and fundamental valuable support, "which will finally knock out of Russia's hands its main ideological weapon, namely, the assertion that Europe is not capable of real unification and that Ukraine is not needed by Europe. ".
15:53 There is no need to mine the Black Sea coast of Ukraine to start transporting grain , a safe route for ships can be laid in areas where there is no mine threat, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said: "The areas where sea mines are known. It is possible to create safe exits to three ports ", and this will allow ships to proceed without any threat. Ukrainian boats will serve as guides. After ships enter the security zone, they will be inspected."
In addition, Cavusoglu called the UN plan for the export of Ukrainian grain to be implemented: "We are waiting for a response from Russia on this issue. Turkey supports this plan. If the parties support the initiative, then we can organize a meeting in Istanbul to discuss the details."
15:35 Podolyak responded to Medvedev's statement, which he made in the context of a possible lend-lease for gas from the United States: "If Russian imperialism had a face, it would be Medvedev. A small man with big complexes, whose only opportunity to attract attention and assert himself is throw poison at Ukraine or threaten the world. Ukraine was, is and will be. Where D. Medvedev will be in two years is a question."
Earlier, Medvedev said that Ukraine in two years may cease to "exist on the map of the world."
15:14 In Cairo, the European Union, Israel and Egypt signed a trilateral agreement on gas exports. According to the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, the Israeli energy resource will be sent to factories in Egypt, from where it will be received by the EU countries in the form of liquefied gas.
15:12 Putin and Xi Jinping talked on the phone, noted the "good dynamics of development" of bilateral relations, and exchanged views on Ukraine. Xi Jinping drew attention to China's independent stance and its promotion of "world peace," writes CCTV. "All parties should responsibly seek a proper resolution of the Ukrainian crisis. China is ready to continue playing its due role in this regard," the PRC leader said.
15:10 The Russian troops once again fired at Nikolaev, as a result of blows to a high-rise building five people suffered, the head of OVA Vitaly Kim reported.
15:08 Kherson Commercial Sea Port has resumed work and is preparing for the transshipment of goods, Russian media report, citing the "administration" of the region.
15:04 Bus service between Crimea and the "liberated" regions of southern Ukraine is planned to be organized before July 1, Aksyonov said.
14:54 It is quite legal to hand over subpoenas on the beaches in Odessa, as in any other place, but in the matter of conscription, the state will primarily rely on the reserve, said the speaker of the Odessa OVA Sergey Bratchuk. According to him, there are many people in the region who are waiting in reserve: "We understand that the battles, unfortunately, are very heavy, there are losses. Therefore, we need to replenish our brigades. People are happy to do their male duty."
14:52 The UN is opening an office in Lviv to coordinate the work of international humanitarian organizations, Anna Palonko, head of the UN humanitarian hub for the West of Ukraine, said: "We are now creating a hub in Lviv - this is an office that will include six regions - Rivne, Ternopil, Transcarpathian, Volyn ", Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk. And we aim to coordinate the efforts of partners in all sectors. Among the priorities are food needs, as well as cash assistance, shelters, education and winterization in these areas."
14:46 An electronic vote has started in Kiev to rename city objects whose names are associated with Russia. Voting is carried out in the Kiev digital application and will last until June 19 inclusive. The list includes 296 objects that were selected by an expert commission.
14:35 The Turkish TV channel TRT reported that Kiev, Moscow and Ankara will appoint representatives with the rank of generals to operate an emergency communication channel for the export of grain from the ports of Ukraine.
14:31 There is no mention of the seventh package of sanctions in the draft communiqué following the summit of EU leaders, Radio Liberty journalist Rikard Jozwiak said. According to him, the document only notes that "the approval of the sixth package of sanctions further increases the pressure on Russia to stop its war against Ukraine."
14:29 NATO is preparing new defense schemes when certain forces will be allocated to protect specific allies and be on high alert, Stoltenberg said.
14:24 The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the villages of Spivakovka and Plants in the vicinity of Izyum, said the deputy of the Izyum City Council Maxim Strelnik.
14:06 Prime Ministers of Montenegro and Albania Dritan Abazovic and Edi Rama visited Borodianka and Irpen. "Immediately after our arrival, we visited Borodyanka, a city destroyed at the beginning of the invasion. We are witnessing the destruction caused by the war. Together with Edi Rama, we pray for peace, standing firmly on the side of the citizens of Ukraine," Abazovich wrote on Twitter.
14:01 The SBU blocked the work of a Kiev IT company that developed software for Russian-controlled "administrations" in eastern Ukraine. In particular, the company supplied software for paying utility bills to uncontrolled territories and generally worked with gas and water supply companies. In total, thanks to the software of the people of Kiev, more than 10 million hryvnias in equivalent were collected in the "budget" of the captured regions.
13:59 Reznikov announced that he had arrived in Brussels for a meeting of Ramstein-3 defense ministers.
13:57 The total damage from the war in Ukraine's agriculture has reached $4.3 billion, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy reported.
13:31 Greece will provide Ukraine with up to 30 infantry fighting vehicles, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview with ERT. According to him, the deliveries of BMPs will take place as part of the partial re-equipment of the army fleet with modern vehicles from Germany: “At the moment, we are exchanging a small number - from 20 to 30 BMP-1s - for much more modern German-made vehicles. We are helping Ukraine and at the same time strengthening our armed forces with newer combat vehicles".
13:26 Russia has equipped a training tank training ground in the Zaporozhye region, said Anatoly Kurtev, secretary of the Zaporozhye City Council, citing data from the Defense Forces. According to him, the Russian military arrived there, and fuel tanks were brought from Crimea, but there is no data on the preparation of the offensive. Kurtev also said that during the day the enemy made 34 shelling from the MLRS Grad, Smerch and tanks in the region.
13:24 Ukraine is preparing a plan B in case it is impossible to unblock the seaports, said First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy Taras Vysotsky. Mobile elevator banks and sleeves are already being imported in order to have in reserve potential equipment for storing an additional 10-15 million tons.
13:21 Granting Ukraine candidate status for EU membership is the right decision, said Romanian President Klaus Iohannis after talks with Macron: "I believe that candidate status should be granted as soon as possible, this is the right decision in terms of morality, economics and security" .
13:13 Stoltenberg confirmed that Zelensky will be expected at the NATO summit in Madrid on June 29-30 - in the format in which the president will be able to take part due to circumstances.
13:08 Stoltenberg said that NATO is preparing a plan to transfer Ukraine to the arms of the alliance. He added that tonight NATO defense ministers should announce new military assistance for Ukraine. The package will include heavy weapons and long-range artillery.
13:04 Moscow hopes that the West "will be smart enough not to use nuclear weapons" in Ukraine, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. Also, according to him, Russia "rejects the ideology of a limited nuclear war," and the West's accusations of the opposite are groundless.
Ryabkov also stressed that Russia "will put an end to the special operation" in Ukraine "where Moscow needs it." "We will stand firm in our positions," he said.
12:38 Zelensky will at some point have to negotiate with Russia to end the war, Macron said during a visit to Romania, Reuters reports. He also promised to do "everything to stop the Russian military forces, help the Ukrainians and their army and continue negotiations."
12:34 The head of the ruling Law and Justice party in Poland , Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, said in an interview with Gazeta Polska that the West should not focus on avoiding a military solution to the conflict in Ukraine: "The West's focus on avoiding war makes us somewhat weaker in front of Russia, which does not take into account any values, we hit her on the head with technique and preparation, but in ourselves we reduce the determination to win.
12:30 The morning explosion in Chernobaevka near the market is a terrorist attack committed by the Russians, said Sergei Khlan, adviser to the head of the Kherson OVA. According to him, there are wounded and dead.
12:03 The Russian-appointed "chairman" of the Zaporizhia Regional State Administration Yevgeny Balitsky said that "lists of volunteers for protection against Ukrainian troops" have begun to be formed in the region, which already includes more than 200 people.
11:55 Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova and Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan examined the sites of Russian war crimes in Kharkiv, the Office of the Prosecutor General said. The parties discussed the general steps of the strategy of bringing to account and justice.
11:52 Since February 24, the US has announced 11 tranches of military assistance to Ukraine for almost $4.6 billion, the US embassy in Kiev has reported.
11:49 10,000 residents remain in Severodonetsk, compared to 106,000 before the Russian invasion, the mayor of the city, Alexander Stryuk, said. He called the humanitarian situation in the city critical, but added that communication with him remains.
11:43 On June 12, another category of citizens was released from mobilization in Ukraine - the law on deferment for students and teachers of vocational schools came into force, for which the Rada voted in April. Only full-time or dual students can receive a deferment from mobilization. For vocational school teachers, the deferment is granted only to those for whom this activity is the main place of work.
11:31 Scholz abandoned the idea of completely nationalizing the former German division of Gazprom Gazprom Germania - the chancellor fears that such a decision "may annoy Putin" and lead to a cessation of Russian gas supplies, writes Bloomberg citing sources. The former division of Gazprom in April was transferred to the control of the German energy regulator. The German government decided to take the company, which was under sanctions, under long-term external management.
11:24 In Chernobaevka, Kherson region, an explosion thundered in the market area in the morning, there are dead and wounded, reports Suspіlne with reference to local residents. Russian media reported that as a result of shelling allegedly from the Ukrainian side, two civilians were killed and five were injured.
11:21 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that near Zolochev, Lviv region, Caliber missiles destroyed "an ammunition depot for weapons transferred to Ukraine by NATO countries, including M777 howitzers." Also, a missile attack on the military airfield Voznesensk in the Nikolaev region allegedly destroyed aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force. And near the stations Dobropolye and Pokrovsk in the "DPR" and Orlovshchina in the Dnipropetrovsk region, according to the RF Ministry of Defense, "a large number of weapons and military equipment from the United States and European countries" were destroyed.
10:57 In the Nikolaev region on the night of June 15, the enemy launched three missile attacks on the Pribuzhanovskaya community. According to preliminary information, the air defense system worked, there were no casualties or damage, the OVA said. Also yesterday afternoon there were shellings of the Shirokovskaya, Bereznegovatskaya communities, the village of Limany of the Galitsyn community, the village of Kotlyarovo of the Shevchenkovsky community. People were not hurt.
10:55 The Kharkiv OVA warned that missile strikes could be launched on Kharkiv and Lozova today. Residents are asked not to ignore air raid warnings and to limit their stay outside.
10:53 Medvedev said that Ukraine may cease to exist: “Who said that in two years Ukraine will even exist on the world map? Although the Americans don’t care anymore - they have invested so much in the anti-Russia project that everything else trifle".
10:49 In Ukraine, at the initiative of the SBU and at the request of the prosecutor's office, the assets of the Belarusian fuel company involved in financing the aggression of the Russian Federation were arrested for UAH 20 million. The prosecutor's office transferred the assets to the management of ARMA.
10:43 In Mariupol, the resistance of local residents is moving from sabotage to an active phase. According to the adviser to the mayor of the city, Petr Andryushchenko, on June 9, two tractors and three large trailers for trucks burned down on the Taganrog highway in the parking lot of the EMERCOM of the Russian Federation. The reason is arson. And on June 11, on the eve of the celebration of the "Day of Russia", in the crowd for humanitarian aid near the Metro, an unknown person stabbed a worker of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation in the back, the wound turned out to be fatal.
10:37 Ukrposhta has announced the results of voting for the sketch of the stamp Good evening, mi from Ukraine! In total, 833,803 Ukrainians took part in the survey, including 766,626 users in the Diya application. This version of the stamp received 314,473 votes.
10:31 Russian colonel, propagandist Sergei Postnov has been eliminated in Ukraine, the Council of Veterans of the Central Office of the Internal Affairs Department of the Russian Federation has announced. Postnov died on the night of June 14 during the "execution of military duty." The propagandist was the head of the department for interaction with the media of the Russian Guard. He accompanied the invaders in Gostomel, Kyiv region, as well as in Kharkov and Luhansk regions.
10:19 The number of crimes in Ukraine has decreased by a quarter on average, Vadim Denisenko, adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs, said on the air of the telethon: "We can say that recently, since February 24, the crime situation in the country has improved."
10:07 In Pokrovsk, the Russians fired at the railway track at night, the wagon with food was destroyed, the track was damaged, the power lines were cut off. There are no dead or injured, Pokrovsk Mayor Ruslan Trebushkin said.
10:03 The United States will support the union of Ukraine, Great Britain, Poland and the Baltic countries, if it strengthens the defense potential. "Washington is interested in strengthening the alliance's capabilities, in particular on the eastern flank, so the US is open to initiatives that will help build capacity," US Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne Smith said.
09:57 In the Kharkiv region, seven civilians were injured per day: in the Chuguevsky district - four people, in Izyumsky - one person, in Kharkov - two people, the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov said.
09:43 Officials and analysts in the West are considering three main scenarios for the development of events in Ukraine, CNN reports:
Russia will gradually capture more and more new territories in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
Neither side will be able to advance, the war will drag on in the positional phase for months or even years, with heavy losses for both sides and consequences for the world economy.
The least likely scenario is that Russia will adjust its goals, claim to have achieved what it set out to achieve, and try to pave the way for an end to hostilities.
If Russia manages to gain a foothold in the occupied territories, the US fears that Putin will begin to use this territory as a springboard for further offensive deep into Ukraine.
09:26 In Mariupol, at the entrance of one of the houses in the Levoberezhny district, the bodies of three dead were found. The cause of death was the collapse of the carrier raft, the date of death was two or three days ago, said Petr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of the city.
08:54 British intelligence notes that after more than a month of fierce fighting, Russian troops now control most of Severodonetsk. Russian tactics of warfare in cities, based on the heavy use of artillery, caused significant damage to the entire city.
The units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, along with several hundred civilians, are hiding in the underground bunkers of the Azot plant. Russian forces are likely to be anchored in and around Azot, while the Ukrainian military can survive underground. This will likely temporarily prevent the RF from reassigning these units to missions elsewhere.
It is unlikely that Russia expected such a strong resistance or such a slow conflict of attrition when initially planning the invasion, analysts say.
08:51 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of June 15. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Bakhmut and Severodonetsk directions.
personnel - about 32,750 (+250) people liquidated,
tanks - 1440 (+6),
armored combat vehicles - 3528 (+25),
artillery systems - 722 (+1),
MLRS - 230 (+1),
air defense systems - 97 (+0),
aircraft - 213 (+0),
helicopters - 179 (+1),
UAVs of the operational-tactical level - 591 (+3),
cruise missiles - 129 (+4),
ships/boats - 13 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 2485 (+12),
special equipment - 55 (+1).
08:47 The number of Russian missile ships in the Black Sea has decreased from four to two, they carry 20 Calibers on board, OK Pivden reported.
08:26 The Russians launched two missile attacks on the Novomoskovsky district of the Dnepropetrovsk region, a public infrastructure facility and country houses were badly damaged, there were no casualties, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko.
08:23 In the Lugansk region, fighting continues in Severodonetsk, Toshkovka and in the Vrubovka area, many wounded in Lisichansk, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai. According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are holding back the enemy from three sides, protecting Severodonetsk and preventing them from advancing to Lysichansk.
The Russians fired on structures near the former Donsod factory and several houses nearby, the situation is similar in the area of the glass factory. Air strikes were carried out on Belaya Gora, Ustinovka and Metelkino. Severodonetsk, Lisichansk, Toshkovka, Ustinovka, Borovskoye, Metelkino, Belaya Gora, Nikolaevka, Vrubovka were shelled from mortars, artillery and multiple launch rocket systems.
08:10 Stoltenberg said that Ukraine should receive more heavy weapons, NATO allies and partners have prepared such weapons and are stepping up efforts.
07:56 Russian troops unsuccessfully stormed seven settlements, the enemy suffered losses and retreated. In particular, the enemy's offensive against Bakhmut bogged down. Fighting continues in the area of Rubezhnoye, Krasnopolye, Severodonetsk, Toshkovka and Vrubovka, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports in the morning report .
07:15 On the night of June 15, Russian troops fired on the city of Apostolovo, Dnepropetrovsk region, from rocket launchers Hurricane, Mayor Andrei Osa said. At least four people died as a result of the shelling.
In turn, the head of the military administration of Krivoy Rog, Alexander Vilkul, said that 10 private houses and a hospital were damaged by shelling in Apostolovo. All four of the dead are men, there is also one injured.
07:04 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that the Russian military leadership intends to expand the reserve of recruits by manipulating official requirements. So, in the Russian Federation, they can raise the age limit for conscription into the army from 40 to 49 years and cancel the mandatory requirement for military service for those who will serve on a contract in tank troops.
The move demonstrates Russia's growing shortage of manpower to fill the losses of combat units in Ukraine, analysts say. Going forward, the Russian military leadership is likely to continue its efforts to expand the pool of suitable recruits by amending the regulations governing conscription and contract service.
01:55 For 100 days of a full-scale war against Ukraine, Russia has used up most of its military potential. Bloomberg found out that the Russian Federation is running out of resources and it may be forced to announce a general mobilization. For more details, see the material Mobilization or freezing .
00:19 The Ukrainian military destroyed the ammunition depot of Russians in Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region, said the adviser to the head of the OVA Serhiy Khlan: "Today at lunchtime, our Armed Forces very precisely and purposefully hit the ammunition depot and the center for the repair of military equipment, which was in Nova Kakhovka in one of the industrial regions. It flew there very clearly. It detonated from lunch and here until late in the evening."
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[NewsFrontInfo] 21:58 In Kharkiv, ads began to be posted at the entrances with a demand to leave apartments open for access by terrorist defense militants and placement of firing positions. 21:20 In August, Russian textbooks will be delivered to Kherson from the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation - Head of the Department of Education and Science of the Kherson Regional State Administration Tatyana Kuzmich. She also added that the Ukrainian language and literature will remain in the work plans, but with adjustments.
21:18 The US announced that the West will agree with Turkey on NATO through the supply of weapons.
21:18 In the United States, they believe that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are losing about 100 people killed per day, 100-300 wounded.
20:29 Ukrainian Major General Dmitry Marchenko threatens to destroy the Kerch bridge. According to him, after Ukraine receives the necessary weapons, the object will become a priority target.
20:26 The details of creating a grain corridor can be discussed at a meeting of Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the UN in Istanbul, Cavusoglu said.
20:25 Reuters: the head of the German Defense Ministry said that Germany will supply Ukraine with three Mars-II MLRS.
19:37 To the maternity hospital of Melitopol today delivered humanitarian aid for women in childbirth. Boxes with everything necessary for newborns will be given to mothers upon discharge
19:36 Crimea is quickly restoring trade ties with the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, agricultural products are already in transit through Crimea to the mainland of Russia, Vladimir Konstantinov, head of the Crimean parliament, told RIA Novosti at SPIEF.
19:36 Joe Biden announced the allocation of a new $1 billion military assistance package to Ukraine - White House.
18:16 The United States of America wants to transfer new weapons worth over $650 million to Ukraine. Writes about this agency Bloomberg.
17:50 Responsibility for the deaths of civilians in Ukraine lies with Western countries that supply weapons to Kyiv - Nebenzya.
17:49 Facts refute Zelensky's statements that Kyiv allegedly does not intend to carry out strikes on civilian targets - Nebenzya.
17:49 The goal of Kyiv is to cause as much damage as possible to civilians in the Donbass - Nebenzya.
17:48 The passenger train is planned to be launched from July 1 between Crimea, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions - the head of the Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov. According to him, one test pair will go: 160 passengers in one direction, 160 in the other.
16:30 The SBU announced the exposure of a scheme for the theft of humanitarian aid in the Lviv region: 3,000 bulletproof vests worth UAH 25 million were seized.
According to investigators, the scheme was organized by the 42-year-old head of one of the advertising holdings in Ukraine, who, together with accomplices, imported military products into the country under the guise of humanitarian aid to the army. According to the National Police, they sold protective equipment on the Internet at a price of UAH 10,000 per bulletproof vest.
16:29 In the Kharkiv direction, heavy fighting continues in the area of the settlement. Ternovaya, Rubezhnoye and Stary Saltov. The Ukrainian offensive on this sector of the front has fizzled out, now we are step by step trying to recapture the positions lost more than a month ago.
That night and early in the morning, the village of Sereda in the Belgorod province was once again subjected to heavy shelling. In response, the cannon and rocket artillery of the Russian Federation hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In general, of course, the next battle after the general battle for the Donbass will be the Kharkov-Sumy operation. Without the liberation of this region and the destruction of the Kharkiv-Sumy grouping of the enemy, there can be no talk of any calmness in the border regions of the Russian Federation.
16:29 Kherson Commercial Sea Port has resumed work and is preparing for cargo transshipment.
16:28 Ukrainian sources report that during the battles for Kyiv, as a result of "friendly fire", about 100 soldiers were killed in total.
Three events on the outskirts of Kyiv turned out to be one of the most publicized incidents with the opening of fire on friendly troops in the Ukrainian army at that time: the destruction of a convoy of trucks near the Beresteyskaya metro station, the shooting of a Ural from a Zu-23-2 in Obolon, and the shelling of the Strela- ten."
All these incidents were presented by Ukrainian propaganda as the destruction of the mythical "Russian DRGs". In fact, the root cause of these executions was the wholesale sabotage caused, firstly, by the uncontrolled distribution of weapons, and secondly, by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Anna Malyar, who made up a story about how Russian soldiers seized Ukrainian equipment and move to the side. Kyiv (for which the star of the Hero of Russia is crying for her, please come and receive).
In addition to shooting at each other by the Ukrainian military, there have also been tragedies, such as the shooting of an entire family with civilians in Kyiv.
16:28 Task Force Baguette - a group of foreign mercenaries, howling on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, consist mainly of Americans. As we can see, there are now less than two American citizens in this group.
16:27 Ukraine, Russia and Turkey have formed an emergency communication channel through the ministries of defense for the export of grain from Ukrainian ports. Representatives of departments with the rank of generals will communicate on this issue. This was reported by the Turkish TV channel TRT.
“We have intensive negotiations with both Russia and Ukraine. Both sides have some reservations. We are working to eliminate them,” Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said.
15:45 Bus service between Crimea and the liberated regions of southern Ukraine is planned to open before the end of the month, the schedule will be published before June 20.
15:43 The Armed Forces of Ukraine have mobilized hundreds of thousands of people. Hundreds of thousands more people are planned to be drafted, Deputy Defense Minister Malyar said.
“The mobilization is proceeding according to plan, the citizens are very motivated,” she stressed.
The motivation of citizens is shown onvideo.
14:57 Huge losses were suffered by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv direction. According to “Come and See”, the Ukrainian army suffers especially heavy losses in Tsirkuny, Zolochiv and in the Saltov direction.
“There are a lot of wounded of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Zolochev, Saltovskoye direction, Tsirkuny,” the source of the channel said.
According to him, the Ukrainian army is losing Saltov and Tsirkuny. Due to the complication of the situation in the Donetsk direction, a grouping in the north of Kharkov begins to crumble. There are also reports of heavy losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Chuguev.
14:03 Berdyansk region is cleared of Ukrainian symbols. Residents of the village of Osipenko dismantled the Ukrainian coat of arms, which became a symbol of Nazism, and installed the flag of the Russian Federation on the building of the village administration.
14:03 In August, Russian textbooks will be delivered to Kherson from the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation - Head of the Department of Education and Science of the Kherson Regional State Administration Tatyana Kuzmich. She also added that the Ukrainian language and literature will remain in the work plans, but with adjustments.
13:51 The United States continues to play with fire in the situation with Ukraine, the Russian Federation warns that Western countries should refrain from escalation - Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov.
13:51 Russia denies the very ideology of the use of nuclear weapons, which the United States adheres to - Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov.
13:49 The Russian Federation is extremely negative about the supply of heavy weapons by Washington to Ukraine, including the RZSO, this position is being conveyed to the United States - Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov.
13:47 Russia holds the West responsible for the fact that peace has not yet come to Donbass - Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov.
13:47 Voting has started in the Ukrainian application "Kyiv Digital" to rename the capital's toponyms, which are "connected with Russia."
In the application, you can select a street, evaluate the proposed names and choose one of them. Among all the options, those recommended by the expert commission of the Kyiv City Council are highlighted.
So, for example, the expert commission recommends renaming Vatutina Street in honor of the head of the UPA headquarters Dmitry Gritsay, and the street named after the Ukrainian (Soviet and Russian, born in Gorlovka, now the DPR) cosmonaut Alexander Volkov - in honor of another Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian origin - Pavel Popovich.
The street, named after the first man in space - Gagarin, the expert commission proposes to rename in honor of the first man on the moon - Armstrong.
12:47 Applications for Russian passports in the Kherson region began to come not only from residents of the regional center, but also from the districts of the region
“Residents not only of Kherson, but also of the region want to get a Russian passport and come to the city to submit documents, despite any difficulties. They come from all areas - who has such an opportunity. Of course, there are more people from nearby areas than from remote areas, because transport is worse somewhere else. And those who have their own cars — it’s easier for them, ”-toldpress secretary of the region's CAA Sergey Moroz.
12:47 In Melitopol continues issuance of targeted humanitarian aid. The Russian military is helping to deliver food packages to those in need.
12:10 Combat work of the crews of the Osa-AKM air defense system Brave during a special operation.Osa-AKM crews conduct reconnaissance of the air situation, quickly determine the coordinates of targets and effectively destroy them, including UAVs of various types.
“The activity of drones has decreased in recent months,” says the commander of the Osa-AKM air defense system division.
12:10 Combat footage: Caliber strikes from a ship of the Russian Navy, as well as the Tornado-G MLRS and Brave air defense systems during a special operation.
11:32 Operational-tactical, army and unmanned aircraft hit 24 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:30 In the areas of the railway stations Dobropolye, Pokrovsk DPR and Orolovshchina of the Dnipropetrovsk region, a large number of weapons and military equipment from the United States and European countries were destroyed.
11:29 High-precision air-based missiles in the Nikolaev region at the Voznesensk military airfield destroyed the aviation equipment of the air forces of Ukraine.
11:28 High-precision long-range missiles "Caliber" in the Lviv region destroyed an ammunition depot for foreign weapons transferred to Ukraine by NATO countries, including 155mm M777 howitzers.
10:19 Ukrainian militants once again fired at Chernobaevka near Kherson. Two people died - a peaceful man and woman. Five more people were injured. The rocket attack on the suburbs of Kherson was carried out from the side of Nikolaev.
10:18 US supports uniting Britain, Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic states into a separate alliance to strengthen defense capabilities, said US Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne Smith
10:18 NATO Secretary General said that it is necessary to increase the supply of heavy weapons to Kyiv
“Ukraine should get more heavy weapons. NATO allies and partners have provided such weapons and are stepping up these efforts,” Stoltenberg said.
The Secretary General said that today's meeting in the Ramstein 3 format will be "historic and transformative" and announced decisions "on supporting Ukraine in the short and long term."
09:12 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports:
1. Fighting continues for Rubizhne in the north of the Kharkov region, where the Russian army is advancing from the border.
2. The enemy (we!) is advancing on Krasnopolye - a settlement near the Valley, for which fighting has been going on in recent days. Both Krasnopolye and Dolyna are located right on the Kharkiv-Rostov highway passing through Slovyansk.
3. Fighting is underway in the Vrubovka area of the Luhansk region.
Last night, Russian telegram channels announced that Vrubovka had been completely captured, but Kyiv did not confirm this information.
Through Vrubovka, the grouping of Ukrainian forces in Gorsky and Zolote communicates with Nikolaevka, from which there is an exit to the Bakhmut-Lysichansk highway. If Vrubovka is captured, this may mean a partial encirclement of the Gorskoe-Zolotoe fortified area.
4. Zolotoe also stormed, but the enemy retreated. A similar story with Nikolaevka - there was an attempt to capture, but we had to retreat, now there is a regrouping to resume the enemy (our) offensive there.
There is no talk of a counteroffensive.
09:02 As soon as the Kherson region is integrated into the Russian Federation, the border with Crimea will cease to be a border - Kirill Stremousov
09:02 Applications for Russian passports in the Kherson region began to come not only from residents of the regional center, but also from the districts of the region - press secretary of the military-civilian administration of the region Sergey Moroz
08:19 In the Vasilyevsky district of the Zaporozhye region, the issuance of one-time material assistance continues. Retirees in the village of Malaya Belozerska received a payment of 10,000 rubles and food packages.
08:14 AFU fired at the village of Chernobaevka in the Kherson region, two people were killed, five more were injured, the authorities of the region reported.
07:40 In Odessa, subpoenas continue to be handed out on the beach. And the patrol police conduct an "educational" conversation with vacationers.
07:48 in the Kherson region there was a rush demand for Russian passports, said the deputy head of the military-civilian administration of the region Kirill Stremousov;
0:17 Zelensky said that Ukrainian troops suffered "painful" losses in Donbass and Kharkiv region in a day
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:09 The JCCC DPR reports that as a result of the shelling of the VFU of the village of Golmovsky settlement. Gorlovka was damaged by the 43rd fire and rescue unit of the State Fire and Rescue Squad of the city of Gorlovka of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR on the street. Gardina, 2a \ 2.
Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive. 22:57 According to the operational line of the JCCC DPR, information was received about civilian casualties as a result of the shelling of the VFU of the village of Zemlyanki n.p. Makeevka at the address: st. Frunze, 91:
- a woman born in 1975 was wounded.
- a woman born in 1954 died.
Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive.
21:27 DPR Ministry of Internal Affairs TAKES MARIUPOL OBJECTS UNDER PROTECTION:BRANCHES, MUSEUMS, FACTORIES, CONSTRUCTION SITES AND EVEN BOARDING HOUSES. There are 14,876 objects in the DPR under the protection of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the DPR.
In Mariupol: 5 branches of the Central Republican Bank of the DPR, a city museum, 8 boarding houses, a window factory, construction sites. 15 outfits accompany the money of the State Enterprise "Post of Donbass", 8 contracts for the escort of delegations have been concluded. There are two groups of detention.
Police officers who transferred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the DPR from Ukraine, 7 certified, 17 civilian employees and 34 seconded employees also take part in protecting the facilities. With the increase in the number of protected objects, the number of employees also increases.
The State Private Security Service is the only legitimate unit in the Republic that provides services for the protection of objects and individuals. So vohrovtsy still fight,
21:27 Ramzan Kadyrov named the meanness of the actions of Ukrainian nationalists, who disrupted the evacuation of civilians from the Azot plant.
20:44 During the shelling of Stakhanov and Krinichny by Ukrainian troops, six civilians were killed, 11 were injured - the defense headquarters of the LPR.
20:44 Pushilin said that the DPR could become part of the Russian Federation, keeping the word "republic" in the title.
19:47 DPR may become part of Russia as a separate entity and keep the word "republic" in the name, following the example of Tatarstan - Pushilin
Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Yasinovataya: four shells of 122mm caliber were fired.
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Mineral: fired three shells with a caliber of 122mm.
19:12 According to preliminary information, as a result of the shelling of the settlement. Stakhanov, four civilians were killed, among them one minor, five people were injured of varying severity, among them there is also a minor teenager. A total of 10 houses were damaged. As a result of the shelling of N. p. Krinichnoye two civilians were killed and one wounded. Detailed information is being specified. Representation of the LPR in the JCCC.
19:00 According to the official representative of the NM DPR on the situation as of 06/15/2022 at 19:00: Since the beginning of the current day, according to information from the DPR JCCC, the enemy fired more than 260 shells from BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems, cannon artillery caliber 152mm, 122mm, as well as 120mm and 60mm mortars.
The fire was fired at the areas of eleven settlements of the Republic. Twenty-one residential buildings and three civil infrastructure facilities were damaged. Information about injured civilians and damage to infrastructure is being specified.
Materials on the facts of the destruction of civilian facilities will be transferred to the General Prosecutor's Office of the DPR for inclusion in the criminal cases initiated against the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Over the current day, the joint actions of the military personnel of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the following enemy weapons and military equipment: one MLRS BM - 21 "Grad", one cargo vehicle and more than 25 personnel. Two enemy firing points were suppressed in the area of the settlement.
We regret to inform you that three defenders of the Donetsk People's Republic died and twelve were injured during the day in the struggle for independence in the performance of military duty. We express our sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims.
18:47 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the following directions:
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Donetsk (Kyiv region): six shells of 152mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Yasinovataya: four shells of 152mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Makeevka (village Zemlyanka): eight missiles fired from BM-21 Grad.
18:46 According to preliminary information, six residents of the city of Stakhanov were wounded as a result of the shelling. Two of them are children. Shelling was recorded from the side of Ukrainian militants:
16.30 from the direction of the settlement. Artemovsk (Bakhmut) according to the settlement Stakhanov with the use of MLRS Uragan (six shells). Representation of the LPR in the JCCC.
18:44 Journalists were fired on by Ukrainian artillery in the residential area Vostochny of Makeevka.
“At least 30 shells fell around journalist Alexander Sheremet and me. Many houses were damaged. We have made it to safety and are now returning to Donetsk,” reports journalist Patrick Lancaster.
18:37 Shelling from the side of the VFU was recorded in the following directions:
— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Panteleymonovka: four shells of 152mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Codema - n.p. Golmovsky: three shells of 152mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Kurdyumovka - n.p. Zaitsevo South: six shells fired 122mm;
— n.p. Codema - n.p. Golmovsky: four shells of 152mm were fired;
— n.p. Kurdyumovka - n.p. Zaytsevo South: four shells fired caliber 122mm.
— n.p. Zhovanka - n.p. Zaitsevo South: fired four mines with a caliber of 82mm;
— n.p. Dzerzhinsk - n.p. Gorlovka (settlement of sh-you named after Gagarin): five shells of 122mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Ozeryanovka: five shells of 122mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Ozaryanovka - n.p. Dolomite: fired five shells of 122mm caliber.
17:53 Shelling from the side of the VFU was recorded in the following directions:
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Makeevka (Vostochny): three missiles fired from BM-21 Grad;
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Yasinovataya: five missiles fired from BM-21 Grad;
— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Ozeryanovka: three shells of 152mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Panteleimonovka: three 152mm shells were fired;
— n.p. Kurdyumovka - n.p. Zaitsevo South: five shells fired caliber 122mm;
— n.p. Codema - n.p. Golmovsky: eight shells of 122mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Panteleimonovka: three shells of 152 mm caliber were fired.
17:52 The Gorlovsky village of the mine them. N. A. Izotov, resulting in damage received at home at the address: st. Mining, 27, 36/2, 38/3, 2, 42/3 (photo 1-4).
In the village of Golmovsky Ukrainian shell hit the house on the street. Fedoseeva, 5. Residents sent us photos from the village of Glubokaya, st. Yaroshenko, 43 (photo 5, 6)
17:49 The Defense Headquarters of the LPR reported that three civilians were killed during the shelling of the Armed Forces of Stakhanov and Krinichny, three more were injured.
17:49 Shelling was recorded from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine:
16.50 from the direction of n.p. Artemovsk (Bakhmut) according to the settlement Krinichnoye with the use of MLRS Hurricane (4 shells). Representation of the LPR in the JCCC.
17:47 Shelling was recorded from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine:
-- n.p. Artemovsk (Bakhmut) according to the settlement Stakhanov using MLRS Hurricane (six shells). Representation of the LPR in the JCCC.
17:35 The militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine take revenge on the residents of the liberated territories: inflicted hit by "Tochka-U" on the city of Svatovo, a child was seriously wounded.
The night before, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired a Tochka-U missile at Svatovo, which was shot down by the air defense forces of the LPR Army in the area of the village. Fomovka settlement. But the cluster warhead detonated: an 11-year-old boy was seriously injured, an agricultural lyceum, a kindergarten, a pumping station, a transformer station were damaged, and power lines were cut off. The representative office of the Republic in the JCCC published footage of the aftermath of the strike.
17:32 Direct hit of Ukrainian projectile in the roof of the maternity hospital of the hospital. Vishnevsky in Donetsk as a result of the shelling of the city on June 13, 2022. Destroyed concrete slab. On the horizon, smoke from today's shelling from the AFU of the Kievsky district of Donetsk is visible.
17:14 The network reports a series of Grad arrivals in the Don NASA area in Makeevka.
16:58 As a result of shelling from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Chervonogvardeisky district of Makeevka, 13 housing constructions were damaged.
16:55 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
- n.p. Avdiivka - n.p. Yasinovataya: three shells of 122mm caliber were fired.
16:43 On photographs the consequences of the shelling of the VFU in the Gorlovsky village of Glubokaya (Nikitovsky district of the city). Damage of varying severity received residential buildings on the street. Yaroshenko 2/2 (photo 1-3), 2/1 (photo 4), 1/2 (photo 5), 10/1 (photo 5-7), st. Sukhumskaya, 3/2. Information about the destruction of Gorlovka's infrastructure continues to come in.
16:38 Shelling from the side of the VFU was recorded in the following directions:
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district): four shells of 152mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Codema - n.p. Golmovsky: fired six shells of 122mm caliber;
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Mineral: fired four shells with a caliber of 122mm.
16:08 Ukrainian troops fired upon settlement Kayutovo in the Kalininsky district of Gorlovka. As a result of the shelling on the street. Coniferous, 25, the summer kitchen, garage and outbuildings burned down (photo 1, 2). Also, damage of varying degrees was received at home on the street. Khvoynaya, 27 (photo 3, 4), 29 (photo 5)
15:51 As a result of the shelling of N. p. Troitskoye, a man born in 1931 was injured. Representation of the LPR in the JCCC.
15:51 About 2,000 Ukrainian militants are blocked in the settlements of Gorskoye and Zolote. The ambassador of the LNR in Russia, Rodion Miroshnik, said.
15:48 Attacks were made on Ukrainian positions in the area of Bakhmut (Artemivsk). Today the village was shelled from this direction. Trinity (DPR)
15:43 Shelling from the side of the VFU was recorded in the following directions:
— n.p. Grass - n.p. Golmovsky: fired 10 mines in 60mm caliber;
— n.p. Avdiivka - n.p. Yasinovataya: three shells of 122mm caliber were fired.
15:26 Shelling from the side of the VFU was recorded in the following directions:
- n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Gorlovka (Kalininskiy district): five shells of 152mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Gorlovka (settlement of sh-you named after Gagarin): five shells of 122mm caliber were fired.
— n.p. Ozaryanovka - n.p. Gorlovka (settlement of Izotov sh-ty): six shells of 122mm were fired.
15:24 Well-coordinated work of the Sparta battalion and artillery of the NM DPR leads to consistent destruction of the positions of the APU near Avdievka. The blows are delivered by the 122mm D-30 howitzer.
15:15 Damage after shelling at the 330 kV Chaikino substation of MES Branch No. 1 of the State Unitary Enterprise of the DPR State Backbone Grid Company (Makeevka).A photo:Ministry of Coal and Energy of the DPR
15:08 Ona photoNo. 1-3 the consequences of a Ukrainian shell hitting a residential building on the street. Richter, 37 in the village of Ozeryanovka. The owner of the house miraculously was not injured! In the photo No. 4, 5 - employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR eliminate the fire in the house on the street. Mining, 54 in the village of Bessarabka
15:00 Shelling from the side of the VFU was recorded in the following directions:
— n.p. Avdievka - Donetsk (Kuybyshevsky district): three shells of 155mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Yasinovataya: four shells of 152mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Makeevka (Dugouts): four 152 m shells were fired.
14:52 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the following directions:
— n.p. Codema - n.p. Bayrak: four shells of 122mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Gorlovka (settlement sh-you named after Gagarin): fired five mines with a caliber of 120mm;
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Makeevka: five missiles fired from BM-21 Grad;
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district):six shells of 152mm caliber were fired.
14:37 VFU continue shelling Horlivka! Residents hear shell explosions in the villages of Ozeryanovka and Bessarabka.
In the village Deep on the street. Yaroshenko, 2, the gas pipeline was interrupted. Gorlovka residents living in these settlements are recommended to go to shelters
14:27 Shelling was recorded from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine:
-- n.p. Artemovsk (Bakhmut) according to the settlement Troitskoye with the use of MLRS Hurricane (10 shells). Representation of the LPR in the JCCC.
14:21 Strong shelling Donetsk, Makiivka.Videofrom Makeyevka, Vostochny under fire
14:11 Shelling from the side of the VFU was recorded in the following directions:
-- n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Yakovlevka: 10 missiles fired from BM-21 Grad;
-- n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district): six shells of 152mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Makeevka (Vostochny): four shells fired with a caliber of 152mm;
— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Ozeryanovka: five shells of 122mm were fired.
13:47 Social networks report a series of arrivals (Gvardeyka and Kyiv district). They also report on the work of air defense.
13:35 The battle for Severodonetsk: the situation as of 13:00 on June 15, 2022:
RF Armed Forces physically cut off the industrial zone of Severodonetsk and the Azot plant from the Proletarsky Bridge destroyed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine themselves.
At the moment, the command of the allied group of forces decided to give the Armed Forces of Ukraine, territorial defense units and foreign mercenaries to show prudence and go out along the humanitarian corridor. According to official figures from the Ukrainian authorities, up to 10,000 civilians may be in the territory controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to the People's Militia of the LPR, up to two and a half thousand military personnel and foreign mercenaries are holding the defense on the territory of the industrial zone.
However, the first day of the truce was disrupted: no one was released through the humanitarian corridor.
The Ukrainian command has begun a partial withdrawal of the most combat-ready Ukrainian units across the Leninsky bridge near Sirotino: some of the servicemen of the 81st Detachment and 79th Brigade left the residential areas last night.
This order does not apply to "cannon fodder" from among foreign mercenaries and territorial defense units. In the industrial zone and Sirotino, the 3rd company of the 109th Fire Brigade of the 10 Fire Brigade, the 2nd and 3rd battalions of the 115th Brigade are holding the defense.
The Ukrainian units were ordered to open fire on any civilians caught in the transfer of coordinates and sympathy for the RF Armed Forces and the NM of the LPR.
Fierce fighting continues in Sirotino with reinforcements deployed to the eastern bank of the Seversky Donets (river). Behind Sirotino is the only bridge across the river, which remained at the disposal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: however, it is unsuitable for heavy equipment, since it is in disrepair.
The Leninsky Bridge itself is under full fire control of the RF Armed Forces.
The defense of Severodonetsk is directed from the headquarters in Novodruzhesk. The main task is the same: the Ukrainian troops locked in the industrial zone must gain time to prepare for the defense of Lysichansk.
13:30 Boiler for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Gorsky-Zolotoye. In the LPR, the Allies liberated the settlement. Vrubovka and immediately launched an offensive on the settlement. Novoivanovka, which is now being fought over.
After the liberation of this village from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, to get out of this crucible, only the R-66 highway to Lisichansk will remain. But even now this road is under the fire control of the NM of the LPR and the RF Armed Forces. With every passing hour, the probability of the APU exiting the coming cauldron is melting, but they can still try to implement a “heroic breakthrough”
13:11 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
— n.p. Dyleevka - n.p. Golmovsky: nine shells of 152mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Panteleimonovka: five shells of 152mm caliber were fired.
12:47 As a result of shelling of the APU, school number 31 on Lenin Ave. was damaged, 130a. Also damaged are multi-storey residential buildings at 130,132 Lenin Ave., Central City District of Gorlovka.
12:45 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Panteleymonovka: four shells of 152mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Gorlovka (settlement of the Lenin mine): 6 shells of 122mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Codema - n.p. Golmovsky: fired six mines in 120mm caliber.
12:22 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Gorlovka (Tsentralno-Gorodskoy district): two shells of 122mm caliber were fired.
12:08 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
- n.p. Mayorsk - n.p. Gorlovka (Kirovskoye village): five shells with a caliber of 122mm were released;
— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Gorlovka (settlement of mine No. 5): five shells of 122mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Gorlovka (Pobeda village): four shells of 122mm caliber were fired.
11:51 At AZOT, militants are trying to disrupt the evacuation! From the territory of the plant, the militants began shelling from a mortar and a tank.
At the moment, the withdrawal of the civilian population from the territory of Azot has been completely thwarted by the enemy. In the morning, at about 7 o'clock, a grandfather of 74 years old came out of there, he went out alone.
Nobody announced to them (civilians on the territory of the enterprise) that there would be a withdrawal today. At the moment, there is no movement (civilians from the territory and the enterprise), except for the fact that the tank moves inside (the territory) from place to place and fires.
At the moment, we are not even observing personnel (APU). A mortar and a tank are working, that’s all” - Alexander Nikishin, Head of the Garrison Service of the People’s Militia of the LPR, "Ecologist"
11:31 like this now looks like Severodonetsk. The Russian and Republican military continue to clean up the city. The main battles were transferred to the territories around the industrial zone and the Azot plant on the outskirts of Severodonetsk.
11:29 DPR and LPR take part in the XXV St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF)
11:12 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction: - n.p. Avdiivka - n.p. Yasinovataya: 4 shells of 122 mm caliber were fired.
11:08 The agricultural lyceum and the power line were damaged in the Svatovsky district as a result of the use of the Tochka-U tactical missile by the Kyiv security forces. This was announced by the official representative of the People's Militia of the LPR Ivan Filiponenko.
11:00 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
- n.p. Avdiivka - n.p. Yakovlevka: eight shells of 122mm caliber were fired.
10:57 The West must recognize the LPR and DPR, or stop supplying weapons to Kyiv. In addition, EU countries, supplying weapons to Ukraine, violate their own legal acts - Zakharova
10:55 Effects of yesterday's direct hit by a shell of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a residential building in Donetsk.
The footage is published by the head of the city administration Alexei Kulemzin. According to him, the roof and facade of the building, as well as balconies and windows were damaged.
10:58 First frames from a maternity hospital in Donetsk after he was hit. Employees cannot contain emotions
10:35 Fire from the VFU in the direction of: Avdiivka - n.p. Verkhnetoretskoye: four shells of 152mm caliber were fired.
10:07 PVO struck air target over Donetsk.
10:00 Statement by the official representative of the NM of the LPR, Captain Filiponenko I.M. according to the situation on 06/15/2022:
During the clashes with units of the defense department, over the past day, the enemy suffered losses in manpower and military equipment, namely:
The enemy continues to terrorize the civilian population of the Republic, shelling the civilian infrastructure of the front-line settlements of the LPR, which do not pose a danger to the enemy and are not military facilities.
Over the past day, the armed formations of Ukraine used the tactical missile system "Tochka-U" in the settlement of SVATOVO.
With the coordinated actions of the air defense units of the NM LPR, the missile was shot down in the area of the settlement. FOMOVKA, Svatovsky district, however, as a result of the detonation of a cluster warhead of a rocket, a child born in 2011 was seriously injured.
The buildings of the agricultural lyceum and the power line were damaged.
The NM of the LPR, together with public organizations, continues to deliver humanitarian aid to residents of the liberated territories.
So, yesterday, with the help of the NM of the LPR, together with the volunteers of the NGO “Food for Life. Donbass” hot food was delivered to the residents of the settlement.
Also, the servicemen of the People's Militia of the LPR, together with the RF Armed Forces, delivered humanitarian aid to the residents of the settlement. Severodonetsk and Varvarovka.
10:00 Over the past 24 hours, according to information from the DPR JCCC, the enemy fired more than 450 shells from Uragan, BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems, 152mm and 122mm cannon artillery, as well as 120mm mortars .
The fire was fired at the districts of eighteen settlements of the Republic. As a result of the shelling, two civilians were killed, eight were injured, one of whom was a child born in 2010.A total of 37 residential buildings and six civil infrastructure facilities were damaged. Additional information about the injured civilians and damage to infrastructure is being specified.
Materials on the facts of the death and injury of civilians, as well as the destruction of civilian objects, will be transferred to the Prosecutor General's Office of the DPR for inclusion in criminal cases initiated against the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Over the past day, the joint actions of the military personnel of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the following enemy weapons and military equipment: three MLRS BM-21 "Grad", six cargo vehicles, and more than thirty enemy personnel. Suppressed six enemy firing points in the area of the settlement.
09:51 Shelling of the road through the settlement is underway. Mineral. Over the past 24 hours, as a result of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of the DPR, two people were killed and eight more civilians were injured.
09:45 Fire was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
— settlement Novobakhmutovka - n.p. Mineral: 10 missiles fired from BM-21 Grad.
09:35 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
09:16 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
- n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Yasinovataya: four shells of 12 mm caliber were fired;
09:05 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
- n.p. Avdiivka - n.p. Yasinovataya: eight missiles were fired from the BM-21 Grad.
09:00 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
- n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Ozeryanovka: eight shells of 122mm caliber were fired.
08:30 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
- n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Mineral: fired three shells with a caliber of 122 mm.
08:30 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Kremenets: six shells of 152mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Yasinovataya: two missiles fired from BM-21 Grad;
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Yasinovataya: four missiles were fired from the BM-21 Grad.
08:29 Informationon the shelling of Gorlovka for the period 08:00 06/14/2022 - 08:00 06/15/2022
08:25 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
-n.p. Peski - Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): five shells of 122mm caliber were fired.
07:31 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction:
— n.p. Kurdyumovka - n.p. Gorlovka: eight shells of 152mm caliber were fired.
— n.p. Zhovanka - n.p. n.p. Zaitsevo (southern): 20 mines fired in 60mm caliber.
06:46 The number of civilians held by Ukrainian formations at the Azot plant in Severodonetsk can be up to 1,200 people, said Vitaly Kiselev, Assistant Minister of the Interior of the Luhansk People's Republic.
06:00 After 03:00 shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the following directions:
--n.p. Codema - n.p. Golmovsky: 10 shells of 122mm caliber were fired.
05:02 The government of the Donetsk People's Republic will remain the same after the appointment of the new Prime Minister Vitaliy Khotsenko. Personnel decisions will be made if necessary, Khotsenko said
🚨 BREAKING: Two former US servicemen have been captured during fighting with Russian forces in Ukraine, the Telegraph has been told. https://t.co/spvQaNcDyO
[NYPOST] Vladimir Putin ...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances... was once again seen shaking and struggling to stand during an awards ceremony at the Kremlin — sparking renewed questions about the Russian leader’s possible declining health.
Video captured the president appearing unstable, swaying back and forth, after he awarded filmmaker Nikita Mikhailov the State Prize of the Russian Federation on Sunday, the UK’s Express reported.
Putin, 69, also shook his legs as he stood near the podium with his arms straight by his side.
The alarming footage emerged after his doctors have reportedly advised him not to make any "lengthy’’ public appearances because of his "unstable health.’’
The claim was made on the Telegram channel General SVR, which is purportedly run by a Kremlin military source.
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[NewsOn6] Truck drivers already struggling with extremely high fuel prices are also dealing with more expensive Diesel Exhaust Fluid, which is a key product needed for most everything that runs on diesel.
Truck drivers with newer models must fill up their DEF tank about every other fueling, which is more expensive.
Now, there's a possibility of some shortages, which is adding to the problems.
"We used to spend about $500 a week on fuel, we’re now spending $1,200," said Larry Miles.
Larry Miles has been driving a truck since 1959.
He now works in the safety department at John Christner Trucking and said the prices of fuel and now DEF are really hurting truckers.
"About every other fueling, you have to duel your DEF tank up," Miles said. This shortage is connected to Russia's invasion of the Ukraine. A lot of the input material for this product is made in Ukraine and Russia. If shortages become severe it threatens all products delivered by trucks, including food.
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This also affects farmers - all the modern tractors use DEF. Going to need that to get the crops out of the fields. Possibly a contributing factor to why planting is far behind schedule as compared with last year.
And speaking of shortages - learned about the shortage of CT contrast dye for use in hospitals for radiology. Presumably many other shortages lurking below the surface as well
It is engineered to collect exhaust emission 'soot'. After a time (shorter for low RPM like plowing, longer for high RPM work like mowing) the engine goes into a 'regeneration' stage of high RPM and cleanly burns the residue.
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...Saw a thought on the DEF situation the other day - there is probably a reasonably simple hack that could be used to bypass the DEF system in the event of a no-sh!t emergency. BUT...the bureaucrats will die on that hill: they will say 1) we can't damage the environment no matter how bad it is, and 2) they will be in mortal terror that we'll refuse to go back to using the stuff.
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Ummm, your 4701 is not capable of large scale ag use as it is a compact tractor. I believe large scale production is what Slenter was referring to. Neither my 5100 or 040 use DEF, but they are small by comparison to the big equipment.
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#7 Then we need a reasonably simple hack to bypass the bureaucrats.
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I asked Mr. Wife about setting up urea production in America. He said the process itself is explained in Wikipedia. The issue is that it takes two to three years to get a factory up and running once all the plans have been approved.
That sounds to me like under a President Trump the process would take about 25 months from conception to ribbon cutting, but while President Biden inhabits the White House no dirty pee-factories will be allowed.
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The left believes ghey rainbow farts and wooden spools in the earlobes will carry humanity into the Brave New Age.
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The entire country will devolve into economic catastrophe because of truck software. Seriously, you can't McGyver this with alligator clips and wire?
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^ Electronic issues I'm having with my 2008 Jeep Liberty have me looking at an old CJ with a 4 cyl engine, a battery and headlights.
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Just wait , a shit ton of cattle dropped dead in Kansas yesterday due to heat. I'm sure we are going to see every shortage possible in the next few months.
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This shortage is connected to Russia's invasion of the Ukraine. A lot of the input material for this product is made in Ukraine and Russia. If shortages become severe it threatens all products delivered by trucks, including food.
That's about as smart as letting China assemble our computers.
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Ukraine does not make any stuff we need. Russia does not make any stuff we need.
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^ Trolls will foam at the mouth about this immediately.
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Yesterday was rather mild, but it has been hot enough recently for heat fatalities.
Back in December was the 400,000+ acre Four County fire which killed thousands of head. A "Hay and Ammo" call.
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They've been sluggin it out over there for hundreds of years, maybe more. Stay out of it. If they come after us, or attack one of our bases, ships, or planes.....say nothing and kill every one of the SOB's and continue to say nothing.
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The entire point of Bidet / Nuland involvement in Ukraine is to undo Trump's complete disengagement from OPEC+
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Murcek/17. Not trolling … don’t have a union card. Boeing is slowing production of their aircraft by 1/3 as the processed (not raw) titanium products come from Russia. And 20% of US energy comes from nuclear power plants - 40% of the uranium pellets (not sure of the nomenclature) come from Russia. There are other places to buy aluminum, diesel friendly crude, steel, wheat, etc. but probably not at the same price and with uneven quality. If the US really believes sanctions work then the government should consider eliminating the loopholes that allow us to buy so many things on the grey market - and indirectly fund both sides of the war in Ukraine
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Biden and Jerome Powell have completely screwed themselves by pretending that it's an excess demand issue that requires slamming the brakes on money creation i.e. raising the borrowing rate. But the time for throttling demand passed over a year ago, when Biden and other leaders were flooding the economy with trillions in free money for their people. That terrible decision was made and the damage can't be undone.
Right now, the only way out of the horrific stagflation trap is to solve the supply (shortage) issue.
The fastest way to flood the world markets with supply is by ending sanctions on Russia, immediately. Currently the West overlays for crude while China and Indua receive Russian crude at a 25% discount. Ending sanctions would drop the world oil price by at least 15% very rapidly, and even more for the Western nations.
The same logic applies to the price of food and most other global commodities. Clamping down on supply from the world's largest exporter during a time of hyperinflation was probably the stupidest policy mistake of our lifetimes.
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Just wait , a shit ton of cattle dropped dead in Kansas yesterday due to heat. I'm sure we are going to see every shortage possible in the next few months.
2000 - 3000 estimate. Best sounding cause is that it has been mild - cool and rainy in fact - and went straight to 100+ almost literally overnight, and they couldn't acclimate fast enough. All speculation so salt the why accordingly.
The comment from DeSantis, a conservative known for his anti-woke political policies, came at a news conference delivered at Madeira Beach on Wednesday
The well-timed remark drew laughs from the crowd, and added fuel to the fervor surrounding DeSantis' rumored presidential aspirations
Hours before, Musk had announced he was leaning toward DeSantis as a potential president and there will be a 'massive red wave' in November elections
Musk has described himself as a moderate in recent years but has showed a shift to conservatism in recent months
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[REGNUM] Sony may soon introduce a "professional" controller for the PlayStation 5 console. This was announced on June 15 by the Eurogamer portal.
Well-known insider Tom Henderson claims that a certain source of his, who wished to remain anonymous, provided him with images of a prototype of this device. The new "professional" controller will keep the DualSense design, but will get a number of differences. For example, it will be equipped with "detachable joysticks" , trigger limiters and detachable handles.
Henderson also mentioned that the gamepad will get something like "petals" like the Xbox Elite controller from Microsoft. He added that his source referred to the new device as a " PS5 Pro controller" and stated that it would receive "significant software updates". An insider reported that Sony may introduce this gamepad towards the end of June 2022.
Recall that in July 2021, the head of the Xbox Phil Spencer praised the DualSense controller. He acknowledged that Sony has done a serious job and noted that his company will take a closer look at the development of a competitor.
[NYPOST] Recent research could give new meaning to the term "beer gut."
Beer may join red wine among vices with a healthy edge as a new study revealed that a lager a day, whether alcoholic or not, could help keep the gastroenterologist away -- for men, at least.
Beer may join red wine among vices with a healthy edge as a new study revealed that a lager a day, whether alcoholic or not, could help keep the gastroenterologist away — for men, at least. Read the rest at the link
And crack open a cold one.
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My dad was a physician and he used to tell me "That stuff you eat (extremely spicy food) is going to give you an ulcer! I did some research on the subject for him (hot peppers in the diet reduces gastric and colorectal pathologies) and he said "It's counter intuitive, but the research does not lie."
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
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Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
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A pregnant Illinois woman was decapitated at her home, where her head was discovered in a dumpster — and her ex-boyfriend has been charged in the brutal murder, authorities said.
...Attorney General of the U.S., who classifies indignant parents as domestic terrorists. The is the 
Today's RUMINT:
[RevolverNews] On Wednesday morning, the Court delivered its ruling in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas case. The case is one of countless disputes over the exact rights that Indian tribes have to ignore state laws on their reservations. When the Ysleta tribe came under federal jurisdiction close to forty years ago, it was done with the understanding that the tribe would not use its new federal status to open casinos with slot machines and other forms of high-stakes gambling illegal under Texas law. But later, the Ysleta reneged on this understanding, and sought to create casinos by calling their slot machines “electronic bingo.”
[NYPOST] A woman strapped to a gurney on her way to a mental health checkup at a Texas hospital was able to take out a stashed gun and open fire inside an emergency room, police said.
One shot, good for the duration. 
[NYPOST] Wednesday will be another day of dangerous, record-setting heat for millions of Americans from the Midwest to the Southeast.
...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances...
