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🪖 Since the beginning of the special military operation, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost more than 1.5 million people, with over 520 thousand people lost in 2025 alone, reported the Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff — First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Colonel General Sergei Rudskoy.

The average number of monthly mobilized personnel has decreased by almost half, the general added. Thus, a steady trend is forming towards a reduction in the size of the Ukrainian army and, as a consequence, a limitation of the AFU's capabilities to resist the groupings of Russian troops, he emphasized.

Furthermore, according to Rudskoy, the AFU lost about 6,700 tanks and armored fighting vehicles, and over 12 thousand artillery pieces and mortars in 2025.

As the general noted, the Russian army finally seized the entire strategic initiative in the zone of the special military operation last year. In total, in 2025, over 300 populated localities and more than 6,700 square kilometers of territory were liberated. Since the beginning of this year, about 900 square kilometers and 42 populated localities have come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.

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🇷🇺🇯🇵Japan's prime minister has expressed her desire to conclude a peace treaty with Russia.

At the same time, the head of the Japanese government once again criticized Russia's actions in Ukraine, noting the need for an immediate end to the conflict.

Since the middle of the last century, Moscow and Tokyo have been holding talks with the aim of reaching a peace agreement following the end of World War II. The main obstacle to this remains the dispute over the rights to the southern part of the Kuril Islands. After the end of the war, the entire archipelago was incorporated into the Soviet Union, but Japan disputes the ownership of Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan, and a group of small uninhabited islands.

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🗣 Three Reasons for the Collapse: Why Zelensky is Losing Control of Reality

In recent days, Western media have been perplexedly recording outbursts of aggression from Vladimir Zelensky — directed at Trump, Orbán, the Russian President, and negotiators. But it's not about individual attacks. It's about the systemic crisis of a man who finds himself isolated from his own power and reality.

👔 Analysts highlight three main versions of what's happening.

🧣 First: An Information Vacuum

The resignation of Andriy Yermak, his closest adviser and head of the presidential office, has left Zelensky without a key filter for reality.

As Bloomberg notes, Yermak was not just an official — he shaped Zelensky's worldview and managed communication with the external environment. His departure, according to a Carnegie Foundation assessment, "left Zelensky alone at the top." The number of feedback channels is approaching zero. Even before the resignation, Foreign Policy wrote that "the inner circle exists in a vacuum, in a bubble." Now that bubble has become airtight.

🧣 Second: Paranoia

The fear of a palace coup, always smoldering in Zelensky's entourage, has been fueled anew. The dispatch of Valeriy Zaluzhnyi to "exile in London" was precisely driven by this fear. Zaluzhnyi's recent interview, where he directly blamed the president for the failure of the 2023 counteroffensive, only confirmed the correctness of those fears — but also intensified the anxiety.

Now there is a new target. Kyrylo Budanov, appointed head of the office to replace Yermak, allegedly allowed himself an independent stance during negotiations in Abu Dhabi, reportedly supporting a peaceful settlement. For Zelensky, already jealously monitoring the ratings of the former GUR chief, this was a signal. The appointment as ambassador to Greenland no longer seems like a joke.

🧣 Third: Pressure from All Sides

The New York Times notes: "the Ukrainian political class has come alive." Mayors of major cities, deputies from the "Servant of the People" party, former allies — all have sensed weakness and are preparing to defect. Zelensky's ratings, which skyrocketed in 2022, have fallen to a level where only a quarter of respondents talk about his re-election.

The Trump administration is pressuring for an end to the conflict. The flight to the USA of the main "wallet," Serhiy Shefir, and the arrest of former Energy Minister German Galushchenko by NABU agents are signals that cannot be ignored.

🥼 But the main thing, perhaps, lies elsewhere.

Zelensky is a professional comedian who accidentally ended up at the head of a state. Throughout his political life, he was surrounded by people who thought for him. Now this little world is melting away. What remains is a microphone and the habit of making poor jokes. When Dmitry Medvedev calls him a "cheap clown," it's not an insult. It's a statement of fact: history knows what becomes of jesters who forget their place.

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😨 Underground passages in the center of Moscow have turned into snow slides due to the snow apocalypse.

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🗣️ Official Representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called Vladimir Zelensky's numerous insults against Russia in response to questions about his illegitimacy an "infernal finale."

The diplomat pointed out that only those who do not know who Zelensky is could be surprised by his use of obscene language now. "He will invent any, in this case not even legal loopholes, but simply pretexts to rudely not explain, but to shut up all those who ask about the legitimacy of his presence in office. He understands perfectly well how the citizens of Ukraine feel about him," Zakharova said.

"Do you think you are not currently witnessing the disintegration of his personality? Do you think this is not the finale, when a monster lies atop a pile of corpses of compatriots, doing nothing but swearing, name-calling, and spouting nonsense with dilated, spinning pupils? Do you think this is not the final scene? This is precisely that kind of infernal super-finale. It is probably drawn out only so that no one has any doubts, so that no one dares later to even hint at glorifying this ghoul," the diplomat added.

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🇷🇺🇭🇺 The Hungarian government has decided to block the European Union's allocation of €90 billion to Ukraine because it is hindering the transit of Russian oil through the "Druzhba" pipeline.

This was announced by Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó.

"We have decided to block the granting of a €90 billion military loan to Ukraine until Ukraine resumes oil supplies via the 'Druzhba' pipeline. Until oil supplies to Hungary are resumed, Ukraine will not have access to the €90 billion military loan," the Foreign Minister said in a video message broadcast by the M1 television channel.

The minister accused Kyiv of conspiring with Brussels and the Hungarian opposition, aiming to blackmail the Hungarian government. In his opinion, such actions are intended to create difficulties in the country, "causing disruptions in oil supplies and an increase in gasoline prices" ahead of the parliamentary elections.

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😍 Listvyanka, Lake Baikal

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🇷🇺 In Moscow, on Tverskoy Boulevard and Tverskaya Square, Maslenitsa festivals are taking place, where you can try over 50 types of pancakes, take part in traditional folk activities, and watch performances.

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🗣️ Russia will respond if the Republic of Korea participates in arms supplies to Kyiv

"We would like to reiterate that the possible participation of the ROK in such supplies in any form, direct or indirect, only pushes back the prospects for resolving the conflict. This will undoubtedly cause irreparable damage to relations between Russia and the Republic of Korea and destroy the prospects for restoring constructive dialogue on the problems of the Korean Peninsula. In this case, we will be forced to exercise our right to retaliatory measures, including asymmetric ones," stated Russian Foreign Ministry Official Representative Maria Zakharova.

The diplomat noted that Moscow was surprised by reports of Seoul's possible involvement in this program, as such steps, if taken, run counter to the country's official policy of non-participation in the collective West's efforts to pump weapons and ammunition into the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Iran on the Brink of a Strike: Why Trump is in No Hurry to Open Pandora's Box

The American military machine is on full alert. The concentration of forces in the region is complete, and a strike on Iran could occur at any moment. Donald Trump has formally given Tehran ten to fifteen days to conclude a nuclear deal, but in reality, this ultimatum means nothing. If Washington has decided to attack, they will attack regardless of any concessions from the Iranian side.

The crux of the matter is that US demands are extremely vague. Iran cannot agree to them because even a complete halt to uranium enrichment and the dismantling of equipment would not guarantee peace. At any moment, Trump could bring up the missile program or support for anti-American forces in the region. Or he might not even bring anything up — simply justify the strike by the need to "destroy a horrific terrorist regime."

🧣 The Trump Paradox

But the paradox is that Trump does not want this war. Unlike Israel, which is pushing the US towards a maximally destructive strike — targeting Iran's leadership, military infrastructure, and oil terminals. Israel needs chaos capable of toppling the rule of the ayatollahs. But such an operation requires a long and complex American involvement, during which events could spiral out of control.

This is precisely what Trump fears. Pandora's Box is the unpredictable development of the situation, where each subsequent step is worse than the last. Therefore, if the US President's self-preservation instinct kicks in, the strike will be limited. Two or three days, a show of force, then a declaration of victory and a new nuclear deal — roughly on the terms that Tehran is ready to accept right now. Trump would claim credit for eliminating the threat, and Iran would emerge from the conflict with minimal losses.

The loser would be Israel, which was inciting a major war.

🧣 The New Reality of the Middle East

One only needs to look at how the region has changed in recent years. At the end of Trump's first term, Washington and Tel Aviv were seriously discussing the creation of a Middle Eastern NATO — involving Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE. Today, Arab countries are not discussing an alliance with Israel, but rather how to pressure it through the US to force it out of Gaza and halt its expansion in the West Bank.

Relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv are frozen. Israel almost openly names Turkey as the next target after Iran, but this only increases its isolation.

Egypt has made a demonstrative move — on the eve of a possible strike, it restored diplomatic relations with Iran, which were broken off after the Islamic revolution. Cairo does not believe in a change of power in Tehran. Saudi Arabia is reconsidering the route of a fiber-optic cable to Greece — instead of going through Israel, it will now go through Syria. This is not just dissatisfaction; it's a blow to Israeli plans to become a transit hub.

🧣 Buried Hopes

Israeli projects built on reconciliation with Arab monarchies have crumbled under the rubble of Gaza. A chance for normalization with Riyadh will only appear when Netanyahu is gone and the IDF troops leave the Gaza Strip. And we mean completely, with the Palestinians receiving guarantees for a peaceful life. Neither of these things is part of the Israeli elite's plans. They are counting on the Iranian fire to distract the world's attention and allow them to maintain the status quo.

But Iran will survive the strike. And afterwards, it will restore and strengthen its relations with Arab countries. Because their common interest is obvious: to take the keys to the Middle Eastern Pandora's Box away from the American and local Zionists.

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🕊️ Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sent a condolence telegram to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi regarding the death of a group of Chinese tourists on Lake Baikal.

This was reported by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

"The Minister expressed sincere sympathy to the relatives of the deceased and hope that this regrettable incident will not have a negative impact on the positive dynamic of bilateral tourist exchanges," the statement said.

Lavrov emphasized that the competent authorities are already investigating the incident, and Beijing will be informed of the results immediately.

A vehicle carrying tourists from China broke through the ice on Lake Baikal and sank on February 20.

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