Russia has begun producing Iranian-designed parts to replace Siemens turbines in its hydropower plants after sanctions impeded the servicing of German-made equipment last year.
MGT-70 gas turbine units are copies of Siemens hardware developed by the Islamic Republic. The country attained a license for their assembly and localized production before a recent wave of anti-Iran sanctions took effect
https://www.rt.com/business/571233-iran-russia-germany-gas-turbines/

UK households are suffering a “permanent” decline in living standards as wages lag behind double-digit inflation and families struggle to pay their bills, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has warned.
https://www.rt.com/business/571187-uk-living-standards-permanent-decline/

Given previous US behaviors, Chinese experts believe that the Hersh report is highly credible and Washington's denial cannot hinder Russia's determination to dig out more evidence from the report's value as a clue — Global Times

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Has NATO attacked Turkiye?

"2011 JAPAN EARTHQUAKE" Caused by HAARP?
It could be a conspiracy theory but given the recent high reliability of conspiracy theorists, who knows if this one is also true or not... It's necessary to be open minded about everything these days.
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🖋An interview with me and others regarding new revelations regarding Nord Stream's destruction...

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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Soledar direction
situation as of 20.00 on February 9, 2023
Fierce fighting continues in Bakhmut and surrounding area. Divisions of the Wagner PMCs and formations of the Russian armed forces are actively pushing through the AFU defenses.
N-E of Bakhmut assault detachments advanced deep into the fortified defense system of the AFU north of Paraskovievka and stormed the fortifications around it. Now Russian Army units approached the highway Bakhmut — Slavyansk.
Fighting continues in Krasnaya Gora and Paraskovievka. Ukrainian formations hold positions in populated areas.
According to members of Ukrainian military, one of brigades defending Bakhmut has completely lost its combat capability.
S-W of Bakhmut assault units of Wagner PMCs advanced south of Krasny and approached the suburban areas.
"Wagner" units reached the village of Stupchki, squeezing the AFU from the strongholds nearby, AFU is suffering heavy losses. A significant part of the forces are leaving their positions in Stupchki and Chasov Yar.

◾He is dragging the whole of Europe into the world war." French politician Nicolas Dupont-Aignan criticized Emmanuel Macron, who awarded Zelensky with the Order of the Legion of Honor, the country's highest award. According to him, the Ukrainian leader, with his stubbornness, is drawing European countries into the world war.

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AFU suffer colossal losses in the hottest section of the Svatove-Kreminna front in the LNR.

Russian MLRS are coordinated from the air by UAVs. Dense smoke rises in the hiding places of the AFU, and the enemy is disoriented. The enemy's confusion is taken advantage of by tankers who join the attack.

"Such colossal losses! They [the AFU] have not moved a single step forward. Literally, they crawl there, 200-300 meters, burrow," a Russian soldier notes.

🇲🇩✍️⚡️Rumours appeared in Moldovan press that Maia Sandu will replace the Gavrilița cabinet with a new cabinet as soon as next week. An announcement is expected in a few days.

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☢️ 🇷🇺 The Novaya Zemlya nuclear testing ground is ready to resume nuclear tests, if need be and given the corresponding political will, Vyacheslav Solovyov, scientific head of the Russian Federal Nuclear Center - All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics, told TASS on Wednesday.

"It is ready," he said, replying to the corresponding question.
As Solovyov explained, "a special program is in effect to maintain the testing site’s readiness."

The Novaya Zemlya nuclear test site is maintained by the Russian Defense Ministry’s 12th Main Department. From September 21, 1955 to October 24, 1990, 130 tests were carried out at the nuclear test site, including 88 atmospheric, three underwater and 39 underground tests.

https://tass.com/defense/1573143

🤚 Yevgeny Prigozhin said that the PMC "Wagner" received more than 10 million applications from US citizens wishing to join the ranks of the group

🪖 "After the release of the PMC Wagner advertisement aimed at the American audience, we received more than 10 million applications from US citizens

🟠 At the moment, we are considering about a million American citizens for employment,” Yevgeny Prigozhin told a question from CNN🎙

⚡️ All roads in and out of Artyomovsk-Bakhmut, Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine) are now controlled by the Russian armed forces - remaining Ukrainian forces are surrounded.

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A bit of SPECULATION on what might be happening in the wider South Donetsk Frontline (which includes Ugledar)

By attacking North and West (bogoyavlenka & Prechistka) the Russians are trying to pin the Ukr Forces & prevent them from maneuvring. With a simultaneous push from the direction of Marinka westwards towards a major road junction thereby isolating Ugledar from major supplies

Map source: Military Summary (edited)

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Explosion reported in kiev

The strikes in Krivoy Rog hit the generator room of the local power plant.

Church of England will bless gay civil unions.
From now on it should be called the Church of Degeneracy
https://www.rt.com/news/571251-church-england-gay-marriage-blessings/

Record investment helped Russia survive sanctions – Bloomberg https://www.rt.com/business/571154-record-investment-russia-sanctions/