The UAVs track and cover a battery of American M777 howitzers.
The kamikaze UAV arrives first, and then the more serious cover-up of the convoy comes.

This morning I was reading about Russian satellites, in general they follow the general line of the top technologies currently in use in Russia. They are not the best, but they get the job done. Like so many other things, after the fall of the USSR and the two decades of stagnation (80s-00s) the Russian space agency closed the gap at least partially by making use of foreign technologies to a large extent. For the period 2015-2020 there were plans to modernise the GLONASS system to be as capable as the current American GPS system (Europe's Galileo being the best system at present). But these plans were drastically affected by the sanctions, with most of the manufacturing budget for the new satellites (Uragan-K) being redirected to research on systems that had to be imported, such as chips resistant to space radiation. It is then funny to see that in 2011 and 2014 two K-type satellites were launched respectively, but no new K-type satellites have been launched until 2020. This in general is parallel to what I already said about the Russian microelectronics industry, which had no real investment until 2014. Thus it is logical to assume that the dependence on foreign systems in these 8 years has been greatly reduced and the K-model satellite launched in 2020 does not really depend on foreign technology (the sale of these components to Russia was forbidden, so it stands to reason that they are not in fact foreign).
While these new satellites and their components were being researched, Russia continued to launch the Uragan-M model, which was developed in the late 1990s and does not depend on foreign technologies as much or could be easily replaced. Of course every satellite in general is a work of craftsmanship, and a current M model is more advanced than one from 2005 although not as powerful as a K model ...

Interestingly, in September the first prototype of the K2 model, which will replace the K1 models at the end of the decade, is planned to be launched. The final launch of the M model is planned for the second quarter of 2022, with the remaining models to be launched over the course of the decade, K1 and K2. However, a stock of the latest version of the M model will be left in storage in case there is a need to quickly replace any of the satellites currently in orbit.

I think this speaks volumes as to why Russia is not suffering from the sanctions as many people in the West had hoped. Much of the damage, whether economic or industrial, was done almost a decade ago, and for some reason, many of these "analysts" seem to have forgotten that fact. Since then the Kremlin has put a lot of effort into shielding itself from these sanctions, both by developing its own technologies and by securing supply lines with neutral countries such as Malaysia. This does not mean that the new sanctions will not have an impact, but it will generally be much less than many people thought three months ago, as we are already seeing ...

🇺🇦 They say that the Ukrainian group Kalush Orchestra, which won the Eurovision Song Contest, decided to change its clip after the mass surrender of the Azovstal defenders🤣

Прислали только что знакомые. Так выглядит дорога от Ниццы до границы Италии. Сплошные грузовики. Колонна растянулась на 40 километров. Латвийские, литовские, болгарские номера. Что везут? Продовольствие с Украины.
Оно, по их убеждению, нужно в Европе, а не несчастным бойцам вооружённых сил Украины, которых кинули и предали все. А теперь ещё и есть будет нечего.

Just sent by a friend. This is how the road from Nice to the border of Italy looks like. Solid trucks. The column stretched for 40 kilometers. Latvian, Lithuanian, Bulgarian numbers. What are they carrying? Food from Ukraine.
They are convinced that it is needed in Europe, and not for the unfortunate fighters of the armed forces of Ukraine, who were abandoned and betrayed by everyone. And now there will be nothing to eat.

⚠️According to testimonies of captured servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Kiev regime under Western handlers is preparing another provocation in Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, following "Bucha" scenario.

▫️To implement it, militants dressed in the uniform of Russian servicemen and wearing white armbands should shoot Ukrainian civilians on camera, and photos and videos of this monstrous crime, including those taken by video recorders of allegedly randomly passing cars, will be widely spread in the Western media and on various Internet resources after the liberation of this city by the Russian Armed Forces.

▫️The sophistication of such cynical and brutal provocations, at the instigation of foreign handlers, has crossed out all existing moral standards, and modern Ukrainian nationalists, in the context of the inhumane methods used, have become the "heirs" of the Nazis of the Great Patriotic War period.

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🏳️ In Mariupol, militants of Azov nationalist unit and Ukrainian servicemen blocked at the Azovstal plant continue to surrender. Over the past 24 hours, 694 militants have laid down arms and surrendered, including 29 wounded.

💥 Over a day, high-precision air-based missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces have hit 2 command posts, including the territorial defence headquarters near Soledar in the Donetsk People's Republic, as well as 31 areas of concentration of Ukrainian manpower and military equipment, including locations of foreign mercenary units from European countries in Nikolaev and Krasnogorovka. 1 pontoon crossing point equipped by Ukrainian Armed Forces to cross the Severskyi Donets River has been destroyed near Protopopovka, Kharkov Region.

💥 Missile troops and artillery have hit 76 command posts, 421 areas of manpower and military equipment concentration, as well as 147 artillery and mortar units at firing positions, including 1 Ukrainian battery of US-made 155mm M777 howitzers near Pogornoe.

📹 Footage of combat operations of the Tor-M2U tactical anti-aircraft missile systems and 152-mm Msta-S and Akatsiya-M self-propelled howitzer crews have been published.

💥 Footage of destruction of Ukrainian battery of US-made M777 155mm howitzers near Podgornoe has been published.

🏳️🇺🇦 Wounded Ukrainian servicemen from Azovstal in Novoazovsk hospital thank doctors for their help and talk about their condition and treatment progress.

⚠️ According to testimonies of captured servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Kiev regime under Western handlers is preparing another provocation in Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, following "Bucha" scenario.

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💢 Surrender of weapons by Azov at Azovstal.

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⚡️Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine.

▫️In the past 24 hours, 771 militants of the Azov nationalist unit have surrendered at the blockaded Azovstal plant in Mariupol. A total of 1,730 militants have surrendered since May 16, including 80 wounded. All those in need of inpatient treatment are treated in medical facilities in the Donetsk People's Republic in Novoazovsk and Donetsk.

💥During the day, high-precision air-based missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces have hit 7 command posts, including the command posts of the 24th AFU motorized infantry brigade in Nikolaevka and the 104th territorial defence brigade in Konstantinovka, as well as 11 missile and artillery weapons and ammunition depots near Bakhmut, Konstantinovka, Il'inka and Minkovka of the Donetsk People's Republic and 26 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration.

▫️1 S-300 anti-aircraft missile system battalion near Bolshye Lomzaki, Nikolaev Region, and 1 Buk-M1 SAM battalion near Slavyanogorsk, Donetsk People's Republic, have been destroyed.

✈️💥Operational-tactical and army aviation have hit 2 command posts, as well as 58 areas of Ukrainian manpower and military equipment concentration.

▫️The attacks have resulted in the elimination of more than 340 nationalists and up to 62 armoured and motor vehicles.

💥Missile troops and artillery have hit 6 command posts, 295 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration, 43 Ukrainian artillery and mortar units at firing positions and 2 radio-electronic warfare stations.

💥Russian air defence means have shot down 15 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, including 1 Bayraktar-TB2, near Volchiy Yar, Borshchevka, Velikie Khutora, Malye Prokhody, Snezhkovka and Petrovskoe in Kharkov Region and Chernobaevka and Novaya Kakhovka in Kherson Region.

▫️In addition, 12 Ukrainian Smerch multiple-launch rockets have been intercepted near Topolskoe, Malaya Kamyshevakha, Semenovka, Shpakovka, Glinskoe, Snezhkovka in Kharkov Region and Chernobayevka in Kherson Region.

📊In total, 172 Ukrainian aircraft and 125 helicopters, 942 unmanned aerial vehicles, 313 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,158 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 395 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,562 field artillery and mortars, as well as 3,026 units of special military vehicles were destroyed during the operation.

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Good ol'Dubya. Still putting his foot in it at 75.

Ivan Bidenko told me in Mariupol at Nakhimova Street 160, when leaving their firing points, Ukrainian snipers set fire to houses and killed civilians.

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Американцы думают всё-таки запретить России расплачиваться по нашим долговым обязательствам в долларах. Не самое плохое для нас решение.

Во-первых, всем понятно, что это политический дефолт, а не финансовый. Россия способна погашать любые свои обязательства в любой валюте, если не создавать ей искусственных проблем. Поэтому он никак не скажется на реальной финансовой репутации нашей страны. Следует также помнить, что подобные действия США, создающие технические помехи для исполнения обязательств, должны рассматриваться судом или как форс-мажор, или как виновное поведение кредитора.

Во-вторых, наши деньги в этом случае не получат и сами американские держатели долговых бумаг. Причём по вине своей же страны. Сильный ход Байдена, укрепляющий доверие к своей финансовой системе на фоне инфляции и энергетического кризиса.

В-третьих, можно исполнить эти обязательства в рублях, и это тоже будет надлежащее их исполнение в таких условиях.

А можно и не платить вовсе. И неистраченные деньги использовать именно на те цели, которые очень не понравятся американским маразматикам. Как говорится, he laughs best who laughs last…

The Americans are still thinking of banning Russia from paying off our debt obligations in dollars. Not the worst decision for us.

First, everyone understands that this is a political default, not a financial one. Russia is capable of repaying any of its obligations in any currency, as long as it does not create artificial problems for it. Therefore, it will not affect the real financial reputation of our country in any way. It should also be remembered that such actions of the United States, which create technical obstacles to the performance of obligations, should be considered by the court either as force majeure, or as the guilty behavior of the creditor.

Secondly, in this case, the American holders of debt securities themselves will not receive our money either. And because of their own country. Biden's strong move, building confidence in his financial system amid inflation and the energy crisis.

Thirdly, it is possible to fulfill these obligations in rubles, and this will also be their proper fulfillment in such conditions.

Or you may not pay at all. And use the unspent money for precisely those purposes that the American senile people will not like very much. As they say, he laughs best who laughs last ...

George Dubya Bush:

- I wanted Ukraine to join NATO. For a while I thought Russia would be more accommodating, but then Putin changed dramatically. All he wanted was to stay on the edge of NATO, to control that NATO was not an offensive alliance, but a defensive one. I felt Ukraine should be in the EU and in NATO;

- Secretary Baker promised not to expand NATO eastward. But that was years ago. Which means the U.S. needs to adjust to the times. It doesn't matter what we promised Gorbachev there;

- Yes, of course, I remember the Pentagon program to fund biolaboratories in Ukraine. Good thing you evacuated them, you're a smart guy;

- Yes, it doesn't matter that we promised Gorbachev in the past not to expand NATO;