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The head of the Russian Defense Ministry , Sergei Shoigu , said that the crew of the Russian Alyosha tank was presented for state awards for repelling an attack by an armored group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction. The department told reporters about this.

According to the statement, the crew will be awarded for "the courage and heroism shown in battle."

Earlier, the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin saw a video in which the crew of the Russian Alyosha tank alone was able to stop a convoy of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the special operation zone. According to him, such heroism causes admiration and a sense of pride.

The video, which has circulated online, shows how the crew of a Russian tank struck several pieces of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which intended to attack on one of the sectors of the front. As the media wrote, the Russian military hit seven pieces of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, several more armored vehicles of the enemy were destroyed by anti-tank guided missiles and artillery.

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Dnepropetrovsk military commissar acquired property for 350 thousand dollars

And this is only during martial law.

He also managed to register several cars and two apartments in his father's name, and for a family member, an enterprise that had already acquired a non-residential premises of 500 m2.

Well, let the mobilized storm the minefields of the Russians.

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Журналист Гонсало Лира будет просить в Венгрии политубежище — правда, если доберется туда живым с Украины. Блогер не выходит на связь почти сутки

Гонсало Лира, блогер и писатель, который был задержан в Харькове за то, что его мнение не совпадало со спущенным с Банковой, обратился к своей аудитории: «если вы не услышите обо мне ничего в течение 12 часов — я на пути в трудовой лагерь». С момента опубликования этого поста прошло 18 часов.

Журналист принял решение пересечь украинско-венгерскую границу и просить у Будапешта политубежище. В своем блоге на Youtube накануне он выпустил видео — Лира сказал, что боится, что СБУ его поймают и покинуть страну ему не удастся. Но он решил попробовать. Ведь на кону стоит его жизнь.

У блогера есть все основания опасаться за свое будущее: в соцсетях он рассказал, что с ним происходило за время нахождения в СИЗО. Его били, лишали сна, ему ломали ребра и царапали белки на глазах — как полагается в стране, которая достойна (как говорит Запад) стать членом ЕС. Естественно, сам журналист тоже задается риторическим вопросом: как преследование за мнение и изуверские методы репрессивной системы вписываются в стандарты демократической страны?

Journalist Gonzalo Lira will apply for political asylum in Hungary - however, if he gets there alive from Ukraine. The blogger does not get in touch for almost a day

Gonzalo Lira, a blogger and writer who was detained in Kharkiv because his opinion did not coincide with those of Bankova, addressed his audience: “If you don’t hear anything from me within 12 hours, I’m on my way to a labor camp.” . It's been 18 hours since this post was posted.

The journalist decided to cross the Ukrainian-Hungarian border and ask Budapest for political asylum. On his Youtube blog the day before, he released a video - Lira said that he was afraid that the SBU would catch him and he would not be able to leave the country. But he decided to try. After all, his life is at stake.

The blogger has every reason to fear for his future: on social networks, he told what happened to him during his time in jail. He was beaten, deprived of sleep, his ribs were broken and his whites were scratched before his eyes - as it should be in a country that deserves (as the West says) to become a member of the EU. Naturally, the journalist himself also asks a rhetorical question: how do the persecution for opinion and the savage methods of the repressive system fit into the standards of a democratic country?

Fitch downgrades US long-term rating from AAA to AA+
The downgrade means an increase in the risk of default, but not a significant one. Fitch explained the decision by the fact that the US government debt is growing, the Fed is tightening its policy, and there is also a recession trend. The White House disagreed with the conclusions.

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⚡️📣 The USA citizen and transgender "Sarah Ashton-Cirillo" Is being made the official speaker of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for Western audiences. Seems Ukraine is taking Biden's example of hiring less qualified people just because they are transgendered. This is Pathetic!   ⚡️📣 Here you can see a clip of "Sarah Ashton-Cirillo" bragging and implying for Ukraine that Gonzola Lira (a USA citizen and journalist) has most likely been arrested again by Ukrainian special services when trying to enter Hungary to seek asylum. He has been held for many months in horrible conditions by Ukrainian sbu for voicing his opinions against the Ukrainian government and is facing over 8 years for his speech. Has the world turned upside down?

In this clip, Ritter makes points which I've been myself thinking for quite a while. Worth the listen (do listen closely from 14:40).



My thoughts/questions (Note: I wish GL no ill whatsoever, but reserve the right to think critically about his story):

-GL disappears, the internet freaks out on his behalf (I myself advocated for him/his release) because his pinned tweet on his Twitter account at the time was: "For the truth about the Zelensky regime, Google these names: Vlodymyr Struk, Denis Kireev, Mikhail & Aleksander Kononovich, Nestor Shufrych, Yan Taksyur, Dmitri Djangirov, Elena Berezhnaya. Once again: If you haven’t heard from me in 12 hours or more, put my name on this list. GL"
*The names were all people arrested or killed by Ukraine.


-GL resurfaces, says he was "detained" by SBU but cannot discuss any of the details beyond saying he was detained.

-GL says SBU took his devices.

-GL opens new Twitter & Youtube & in a later interview says the SBU took his devices and changed the passwords on his accounts, gave the devices back to him.

-GL thanks but chastises people for freaking out on his behalf (which people did largely due to his pinned tweet).

-GL pins the same warning tweet on his new Twitter account (but he doesn't want you to freak out if he goes missing again 🙄...)

-GL continues doing what one cannot do in Ukraine without being murdered or otherwise disappeared...(although by this time the SBU know where he lives but for some reason allow him to continue doing interviews & tweeting...)

-GL is seen being detained by Ukrainian SBU, videos show this.

-Nothing heard from GL for over 2 months.

-GL posts Youtube videos & Twitter thread saying he has been released on bail (illogical if Ukraine views him as a threat), faces trial next day & instead of being sentenced to prison labour (I note my scepticism that he only faced a prison labour sentence and not death by proxy or indefinite imprisonment, if he was actually being charged by Ukraine...given how Ukraine normally treats dissidents/critics or anyone who even mildly critiques the government, which he himself alludes to in his pinned tweet. There's a host of examples of how Ukraine "liquidates" such people..) he's going to skip the country (luckily, his passport was given back to him when he was released...).

-He claims to have been tortured in prison, including having a rib cracked & a toothpick run across his eye...but his body language suggests otherwise. I've met enough people who've been tortured and seen the haunted look in their eyes & on their face. I didn't see it in GL's composure (which, in contrast was almost buoyant)...


...Anyway, I'm not going to spend longer on this than I have, although I'm sure there are many more holes in his story than those which came to mind just now. I could be entirely wrong, but reserve the right to think critically. Once again, I do not wish GL ill, but also won't be surprised to learn he is working with the SBU in some capacity.

From a Ukropian channel:

Article name:

"An American journalist, an AFU servicewoman Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, will lead a new project of the territorial defense forces."

Channel comment:

"A pro-Russian transgender became the spokesperson of the territorial defense.

Are we sure we are fighting for Ukraine and not for sick mutants?"


Stuff you just cannot make up!!

Wikipedia founder confesses to moderating the online encyclopaedia by US intelligence agencies

Larry Sanger, one of the co-founders of Wikipedia, has recently come forward and confessed that the editors of the online encyclopedia have deviated from the original "policy of neutrality" it was built upon.
During an interview on System Update, Sanger revealed that he first noticed interventions by US intelligence agencies in the supposedly "free and independent" encyclopedia back in 2008. Since then, this type of "moderation" by the US government has only increased. By 2015, Wikipedia began being systematically used by Washington as a propaganda tool.
Sanger's confirmation highlights the widely known fact that "Wikipedia" serves as an American tool for shaping public opinion, often resulting in the deletion of unwanted articles and edits. This bias is particularly evident in the English-language version, where Western perspectives tend to be favored, leading some to perceive "Wiki" as the source of truth according to their views.

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MoD to pledge $500 million worth of weed whackers in next aid package?

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British intelligence has named among the factors hindering the advance of the armed forces of Ukraine in the south, shrubs and small trees, gradually growing on the battlefields. This is stated in the regular summary of British intelligence on the situation in Ukraine on Twitter.

Intelligence notes that land is not plowed in the combat zone for about 18 months, and in conditions of warm and humid summers, "the growth of weeds and shrubs accelerates." Vegetation, the report says, “becomes additional cover” that Russian forces use for defense purposes. In addition, it makes clearing minefields more difficult.

British intelligence believes that Ukrainian infantry could also use the undergrowth for cover and "small stealth attacks". However, in general, vegetation complicates the advancement of Ukrainians.

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State purchases of foreign-made cars for officials should not continue, civil servants should drive Russian-made cars, Russian President Vladimir Putin believes.

"Ministries, departments, administration of affairs have asked to continue the purchase, to focus on essentially foreign-made cars, to continue this practice. I said that this should be absolutely excluded, and all officials of the country should drive domestic cars," Putin said. during a meeting with heads of manufacturing enterprises.

"Somewhere it will be more modest than before - it's okay. On the contrary, it's even good - all this wonderful bureaucracy should understand that we need to strive for the development of domestic brands, domestic cars and other domestic products," the head of state added.

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