⚡️New appointed chief of the Ground Forces of the Russian Armed Forces - Colonel General Alexander Lapin.

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⚡️US withdrew forces from Afghanistan to focus on Ukraine.

🗣This was confirmed by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken that if the Pentagon had not left Afghanistan, Washington would not have been able to allocate as much resources to Ukraine - Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.

UPDATE:
🗣 There is no place for Russia in the West. 'World rulers' are annoyed by it with its rich resources, vast territory, and self-sufficient people;

🗣We are not at war with Ukrainians, but neo-Nazi criminals will be punished;

🗣Corporations are aimed at consumer society, while Russia upholds a reasonable balance of spiritual and moral values;

🗣All four murders of American presidents are connected to corporations; no coincidence that Americans believe that Republicans and Democrats are two sides of a coin;

🗣American budget for 2023 is proof of Washington's plans to unleash new wars; 70% of whole $1.7 trillion budget goes to military, $45 billion on Ukraine alone.

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⚡️🗣Armenia is not going to issue Russia any ultimatums in connection with the need to open the Lachin corridor.

🗣Everything that we had to say on this issue, we have repeatedly stated and there is nothing to add - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

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⚡️❗️Artyomovsk-Bakhmut, Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine) is close to liberation - Acting head of the DPR Pushilin.

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⚡️❗️Fighting in Soledar shifts to the western part of the city; this area provides the only exit for Armed Forces of Ukraine - head of the Wagner Private Military Company, Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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⚡️British intelligence admits Russia's tactical control of Soledar, Donetsk Republic (ex Ukraine).

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BYE-BYE BAKHMUT: In more ways than one; as Ukrainian forces are being steamed out of the town - and liberation is imminent - Russia says Ukrainian names of towns will be dropped. Artyomovsk was named Bakhmut by the Kiev regime in 2014.

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⚡️🗣Kremlin Press Secretary Peskov:

◾️Estonian authorities wish to create a precedent for the confiscation and transfer of Russian assets to Ukraine - this is illegal and will have consequences globally;

◾️Involvement of US and NATO in the situation in Ukraine is obvious, they are de facto party to the conflict;

◾️All maps of the Russian Federation going to print will take new borders into account;

◾️Cabinet of Ministers of the Russian Federation is closely monitoring oil prices.

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⚡️Detailed map of the Soledar and Artyomovsk (Bakhmut), Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine) line of contact - close to liberation - as at 1pm, 10 January.

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⚡️Poland continues to demand WWII reparations from Germany - this time through the US

A request was made to the US Congress to help the Polish authorities obtain $1.3 trillion in compensation for damages during World War II.

Earlier, Poland has already asked for help from the UN and the Council of Europe - and twice, Germany has said it does not owe Poland anything.

Germany cannot afford for countries of former USSR to follow suit with such requests.

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SOLEDAR SOLIDARITY: Ukrainian soldier looks on in despair as Ukrainian forces retreat West, and Russian forces finish off the job - the line of contact along Soledar, and Artyomovsk, Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine) are awaiting imminent liberation.

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⚡️ Missile defense goes off in Simferopol, Crimea.

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⚡️Secretary General of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Helga Schmidt opposes kicking Russia out of the organization

Unlike the Council of Europe (which Russia left in March 2022) the OSCE does not have a suspension mechanism. In addition, Schmidt believes that “one day we will need communication channels with Russia again.”

Rare display of common sense from a EU politician!

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⚡️In a first Russian Ministry of Defense meeting of the year, including regional heads of Defense via online conference, Defense Minister Shoigu sets priorities for the year ahead.

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⚡️NATO and EU countries deplete their military stocks by providing aid to Ukraine - NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg.

He also believes Ukrainians are dying for "Europe's security".

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⚡️Wagner Private Military Company storm-troops are fighting it out for the Soledar town square, Donetsk Republic (ex Ukraine) right now.

It is reported that Ukrainian 61st Brigade began to abandon their positions late last night.

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◾️Russian Federation (RF) Armed Forces destroyed up to 20 Ukrainian soldiers in Kupyansk, Donetsk Republic (DPR, ex Ukraine);

◾️Russian Aerospace Forces shot down three Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force in the DPR;

◾️RF Armed Forces eliminated more than 20 Ukrainian soldiers and three trucks in the Yuzhno-Donets, DPR;

◾️Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost more than 40 servicemen of the 95th Airborne Battalion and 103rd Defense Brigade in Krasnoliman, DPR;

◾️RF destroyed up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen in Donetsk, DPR;

◾️Russian air defense systems destroyed ten AFU unmanned aerial aircraft;

◾️RF destroyed four Polish-made Krab self-propelled gun mounts in the DPR:

◾️RF destroyed two US-made counter-battery radars AN / TPQ-50 and AN / TPQ-36 in the DPR.

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THE GREAT UKRAINIAN DESERT?: Ukrainian serviceman complains about the American M113 armored personnel carrier, which is not suitable for the Ukrainian climate - it also appears to be in sand camouflage... 😄🤷‍♀

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⚡️ New speaker of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, threatens Biden administration

🗣We will hold them accountable for everything from the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan to the origin of COVID19....

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⚡️Taliban in Afghanistan orders closure of all beauty salons within ten days; women will also be forbidden from working in retail/shopping centers.

Last month, Taliban banned all higher education for women.

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