⚡️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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⚠️ WARNING: DISTURBING IMAGES

⚡️South African soldiers cause outrage as footage shows them throwing corpses of Mozambique soldiers into a fire.

UPDATE: Incident is believed to have happened in November in Mozambique, where South Africa has forces as part of the SADC (Southern African Development Community) - South Africa is investigating who was involved and why.

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⚡️Ukrainian army shells residential buildings in Donetsk city, Donetsk Republic (ex Ukraine) - number of casualties being confirmed.

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FEW SCREWS LOOSE: Another in our series on Western junk sent to Ukraine - equipment unfit for purpose, and not free either; Ukraine is indebted indefinitely with exorbitant loans of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

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⚡️European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen approves transfer of Leopard tanks and other heavy equipment to Ukraine

She also calls "the Russian threat - the most immediate, but not the only one", which justifies the new declaration on cooperation between NATO and the EU.

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⚡️Sweden will allow the deployment of nuclear weapons

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says that Stockholm will be a long-term, loyal and devoted member of NATO and will join the bloc "without any formal conditions", as Norway and Denmark did in their time.

🗣Despite the fact that other Scandinavian countries consider it unlikely, we believe that it is quite possible to place nuclear weapons on our territory - he said.

Sweden is currently being blocked from accession to NATO by Turkey.

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