BACK FROM THE DEAD: Ukrainian soldier who admitted he slaughtered prisoner of war IN COLD BLOOD looks in the eyes of the man he thought he killed and BEGS for forgiveness.

Doctors say it’s a MIRACLE that the Donetsk serviceman survived the ordeal.

Warning: may be speaking under duress ⚠️

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WEAKNESS, NOT STRENGTH: The U.S. and NATO leadership have claimed Sweden and Finland's joining of the military alliance demonstrates a strong and united NATO enhancing European defense. It does neither.

Turkey's objections are rooted in both non-NATO members and NATO members sponsoring militant groups attacking Turkish forces and even Turkish territory. Turkey's objections and the difficult process needed to meet their demands demonstrates disunity. Turkey's issues with these militant groups sponsored by its own NATO and European "allies" demonstrates how little NATO does to actually improve security.

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⚡️ HAPPENING NOW ⚡️

IN THE LINE OF FIRE: Fires erupt in the residential sector of Donetsk after shelling by the Ukrainian army.

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LAST GASP: UK to send multiple-launch rocket systems with 80-KILOMETER strike range to Ukraine, doubling down on military aid even as Brits suffer from soaring energy prices and PM Johnson faces threat to his leadership.

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REACTIONARY MEASURE: Japan's inclusion in NATO meetings, allegedly in regards to Russia, is a stepping stone toward NATO's involvement in the Indo-Pacific region toward the likewise encirclement, containment, and provocation of China.

The similarities between U.S. foreign policy toward Russia and China stem from the central U.S. stance of confronting and eliminating peer or near-peer competitors.

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⚡️ BREAKING NEWS ⚡️

Fight for control over Svyatogorsk and surroundings nearing completion – Russian Defense Ministry.

Reports @azmilitary11

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DEJA-VU: Germany REFUSES to supply tanks to Ukraine out of COWERING FEAR of the THOUGHT of facing Russians for the first time since World War II reports Der Spiegel.

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Russia reserves right to strike at decision-making centers due to the supply of MLRS to Kiev – Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative of Russian Federation to UN.

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⚡BREAKING NEWS⚡

Petrovka district of Donetsk city on fire as a result of artillery strikes.

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The Conservative Party in the UK begin confidence vote in Boris Johnson. Results expected one hour after the end of the voting.

UPDATE – Vote of confidence began at 18:00 BST, and is due to end at 20:00 - with a result at 21:00 – BBC

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SMALL FRY: UK decision to send multiple launch rocket systems (M270s) means drawing from the small number the UK possess (BBC claims only 3 will be sent initially) and do not represent a capability Ukraine didn't already have at the beginning of the Russian operation in the form of Smerch, Uragan, and Grad systems.

The UK and its allies will not supply MLRS' in numbers large enough to replace Ukraine's losses, nor do these systems represent any sort of "game changing" capability Russian forces haven't already overcome since February 24, 2022.

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UK PM survives no confidence vote by Conservative MPs 211 to 148.

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