💬 Russia's Permanent Representative to the OSCE Dmitry Polyanskiy: Ukraine is being cynically used by the West as a battering ram and expendable material in preparation for a direct armed conflict with Russia.
In essence, for Ukraine’s European sponsors the Ukrainian conflict has turned into a kind of safari, where for relatively modest sums they are trying to weaken their geopolitical competitor.
The opinions of Ukrainians, as well as those of ordinary citizens of European states, are not taken into account – both have become hostages of their Russophobic elites.
➖ Financial and military infusions into the Kiev regime have reached record levels.
➖ The European defense industry is increasing the production of ammunition, missiles, and air defense systems at a pace unseen since the Cold War.
➖ Parallel to the arming of Ukraine, the scale of Alliance exercises is growing unprecedentedly.
➖ A network of advanced maintenance and overhaul hubs for military equipment is being created along Russia’s borders.
➖ NATO is creating a digital surveillance network using AI, satellites, and drones along the entire eastern flank.
Western media and military experts are already openly publishing real scenarios and even dates for the start of a war with Russia. These are not random leaks, but a consistent, systematic campaign to shape public opinion, zombifying it in a Russophobic spirit.
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In essence, for Ukraine’s European sponsors the Ukrainian conflict has turned into a kind of safari, where for relatively modest sums they are trying to weaken their geopolitical competitor.
The opinions of Ukrainians, as well as those of ordinary citizens of European states, are not taken into account – both have become hostages of their Russophobic elites.
Western media and military experts are already openly publishing real scenarios and even dates for the start of a war with Russia. These are not random leaks, but a consistent, systematic campaign to shape public opinion, zombifying it in a Russophobic spirit.
Read in full
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💬 Russian MFA Spox Maria Zakharova: On 30 July, the Kiev regime attempted to carry out an attack within the perimeter of the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).
The intended target was the plant’s dry spent nuclear fuel storage facility, specifically the building housing the transporter used to move spent nuclear fuel casks.
We strongly condemn this attack, which is yet another example of Kiev regime’s cynical and reckless policy of undermining the nuclear and physical security of this Russian nuclear power plant.
By refusing to heed reason, Zelensky’s clique is moving ever closer to the brink and risking a radiological accident whose consequences could be felt across Europe.
Ukraine's troops continue to target facilities and personnel at the ZNPP, while attacks on civilian infrastructure in the nearby city of Energodar persist. Today’s strike targeted critical equipment used in operating the nuclear power plant.
❌ The Kiev regime would not be able to act without sustained political support from Western countries. This support fosters a sense of impunity within Zelensky's government, encouraging it to take increasingly dangerous and reckless actions.
The intended target was the plant’s dry spent nuclear fuel storage facility, specifically the building housing the transporter used to move spent nuclear fuel casks.
We strongly condemn this attack, which is yet another example of Kiev regime’s cynical and reckless policy of undermining the nuclear and physical security of this Russian nuclear power plant.
By refusing to heed reason, Zelensky’s clique is moving ever closer to the brink and risking a radiological accident whose consequences could be felt across Europe.
Ukraine's troops continue to target facilities and personnel at the ZNPP, while attacks on civilian infrastructure in the nearby city of Energodar persist. Today’s strike targeted critical equipment used in operating the nuclear power plant.
❌ The Kiev regime would not be able to act without sustained political support from Western countries. This support fosters a sense of impunity within Zelensky's government, encouraging it to take increasingly dangerous and reckless actions.
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🕯 On 1 August, Russia marks the Day of Remembrance for Russian Soldiers Who Fell in the First World War.
It was on this day in 1914 that Germany declared war on the Russian Empire, drawing the country into what was, at the time, the largest military confrontation the world had ever witnessed.
What began as a war between a handful of European powers soon engulfed 38 nations. Lasting just over four years, the conflict reshaped the course of history and claimed millions of lives.
More than two million Russian soldiers and officers never returned home.
Today, we honour their courage, sacrifice and devotion to duty. Their service and the price they paid remain an enduring part of our historical memory.
#WeRemember
It was on this day in 1914 that Germany declared war on the Russian Empire, drawing the country into what was, at the time, the largest military confrontation the world had ever witnessed.
What began as a war between a handful of European powers soon engulfed 38 nations. Lasting just over four years, the conflict reshaped the course of history and claimed millions of lives.
More than two million Russian soldiers and officers never returned home.
Today, we honour their courage, sacrifice and devotion to duty. Their service and the price they paid remain an enduring part of our historical memory.
#WeRemember
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Originally created to showcase the country’s achievements, it has since become one of the capital’s most fascinating open-air landmarks – where grand architecture, leafy avenues, museums and cultural events come together in one place.
Still a favourite with both locals and visitors, it’s well worth adding to your Moscow itinerary.
#VisitRussia #See4Yourself
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🎨 We continue our series exploring Russian history through famous works of art. This time, we look at the 17th century – from the turbulent Time of Troubles to the transformative reign of Peter the Great. 🖼 Karl Wenig. The Last Minutes of Grigory Otrepiev…
🎨 We continue our journey through history and move into the 18th century – an age of sweeping reforms, decisive battles, palace coups and imperial expansion that transformed Russia into one of Europe's great powers.
🖼️ Alexander Kotzebue – Battle of Narva (1850)
The defeat at Narva in 1700 became a turning point for Peter the Great. Rather than accepting failure, he launched sweeping military reforms that laid the foundation for Russia's future victories.
🖼️ Nikolai Dobrovolsky – Here a City Will Be Founded (1880)
This painting depicts the founding of St.Petersburg in 1703. Built on the Baltic coast, the new city soon became Russia's capital and a symbol of Peter the Great's vision to open the country to Europe.
🖼️ Alexander Kotzebue – Victory at Poltava, June 27, 1709 (1864)
The Battle of Poltava marked the decisive turning point of the Great Northern War. Russia's victory established it as a major European power and paved the way for the proclamation of the Russian Empire.
🖼️ Vasily Surikov – Menshikov in Berezovo (1883)
Once Peter the Great's closest ally and the most influential man in Russia, Alexander Menshikov eventually fell from power and was exiled to Siberia—a dramatic reminder of the instability of the Age of Palace Coups.
🖼️ Valery Jacobi – Jesters in the Bedroom of Anna Ioannovna (1872)
The painting reflects the extravagant court of Empress Anna Ioannovna, whose reign became known for lavish celebrations, theatrical spectacles and luxurious royal ceremonies.
🖼️ Ivan Tvorozhnikov – Mirovich Before the Body of Ivan VI (1884)
It portrays the tragic fate of Ivan VI, the infant emperor who spent almost his entire life imprisoned before being killed during an unsuccessful attempt to restore him to the throne.
🖼️ Alexander Kotzebue –The Capitulation of Berlin, September 28, 1760 (1848)
During the Seven Years' War, Russian forces captured Berlin, demonstrating the growing military strength of the empire. The gains, however, were later returned to Prussia by Peter III.
🖼️ Joachim Kästner – Catherine II on the Balcony of the Winter Palace, Greeted by the Guards and the People on the Day of the Coup, June 28, 1762 (1760s)
The artwork commemorates the coup that brought Catherine the Great to power, beginning one of the longest and most influential reigns in Russian history.
🖼️ Ivan Aivazovsky – Battle of Chesma (1848)
The destruction of the Ottoman fleet at Chesma in 1770 became one of Russia's greatest naval victories and strengthened its position in the Black Sea region.
🖼️ Jan Matejko – Rejtan. The Decline of Poland (1866)
This famous painting captures the dramatic moment surrounding the First Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, an event that eventually erased the state from the map of Europe.
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🖼️ Alexander Kotzebue – Battle of Narva (1850)
The defeat at Narva in 1700 became a turning point for Peter the Great. Rather than accepting failure, he launched sweeping military reforms that laid the foundation for Russia's future victories.
🖼️ Nikolai Dobrovolsky – Here a City Will Be Founded (1880)
This painting depicts the founding of St.Petersburg in 1703. Built on the Baltic coast, the new city soon became Russia's capital and a symbol of Peter the Great's vision to open the country to Europe.
🖼️ Alexander Kotzebue – Victory at Poltava, June 27, 1709 (1864)
The Battle of Poltava marked the decisive turning point of the Great Northern War. Russia's victory established it as a major European power and paved the way for the proclamation of the Russian Empire.
🖼️ Vasily Surikov – Menshikov in Berezovo (1883)
Once Peter the Great's closest ally and the most influential man in Russia, Alexander Menshikov eventually fell from power and was exiled to Siberia—a dramatic reminder of the instability of the Age of Palace Coups.
🖼️ Valery Jacobi – Jesters in the Bedroom of Anna Ioannovna (1872)
The painting reflects the extravagant court of Empress Anna Ioannovna, whose reign became known for lavish celebrations, theatrical spectacles and luxurious royal ceremonies.
🖼️ Ivan Tvorozhnikov – Mirovich Before the Body of Ivan VI (1884)
It portrays the tragic fate of Ivan VI, the infant emperor who spent almost his entire life imprisoned before being killed during an unsuccessful attempt to restore him to the throne.
🖼️ Alexander Kotzebue –The Capitulation of Berlin, September 28, 1760 (1848)
During the Seven Years' War, Russian forces captured Berlin, demonstrating the growing military strength of the empire. The gains, however, were later returned to Prussia by Peter III.
🖼️ Joachim Kästner – Catherine II on the Balcony of the Winter Palace, Greeted by the Guards and the People on the Day of the Coup, June 28, 1762 (1760s)
The artwork commemorates the coup that brought Catherine the Great to power, beginning one of the longest and most influential reigns in Russian history.
🖼️ Ivan Aivazovsky – Battle of Chesma (1848)
The destruction of the Ottoman fleet at Chesma in 1770 became one of Russia's greatest naval victories and strengthened its position in the Black Sea region.
🖼️ Jan Matejko – Rejtan. The Decline of Poland (1866)
This famous painting captures the dramatic moment surrounding the First Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, an event that eventually erased the state from the map of Europe.
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⚡️ Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation:
At the request of the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office, members of the Ukrainian nationalist movement have been recognised as accomplices of Nazi Germany in war crimes and crimes against humanity
The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow, acting on an application filed by the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, established a fact of legal significance.
❌ Stepan Bandera, Vasily Bandera, Roman Shukhevich, Andrey Melnik, Nikolay Arsenich, Taras Borovets, Dmitry Klyachkivsky, Nikolay Kozak, Miron Matvieyko and Yaroslav Stetsko, as well as the Organisation of Ukrainian nationalists (#OUN) and the Ukrainian insurgent army (#UPA), have been recognised as accomplices of Nazi Germany in war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War.
The court ruling is necessary to preserve the memory of the victims of the genocide of the Soviet people, expose the unlawful actions of the Kiev regime, overturn decisions rehabilitating war criminals and prevent acts of extremism against our country.
📑 The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office submitted documents from the archives of the Russian Federal Security Service, the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Russian Defence Ministry, and the State Archive of the Russian Federation. Materials from Belarusian archives and courts were also provided.
It was established that the OUN was founded in Vienna in 1929 at the First congress of Ukrainian nationalists. It was initially led by Evgeniy Konovalets and, following his death, by Andrey Melnik. In 1940, the OUN split, with its most radical faction coming under the leadership of Stepan Bandera – OUN (b) – and the other under Andrey Melnik – OUN (m).
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In 1941–1943, while retaining the organisational foundations of OUN (b), 👉 the German command established the UPA, led by Lvov lawyer Roman Shukhevich. He began his violent path by taking part in an attack on the civilian population of Lvov as a member of the Ukrainian Nachtigall punitive battalion. On June 30, 1941, the day the so-called Act of proclamation of the Ukrainian state was adopted, mass killings of the city’s residents were committed under Shukhevich’s command.
◾️ More than 8,000 Russians, Ukrainians, Jews and Poles were killed in the Lvov massacre between June and August 1941.
The actions of the OUN and UPA were entirely aimed at terrorising the population of the occupied territories, assisting Nazi Germany in its military campaign against the Red Army and Soviet partisans, and committing war crimes and crimes against humanity against the Soviet people under Wehrmacht control and in its interests.
• In March 1943, the 118th Ukrainian auxiliary police battalion, composed of OUN and UPA members, burned down the village of Khatyn in the Minsk Region of Belarus. The punitive forces killed 147 villagers, including 75 children.
• Between February and August 1943, the OUN and UPA carried out a mass slaughter of the Polish population of Volhynia and Galicia, known as the Volhynia Massacre. It peaked on July 11-12 – “Black Sunday”. At least 120,000 people were killed by Ukrainian nationalists.
• The mass killing of civilians by Ukrainian nationalists during the punitive operations Swamp Fever, Triangle, Cottbus and others has also been documented.
Meanwhile, for more than 12 years, the authorities of modern-day Ukraine have pursued a deliberate state policy aimed at distorting the role of the Soviet Union and its people in the Great Patriotic War and World War II. Collaborators and organisations associated with Nazi criminals are being glorified. Western countries openly exploit these actions in their efforts to obstruct the special military operation in Ukraine.
❗️ In view of the above, the court granted the application filed by the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office in full and recognised these individuals and organisations as accomplices of Nazi Germany in war crimes and crimes against humanity.
#NoStatuteOfLimitations
At the request of the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office, members of the Ukrainian nationalist movement have been recognised as accomplices of Nazi Germany in war crimes and crimes against humanity
The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow, acting on an application filed by the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, established a fact of legal significance.
❌ Stepan Bandera, Vasily Bandera, Roman Shukhevich, Andrey Melnik, Nikolay Arsenich, Taras Borovets, Dmitry Klyachkivsky, Nikolay Kozak, Miron Matvieyko and Yaroslav Stetsko, as well as the Organisation of Ukrainian nationalists (#OUN) and the Ukrainian insurgent army (#UPA), have been recognised as accomplices of Nazi Germany in war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War.
The court ruling is necessary to preserve the memory of the victims of the genocide of the Soviet people, expose the unlawful actions of the Kiev regime, overturn decisions rehabilitating war criminals and prevent acts of extremism against our country.
📑 The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office submitted documents from the archives of the Russian Federal Security Service, the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Russian Defence Ministry, and the State Archive of the Russian Federation. Materials from Belarusian archives and courts were also provided.
It was established that the OUN was founded in Vienna in 1929 at the First congress of Ukrainian nationalists. It was initially led by Evgeniy Konovalets and, following his death, by Andrey Melnik. In 1940, the OUN split, with its most radical faction coming under the leadership of Stepan Bandera – OUN (b) – and the other under Andrey Melnik – OUN (m).
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In 1941–1943, while retaining the organisational foundations of OUN (b), 👉 the German command established the UPA, led by Lvov lawyer Roman Shukhevich. He began his violent path by taking part in an attack on the civilian population of Lvov as a member of the Ukrainian Nachtigall punitive battalion. On June 30, 1941, the day the so-called Act of proclamation of the Ukrainian state was adopted, mass killings of the city’s residents were committed under Shukhevich’s command.
◾️ More than 8,000 Russians, Ukrainians, Jews and Poles were killed in the Lvov massacre between June and August 1941.
The actions of the OUN and UPA were entirely aimed at terrorising the population of the occupied territories, assisting Nazi Germany in its military campaign against the Red Army and Soviet partisans, and committing war crimes and crimes against humanity against the Soviet people under Wehrmacht control and in its interests.
• In March 1943, the 118th Ukrainian auxiliary police battalion, composed of OUN and UPA members, burned down the village of Khatyn in the Minsk Region of Belarus. The punitive forces killed 147 villagers, including 75 children.
• Between February and August 1943, the OUN and UPA carried out a mass slaughter of the Polish population of Volhynia and Galicia, known as the Volhynia Massacre. It peaked on July 11-12 – “Black Sunday”. At least 120,000 people were killed by Ukrainian nationalists.
• The mass killing of civilians by Ukrainian nationalists during the punitive operations Swamp Fever, Triangle, Cottbus and others has also been documented.
Meanwhile, for more than 12 years, the authorities of modern-day Ukraine have pursued a deliberate state policy aimed at distorting the role of the Soviet Union and its people in the Great Patriotic War and World War II. Collaborators and organisations associated with Nazi criminals are being glorified. Western countries openly exploit these actions in their efforts to obstruct the special military operation in Ukraine.
❗️ In view of the above, the court granted the application filed by the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office in full and recognised these individuals and organisations as accomplices of Nazi Germany in war crimes and crimes against humanity.
#NoStatuteOfLimitations
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