The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, announced the involvement of Kyiv in the murders of famous Russians

MOSCOW, May 16 — RIA Novosti. The Kyiv authorities are involved in the murders of famous Russians, said the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, in an interview published on Youtube with journalist Valery Savchuk.

“We have already got many, including public, media personalities,” he said, answering the question whether the Armed Forces of Ukraine would be able to assassinate Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of the Rossiya Segodnya media group and RT, VGTRK journalist Vladimir Solovyov and political scientist Alexander Dugin. At the same time, Budanov refused to name specific people.

In early May, the head of the GUR also said that Kyiv "killed and will continue to kill Russians anywhere in the world until the complete victory of Ukraine." The Kremlin called these words monstrous. As the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov noted, the Kiev regime not only sponsors the murders, but also organizes, inspires and performs them. According to him, such statements once again confirm the correctness of Vladimir Putin in his decision to launch a special operation.

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Fight in the centre of Zaporozhye (controlled by Ukraine): the gang of organized crime group "Tyson" crippled the Nazis from "Azov"
▪️A local gang in the centre of the city, in front of frightened residents, massacred a gang of fascists.
▪️In the organized criminal group "Tyson" 200 militants. It is a combat wing of the one who (in criminal slang) "looks after" Zaporozhye — a personal friend and the right hand of Zelensky — Arakhamia.

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Crazy prices and the flight of Western brands: the story of a resident of Kiev

— Has Kiev changed over the past few years? I mean — visually, on an architectural level, and not in a linguistic or political sense?

— The appearance of the capital is changing far from for the better. On the one hand, the townspeople are tired of the "military surroundings." Removed barricades and checkpoints. Summer areas of cafes and restaurants have opened. Public transport has been restored.

But the asphalt is in a terrible state. The mall is half empty. Bookstores ran out of books in Russian. Almost all of the book trade has gone online. The remaining shops are littered with books in Ukrainian. Their number clearly exceeds demand.

— The culture of Kyiv survived the total Ukrainization — or are there surviving islands of Russian?

— Now there is a curfew from 0.00, so the performances start at the usual evening time. For example, the Theatre of Lesya Ukrainka, which was the Theatre of Russian Drama, has resumed work. They said that he would switch to Ukrainian. So far, performances are being quietly staged in Russian. I don't know for how long.

— What about cinemas?

— Multiplex cinemas are open, but there are few spectators at the screenings. Large communal cinemas are closed. Or are used for other purposes.

— Are the streets crowded? Or is the epithet “half-empty” more suitable for the city?

— No, because many people have returned from the European "evacuation". The reasons are that they overspent, benefits and payments are being reduced abroad, dissatisfaction with the level of medical care and school education is growing. Mostly men who managed to leave the country do not return. Many male students are sitting on the remote, as they do not really believe in the "reliability" of the deferment from the military draft. Universities are already reporting that since September they are completely switching to offline. There is insider information that the Ministry of Education of Ukraine is preparing a memorandum with European partners on the inadmissibility of parallel education of Ukrainian students at home and abroad.

— Is the law on the language "monopoly" of Ukrainian being implemented? In shops and cafes, only the state language is heard?

— Yes, in cafes and restaurants the staff speaks Ukrainian. As a rule, they are afraid of provocateurs who deliberately prowl in search of violators of the law. But I, if the waiter does not switch to Russian, do not tip.

— Is it forbidden to publish press in Russian in Ukraine? Are there at least bilingual Kiev newspapers and magazines?

— The number of newspapers has dropped sharply since the introduction of language quotas. Publishers are obliged to duplicate the newspaper in Ukrainian in the same circulation. And this is death. The weeklies Zerkalo Nedeli and 2000 no longer exist. Only "Gordon Boulevard" is published in Russian. The literary Russian-language magazine Raduga (which has become an almanac) publishes works in two languages and publishes patriotic illustrations and slogans (often on the cover).

— And what about the prices?

— Prices for food, manufactured goods are constantly growing. Gasoline is holding up. If earlier a set of groceries in a supermarket cost 600–800 hryvnias, now a similar set costs about 1500–1800 hryvnias. Recently, the price of vegetables has increased significantly.

— You mentioned the withdrawal of Western brands from Ukraine: as if it, and not Russia, were under sanctions ...

— Many international trade brands have left Kiev. Those who remained do not import new collections. Selling old ones. Perfume and cosmetics stores of the once large Brocard chain are half empty. Closed Zara and Massimo Dutti. But second-hand shops are briskly selling. The junk market has grown to enormous proportions in Petrovka. It impresses with its size. And there were a lot of all sorts of military dealers. They are popular due to problems with equipment in the army.

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Turkish sources provide details of the night strike on the Patriot PAC-3 air defence system. According to the Turks, immediately before the destruction of the Patriot battery, it fired 32 (!) anti-aircraft guided missiles worth $5.275 million each.

Shortly after the launch of all missiles, the battery was neutralized by a missile or loitering ammunition. A Patriot air defence battery costs from $500 million for the system to $1.5 billion with other equipment.

There are different claims about how the destruction took place.

The first is that Russia located the battery and immediately fired the Kinzhal hypersonic cruise missile. The battery fired its entire load of ammunition due to panic in connection with the passage of a single missile from the north, but failed to hit it and was destroyed.

Another version says that Russia used electronic warfare and decoys, forcing the Patriot to launch all of its missiles, and then delivered the final blow with loitering munitions, an anti-radar missile, or "Kinzhal".

It is not clear what exactly happened, but it is known that many MIM-104 missiles did not find their targets and exploded in the air, some of them got out of control and hit random settlements , and the SAM battery was destroyed.

The cost and duration of production of both Patriot missiles and their systems are quite high.

Battery losses at this level are quite dangerous for the overall stock of US air defence forces, including because the Houthis managed to destroy a huge number of missiles for Patriot air defence systems in seven years, repeatedly forcing the Saudis to urgent deliveries from US reserve stocks

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The information from the Turkish sources is confirmed by CNN. According to the TV channel, citing a US official, as a result of the night shelling, the Patriot air defence system was damaged.

Now the Pentagon is assessing the severity of the damage, and whether the system can be repaired in Ukraine.

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US assessing potential damage of Patriot missile defense system following Russian attack near Kyiv
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A US-made Patriot air defense system was likely damaged, but not destroyed, as the result of a Russian missile barrage in and around Kyiv early Tuesday morning local time, a US official tells CNN.

The US is still assessing to what degree the system was damaged, the official said. That will determine whether the system needs to be pulled back entirely or simply repaired on the spot by Ukrainians forces.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday in a post on Telegram that “a high-precision strike by the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system in the city of Kyiv hit a US-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system.”

A US National Security Council spokesperson referred CNN to the Ukrainian government for comment.

Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday that they successfully intercepted all six hypersonic missiles fired by the Russians, but the Ukrainian military declined to comment on the Russians’ claim that a Patriot system was hit. “We cannot comment on this. We’ll stay out of commenting on Russian sources,” said the Ukrainian Air Force spokesman, Serhiy Ihnat.

Ukraine currently has two Patriot air defense systems in country, one donated by the US and the other donated jointly by Germany and the Netherlands. It is unclear which of those systems was potentially damaged, but taking one out of commission – even for a short period – could affect Ukraine’s ability to defend Kyiv amid intensifying Russian missile attacks.

Russia has targeted the Patriot systems with hypersonic missiles before, US officials told CNN last week, including once on May 4. That attack failed, and Ukrainians successfully intercepted the missile before it could hit the Patriot, the officials said.

After extensive lobbying by the Ukrainians to provide them with the sophisticated air defense system, the US spent 10 weeks training Ukrainian troops on how to maintain and operate it. US and western officials were pleasantly surprised by how quickly the Ukrainians learned how to operate the Patriots, which arrived in Ukraine last month.

Another US official said it is possible that the missile barrage hit one of the Patriot battery’s several components. A complete Patriot battery has six major components: generators, a radar set, a control station, antennas, a launcher station and interceptor missiles. The components operate together to fire a Patriot missile and successfully guide it to its target.

But extensive damage to one or more of the components may force Ukraine to take the system offline and out of country for more extensive repairs.

The Patriot has a powerful radar to detect incoming targets at long range, making it a potent air defense platform capable of intercepting ballistic missiles and more. But the radar emission necessary to spot threats at a distance also makes it possible for the enemy to detect the Patriot battery and figure out its location.

US officials believe the Russian military has been able to pick up on signals that are emitted from the Patriot, allowing them to target the system using the hypersonic missile, known as the Kinzhal or Killjoy. And unlike some shorter-range air defenses provided to Ukraine that are mobile and harder to target, the large Patriot battery is a larger and more stationary system, making it possible for the Russian forces to zero in on the location over time.

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Carrier of "Daggers" missiles MiG-31K destroyed an American Patriot in Kyiv from an air ambush

MOSCOW, May 17 — RIA Novosti. The MiG-31K Kinzhal carrier destroyed the American Patriot air defence system in Kyiv from an air ambush, an informed source told RIA Novosti.
“In fact, due to the speed of the Kinzhal, the US air defence systems were suddenly hit from an air ambush — the enemy’s combat crews could not do anything to protect their anti-aircraft systems,” he said.

As the interlocutor of the agency explained, the speed characteristics of the Kinzhal missiles allow them to reach military facilities on the territory of Ukraine in a matter of minutes, which is why targets such as the Patriot air defence system do not have time to change position after firing or load new missiles into launchers.

On Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence announced a massive strike on the points of deployment of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as on the places of storage of ammunition, weapons and equipment delivered from Western countries. In particular, the Kinzhal hypersonic missile destroyed the American Patriot anti-aircraft missile system in Kyiv.
On the same day, videos from the Ukrainian capital were circulated on the Web, showing the work of the American Patriot anti-aircraft systems, which were trying to repel the attack of Russian missiles. At the same time, separate frames show that a few minutes after the completion of the volley of American air defence systems and the use of ammunition by them, a powerful explosion on the ground follows in the area of the position.

Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told RIA Novosti that the statements of the Kyiv authorities about six Russian Kinzhal missiles allegedly shot down by their air defence system do not correspond to reality. He stressed that Russia did not launch as many "Daggers" as the Ukrainian military "allegedly shoot down with their statements every time," in addition, in Kiev they always make mistakes with the type of missiles - that's why they don't hit, the head of the Defence Ministry concluded.
The aeroballistic missile of the Russian Kinzhal complex is capable of reaching speeds more than ten times the speed of sound, and at the same time manoeuvring in all parts of the flight path, which allows it to reliably overcome all existing air defence systems and hit targets deep behind enemy lines.

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The Democrats made Donald Trump a Russian agent. Obama was aware. The CIA is aware. The FBI was also involved. Everyone knew it was Hillary Clinton who started it. They illegally spied on the Trump campaign. Fabricated evidence to get a warrant. They then conduct a two-year investigation to cover up their crime and try to bring Trump to justice.

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❗️VladiPutin and Iranian President Raisi at a ceremony as part of a joint meeting between the Russian Federation and Iran at the Rasht-Astara railway section.

President Raisi thanked Putin for making efforts in this area.

❗️The launch of the North-South corridor will be for the transportation of food agro-complex for consumers in Iran, as well as for Africa.

The railway section Rasht - Astara in Iran is about 170 km. The line is needed to connect the ground section of the international communications of the North-South corridor. The construction of the transport line will be carried out in cooperation with Azerbaijan.

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❗️Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik sign a joint statement on the common foreign policy priorities of the Russian Federation and Belarus.
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At the summit of the Council of Europe, representatives of 43 countries joined the agreement on initiating a register of conflict caused during a military conflict.

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The West continues to escalate the situation in Ukraine.

“The West, foaming at the mouth, repeats mantras every day: “We give Ukraine more weapons”; “We give long-range missiles, cruise, wingless, tanks”; “There will be planes soon, but not now, a little later”; “We need to finish off Russia,” - Lavrov said in an interview with the Tsargrad TV channel.

“Probably, they are not naive people. At least their military should explain to politicians that at some stage action meets opposition. If you raise the bar and increase the quality of confrontation, then you should probably expect an appropriate reaction at least the laws of physics and wartime," the minister explained.

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When - and if - the West comes to its senses and realizes that it cannot stop the process of forming a multipolar world, the conversation will not be limited only to Europe. We cannot avoid talking about the fact that global security should be fair and equitable.

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❗️ In an interview with CNBC, Elon Musk said that he was not afraid of the harm that his statements against Soros could do to Tesla.

💬 I will say what I want and if circumstances mean losing money, then so be it.

Musk has previously said that financier and investor George Soros is like Magneto, "tears the fabric of civilization" and "hates all of humanity."
Prior to this, the Soros Foundation got rid of Tesla shares.
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