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🇷🇺the "brave" tore to shreds the armored group and the landing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the battles at Kremennaya

Across the Stallion River, the 21st Brigade of the Central Military District knocked out the enemy from an important height.

Then the company tactical group 25 odshbr AFU with the support of 3 tanks went on a counterattack

During the battle, they were stopped by fire.
Enemy losses - 2 Tanks, 3 infantry fighting vehicles and a crowd of infantry up to fifty militants.

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How people greet the summer sun at Yakutsk’s traditional ‘Ysyakh’ festival! 😲☀️

Video by: Креативное агентство AYTAL // AYTAL Creative Agency

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Tomsk Crafts Festival "Axe Festival" in 2023 will be held from August 15 to 20

Within the framework of the festival, 4 competitions will be held: "Wooden craftsmanship", "Birch Bark round dance", "Clay Fairy Tale" and "Each anvil has its own voice".
Potential participants can already send applications to the organizers.
The "Axe Festival" is one of the brightest projects in our region, because of the pandemic, the festival took a two-year pause, in 2022 the winners of the "Axe Festival" were wooden sculptures "Leapfrog" and "Butterfly Effect".
Last year, for the first time, a festival of steamers was held at the "Axe Festival".
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"Let's just get along, you f*cking ukies" — an inscription on a field, which can be read only from a drone.

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On this day alone, Ukrainian nationalists killed 8 thousand Poles.

"Bloody Sunday" — under this name went down in history on July 11, 1943. This date is considered the apogee of the Volyn massacre, which was staged by Bandera to the Polish population.

Ukrainian militants specifically chose Sunday for the attack, when most villagers gather in churches, where they can be easily surrounded and conveniently killed.

After 80 years, the Bandera chant was officially adopted as a military greeting of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Zelensky signed a law on pension payments to former UPA fighters*. One of the central avenues of Kiev is named after Stepan Bandera.

At the same time, Poland became one of the main suppliers of weapons to the armed forces of Ukraine.

*UPA (Ukrainian Insurgent Army) is an extremist organization banned in Russia.

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Meat assault near Orekhovo: the enemy simply burns up their Leopards and Bradley

On the Zaporizhia Front, at the Russian defense line in the Rabotino area, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost a dozen and a half NATO “elite” armored vehicles yesterday, including Leoprad tanks, American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, M113 armored personnel carriers, etc. At night and in the morning, at least five more vehicles were added to them, while the video did not appear with them.

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FPV-drones of the Russian army hit the American BMP Bradley ODS-SA near Orekhov on the Zaporozhye front

UAV-kamikaze for 30 thousand rubles against armored vehicles for 5 million dollars.
During the month of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Beaver drones knocked out and destroyed dozens of enemy military equipment, including Leopard tanks, American Bradley and M113 infantry fighting vehicles, air defense systems, MaxxPro armored vehicles, Soviet tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, as well as trucks and military pickups.
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The United States has doubled the import of goods from Russia

Imports of goods from Russia to the United States in May increased from $215.6 million to $504 million compared to April, — such data are given in the monthly report on the turnover of the main statistical agency of the United States Bureau of the Census.

The volume of exports of American goods to Russia last year turned out to be a record low for all time calculations, falling to $1.7 billion dollars from $ 6.4 billion in 2021.

Imports of Russian goods to the United States in 2022 also decreased by about half — from $29.6 billion to $14.45 billion.

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The enemy, before the NATO summit, launched the Leopards and Bradley at Orekhov, trying to break through the Zaporozhye front, the fighting does not stop

▪️The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine sends new waves of infantry and armored vehicles of the 65th and 47th brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard with the support of artillery to assault.
▪️The main target of the enemy was the junction of the defense of the 291st and 70th regiments northeast of Rabotino, where a couple of days ago the Armed Forces of Ukraine were able to occupy 1 opnik of the 70th company in the fields. Now they are stepping up the pressure, trying to break through the front.
▪️During the day on the mines on the way and from the fire of our artillery, the 47th "Magura" brigade lost at least 5 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, several Leopard tanks, mine sweeps and other armored vehicles.
▪️ Howitzers, MLRS and mortars, tankers and infantry continuously fire at the enemy all day long, destroying equipment and militants. During the fighting, several waves of the offensive were repelled, but fierce battles continue.
▪️The enemy also covers his assault groups with tanks, artillery and mortars. During the battle, the attack was repelled by return fire.
▪️At the junction of the 291st and 70th regiments, despite the losses, the enemy is still in our advanced trenches east of Rabotino, where he was able to break through 2 days ago and later transfer reinforcements. The fights continue.
▪️Today, the enemy tried to go deeper in this area, our MLRS worked hard on it, and ATGMs were added in terms of technology.
▪️At least 1 mine sweeper, 1 tank, Bradley IFV and several armored vehicles were destroyed.
▪️After breaking through the first line, the infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues to try to gain a foothold on the occupied line, throwing new assault groups into the attack. Ours cover them with fire and counterattack.
🎖Our heroes are fighting here, holding the front for more than a month: these are fighters of the 291st, 70th, 71st, 1430th, 1429th regiments, 417th reconnaissance battalions, 22nd special forces brigade, 810th brigade of marines, special forces, marines and artillerymen.

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⬆️⬆️⬆️ judging by everything, the enemy is starting to draw into battle the main forces expected to participate in the Ukrainian counteroffensive.

Moreover, similar information is coming from the several directions.

The good news is that the enemy will not have other forces when the main ones run out...

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The NATO summit in Vilnius opens for Russia, and it is important for Russia because:
1. NATO is the largest military bloc in the world and in the history of mankind.
2. And this bloc is at war with Russia. This is a modern war, a hybrid, political, sanctions, economic, informational, technological and proxy war by the hands of the Ukrainian proxy army, put under the full control of NATO.
3. The essence of NATO, as expressed by its first General Secretary, is "keep America in Europe, keep Russia out of Europe, keep Germany limited." The US and Germany agree on this. Russia disagrees. Therefore, the conflict between NATO and Russia will always be.
4. NATO is not a defensive, but an aggressive alliance. This is proved by the fact that the troops of the NATO countries have never waged war on their own territory, but only on the territory of other countries.
5. The claims of the NATO countries that they are a defensive alliance must be rejected as an absolute lie of the old imperialist powers that dominate the bloc.
6. NATO is a form of military dominance of the Anglo-Saxon bloc of countries over Europe and a claim to dominance over the whole world.
7. Therefore, NATO is the enemy of Russia and the enemy of all other sovereign countries.
8. Fortunately, no serious decisions seem to be made at the summit in Vilnius.

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Countries repatriating gold in wake of sanctions against Russia, study finds

LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - An increasing number of countries are repatriating gold reserves as protection against the sort of sanctions imposed by the West on Russia, according to an Invesco survey of central bank and sovereign wealth funds published on Monday.

The financial market rout last year caused widespread losses for sovereign money managers who are "fundamentally" rethinking their strategies on the belief that higher inflation and geopolitical tensions are here to stay.

Over 85% of the 85 sovereign wealth funds and 57 central banks that took part in the annual Invesco Global Sovereign Asset Management Study believe that inflation will now be higher in the coming decade than in the last.

Gold and emerging market bonds are seen as good bets in that environment, but last year's freezing of almost half of Russia's $640 billion of gold and forex reserves by the West in response to the invasion of Ukraine also appears to have triggered a shift.

The survey showed a "substantial share" of central banks were concerned by the precedent that had been set. Almost 60% of respondents said it had made gold more attractive, while 68% were keeping reserves at home compared to 50% in 2020.

One central bank, quoted anonymously, said: "We did have it (gold) held in London... but now we've transferred it back to own country to hold as a safe haven asset and to keep it safe."

Rod Ringrow, Invesco's head of official institutions, who oversaw the report, said that is a broadly-held view.

"'If it's my gold then I want it in my country' (has) been the mantra we have seen in the last year or so," he said.

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Geopolitical concerns, combined with opportunities in emerging markets, are also encouraging some central banks to diversify away from the dollar.

A growing 7% believe rising U.S. debt is also a negative for the greenback, although most still see no alternative to it as the world's reserve currency. Those that see China's yuan as a potential contender fell to 18%, from 29% last year.

Nearly 80% of the 142 institutions surveyed see geopolitical tensions as the biggest risk over the next decade, while 83% cited inflation as a concern over the next 12 months.

Infrastructure is now seen as the most attractive asset class, particularly those projects involving renewable energy generation.

Concerns over China mean India remains one of the most attractive countries for investment for a second year running, while the "near-shoring" trend, where companies build factories closer to where they sell their products, is boosting the likes of Mexico, Indonesia and Brazil.

As well as China, Britain and Italy are seen as less attractive, while rising interest rates coupled with work-from-home and online shopping habits which became embedded during the COVID-19 outbreak meant property is now the least attractive private asset.

Ringrow said the wealth funds that performed better last year were those that recognised the risks posed by inflated asset prices and were willing to make substantial portfolio changes. It would be the same going forward.

"The funds and the central banks are now trying to get to grips with higher inflation," he said. "It's a big sea change."

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🇺🇦In Ukraine they came up with a new way to deprive Ukrainian pensioners of pension payments🇺🇦

Starting from September 1, in order to receive the due, pensioners must regularly visit bank branches to confirm their identity. Otherwise, the pension card will be blocked.

Thus, Kyiv deprives payments of those pensioners who went abroad to escape the hostilities.

Apparently, the authorities of this country care so much about protecting the rights of the citizens🤔

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Our fighters tore to shreds the armored group and the troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the battles near Kremennaya

While everyone is watching Zaporozhye and Artyomovsk, the Center group of troops is conducting an active offensive, breaking through the echeloned defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the forests near Svatovo-Kremennaya.
Across the river Stallion, the 21st brigade of the Central Military District drove the enemy from an important height.

Then the company tactical group of the 25th infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the support of 3 tanks, launched a counterattack.

During the battle, the enemy was stopped by infantry and artillery fire, our Ural guys burned tanks and infantry fighting vehicles
Enemy losses — 2 tanks, 3 infantry fighting vehicles and a crowd of infantry up to fifty militants.

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Translated from Ukrainian propaganda channel:

Zelensky criticized NATO countries for an uncertain position regarding the invitation of Ukraine to the Alliance

"We have received signals that conditions and wording is being discussed without Ukraine. It is unprecedented and absurd when there is no time frame for both the invitation (!), and for Ukraine's membership. It seems that there is no readiness to either invite Ukraine to NATO or make it a member of the Alliance. Therefore, there remains the possibility of bargaining Ukraine's membership in NATO in negotiations with Russia, and for Russia this means motivation to continue its terror."

"Uncertainty is weakness. And I will discuss it frankly at the summit."

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It looks like he is starting to suspect something... He really wants WWIII now.
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Russian Armed Forces "bombarded" Ukrainian militants with leaflets looking like hryvnias - the local currency - in the special operation zone.
The idea behind the design is simple – when they see such leaflets they feel an irresistible urge to pick them up, since money always attracts attention.
While these leaflets won't enrich Ukrainian troops, they could provide something much more precious – a chance to survive. The tiny pieces of paper contain instructions for a safe surrender and act as a safe pass.

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