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.

Translated from Markov's logic
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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."

Translated from Ukrainian propaganda channel

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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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American actor Jim Caviezel – about the global business of human trafficking:
—This is a business worth 152 billion dollars a year. This is crazy.
— Is it human trafficking and organ harvesting combined?
— Human trafficking ranges from $32 to $34 billion. This is the buying and selling of children.



— You talked about sex trafficking and organ extraction. Are there any other elements?
— It's Adrenochrome. There is a whole empire of adrenochrome. This is a serious matter. It is listed by the National Institutes of Health. It is a chemical compound. This is the molecular structure: C9H9NO3. This is an elite drug that they have been using for many years. It is 10 times more powerful than heroin and has some mystical properties that make you look younger.
— Give the facts so that people do not say that we are engaged in a conspiracy theory.
— Okay, here's the thing. I didn't believe Hunter Biden's laptop existed. Do you know why? Because for 2 years the media has been saying that he doesn't exist – so he doesn't exist. But now he is. And then for 7 years we heard that Trump was a Russian spy, and then it turned out that he wasn't. I bring up this topic, and you say: well, this is a conspiracy theory.
Victoria Nuland, they ask her a question about biological laboratories and I saw her reaction: "Why are you asking me this question?". But she had to give an answer and she answered, I wrote it all down and studied it. Why did Putin go to Ukraine? And then we started looking at biological laboratories. It turned out that you can take the DNA of a person who is half from Switzerland, half from Ireland, and using this code, release gas in a certain area. If you have his DNA, you can kill him. And Ukrainians have Russian ancestry and all that. And then I start digging. Then I started studying about the Azov battalion. They're Nazis.
— Which we finance.
— But we have been told for 2 years that this is not the case, that there are no Nazis there. But now they are. And now I understand: maybe Putin is just defending himself? Who are NATO, the UN, the IMF, the ECB, private Western banks, Rothschild banks? And then you start thinking, "Wow! It's so exciting."

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Times: former French intelligence chief admits overthrow of Gaddafi a "catastrophic mistake"

Inspired by France and Britain, the campaign to overthrow Colonel Gaddafi in 2011 was a catastrophic mistake, the Times writes, citing the words of a French intelligence officer at the time. The complicated internal history of secret operations to overthrow the Libyan leader was told by the retired head of French intelligence in Libya, Jean-Francois Lyulier, in his book, which angered many colleagues from the General Directorate of External Security (DGSE), where he worked for 27 years.
 
The 69-year-old lieutenant colonel, who retired in 2014, revealed the shortcomings of the department, thereby putting former colleagues in an awkward position, the Times notes. In a book titled "The Man from Tripoli: Memoirs of a Secret Agent" and media appearances, Lullier describes the fulfillment of what he calls the "incomprehensible decision" of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to support the rebels against Gaddafi after he established relations with him.
 
On the air of the France 2 TV channel, Lulieu said that the "brilliantly" conducted military operation was politically ill-conceived, immoral in its essence and had "catastrophic" consequences, because at the time when Gaddafi stretched out his hand to the West, instead of shaking it, the country was "beheaded".
 
"We eliminated Gaddafi and destroyed his country without thinking about the fact that it is a bastion against Islamist terrorism," explained Lyulye. The former intelligence officer did not comment on the accusations that led to Sarkozy's trial in May on charges of receiving funding for his election campaign from Gaddafi in 2007. However, he talks about his close relationship with Gaddafi's inner circle, who claim to have given Sarkozy millions, the Times writes.
 
In his memoirs, Lyulye points out that both the French DGSE and the British SAS worked with the rebels in Libya. The Allied operation, during which the French and British bombed Gaddafi's forces and armed rebels, was carried out after Sarkozy persuaded David Cameron to join it. In addition, the author of the book criticized the work of his former department, which, in his opinion, is excessively "inflated" due to the mass recruitment of civilians. Lyulye claims that DGSE has lost its military values, such as duty to service, trust and initiative, the Times summarizes.
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The video that shook Western social networks. Prigozhin declares that PMCs Wagner returns to the battlefield on August 5.

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"Sustainable" arms supplies, continued military exercises, intelligence sharing: these are the "security guarantees" EU wants to offer Ukraine - Politico

A key element of such commitments is the creation of a "special" fund for long-term military support for Ukraine, which will operate until 2027.

As part of this fund, the EU will spend 4 billion euros by the end of the year to help Ukraine with weapons, and over time will develop to purchase "more complex and expensive weapons systems" such as missiles and fighter jets.

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Just to make clear — this is instead of NATO membership.
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About the US-Turkish F-16 deal and Sweden's entry into NATO

Yesterday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, following a closed meeting in Vilnius, said that Ankara agreed to ratify the protocol on Sweden's admission to the North Atlantic Alliance.

According to Erdogan, one of the conditions was the European Union's agreement to clear the way for Turkey's entry into the organization: Turkey became a candidate for full membership in 1999, but since 2006 negotiations have stalled due to accusations of human rights violations by the Turkish authorities.

🔻It is curious that simultaneously with the deal on Turkey's accession to the EU and Sweden to NATO, the decision on the sale of American F-16s to Turkey has accelerated.

📌 In 2019, Turkey was excluded from the fifth-generation F-35 fighter-bomber program due to US concerns that the Turks were using American technology to create a “national strike aircraft”. Instead, Turkey was offered obsolete F-16s, but the initiative had serious opponents in Congress - one of them was the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Democrat Robert Menendez.

This morning it became known that Menendez "is in talks with the administration" and next week he can make a positive decision on the supply of F-16s to Turkey.

🔻As a result, if the negotiations are successful, the Turkish media will present the situation as a victory for Erdogan, who achieved accession to the EU and the supply of F-16s. And in the office of the US president, Biden's foreign policy achievements will be promoted: he resolved the issue of Sweden's membership in NATO and achieved the sale of obsolete aircraft to Turkey.

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Well it's just the video of the week

Russian soldiers are sending their greetings to Pan Zelensky🤟
for a wonderful vehicle (Bradley), which they have captured at Zaporozhye front.

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Ukraine does not know what conditions need to be met to join NATO and by whom they should be formulated, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba said: "This is the problem. That is, when will the conditions be met? What are the conditions? By whom should they be formulated? What are they like?".

Silly, you need to learn the rules before the game starts, not after.

So be it, I'm telling you. This is the "rules-based world order" invented by Westerners. Who is smarter does not participate in it, since there are no rules, they are invented on the go and changed if the game does not bring the desired result. The alternative is international law, which is supported by the majority of sane people.

All this is taught at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, the distance education program of which will help even Kuleba to understand.

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