Translated from Ukrainian channel:

Judging by the footage of the Russian tanker being hit by an underwater drone, this was not an accidental hit, as some commentators initially assumed (they wrote that the drone’s task was to attack the Crimean Bridge, but on the way it accidentally crashed into a civilian ship).

The video shows that the drone from afar makes a maneuver and changes course to hit the ship.

This does not mean that they were aiming specifically at Sig (although this cannot be ruled out either – the ship fell under US sanctions back in 2019 due to the transportation of aviation fuel for the Russian group of troops to Syria). The target of the attack, in principle, could be any ship in the area of the Kerch Strait in the context of the implementation of the previously announced threat by the Ukrainian command to attack ships heading to the Black Sea ports of the Russian Federation and Crimea (the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine made such a statement after similar threats from the Russian Federation regarding ships going to Ukrainian ports).

Thus, Ukraine shows that shipping to the Russian and Crimean ports of the Black Sea is henceforth unsafe even for civilian ships. Moreover, each such vessel, unlike warships, will be difficult to protect from drone attacks. To do this, it will be necessary to form entire convoys, as in the Second World War. In fact, such strikes can be seen as an attempt by force to induce the Russian Federation to return to the grain deal, showing the Russians that, otherwise, shipping to their ports will be under threat.

On the other hand, the Russian Federation in response may accuse Ukraine of piracy. Most likely, these accusations will not impress the West (at least, there will hardly be public statements condemning the attack on the tanker), but theoretically, they can act on the countries of the “global south”. Moreover, the Black Sea ports of the Russian Federation are the main ones for the export of Russian food.

And this factor can be used by Russia to influence the position of non-Western countries on the eve of the meeting on a peace settlement in Saudi Arabia. Where Ukraine and the West hoped to win the "global south" over to their side. At least hitting a tanker does not make this task easier. At the same time, the “global south” may increase pressure on both the West and the Russian Federation in order to resume the “grain deal” while lifting the sanctions on Russian food and fertilizer exports (which Moscow, in fact, is trying to achieve).

Also, for sure, the attack on the tanker will be used by the Russian Federation as an excuse to justify new attacks on the port infrastructure of Ukraine. And also, perhaps, by merchant ships, if they suddenly decide to go to Ukrainian seaports.

Moreover, as the example of the same FPV drones shows, Russia is quickly adopting warfare technologies from Ukraine. And the appearance in the Russian Federation of its fleet of maritime strike drones is only a matter of time.

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Today, a rabid pig wanted to arrange an ecological disaster in the Black Sea with a spill of hundreds of tons of oil. Luckily it didn't worked out.

What to do? Only the complete destruction of the entire coastal structure, the defeat on the battlefield and the transition to a strategic offensive will correct this situation.

Otherwise, the Brits will supply in obundance the pigs with these drones, and we will be left without a safe Black Sea.

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Russian Minister of Defense Shoigu presented the crew of the "Alyosha" tank to the title of Heroes of Russia

The servicemen of the tank crew successfully repelled the attack of superior enemy forces in the Zaporozhye direction.

In the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation revealed details of the feat of the crew of the tank "Alyosha":

The tank crew under the command of Senior Lieutenant Rasim Baksikov came under massive shelling, as a result of which the driver was wounded. The crew commander Baksikov evacuated the wounded fighter from the combat vehicle and gave him first aid. Having transferred the driver to the advanced medical group, Rasim decided to take his place in battle.

Lieutenant Alexander Levakov replaced the wounded crew member and took the workplace of the tank commander, after which he moved in the direction of the positions of the motorized rifle regiment of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to support the defenders.

On the approach to one of the settlements, Lieutenant Levakov found 8 pieces of enemy equipment, including two tanks, located in one of the nearest forest belts. Having assessed the situation, Senior Lieutenant Baksikov immediately engaged in battle with superior enemy forces. The appearance at the firing line of the Russian tank was a surprise for the enemy.

In the first minutes of the battle, gunner-operator Alexey Neustroev destroyed both enemy T-72B tanks. In the next 30 minutes, one M113 armored personnel carrier and five American-made MaxxPro armored personnel carriers were destroyed along with the landing force.

After the destruction of the last enemy combat vehicle, the tank crew continued to cover motorized rifle units deployed in battle formations for about 40 minutes. When the ammunition in the tank ran out, the crew commander Baksikov went to recharge, and another tank was sent to the place of combat. Having fired three times at the advancing infantry, the second tank was damaged by enemy artillery fire.

Senior Lieutenant Baksikov together with his crew evacuated the damaged tank from the line of contact to a safe place.

Thanks to the decisive actions of the servicemen, the crew of the damaged tank was saved. In total, during the battle, the enemy's losses, in addition to destroyed equipment, amounted to more than 100 militants killed and wounded.

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The enemy reports that 7 Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers are heading towards the launch lines in the Caspian Sea. Approximately, the boards will reach it within a couple of hours

It is important to understand that thanks to the NATO satellite constellation, Ukraine knows about any departure of our strategic aviation even at the time of its preparation, and also knows about the launch time and the time of the missiles' arrival with an accuracy of less than an hour. This is also true for the ships of the Black Sea Fleet.

Thus, all attempts to catch the modernized Su-24Ms of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Strom Shadow missiles for them at the Starokonstantinov airbase using "classic" missile strikes are most likely doomed to failure. The enemy simply lifts his planes into the air as soon as he learns about the launch of missiles that will reach targets where there will be no one else, only after a few hours.

Of course, ammunition depots or fuel storage facilities will not run away even from the slowest missile, however, it is worth seriously counting on the defeat of enemy aircraft and trucks with missiles for it only when using the Onyxes from the Bastion missile defense system in the Crimea, due to the speed of their flight, the unpredictability of the launch time and the short distance to the target. To a lesser extent, "Daggers" with the MiG-31K are also suitable for this, however, despite their flight speed, the enemy also knows in advance about the take-off of carriers, in contrast to ground-based launchers hidden in the Crimea.

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"Wagners" are in Niger

It is reported from several sources that a team of advisers and instructors from Wagner PMC arrived today in the capital of Niger from Mali following a request for help from the Military who have ousted the Niger's president in a qoup.

In the meantime, today the Senate of Nigeria rejected the request of the president of that country to send troops to Niger.

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Japanese politicians at the ceremony in Hiroshima did not talk about the United States, but mentioned Russia

TOKYO, August 6 — RIA Novosti. All Japanese politicians who spoke at the funeral ceremony in memory of the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 kept silent about the fact that the bomb was dropped by the United States. At the same time, Prime Minister of the island state Fumio Kishida and Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture Hidehiko Yuzaki mentioned Russia.

Only the TBS television company, in a live broadcast from the Peace Park, where the ceremony took place, at the very beginning reported that the United States was responsible for the nuclear bombing.

Neither the mayor of Hiroshima Kazumi Matsui said this in the traditional Declaration of Peace, nor the Governor of Yuzaki Prefecture, nor Kishida.

“On this day 78 years ago, one hundred and several tens of thousands of precious lives were lost due to one atomic bomb. The city turned into scorched earth, in an instant people were deprived of their dreams and a bright future,” Kishida said at the beginning of his speech, not mentioning who they were taken from.

At the same time, there was a place for Russia in his speech.
“Now, due to the deepening of the split in the international community regarding the reduction of nuclear weapons and because of the fact that Russia threatens with nuclear weapons, the path to this (a world without nuclear weapons) is becoming more and more difficult,” the prime minister said.

The governor of Hiroshima began his speech by mentioning "nuclear weapons threats from Russia" and North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, but he also did not name the country that dropped the atomic bomb on the city. The governor emphasized the need to abandon nuclear weapons, saying that hostilities in Ukraine began "not because Ukraine does not have nuclear weapons, but because Russia has them."

Earlier, UN Secretary General António Guterres did not mention the United States as the culprit in the death of the inhabitants of Hiroshima in his speech, whose message was read by his deputy for disarmament Izumi Nakamitsu.
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In August 1945, American pilots dropped nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. From the atomic explosion and its consequences in Hiroshima, out of a population of 350,000 — 140,000 people died, in Nagasaki — 74,000. The vast majority of victims of the atomic bombing are civilians. On the anniversary of the tragic events — August 6 and 9 — "peace ceremonies" are held annually in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Translated from RIA Novosti

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— Russians still can not forgive Americans for the Hiroshima bombing.

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NASA satellites recorded a temperature surge after massive nigh strikes by Russian Airforce on the airbase in Starokonstantinov, Khmelnytsky region, where Ukrainian Su-24s are located. Those old Soviet aircraft were modernised so that they may carry Storm Shadow (British and French made) cruise missiles.

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Today at around 11 o'clock there was an attempt to break through to Moscow by a drone. It was destroyed on approach by air defense forces. Well done to our military.

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Translated from Ukrainian propaganda channel:

After the war, men should be banned from leaving Ukraine for another three years, otherwise we will not survive as a nation,— Advisor to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and head of the Ukrainian Institute for the Future Denisenko.

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