17 people died at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma in 2023, the military refuses to disclose the reasons. Air Force and base officials declined to disclose the nature of the deaths, saying only that there were "various causes." The investigation revealed that "there have been deaths related to the base this year, including potential suicides," Daily Mail.

We observed one of these "suicides" in Kiev. Do you remember when the Patriot air defense system shot down as many as 5 hypersonic Daggers?

Notice how the Americans are already legalizing losses en mass, 17 people at once. They don't even bother with plane or helicopter crashes. Just 17 people committed suicide, and who does not believe it — may bugger off...

By the way, these are not ordinary soldiers, but military advisers — an elite with combat experience, whose training has spent a lot of money and time.

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Today, an RQ-4B Global Hawk reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to the US Air Force flew over the Black Sea near Sochi

The flight of the drone was detected by the Flightradar service, which regularly publishes information about such movements.
According to the service, a reconnaissance drone of American military aviation took off from the NATO naval base Sigonella, which is located on the Italian island of Sicily. At about 9:00 Moscow time, he was spotted near the borders of the southern regions of the Russian Federation.

The portal reports that the UAV continues to fly off the coast of the Krasnodar Territory and Crimea, probably performing reconnaissance. Interestingly, the last time the Global Hawk drone appeared over the Black Sea was quite a long time ago – March 21, 2023. Since then, American strategic drones have not flown over the Black Sea near the Russian borders.

Such flights should be treated with all caution. The fact is that the United States transmits intelligence data received from the UAV to the Ukrainian command. Then this data can be used when the Kiev regime plans missile strikes, drone attacks and various sabotage operations against objects on the territory of the Russian Federation.

The coast of Crimea and Krasnodar Krai is now of particular interest to the Ukrainian regime from the point of view of carrying out various diversions against both military facilities and port and energy infrastructure.

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Russia, Türkiye and Qatar are preparing a new agreement to replace the grain deal - BILD exclusive

BILD obtained official correspondence between the Foreign Ministry and the embassies of Russia and Turkey from July 21 to August 8. It follows from the letters that Moscow warned Ankara in advance about withdrawing from the grain deal. Now Russia, Turkey and Qatar are working on a new trilateral agreement, which should replace the expired one. It is proposed to supply Russian grain to poor countries, mainly in Africa. Türkiye will act as an organizer, Qatar as a sponsor of supplies.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan asks Russia to resume the previous grain deal, so that grain is also supplied from Ukraine. Ankara also proposes to act under the auspices of the UN. According to BILD, a new deal could be done as early as this weekend in Budapest. To do this, the head of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has already flown there. Erdogan will also arrive there.

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Big fire at a propane plant
These shots were taken in San Saba, Texas.

American factories often began to burn!
Probably do not stand up because of the endless shipments to Europe. Maybe it would be better to take care of their own problems, otherwise the climate in the world is changing, and you also have to answer for the Nord Stream.

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Elimination of the ukies Subotage and Reconnaissance Group (SRG) on the border of the Belgorod region (Russia). Rejoice! 18+
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A very sexy stalagmite (or stalactite). Good night. Also you can see the light (at the end of the tunnel).
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Washington Post:

General Mark Milli: "Can Ukraine win? It depends on what to mean by the word "win"

The supreme military commander of the United States, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, before leaving this post soon, gave an interview to the Washington Post, and first of all, he talked about the war in Ukraine.
Here is a translation of his answers about Ukraine in the form in which they were presented by the newspaper.

About criticism from some Republicans who say that the pace of United States arms supplies to Ukraine is insufficient:
"I have been from the very beginning — even before the Russians invaded Ukraine — participated in the decision-making process together with President Biden, the National Security Council and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. I didn't see any delays at all.
We have supplied Ukraine with a lot of weapons, equipment, ammunition, a very large amount of military aid, but there is still civilian aid, money, and so on. But military aid — here we have provided Ukraine with a huge amount of everything.
We provided them with the right amount at the right time so that they could achieve the goals they needed to achieve at a particular moment."

About Ukraine's counteroffensive:
"The Russians are in a pretty bad state. They suffered huge losses. Their morale is not up to par. The quality of commanders is questionable and heterogeneous — it depends on the type of unit. There is clearly a lot of friction at the strategic level of command. Logistics is not at its best.
The Russians, however, are on the defensive. And Ukraine is fighting. A couple of months ago I said that this offensive would be long, it would be bloody, and it would be slow. And that's exactly what it is: a long, bloody, slow and very, very difficult fight."

Will Ukraine be able to win?

"It all depends on what you mean by the word "win".
For Ukraine, this is an existential struggle. This is a struggle for survival. And for the rest of Europe, and indeed for the rest of the world, and for the United States, the main thing is the rules. Ensure the safety of the rules.
Putin has launched a frontal attack on the rules of the international order that have existed for eight decades, since the end of World War II.
If the ultimate goal is Ukraine as a free, independent, sovereign country with an inviolable territory, then a significant level of effort will be needed to achieve this goal. This war that is going on now is a long, very difficult war with a lot of victims.
These goals can be achieved militarily. It will take a long, long time. But it is probably possible to achieve them by some diplomatic methods."

Have any behind-the-scenes negotiations between Russia and Ukraine?

"I will not comment on any things that may be in the future, or ongoing negotiations, or anything else like that. I'll just say that there are different ways to achieve these goals. And I would say that it's probably too early to talk about it now. The counteroffensive has not yet been completed. So we need to see how this case ends, and then move on."

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You will laugh, but again another train derailed in the USA. There's some kind of epidemic there.

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❗️🇧🇷🇷🇺"Brazil binges on Russian fuel like never before": EU and G7 sanctions on Russian hydrocarbons have had the opposite effect - Brazil has become the second largest buyer of Russian diesel in the world.

📝 "Imports of Russian refined products will rise by 25% from July to about 235,000 barrels per day. This far surpasses supplies from the US, which used to be Brazil's largest foreign supplier of fuel.
Brazil began sharply ramping up purchases in February, when the EU banned imports and joined other G7 countries in capping prices for Russian fuel. The U.S. and its allies have been trying to restrict the flow of petrodollars to Russia to cut back. These measures have driven down the price of Russian fuel, which has become attractive to compete in new markets.
Since the restriction went into effect, Brazil has become the second largest buyer of Russian diesel in the world, behind only Turkey."

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📰 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with The International Affairs journal (August 19, 2023)

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🔹 The ill-conceived policy pursued by the United States and its followers has made the current aggravation of the international situation inevitable despite our many years of attempts to prevent it, which is another manifestation of that degradation. I am referring to the full-scale crisis of European security, the blame for which lies entirely with our former partners.

🔹 Modern Russia sees its mission in maintaining a global balance of interests and building a fairer architecture of international relations. We believe that creating favourable conditions for the peaceful and steady development of humanity on the basis of a unifying agenda should be a universal priority.

🔹 A great danger in the context of the Ukrainian conflict is linked with the fact that the United States and NATO countries, while gearing up for confrontation, run the risk of becoming involved in a direct armed clash between nuclear powers. We think that this course of events can and must be prevented.

🔹 The essential thing we must understand is that the West wants to do away with our country as a serious geopolitical rival. It is for this reason that Washington and Brussels have unleashed a hybrid war against us.

🔹 The West must understand: Russia will use all means to defend its people and its vital interests. It would be better for our opponents to understand that confrontation with Russia is futile and switch to more civilised, i.e., political and diplomatic means for achieving a balance of interests.

🔹 Lecturing other states or dictating to them which partners to choose or avoid is not what we do. Russia does not forbid any of our neighbours or partners from establishing ties with anyone, but always asks them to consider our legitimate interests. I think they hear us.