Cargo volume at Riga Airport decreased by 25% due to sanctions against Russia.

So, cargo planes from China to Riga no longer fly.

"These are aircraft registered in Russia, which are no longer allowed to fly to Latvia. European airlines, in turn, are prohibited from crossing the airspace of Russia," said Laila Odin, head of the Board of the GAO Starptautiska lidosta Riga.

That is, now you have to fly around Russia to fly to Asia, and therefore Riga is no longer an attractive destination for cargo from there, she explained to LETA agency.

The consequences of the morning Russian missile attack on Nikolaev. One of the hit targets is the location of the 79th separate air assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Sun is rising.

Libya is on fire again

After the demonstrative murder of Muammar Gaddafi, which happened more than ten years ago under the pretext of establishing democracy in the country... there is still unrest.

The protesters set fire to the parliament building and demand a change of power. But with Colonel Gaddafi, they lived in a prosperous state, had full social support. However, he was pursuing his own independent policy and criticized the West.

Therefore, a coup d'etat was organized in Libya, moreover, by the hands of its own people, and the leader himself was brutally killed. Proteges of the West came to power, as if called to improve the well-being of citizens. But, as we know, in reality, everything happens the other way around... Now the poor fellows are jumping on the ruins of the country, looking for someone to blame.

MOSCOW, July 5 - RIA Novosti. Russia has created two humanitarian corridors in the Black and Azov Seas, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a conference call in Moscow.
"A set of measures is being taken to ensure the safety of navigation in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas. <...> The mine danger in the waters of the port of Mariupol has been completely eliminated," he said.
Western countries have repeatedly accused Russia of obstructing the export of Ukrainian grain and provoking its shortage on the world market. Moscow, in turn, denies all accusations and insists that it does not interfere with the export of wheat from Ukrainian ports.
As Vladimir Putin stated, Russia does not prevent the export of wheat from Ukraine, if Kyiv clears the ports, then the ships will be able to leave them. He also said that grain can be exported by other routes.
The President added that the market share occupied by grain blocked in Ukraine has little effect on the global economy.
In addition, Putin pointed out that the threat of a food crisis arose because of the behaviour of Western countries.

According to various estimates, the size of the Ukrainian army, taking into account already lost battles, has been noticeably reduced. From 50 thousand people, at best, half remained. Taking into account the fact that the fire superiority is on the side of the Russian army, it will be extremely difficult for the Ukrainian troops to restrain the onslaught of the RF Armed Forces. In addition, unlike Lisichansk and Severodonetsk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have practically no ways to retreat: the Russian army does not allow retreat to the northwest, towards Izyum, and after blocking the cities from three sides, the only available direction will be the west. The Ukrainian army will be able to leave Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, but it is not so easy to get to the nearest large city - Pavlograd. It is impossible to pass 200 kilometers on public roads with heavy equipment, and Russian aviation can disrupt any organized attempt to exit.

Experts predict that the Ukrainian army will hold on to Slavyansk and Kramatorsk to the last. Cities are of strategic importance, and the defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this area will de facto mean the destruction of the Ukrainian army as a single armed structure. On this, the army of Ukraine will probably cease to exist.

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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine commented on the decision to ban men of military age from leaving their place of residence - permission must still be obtained.

“In order to streamline the registration of displaced persons, a procedure has been developed for granting permission to citizens of Ukraine who are registered with the TCC and the joint venture to leave the place of residence (place of stay) from the moment mobilization is announced and in wartime. The permit is issued from 30 days a year, depending on the category of the subject," the statement says.

Until the last Ukrainian!
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Poland and Italy will restore the Donetsk region😂

At the conference on the restoration of Ukraine, Prime Minister of Ukraine Shmyhal presented a map - which of the Europeans will restore what. Donbass went to Poland and Italy, the Luhansk region - to the Czech Republic, Finland and Sweden.

Is it time to get real?
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Attention. Translated from Ukrainian channel:

The information about which the Office of the President (Ukrainian) is afraid to talk about is confirmed. Due to the strategic failure in Lisichansk, the demoralization of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is growing. Politico journalist Christopher Miller already writes about this and publishes on his Twitter the story of a Ukrainian officer who fought in the Lugansk region.

- The main theses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in that direction suffered huge losses.

- Poor equipment and uniforms. There are no Western weapons, everything is old Soviet.

- Russians have too many tanks and artillery.

- No rotation of military personnel, people are tired.

Conclusion: if the situation continues, and the authorities continue to ignore the demand of the soldiers and also treat the military negligently, then in the autumn we will face a complete demoralization of the army. The top leadership of the country will be to blame for this.

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Minibus in Donetsk. Driver believes it helps to survive.

For our Indian and Chinese comrades:
https://orientalreview.org/2022/07/05/india-brics-in-cold-war-conditions/

New Russian "Product 305" can fly in "through the window" to the recipient.

Drone-busters

The fighters of the Vostok battalion of the DPR Army, who are fighting in the Ugledar direction, have been armed with means of suppressing enemy UAVs.
(iz.ru V. Trushnin).

Pushilin said that the troops of the DPR and LPR are being transferred from the Luhansk to the Donetsk direction.

UK government has a very specific view on the freedom of speech and access to information. Nany state will decide, what people should watch and listen, and what - not:

Tech firms will be required to shield internet users from state-sponsored disinformation posing a threat to UK society and democracy, under changes to a landmark online safety bill.

The legislation will require social media platforms, video streaming services and search engines to take action to minimise people’s exposure to foreign state-backed disinformation aimed at interfering with the UK. Such content would, for instance, include incidents such as the video of Ben Wallace being prank-called earlier this year by Russian hoaxers pretending to be the Ukrainian prime minister.

The culture secretary, Nadine Dorries, said the Ukraine invasion had underlined Russia’s willingness to use social media to spread lies and disinformation.

“We cannot allow foreign states or their puppets to use the internet to conduct hostile online warfare unimpeded,” she said. “That’s why we are strengthening our new internet safety protections to make sure social media firms identify and root out state-backed disinformation.”

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