Vessels with Ukrainian grain go not to Africa, but to Western ports

MOSCOW, August 11 - RIA Novosti. The destinations of ships that leave Ukrainian ports with grain as part of a food deal cast doubt on the sincerity of the West's intentions to fight hunger, Ivan Nechaev, deputy director of the Information and Press Department of the Foreign Ministry, said at a briefing.
“Unfortunately, so far not a single ship with grain has reached the starving countries of Africa, they go mainly to Western ports, and the range of exported goods is mainly not wheat, but corn grain, sunflower oil, which makes one doubt the sincerity of the theses voiced in the West that world food security depends on the grain deal," the diplomat said.

He recalled that the agreements signed in Istanbul were included in the package, but the part concerning the promotion of Russian food and fertilizers on the world market is not being implemented.
According to Nechaev, Moscow expects that "all package agreements will be fully implemented and Western countries will create the necessary conditions for access to world markets for Russian fertilizers and food."

Representatives of Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN on July 22 signed two agreements in Istanbul. The package of these documents provides for the removal of restrictions on the export of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers, and also defines an algorithm for the safe exit of commercial ships from Ukrainian-controlled Black Sea ports along specially created humanitarian maritime corridors.
According to UN Deputy Secretary General, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa Vera Songwe, the implementation of the "product deal" will allow 23 million tons of Ukrainian grain to be supplied to world markets.
The UN has repeatedly stated the threat of a food crisis due to a shortage of grain. The West, in turn, accused Russia of the fact that cereals from Ukraine do not enter the world markets. Moscow categorically denied these accusations. Later it turned out that the Ukrainian military set fire to grain in the port of Mariupol, and also mined part of the Black Sea.

POW exchange.

About the Ukrainian landing at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant - Rybar's analysis

On September 1, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted to land troops on the southern shore of the Kakhovka reservoir.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the landing took place in two waves: part of the group of up to 60 people (according to our data, 64 people) landed three kilometers northeast of the ZNPP, and the other part, 40 minutes later, on two barges, attempted to land in the area Vodyany.

The biggest problem is that, in view of the lack of objective control personnel, the version of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation seemed too fantastic to be true. All versions from that Ukrainian side are always supported by at least fake photo and video materials, if there is no real evidence.

Video footage of Ukrainian corpses washed up on the shore, which appeared today on the Web, was allegedly found near Nikopol. But if this is not enough, then there is one more small nuance. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Barges
We have found an interesting information, which indirectly confirms the fact that barges were used for the landing of Ukrainian troops.

In the village of Kamenskoye, on satellite images, 12 barges have been moored along the pier for a year now. This is confirmed by images from April 2021 and August 30, 2022. A preview image from PlanetLabs on September 1 shows the two barges separating from the moored group. This happened for the first time in a year.

Despite all the skepticism, we do not believe in the version about the insidious Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group that crossed the Dnieper, stole barges in Nikopol and drove them to the south coast to simulate the landing of Ukrainian troops on the south coast.

Sometimes the simple truth that the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation does not know how to be creative and creative in its approach to information tasks can serve as sufficient reason to believe official press releases.

As we at @TrFormer believe, Russian MOD is not very good at presenting the results of its own actions. However, it is BIG and CLUMSY and can not LIE - just because of that. Trust Russian MOD!
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Russian servicemen are not allowed to have phones or any connected gadgets. One mobile phone can cause a destruction the the whole unite!
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Kiev continues to play the victim. Such events held daily in various cities.

Each flag supposedly have a “fallen defender” name written on it.

For it to be more realistic, we suggest adding thousands more of those little flags without names, to be inclusive of the bodies rotting in open fields which have not been identified or collected yet. But hey, who cares 🌚

🇷🇺"The guys built everything in three months, in three months!".

This is the reaction of a resident of Mariupol to the construction of a new hospital in his hometown.

The complex is equipped with modern medical equipment.

Russian military engineers were engaged in its construction.

"Here you learn, not to launder money, but to build!" the man concludes.

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Translated from Tacticalnecktie:

All day today we have been monitoring the situation in the city of Balakleya, Kharkiv region and its environs, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as expected by everyone, attempted a counteroffensive. Parts of the 14th brigade were able to enter the village of Verbovka northwest of Balakleya. Parts of the NM of the DPR and the RF Armed Forces, defending the city, withdrew in an organized manner, blew up the bridge across the river Balakleyka, dividing the village in half, and did not allow the Ukrainian militants to build on their success. Artillery and army aviation are actively working in the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In Chuguev, the Russian Airforce hit the headquarters of the group that controlled the entire offensive operation.

However, it is still premature to rejoice, since the Kyiv regime still has enough cannon fodder and Western weapons. Therefore, this is not the last attempt of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to counterattack in this direction. We continue to watch.

The dead Gerasimov and „3 heart attacks“ Shoigu about to coup Putin‘s double.

Western sanctions bring Russia and India closer – analyst
Moscow and New Delhi have deepened economic ties, Rishabh Sethi says

🇮🇳Trade and economic cooperation between Russia and India have been growing rapidly despite, and thanks to, the Western sanctions, the head of the Indian Centre for Promotion of International Initiatives, Rishabh Sethi, told RT on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.

“Over the past 75 years, Russia and India have been developing cooperation, and this year we have broken all the previous records of business and trade relations,” he said.

Sethi noted that in the last three months, New Delhi has ramped up energy imports from Russia, supplying large amounts of various products in return.

“India is one of the world’s largest manufacturing hubs, which can provide Russia with pharmaceuticals, automobiles, and spare parts, as well as technology, software, IT, and other products,” he explained, adding that India is a good alternative market for Russia in terms of importing goods.

“I feel like there is not much effect of any sanctions between the relations of our countries,” Sethi stated – on the contrary, the sanctions have pushed Russia and India closer.

The two countries have successfully established a mechanism for mutual settlements in rubles and rupees, he noted. Trade in the two nations’ currencies has been expanding. Moscow and New Delhi do not need to use dollars or euros in bilateral trade, “we can pay with our local currencies, including the Chinese yuan,” he said.

“That is a big benchmark to stop full hegemony of the US dollar and the euro. So, this is like an example for the whole world to promote their own currencies in terms of business and trade development.”

#India

Why did the visit of the IAEA to the Zaporozhye NPP end in nothing?

The expectations of many people from this mission were overstated and unjustified, political analyst Alexey Anpilogov told @Sputnik.

The IAEA has only strictly defined functions. The visit to the NPP initially went beyond all the tasks that the organization undertook in the past.

There have never been similar incidents in world history when a nuclear facility is subjected to systematic artillery shelling.

The IAEA simply does not have specialists who would be competent in military operations. They are not authorized to determine the direction of attacks, calibers, and so on.

On the other hand, there were statements about the presence of ballistics specialists in the mission. In this case, we may be talking about a conscious blockade of information.

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Translation of the report by anna_news correspondent from Kharkiv region:

An anna_news correspondent spoke with a Russian volunteer and found out the situation with the new operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region.

🔹The Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the start of an offensive in the vicinity of Balakleya and are shelling Izyum.

🔹 Since Tuesday morning, the Armed Forces of Ukraine began shelling residential areas of the city, rockets fall far from military targets.

🔹Russian forces recorded several dozen attacks on the private sector of social infrastructure: a local bakery came under fire.

🔹The situation in the vicinity of Balakliya is much more complicated, however, there is something to respond to the attacks of the Ukrainian army there. Aviation and heavy artillery of the RF Armed Forces are operating.

⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Battle for #Kherson: Situation in the #Andreevka sector as of 12.00 on 4 September⚡️

We continue posting analysis from Rybar on the development of the Ukrainian counteroffensive:

In the course of the last evening and night, the AFU ran out of equipment reserves brought to #Bereznegovatoye. At the end of the day, individual groups of AFU militants crossed on foot to the southern shore.

Throughout the night, the Russian Air Force, missile forces and artillery shelled positions in the #Ternovka - #Lozovoye - #Kostromka triangle.

Sukhoy Stavok was turned into a big cemetery. #Kostromka is being cleaned up this morning. If the AFU still has reserves and the commanders have not abandoned their plans for a suicidal attack on the southern bridgehead, it will be seen by the end of the day.

Otherwise, the Andreevka bridgehead of the AFU will cease to exist in the near future.

From Slavyangrad

The head of the IAEA cannot determine who is shelling the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant

MOSCOW, September 6 - RIA Novosti. The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, said on the air of the CNN television channel that he was not able to establish who was shelling the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
“I can’t determine it. We don’t have the funds for this. As you know, you would need to monitor the military operation in the region ... which is not only beyond the mandate of the IAEA, but would also require a huge capacity,” he emphasized.

The IAEA report on nuclear safety in Ukraine was published today, a significant part of it is devoted to the recent mission of experts to the ZNPP. Grossi's director general will brief the UN Security Council on the trip on Tuesday.
Last week, an agency delegation led by Rafael Grossi visited the facility, which has been under the control of the Russian military since March. Representatives of "Rosatom" and employees of the Zaporizhzhya NPP led the guests around the station and showed traces of shelling.
As Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, told RIA Novosti, two IAEA employees will remain at the ZNPP on a permanent basis.
Zaporozhye NPP is located on the left bank of the Dnieper near the town of Energodar. This is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe in terms of the number of units and installed capacity - the plant has six power units with a capacity of one gigawatt each. The Ukrainian military continues to regularly shell Energodar and the territory of the facility adjacent to the city.

Russia regrets that the IAEA in its report does not indicate the source of the shelling of the Zaporozhye NPP, said the Russian ambassador to the UN Nebenzia.

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Russia calls on the leadership of the UN and the Security Council to condemn the ongoing attacks by Ukrainian troops on the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant - Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Security Council Vasyl Nebenzya

In addition, Nebenzya stressed that Russia regrets that the IAEA did not name in its report the source of the shelling of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, which is regularly attacked by Ukrainian military, and also stated that the proposals for the demilitarization of the zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant are not serious.

What else Nebenzya said:

— Russia strictly observes the safety principles regarding the ZNPP;

— The IAEA had the opportunity to make sure that the only threat to the nuclear power plant was Kyiv;

— Moscow is ready to provide all possible assistance, therefore it welcomes the decision of the IAEA to establish permanent control over the work of the Zaporizhzhya NPP.

Huge forces of the Russian army are being transferred to the fronts.
The footage was taken near the border - we won’t say when and we won’t say where.

Izyum Front: the situation near Balakleya
by the end of September 6, 2022

Today, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, after a long artillery preparation along Balakleya, Izyum, logistics routes and warehouses of the RF Armed Forces, launched an attack on Balakleya from the west from Andreevka.
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🔻Due to its geographical position, without control over Balakliya, it is difficult to secure the northwestern flank of the group based in Izyum. In addition, if someday the Russian Armed Forces again pay attention to Kharkov itself, a convenient route runs from Balakliya through Zmiev to the Slobodskoy and Industrialny districts of the regional center.

▪️After inflicting massive fire damage on mobilized militiamen from the DPR, who were on the defensive in the nearby forests, the Armed Forces of Ukraine entered the village of Verbovka.

From there, the only route to the territory of the 65th arsenal and Balakleya itself through the Srednyaya Balakleyka River is still preserved. The bridge across the river is intact, fighting is going on for control over it.

▪️From Verbivka, the Armed Forces of Ukraine developed success towards the village of Yakovenkovo, trying to move towards Volokhov Yar and completely block Balakleya from the north.

Now the road Volokhov Yar - Balakleya is under the fire control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

▪️Bridges located to the south across the rivers Balakleyka and Extreme Balakleyka: undermined, so communication with the central regions of Balakleya is now interrupted.

The Ukrainian formations did not enter the Camp area located on the western bank of the Balakleyka River to the north of its tributary (the Lyakhovaya River). There is also no confirmation of the presence of the RF Armed Forces in this area.

▪️Reports have been received about the advance of the Russian Armed Forces south of the village of Bayrak and the expansion of the control zone towards Gusarovka. But so far there are no facts that could confirm this.

🔻At the moment, Balakliya is in the operational encirclement and in the zone of fire destruction of Ukrainian artillery. All entrances are cut by fire.

Translated from Rybar