[Continuing from the previous post]

This morning's driver had just finished a round of his route, was taking a break for coffee and due to leave in 8 minutes when the shell struck. He was not injured, but definitely traumatized by the thought that just minutes earlier/later and he would have been killed.

A journalist with us showed me a small piece of the shell, noting that this type isn't designed to destroy military equipment, but to break into fragments and inflict more damage against whoever happened to be in the way. And Ukraine is firing them on residential areas.

He told me this district is heavily shelled by Ukraine, and that he'd been there a week prior. Ukrainian shelling nearly, but didn't, killed an elderly man in the area who lives alone & has no way to call for help if wounded, the cell reception is too weak. "If he had been injured, no one would have known," until possibly too late.

From a distance and beyond a lovely flower bed (which added incongruity to the scene), I looked at the bus, watching as a couple and their young child walked past. This area, I was told, is one of the hardest-hit in Gorlovka. Thankfully shells didn't rain down on that passing family...

We stopped at a hospital which, I was told, is treating 102 injured Donbass soldiers, 14 civilians (including an elderly woman who stepped on a Petal mine). The hospital apparently recently received several wounded Ukrainian soldiers, gave them basic preliminary treatment & they were sent on to Donetsk for further hospital care. "We don't differentiate between our soldiers & theirs," I was told, something I heard from a doctor treating wounded Ukrainian POWs, 71 of who were injured after Ukraine fired on Yelenovka detention facility in late July, killing 53 of their own (albeit Azov, but nonetheless, Ukrainian).

Although the issue of the day is the referendum on whether or not to join Russia, everything is intertwined, and Ukraine's shelling does not stop, including in Donetsk, which Ukraine repeatedly shelled today, wounding civilians.

🇷🇺⚔️ Training of Mobilised Fighters

attack/defence of the convoy is already in full swing.

Cool, believe in the guys, victory will be ours 🇷🇺

Britain should not fuel the conflict in Ukraine, but try to achieve peace, Daily Mail writes

The newspaper notes that the conflict in Ukraine has already brought the world much closer to a real nuclear war, and it would be extremely foolish to disregard Putin's words about the use of nuclear weapons.

Liz Truss and her latest narrow-minded comment.

@TrFormer 💤

Kremlin warns Ukraine that trying to retake Donbas after referendums will be tantamount to attacking Russia

From News 360

The Kremlin has warned that, if the referendums on annexation to Russia initiated this Friday in the eastern regions of Ukraine succeed, they will be considered for all purposes territories of the Russian Federation and, therefore, the Constitution will be applied "immediately".

Therefore, potential Ukrainian attempts to regain the Donbas would be considered attacks on Russia, which from Moscow's point of view would legitimize any response.

The Kremlin spokesman, Dimitri Peskov, has defended that everything is "very clear" in the Constitution and, although he has avoided giving a deadline for the formal conclusion of the annexation of these territories, he has pointed out that it will be "fast", according to the Interfax news agency.

Before Zelensky become a President...

Take all of your convictions today and imagine fighting for their complete opposite.... What's your price? 💲

Could things have been different?

Zelenskiy campaigned on bringing peace to the Republics through the implementation of the Minsk agreements. It is likely a referendum would have resulted in the Republics requesting a degree of autonomy. That means the area would remain part of the country, with one's territorial integrity unscathed, but the region can usually legislate its own laws.

There are several of these within Russia already - such as the Jewish Autonomous Region (see purple) or the Republic of Chechnya (part of the green). Republics and autonomous regions have different constitutional obligations in respect of the central power structure.

If Kyiv was indeed not waging war against the Donbass (as they claim they did not) - why didn't they want to meet their people half way? 🤔

🇷🇺Footage of the Tor-M2 missile system, which successfully hit Ukrainian targets

The destruction of the BMP of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by a Russian helicopter with the help of the Izdeliye-305 LMUR, the combat vehicle was hit on a pontoon crossing. Presumably, Kherson region.

#YURI WEEKLY Battles of Liman - two breakthrough attempts repelled by the Cossack volunteer units and the heroic 20th Army, the third one started several days ago, and still continues. Yuri considers, that we are past the most critical part of it. As of tonight, the situation is stably grave, but manageable, Liman and Kupyansk keep holding. Russian command had to send in reserves to prevent the Ukrainian troops, wedged significantly into our defenses, from breaking through.

Yuri explains the strategic goals and objectives of the Ukrainian Liman operation that went wrong from the very start, but if successful, it could have eclipsed their successes near Balakleya/Izyum.

Disponible en Español @rpd_es.

⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine
(September 25, 2022)

📄 Part 1
📄 Part 2

#MoD #Russia #Ukraine #report
@mod_russia_en

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷́ The Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Putin at the talks with Erdogan "declared the possibility of returning to negotiations with Kiev, but "on new conditions"‼️

Translation...Ukraine should forget about LPR,DPR,Crimea,Kherson and Zaporozhye region

According to Cavusoglu, the Russian leader voiced this during talks with his Turkish counterpart Erdogan on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkand. The Turkish Foreign Minister added that every day it becomes more difficult.(probably thinking for Ukraine)

Today....
🇧🇾🇷🇺Lukashenko: "I have already told them 3 times that their [the West's] future is with us, with Russia, where they have everything they need. And they have something that we can buy from them. You just have to make responsible decisions."
Putin: "And treat us with respect!"

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s news conference following the High-Level Week of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly, New York, September 24, 2022 ⬇️

https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1phnl09wf

@TrFormer 💤


Talking points:

-Future world order: Western hegemony or democratic and just world?
-Monroe Doctrine going global
-On grotesque Western Russophobia
-Kiev regime's & its patrons' inability to negotiate & keep one's word
-Western double standards
-NATO expanding its reach to Asia
-Cancel culture in international affairs
-True democracy & respect for sovereign equality of nations