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Queues for water in Kyiv. In connection with the ongoing blackouts, both rolling and unannounced emergency, the problem with water supply in some areas of Kyiv is becoming more complicated. There are also interruptions in the work of the Internet and cellular communications.
It can be expected that subsequent attacks on Kyiv substations and distribution facilities, due to the cumulative effect, the consequences for Kyiv will be very severe.
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Queues for water in Kyiv. In connection with the ongoing blackouts, both rolling and unannounced emergency, the problem with water supply in some areas of Kyiv is becoming more complicated. There are also interruptions in the work of the Internet and cellular communications.
It can be expected that subsequent attacks on Kyiv substations and distribution facilities, due to the cumulative effect, the consequences for Kyiv will be very severe.
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Video 1. Zelensky in his comedy show makes fun of the Crimeans who don't have water because Ukraine had blocked the North Crimean canal. The audience finds it very funny. Crimea lived without sufficient water from 2014 to 2022.
Video 2. 2022. People in Kiev stand in line to get water.
Video 2. 2022. People in Kiev stand in line to get water.
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In Madrid, unions are holding a demonstration demanding higher wages, about 30 thousand people took to the streets.
A few days ago on The economic phorum, Putin has been asked:" What would he say to citizens of other countries?"
His ansver was that people must ask for a pay rise from their government.
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A few days ago on The economic phorum, Putin has been asked:" What would he say to citizens of other countries?"
His ansver was that people must ask for a pay rise from their government.
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“They are there for a long time!”— Biden to the question: “How long are you going to keep American troops in Poland and other NATO countries?”
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“Biden is constantly on a drip”: The US President has a mysterious scar that has been visible on his left arm for two weeks now. The media agree that this is a catheter mark, which, as a rule, is placed in the hand with bad veins.
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The Ministry of Defence confirmed that 107 soldiers returned from Ukrainian captivity after negotiations
MOSCOW, November 3 - RIA Novosti. More than 100 fighters of the Russian army have returned from Ukrainian captivity, the Defence Ministry said.
"On November 3, as a result of the negotiation process, 107 Russian servicemen were returned from the territory controlled by the Kyiv regime, who were in mortal danger in captivity," the ministry said.
All those released by military transport aircraft will be taken to Moscow for treatment and rehabilitation. They are provided with the necessary medical and psychological assistance, the Defence Ministry added.
Denis Pushilin, acting head of the DPR, announced another exchange of prisoners with Ukraine earlier. He clarified that the exchange will take place according to the formula "107 to 107", among the released 65 people - from the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics.
The last large-scale exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine took place on October 29. Then, 50 people were returned from the territories controlled by Kyiv.
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MOSCOW, November 3 - RIA Novosti. More than 100 fighters of the Russian army have returned from Ukrainian captivity, the Defence Ministry said.
"On November 3, as a result of the negotiation process, 107 Russian servicemen were returned from the territory controlled by the Kyiv regime, who were in mortal danger in captivity," the ministry said.
All those released by military transport aircraft will be taken to Moscow for treatment and rehabilitation. They are provided with the necessary medical and psychological assistance, the Defence Ministry added.
Denis Pushilin, acting head of the DPR, announced another exchange of prisoners with Ukraine earlier. He clarified that the exchange will take place according to the formula "107 to 107", among the released 65 people - from the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics.
The last large-scale exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine took place on October 29. Then, 50 people were returned from the territories controlled by Kyiv.
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РИА Новости
Минобороны подтвердило возвращение 107 военных из украинского плена
Более 100 бойцов российской армии вернулись из украинского плена, заявили в Минобороны. РИА Новости, 03.11.2022
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Britain handed over underwater drones to Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry says
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the existence of the evidence on the transfer of submarine UAVs by Britain to Ukraine
MOSCOW, November 3 - RIA Novosti. The UK handed over to Ukraine underwater unmanned vehicles, with the help of which Kyiv could carry out a terrorist attack against the ships of the Black Sea Fleet, the Foreign Ministry said.
British Ambassador Deborah Bronnert was summoned to Smolenskaya Square on Thursday, she was strongly protested about the active participation of London in the training of Ukrainian special operations forces. The Foreign Ministry gave concrete examples of such cooperation.
So, in September 2020, London and Kyiv agreed to expand the training program by British instructors for Ukrainian military divers.
"At the end of 2020, the parties began implementing the program to counter threats in the Black Sea, the Naval Training Initiative of the Ukrainian Navy, which includes training courses for combat swimmers," the message says.
Underwater saboteurs, in particular, are trained on the basis of a separate special operations center "South" named after. Ataman A. Golovaty in Ochakovo. In Odessa, on the basis of the school of military divers, specialists are trained in the course "special purpose diver" with the development of deep-sea subversive skills.
"On the coast and in the waters of the Black Sea near the cities of Odessa, Nikolaev and Ochakov, with the participation of British specialists, units of the Ukrainian Navy carried out diving descents, including a training demolition of the object," the Foreign Ministry said.
In August and September, on Pervomaisky Island in the waters of the Dnieper estuary, three kilometres south of Ochakov, about 15 British instructors taught the Armed Forces of Ukraine how to operate unmanned underwater vehicles designed to destroy ships.
On the morning of October 29, the Kyiv regime carried out a terrorist attack on ships of the Black Sea Fleet and civilian ships that were on the outer and inner roads of the base in Sevastopol.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the existence of the evidence on the transfer of submarine UAVs by Britain to Ukraine
MOSCOW, November 3 - RIA Novosti. The UK handed over to Ukraine underwater unmanned vehicles, with the help of which Kyiv could carry out a terrorist attack against the ships of the Black Sea Fleet, the Foreign Ministry said.
British Ambassador Deborah Bronnert was summoned to Smolenskaya Square on Thursday, she was strongly protested about the active participation of London in the training of Ukrainian special operations forces. The Foreign Ministry gave concrete examples of such cooperation.
So, in September 2020, London and Kyiv agreed to expand the training program by British instructors for Ukrainian military divers.
"At the end of 2020, the parties began implementing the program to counter threats in the Black Sea, the Naval Training Initiative of the Ukrainian Navy, which includes training courses for combat swimmers," the message says.
Underwater saboteurs, in particular, are trained on the basis of a separate special operations center "South" named after. Ataman A. Golovaty in Ochakovo. In Odessa, on the basis of the school of military divers, specialists are trained in the course "special purpose diver" with the development of deep-sea subversive skills.
"On the coast and in the waters of the Black Sea near the cities of Odessa, Nikolaev and Ochakov, with the participation of British specialists, units of the Ukrainian Navy carried out diving descents, including a training demolition of the object," the Foreign Ministry said.
In August and September, on Pervomaisky Island in the waters of the Dnieper estuary, three kilometres south of Ochakov, about 15 British instructors taught the Armed Forces of Ukraine how to operate unmanned underwater vehicles designed to destroy ships.
On the morning of October 29, the Kyiv regime carried out a terrorist attack on ships of the Black Sea Fleet and civilian ships that were on the outer and inner roads of the base in Sevastopol.
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РИА Новости
Британия передавала Украине подводные беспилотники, заявил МИД России
Великобритания передала Украине подводные беспилотные аппараты, с помощью которых Киев мог совершить теракт против кораблей Черноморского флота, сообщил МИД. РИА Новости, 03.11.2022
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Will Biden Gamble on a Ukraine Coalition?
The Washington establishment is considering a risky and ill-defined intervention in Europe.
by Douglas Macgregor for the American Conservative
Douglas Macgregor, Col. (ret.) is a senior fellow with The American Conservative, the former advisor to the Secretary of Defense in the Trump administration, a decorated combat veteran, and the author of five books.
When Napoleon Bonaparte began his 1812 campaign to conquer Russia, he led the largest “coalition of the willing” in history. In addition to its French core, Bonaparte’s army of more than 400,000 consisted of Italian, Dutch, German, and Polish soldiers. They were at best unenthusiastic. Frankly, other than the French, only Napoleon’s Polish allies were truly eager to march on Moscow.
By the time Bonaparte’s multinational force reached Moscow, paralyzing cold, ruinous battles, exhaustion, disease, and poor logistical planning reduced the original invasion force to less than half of its original strength. It was not long before Prussia and its North German allies defected to the Russians while the remainder (minus the Poles) deserted or died on the march home.
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Military strategy is about the relationship of means to ends. National political and military leaders are preoccupied with means and think too little about ends. It is not enough to be a good technician, today’s political and military leaders must be serious strategists, acutely sensitive to the limits which America’s strengths and weaknesses impose on strategic choices.
The cost to Americans and Europeans of escalating the conflict should not be underestimated. The president and his generals must appreciate how injurious military failure would be to an American society already weakened by 20 years of self-defeating deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. American military morale is at a low point. Recruiting for the U.S. Armed Forces, especially the ground forces, is harder than at any time since the 1970s. American economic performance is fragile. Europe’s economic outlook is bleaker still.
In his fight with Russia, Bonaparte not only badly misjudged his opponent, but he also grossly misjudged his allies. President Biden and his generals should not make the same mistakes in Ukraine.
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The Washington establishment is considering a risky and ill-defined intervention in Europe.
by Douglas Macgregor for the American Conservative
Douglas Macgregor, Col. (ret.) is a senior fellow with The American Conservative, the former advisor to the Secretary of Defense in the Trump administration, a decorated combat veteran, and the author of five books.
When Napoleon Bonaparte began his 1812 campaign to conquer Russia, he led the largest “coalition of the willing” in history. In addition to its French core, Bonaparte’s army of more than 400,000 consisted of Italian, Dutch, German, and Polish soldiers. They were at best unenthusiastic. Frankly, other than the French, only Napoleon’s Polish allies were truly eager to march on Moscow.
By the time Bonaparte’s multinational force reached Moscow, paralyzing cold, ruinous battles, exhaustion, disease, and poor logistical planning reduced the original invasion force to less than half of its original strength. It was not long before Prussia and its North German allies defected to the Russians while the remainder (minus the Poles) deserted or died on the march home.
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Military strategy is about the relationship of means to ends. National political and military leaders are preoccupied with means and think too little about ends. It is not enough to be a good technician, today’s political and military leaders must be serious strategists, acutely sensitive to the limits which America’s strengths and weaknesses impose on strategic choices.
The cost to Americans and Europeans of escalating the conflict should not be underestimated. The president and his generals must appreciate how injurious military failure would be to an American society already weakened by 20 years of self-defeating deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. American military morale is at a low point. Recruiting for the U.S. Armed Forces, especially the ground forces, is harder than at any time since the 1970s. American economic performance is fragile. Europe’s economic outlook is bleaker still.
In his fight with Russia, Bonaparte not only badly misjudged his opponent, but he also grossly misjudged his allies. President Biden and his generals should not make the same mistakes in Ukraine.
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Will Biden Gamble on a Ukraine Coalition?
The Washington establishment is considering a risky and ill-defined intervention in Europe.
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The Kremlin explained the situation with the resumption of participation in the “grain deal”
03.11.2022 - 14:35
Russia's decision to resume participation in the "grain deal" does not mean that Moscow is ready to extend it. This was stated today by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.
“The decision of the Russian Federation to resume participation in the “grain deal” does not mean that Moscow is ready to extend it. Before the extension of the grain deal, the Russian Federation will have to evaluate the effectiveness of its implementation,” he said.
To this, Peskov added that the term of the existing agreements has not yet expired.
He also stressed that Turkey's participation in the resumption of Russia's participation is the main factor of confidence in the agreements.
In addition, the presidential press secretary said that the implementation of the agreements regarding the supply of Russian food and fertilizers is not connected with Russia's return to the "grain deal".
Peskov explained that the second part of the deal is not directly related to Ukraine, but mainly concerns those countries that have imposed sanctions on the relevant sectors of the Russian economy.
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Turkey and Russia agreed here strictly among themselves. And there is no Ukraine in this deal at all. It was done for a "dear friend" Erdoğan... (very dear)😏
Against the backdrop of the confrontation between the united West and Russia, Turkey has not only become an influential geopolitical player in a matter of years. Today, Turkey is a gas hub to Europe. And a grain hub from Ukraine. All this in the context of peak energy prices and food shortages.
To help Turkey become a grain and gas hub, many Russian firms have opened their offices here, the number of which in the eight months of 2022 has quadrupled compared to last year.😏
It is clear that this is not only about grain and gas, although export earnings from them are critically important for us. We are still under the pressure of an unthinkable number of sanctions in recent history. Our economy, which has been merging with the European one for decades, is not easy to resist them. It is unlikely that we will be told what new conditions Turkey has entered into with respect to Russia in the grain deal after its violation by Ukraine: geopolitics is such a thing.
But the Russian authorities absolutely have no illusions about the promises of Ukraine and reconciliation with the West on its terms, and cannot be.
Suffice it to recall December 2014, when Putin said: “Sometimes the thought comes: maybe our bear needs to sit quietly, not drive piglets through the taiga, but eat berries and honey. Maybe they would leave him alone? No, they wouldn't, because they would always strive to put him on a chain.”
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03.11.2022 - 14:35
Russia's decision to resume participation in the "grain deal" does not mean that Moscow is ready to extend it. This was stated today by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.
“The decision of the Russian Federation to resume participation in the “grain deal” does not mean that Moscow is ready to extend it. Before the extension of the grain deal, the Russian Federation will have to evaluate the effectiveness of its implementation,” he said.
To this, Peskov added that the term of the existing agreements has not yet expired.
He also stressed that Turkey's participation in the resumption of Russia's participation is the main factor of confidence in the agreements.
In addition, the presidential press secretary said that the implementation of the agreements regarding the supply of Russian food and fertilizers is not connected with Russia's return to the "grain deal".
Peskov explained that the second part of the deal is not directly related to Ukraine, but mainly concerns those countries that have imposed sanctions on the relevant sectors of the Russian economy.
#TransFormatorBuzzes : 💤
Turkey and Russia agreed here strictly among themselves. And there is no Ukraine in this deal at all. It was done for a "dear friend" Erdoğan... (very dear)😏
Against the backdrop of the confrontation between the united West and Russia, Turkey has not only become an influential geopolitical player in a matter of years. Today, Turkey is a gas hub to Europe. And a grain hub from Ukraine. All this in the context of peak energy prices and food shortages.
To help Turkey become a grain and gas hub, many Russian firms have opened their offices here, the number of which in the eight months of 2022 has quadrupled compared to last year.😏
It is clear that this is not only about grain and gas, although export earnings from them are critically important for us. We are still under the pressure of an unthinkable number of sanctions in recent history. Our economy, which has been merging with the European one for decades, is not easy to resist them. It is unlikely that we will be told what new conditions Turkey has entered into with respect to Russia in the grain deal after its violation by Ukraine: geopolitics is such a thing.
But the Russian authorities absolutely have no illusions about the promises of Ukraine and reconciliation with the West on its terms, and cannot be.
Suffice it to recall December 2014, when Putin said: “Sometimes the thought comes: maybe our bear needs to sit quietly, not drive piglets through the taiga, but eat berries and honey. Maybe they would leave him alone? No, they wouldn't, because they would always strive to put him on a chain.”
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Русская весна
Россия возобновляет участие в «зерновой сделке»
Об этом заявили в Минобороны.
Zelensky will not participate in the G20 summit if Putin is there
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will not attend the G20 summit if Russian President Vladimir Putin is present.
“My personal position and that of Ukraine was that if the leader of the Russian Federation participates, then Ukraine will not participate,” he said.
Note, Putin said on October 31 that he had not yet decided to participate in the G20 summit.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will not attend the G20 summit if Russian President Vladimir Putin is present.
“My personal position and that of Ukraine was that if the leader of the Russian Federation participates, then Ukraine will not participate,” he said.
Note, Putin said on October 31 that he had not yet decided to participate in the G20 summit.
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Swiss again reject German request to re-export Swiss ammunition to Ukraine
ZURICH, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Switzerland has again rejected an appeal from Germany to allow it to re-export Swiss-made ammunition to Ukraine, the government said on Thursday, saying such a move would violate Swiss neutrality.
German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht had written to the government in Bern last month asking for permission to supply 12,400 rounds of Swiss-made ammunition for Gepard anti-aircraft tanks that Berlin has already supplied to Ukraine to help in its war with Russia.
But Swiss Economy Minister Guy Parmelin gave the same response the Swiss government had given in June when it rejected an earlier request.
"Under the principle of equal treatment in neutrality law, Switzerland cannot agree to a request for the transfer of war materiel of Swiss origin to Ukraine as long as the latter is involved in an international armed conflict," the government said.
"As the legal situation remains unchanged, approval of a transfer of Swiss war materiel by Germany to Ukraine is still not possible," it added.
The 35mm shells were originally supplied by Swiss companies to the German army decades ago on the condition that it could not re-export the munitions without Swiss approval.
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ZURICH, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Switzerland has again rejected an appeal from Germany to allow it to re-export Swiss-made ammunition to Ukraine, the government said on Thursday, saying such a move would violate Swiss neutrality.
German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht had written to the government in Bern last month asking for permission to supply 12,400 rounds of Swiss-made ammunition for Gepard anti-aircraft tanks that Berlin has already supplied to Ukraine to help in its war with Russia.
But Swiss Economy Minister Guy Parmelin gave the same response the Swiss government had given in June when it rejected an earlier request.
"Under the principle of equal treatment in neutrality law, Switzerland cannot agree to a request for the transfer of war materiel of Swiss origin to Ukraine as long as the latter is involved in an international armed conflict," the government said.
"As the legal situation remains unchanged, approval of a transfer of Swiss war materiel by Germany to Ukraine is still not possible," it added.
The 35mm shells were originally supplied by Swiss companies to the German army decades ago on the condition that it could not re-export the munitions without Swiss approval.
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Swiss again reject German request to re-export Swiss ammunition to Ukraine
Switzerland has again rejected an appeal from Germany to allow it to re-export Swiss-made ammunition to Ukraine, the government said on Thursday, saying such a move would violate Swiss neutrality.
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UAV "Lancet" destroys American howitzers M777 on the Kherson front
During aerial reconnaissance, the M777 position was discovered, and the Lancet UAV was used to destroy it. The enemy, without thinking twice, next to the already destroyed gun decided to deploy another one. He was also hit, 2:0 in our favour.
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UAV "Lancet" destroys American howitzers M777 on the Kherson front
During aerial reconnaissance, the M777 position was discovered, and the Lancet UAV was used to destroy it. The enemy, without thinking twice, next to the already destroyed gun decided to deploy another one. He was also hit, 2:0 in our favour.
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