Moldovan President Maia Sandu said about the danger to the state in children singing Soviet songs

Sandu called on the special services to evaluate the concert in the city of Balti, where children sang old Soviet songs from the Great Patriotic (WW2) War.

“I do not know the details, I think they took place under the auspices of the local authorities. The Information and Security Service should work on this issue, which will find out whether they pose a threat to national security,” the president said.
Translated from Kedmi

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NATO Facing 'Very Real' Arms Shortage Due to Ukraine War

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) arms stockpile is dwindling due to the Russia-Ukraine war, according to a U.S. ambassador.

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Unexpectedly demilitarisation is happening not only in Ukraine, but also in me European countries. It is reported that in Estonia situation is especially serious... 😳🤡
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Translated from milinfolive:

In its commentary on yesterday's missile strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that decoys were used during the strike to deceive Ukrainian air defense. At the same time, positions were opened and four radar stations of the Ukrainian S-300 air defense systems in the Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye regions were destroyed.

It is interesting that the destruction of four radar stations mentioned by the Russian defense department coincides with the data of the Ukrainian General Staff, which in its report yesterday indicated the use of four X-59 and X-31P aircraft missiles. If the situation described by the military of both sides really took place, then we can make a bold assumption about the beginning of the process of suppression and destruction of Ukrainian air defense systems.

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Watch "How Ukrainians were taught to hate Russia in Garmisch-Partenkirchen" on YouTube

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Translated from Pridnestrovec:

Santa Claus / Father Frost (in Russian tradition) was mobilized to the front in the Special Military Operation zone. Hard times for Ukrainian military is coming, General Frost is on his way. Bringing you gifts.

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Interview With Senator Richard Black on Ukraine's War on the Donbass, Russia's Reaction, NATO's Drive to Nuclear War

“There is this element of madmen—some of the politicians, some of them military people, many of them in the US State Department, the CIA—who would be willing to do the most reckless and insane of actions to risk nuclear war or even to initiate it.”

On December 16, I spoke with Senator Richard Black about Ukraine's long war against the civilians of the Donbass, Russia's Special Military Operation in Ukraine, and the Western warmongers behind it all and their drive for endless war.

Senator Black has had an extensive military, legal and political career, serving in the US marines, and after obtaining his law degree, serving in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps and head of the Army’s Criminal Law Division in the Pentagon. He served eight years in the Virginia State Senate.

He is one of the few sane American voices loudly advocating for the end to Ukraine's genocide of the Donbass people, and for an end to the West's proxy war against Russia.
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Translated from ColonelCassad:

Factories at the Urals region are transferred to a six-day working week

Large enterprises of Rostec, Almaz-Antey and Roskosmos in the Sverdlovsk region have been transferred to a six-day working week. Andrey Vetluzhskikh, chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of the region, said that, in theory, the working day of employees could be increased to 12 hours.

“Yes, they are now working six days instead of five days a week. Yes, according to the legislation, it is possible to increase the working day almost every day up to four hours for the purpose of production needs, to work up to twelve hours,” said a representative of trade unions at a press conference (quoted by TASS). He said that the state order for defense enterprises was "significantly increased."

Andrey Vetluzhskikh noted that the trade union makes sure that the management of the plants does not allow abuses in relation to employees. According to him, the employees of the enterprises "absolutely" have increased wages.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on special measures in the economy in the face of a military operation in July. The law allows the government to establish the procedure and conditions for attracting employees of enterprises working for defense to work overtime. Rostec transferred several enterprises to overtime work back in August. Among them is Uralvagonzavod. As Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said, in 2023 the volume of state defense orders will be increased by 1.5 times. The minister claims that this will provide the Russian army with weapons and equipment by 97%.

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Well, who said that Russia is running out of missiles (tanks, bombs etc.)... The old stock may be limited, but the new production in the situation of state controlled enterprises is not. They will produce as much as required.
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Workshop floor at the Uralvagonzavod. (1/2)
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Workshop floor at the Uralvagonzavod. (2/2)
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❗️Zelensky admits he's being urged to negotiate with Moscow

Pressure is apparently building on Kiev to try find a solution through dialogue to end the conflict, but Vladimir Zelensky isn't having any of it.

"Some urge me to sit down at the negotiating table, but I do not see a subject for conversation," the Ukrainian President told French TV channel LCI.
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Rishi Sunak orders audit of Ukraine war progress, source says

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Well, business as usual, there should be some profit on the investment into Ukrainian situation in political or PR and media sense...
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Translated from Midshipman Ptichkin:
A bad omen on the launch of the Ukrainian corvette

When the hull of the "Hetman Ivan Mazepa" corvette of the MILGEM project for the Ukrainian Navy was launched in Turkey, the traditional bottle of champagne did not break.

For shipbuilders and sailors, this is a very bad omen.

However, if the ship was named after the traitor Mazepa, her fate is sealed.

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Drones used to attack Crimea were made in the USA

The UAVs used to attack the Crimea were manufactured by the American company SpektreWorks

MOSCOW, December 16 - RIA Novosti. Ukraine used US-made drones to attack Crimea, according to the material of the competent authorities, which came into the possession of RIA Novosti.
An analysis of the electronic components of the intercepted UAVs showed that Kyiv also used them to attack infrastructure facilities in Sevastopol, Kursk, Belgorod and Voronezh regions.

The avionics and control stations for the drones have been found to be manufactured by the American firm SpektreWorks, which performed their initial setup and testing at the airport in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Later, on the territory of Poland, in the area of the Rzeszow airport, used by the United States and NATO as the main supply hub for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, specialists carried out the final assembly and flight tests of the drones, it says.

In addition, the installation of warheads, the flight mission and the launch of the UAV were carried out near Odessa and Krivoy Rog.

“These facts, according to the Russian side, confirm the direct involvement of the United States and Poland, which, as de facto parties to the conflict, carry out massive military and logistical support for the regime in Kyiv, in the preparation and conduct of joint terrorist acts with it on the territory of the Russian Federation,” the authors of the material have noted.
Since July, Ukrainian drones have been periodically trying to attack Sevastopol, the main base of the Black Sea Fleet, as well as other objects in the Crimea. The targets of the attacks were the headquarters of the fleet, energy facilities, military airfields. Air defense systems destroy most drones.

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Translated from Ukrainian channel:
In Kiev, a Christmas tree was installed at the railway station, which will glow from electricity generated by an exercise bike.

A creative way to save electricity: if you want to light up the Christmas tree, pedal on.
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Shoigu visited the Southern Military District and inspected the troops in the zone of the special operation.

During the reports of the commanders, he paid special attention to the provision of troops, the conditions for deploying personnel in the field, and the work of medical and rear units.
Translated from RIA Novosti
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Ukrainian troops fired 40 Grad missiles at Donetsk in ten minutes

DONETSK, December 18 - RIA Novosti. The Ukrainian military attacked the Petrovsky district of Donetsk from the Grad MLRS, firing 40 rockets in ten minutes, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes in Kyiv (JCCC) reported.
"Barrages were recorded from the armed formations of Ukraine in the following directions: 12:00 (coincides with Moscow time) - the settlement of Georgievka - the city of Donetsk (Petrovsky district), 20 rockets were fired from the BM-21 "Grad"; 12:10 (coincides with Moscow time) - the settlement of Georgievka - the city of Donetsk (Petrovsky district), 20 missiles were fired from the BM-21 "Grad", - the statement says.

Petrovsky district is located on the western outskirts of Donetsk, it is the most distant part of the city from the center. Since 2014, when the DPR declared independence from Kyiv, this area, starting from the line of contact beyond Maryinka, has been regularly shelled by Ukrainian security forces.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine constantly strike at Donetsk. In particular, this morning, Ukrainian troops fired on the city from the Grad MLRS, damaging children's institutions, the territory of the hotel and the Donbass Arena stadium.

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Putin considers de-dollarization in Russia inevitable
The National Interest

Dedollarization in Russia means much more than creating an alternative to the SWIFT payment system, writes TNI. This is a comprehensive transformation that includes financial restructuring and the involvement of key allies.
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Just as Putin demanded that European companies pay for Russian oil and gas in rubles or gold at the beginning of the year, he has also pressed Chinese energy firms to pay for gas in rubles or yuan. Russian banks have begun issuing checking and savings accounts in Chinese yuan. Since the ruble shot up to unprecedented levels following the invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has had to buy foreign currencies to stabilize its own. In the past, it may have considered the dollar or the euro because they still represent the overwhelming majority of global trade, but this is no longer the case.

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An extract from a recent interview by Zelensky:

Question: Is there a risk of evacuation of big cities like Kyiv or Odessa?
"We will hold on, but when people want to leave - they can leave. However, if the city is empty - it's easy to capture."

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Is it a suggestion that the city population should be used as a human shield?
Well, we already have got used to the placing of the anti-aircraft missiles in the residential areas. However, that is a new achievement of the Ukrainian military strategy (or is it?).
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