The drone of the first Slavic brigade of the People's Militia of the DPR, equipped with grenades, put to flight a detachment of Ukrainian troops near the village of Vodiane in the vicinity of the city of Avdiivka

At the disposal of RIA Novosti were exclusive footage of the work of the drone operator assigned to the specified unit. With the help of a copter, the operator drops grenades on enemy positions, the nerves of the Ukrainian fighters fail and they take flight. However, the copter follows them at a height where the noise of its propellers is not audible. After another precise drop, the grenade falls under the feet of one of the Ukrainian soldiers.
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MOSCOW, December 25 - RIA Novosti. On principle, Russia will not supply oil at the prices set by the West and will look for new markets even with rising costs, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in an interview to Asharq News TV channel.

“What does the Russian Federation say? We will not supply oil under contracts that will indicate price caps offered by Western countries.
Moscow will look for new markets and develop new logistics routes, regardless of the costs."

"But the principled position that we will not supply our main energy resource at some prices that Western countries will set, we will not allow this. Here the dictate of the consumer, but by market methods. Today this price restriction is applied to the Russian oil suppliers. However, tomorrow, Western countries will introduce prices for other manufacturers. We cannot agree with this," Siluanov added.

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That statement is repeated several times already, it looks that Moscow will have to "stand the ground" on that, despite the existence of some forces, that would like to leave everything as it is... Apparently their income depends on the flow more than on the price. Please, do it right...
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Russia's goal is to unite the Russian people, Putin said

President Putin called the unification of the Russian people the goal of Russia

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, December 25 - RIA Novosti.

"Geopolitical opponents want to pull Russia apart through the Ukrainian crisis, while Moscow's goal is to unite the Russian people," Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Pavel Zarubin on the "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin." program.
"Divide and rule" – they have always tried to do this, they are trying to do it now, but our goal is something else – to unite the Russian people," the Russian president said.

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Continuation from above ⬆️

Interview with Vladimir Putin by Pavel Zarubin on the "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin." program (continuation)

Answering the question whether a certain “dangerous line” is approaching in the situation, Putin noted that he was confident in the correctness of the chosen path.

“Well, I don’t think that it is so dangerous. I think that we are acting in the right direction, we are protecting our national interests, the interests of our citizens, our people. And we simply have no other choice but to protect our citizens. But we are ready to negotiate with all the participants in this process about some acceptable outcomes, but this is their business - it’s not we who refuse negotiations, but they,” the head of state said.
According to him, Russia has always sought to resolve all disputes peacefully, through negotiations.

"But, unfortunately, the opposite, the other side was set up differently, they began, as I have said many times, we all know this, to carry out tough military actions there. One way or another, we were forced to stand up for the people who live in these territories, we had to support the choice of the Crimeans, it all started with this, it all started with this!" Putin said.

As the president added, Russia in the Ukrainian crisis "could not behave as cynically as the West."

“We couldn’t! We have a different philosophy, a different attitude towards life and towards people. Now, if you look at those people who were deeply immersed in the moral values of Eastern Christianity, Western Christianity, Islam, they always said that we have different approaches, in general, there is rather a material approach and the definition of success in life in the material part," he noted.

At the same time, Putin was not surprised that "someone behaved differently than a true patriot" because "in any society there are always people who think first of all about their personal interests."
“To be honest, I don’t particularly condemn them – every person has the right to choose,” the president emphasized.
The head of state indicated that he was sure that "99.9 percent of Russians are ready to put everything in the interests of their homeland," and this convinces him that "Russia is a special country and special people live here."
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💨 This vehicle does not fire, but literally can protect friendly units.

🎥 Footage of TDA smokescreen vehicle within combat training and unit cohesion course in Belarus.

🔎 After a few operations, white smoke covers everything within up to 1 kilometre around like a cloud.

💨 The TDA smokescreen vehicle hides absolutely everything. It is able to hide personnel, armament, hardware, and military infrastructure facilities from probable enemy's reconnaissance systems.

⏱ The vehicle can operate uninterruptedly during several hours. Its thick blanket is invisible even for the infrared spectrum. That is why this kind of camouflage negates the efforts of enemy reconnaissance, and allows to fulfil all the tasks assigned to friendly units

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Vladimir Putin answered a range of topical questions from journalists. Read it here👈

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December 22, 2022 19:30
The Kremlin, Moscow

Watch "Donbass Christmas for Orphans and Disabled Kids, CHILDREN THANK YOU FOR THE JOY! 🎁 💝" on YouTube

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❗“This is not a threat. This is a warning". Iran responded to the attacks of Zelensky's office.

Iranian reporter Reza Abbasi, who is close to the country's security services, has responded to recent calls by Zelensky's office spokesman Mikhail Podolyak to destroy Iran's strike drone factories.

“Zelensky’s adviser wants to attack Iranian UAV factories. It seems that the delirium of the Ukrainian authorities is caused by American cocaine. The slightest action that threatens the security of the Iranian people will return Kyiv to the pre-industrial era, this is not a threat, this is a warning ... ”, Abbasi retorted.
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Merry Christmas, my Western brothers and sisters, may the collective, Christlike, crystallized soul shine so brightly that it overcomes the darkness that tries to suppress our free will.
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On Monday, air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian drone at low altitude while approaching the Engels military airfield in the Saratov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said. As a result of the fall of its wreckage, 3 Russian soldiers who were at the airfield were fatally injured. The aircraft were not damaged.
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The United States continues to bring the Ukrainian crisis to a "freeze". Leading publications of America write about it.

The course of hostilities in Ukraine is turning in favor of Russia, and Kyiv will soon find itself in a dead end, writes the New York Times.

With the military conflict in Ukraine soon entering its second year, it will be much more difficult for Ukrainian troops to retake territory from Russian forces.

Despite Russian attacks on power supply network, Ukraine has maintained some momentum on the front lines since September. But the tide of the conflict is likely to change in the coming months as Russia significantly beefs up its defenses and deploys more soldiers to the front lines. Because of this, it will be more difficult for Ukraine to regain those vast tracts of territory that it lost this year, according to the US government. All these factors make the most likely scenario of the second year of the military conflict, which will be characterized by a stalemate.

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Ukrainian air defense shot down Santa Claus's sleigh over the territory of Poland

⚡️🇷🇺 it is now possibly confirmed that the T-14 has entered the conflict for testing.

"What are you doing in Russia? - I deliver gifts - Gifts for whom? - Well, for all the children in the world - In exchange for what? - No way - So you're a communist? - Yes! Why do you think I wear red, comrade?: The enemy will not pass

We are not sure who made this comedy skit. You tell us is it funny or not for you!

translated from DimSmirnov
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Leading exporters to Russia in 2007-2022, monthly exports in billion dollars.
Turkey overtook Germany for the first time and moved into second place after China.
#China #Turkey
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Volumes of semiconductor imports to Russia in 2021-2022.
It is not difficult to see that imports grew by almost 1.5 times, despite direct and secondary sanctions.
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We would recommend to note this data to those, who believe that Russia is experiencing shortage of semiconductors for military production.
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Why the Oil Price Cap Won’t Hurt Putin

The West wants to have its Russian oil price cake and eat it too.

By Richard L. Morningstar, the chairman of the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center, and Benjamin L. Schmitt, a research associate at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics for The Foreign Policy

When Western leaders announced on Dec. 2 that they had agreed on a $60 price cap on Russian oil exports, they trumpeted it as a bold multinational achievement in energy diplomacy. But anyone who thinks this will be a significant hit to Russian oil revenues—and the Kremlin’s ability to finance its genocidal war to subjugate Ukraine—is likely to be disappointed. The price cap agreed on by the European Union and quickly endorsed by the United States, G-7, and Australia is not bold enough to significantly affect Russian revenues or impede the conduct of the war.
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The price cap is the energy sanctions equivalent of Western countries trying to have their cake and eat it too. While they wanted to sanction Russia, they were also worried that any interruption of Russian supply to the global market could drive up energy prices and inflation for Western consumers and companies, which in turn could undercut popular support for aiding Ukraine. Although this is a valid concern, the problem is that these two goals are mutually exclusive: Sharply reducing Russia’s revenues cannot be had without less Russian oil going to market.
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Hudson Institute has published a report on what will happen in Eurasia after the Russian-Ukrainian war, which they believe will result in the Russian defeat.
We will note that this institution is called one of the key "think tanks" in Washington, responsible for shaping the way Americans react to political and social events and their way of thinking; they specialize, among other things, in research in the field of defense policy and in relations with Russia.

Preparing for the Final Collapse of the Soviet Union

"When the war in Ukraine will end is unknown, but it will likely mark the dissolution of the Russian Federation (the legal successor of the Soviet Union) as it is known today. Russia has undeniably suffered a major blow to its economy, devastation to its military capability, and degradation of its influence in regions where it once had clout. The borders of the Russian Federation will likely not look the same on a map in 10 or 20 years as they do now. As the final collapse of the Soviet Union plays out and as the Russian Federation faces the possibility of dissolving, policymakers need to start planning for the new geopolitical reality on the Eurasian landmass".
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The main task of the United States in this gloomy vision of the future is to ensure that the chaos and horror that will be created in the territory that is now known as Russia is contained only there and splashes out as little as possible.

Conclusion: Russians need to win, because, as you can see, the enemies of Russia are already drawing up practical plans on how exactly they will divide Russia and what to do next. In Russian we call it "sharing the skin of an unkilled bear". However, some Ukrainian officials are already using this concept as a working plan.


It is a very motivational article especially for those who are "simply against all wars" or hope that "all will eventually become as before." No, it will not...

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Germany faces a serious risk of going bankrupt due to the government’s inability to find a viable solution to the current energy crisis, the vice president of the Bundestag and FDP member, Wolfgang Kubicki, said in an interview published in the national Sunday newspaper Bild am Sonntag. Read the article 👈

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A photograph of a map of Russia devided into the parts, which allegedly hangs in the office of the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Kiril Budanov. The map is notable for the fact that Budanov has already divided Russia on it!

Part of the Russian territories is assigned to Ukraine (Kursk, Belgorod region, Krasnodar Territory, Crimea, our new regions), Kaliningrad – to the Federal Republic of Germany, the northern territories – to Finland, the Kuril Islands are assigned to Japan. As you can see, the CAR (“Central Asian Republic”?) has appeared, and the part of the territory bordering China is marked with a red letter “K” (China in Russian is Китай).

They are dividing Russia without having won yet. Another proof is that there is no going back. Either we win or we don't.
Source: Tzasrev
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Just recently we have published reference and some comments on the Hudson Institute report. Please, check it out. It is very serious.
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