Video taken from Ukrainian side:

This is how the battles for the last "road of life" in Bakhmut look like

The defence is held by the fighters of the Da Vinci Wolves unit.
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Putin instructed to significantly increase the production of satellites
Putin: 100 successive launches speak of the development of the Russian space industry

MOSCOW, April 12 — RIA Novosti. Russia needs to focus on the use of near-Earth space and significantly increase the production of satellites, President Vladimir Putin said at a Cosmonautics Day ceremony in the Kremlin.
"We need to focus on the use of near-Earth space. To do this, together with the technology business, we should significantly increase the production of satellites. Move from development work to assembly line assembly. Such tasks are being solved in the world, and, of course, we can also solve them," he said.

Russia, as the head of state emphasized, has its own unique solutions for fulfilling defense tasks and space exploration.
"Our rocket and space industry is consistently increasing its potential. <...> Today, Yuri Ivanovich (Borisov, head of Roskosmos) and I noted: thank God, for the first time in recent history, 100 accident-free space launches were carried out in a row. This is an indicator that the industry is getting back on its feet,” Putin said.
At the same time, the president called for accelerating the transition to the production of advanced competitive products in the interests of the national economy and creating sovereign space systems and a new generation component base.

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Times removes Russian ambassador's interview about Ukraine without explanation
Ambassador to London Kelin said that the British newspaper Times removed his interview about Ukraine

MOSCOW, April 12 — RIA Novosti. The British newspaper The Times has removed an interview with Russian Ambassador to London Andrey Kelin from its website, according to a letter from the head of the diplomatic mission to editor-in-chief Tony Gallagher.

"I find it highly significant that my interview on the situation in Ukraine (April 9), which seemed to generate genuine interest among your readers (nearly 400 comments in two days), was initially restricted to the online version of the Times and subsequently removed without notice or explanation," the diplomat said in his appeal.
He admitted that the newspaper could take this decision after the order of the British authorities.
An interview with Kelin was published on the Times website on April 9. In it, the ambassador said that Russia receives offers to mediate in resolving the situation in Ukraine from many states and even from some groups in the UK. The head of the diplomatic mission also stressed that Moscow does not depend on Beijing's political support, since Russia is not isolated and can rely on other BRICS member countries.

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Not a good sign for Ukraine: Putin has decided not to launch another wave of mobilization
Exxpress
The words of Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov should have been followed carefully in Berlin, Paris, London and at the NATO headquarters in Brussels: Moscow is refraining from a second wave of mobilization — the military situation should not give Putin any cause for concern.

Dmitry Peskov, the head of communications for the President of the Russian Federation, leaves no room for interpretation - according to the TASS news agency, Vladimir Putin's spokesman says when asked whether there will be a second wave of mobilization, i.e. further recruitment for the war with Ukraine: "No, there is no second wave of mobilization. And there won't be any."

If this statement is actually true, then the alarm bells should be ringing in Kiev and in the EU nations that are massively supporting Ukraine with billions of weapons systems: If there is actually no further wave of recruitment in the Russian Federation, which military experts have already suspected, then it is the military situation for Moscow is at least stable, maybe even good.

And on the other hand, the statement by the Kremlin leadership that the Russian army can hold its own against the Ukrainian armed forces with the troops already deployed in eastern Ukraine does not bode well for the government in Kiev: Even the Ukrainian counter-offensive that has been announced for days is not likely to thwart the generals in Moscow from not worrying too much.

With the soil drying out, the biggest land battle in Europe since World War II is threatening

The Russian army already carried out a comprehensive wave of mobilization in the fall: Officially, 300,000 men are said to have been drafted, but military experts suspect that there were well over 400,000 soldiers. Not all of the battalions of these troops have been deployed so far — for example, the Wagner group of mercenaries led the main battle in the month-long attrition offensive around Bakhmut.

Now many of these new, well-trained and not yet decimated units are likely to be ready for current operations - presumably also to seal off the announced Ukrainian offensive, for which 200,000 to 400,000 Ukrainian soldiers are being assembled, and also to carry out counterattacks.

The fact that there was no further wave of mobilization also helps Vladimir Putin domestically: the population has therefore not criticized the recruitment of more soldiers, and the war hardliners in Moscow can assume that Putin and his army leadership have the situation in eastern Ukraine under control.

In the next few weeks, when the ground has dried up and massive tank operations in the terrain at the front are possible again, it will become clear whether this is actually the case.

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"Illumination" over Ukrainian positions in Artemovsk/Bachmut.

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Ukrainian forces probe front lines for Russian weak spots
The Washington Post
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The expected spring offensive has been framed as Ukraine’s make-or-break opportunity this year to recapture territory held by Russian forces, which totals about one-fifth of the country. But the operation has been delayed by weather, slow equipment deliveries and ammunition scarcities, fueling fears of a stalemate.
Further complicating the planned counterattack is the leak of dozens of U.S. military and intelligence documents, including many details about the condition of Ukraine’s military and its capabilities, including weaknesses in air defenses, that could force commanders to alter plans.
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Well, now it becomes clear, what was the purpose of all that story with "leaked" documents. Popular Washington Post now is explicitly explaining it to all those, who have no clue about Telegram. As we have suspected, it looks like a disinformation campaign. It is impossible to hide the objectives and targets of the Ukrainian counter-offensive, but it is still possible to misguide about the time. Make Russians believe, that it will start later, so it will become unexpected... Good plan. However, Russian generals do not read Washington Post (I hope).
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Ukraine isn’t happy with U.S. view of counteroffensive
Politico

If you thought Ukraine would be unhappy that the U.S. privately believes its counteroffensive won’t be a big success, then congratulations — you’re right.

Senior Ukrainian officials are upset by a leaked “top secret” assessment from February suggesting Ukraine would make only “modest territorial gains” from its planned operation. The Washington Post, which reported the document on Monday, said it was part of the growing leak of classified U.S. intelligence on the war in Ukraine, China, Israel and other global hotspots.

Kyiv says the document shows the U.S. is once again underestimating its military’s capabilities.

“The same people who said Kyiv would fall in three days are now leaking harmful and equally ridiculous information ahead of an offensive critically important for the entire free world,” said a person in regular contact with senior officials in Kyiv.

“There are some people who continue to be hesitant” about Ukraine’s military chances in the counteroffensive, a Ukrainian defense official said, “but we’ve proved everybody wrong.” The projections of Ukraine’s chances are “not the truth,” this official continued. “It gives us grounds for suspicion” of just how seriously the U.S. backs Ukraine’s objectives of fully pushing Russia out of the country.

That sentiment is widespread within the Ukrainian government, per another person with similar high-level contacts in Kyiv. All three people were granted anonymity to detail sensitive internal deliberations in Ukraine.

The comments make clear that the United States and Ukraine aren’t as in sync as both countries claim 14 months into the war. It could also portend less trust between Washington and Kyiv ahead of a crucial few months of fighting that could dictate the course of the war with Russia. With Russia in control of 20 percent of Ukrainian territory, the hope is that the counteroffensive, even with dwindling supplies, will force Moscow’s troops and mercenaries out of the country they invaded.

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More informational noise to cover the facts. And the facts are that Kiev is ready to attack and will attack very soon, no matter what... Otherwise the Kiev regime will fall. Be vigilant and be prepared. There are enough of sad mistakes.
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Not a fan of Elon #Musk but I'm even less of a fan of #smug #dishonest #woke #BBC "#Journalists" smearing their targets with dishonest innuendo and "guilt by association" tactics.

It's fun to watch the BBC #liar squirm as #Musk catches him out in his lies and puts him on the spot repeatedly.

His discomfort at having the tables completely turned on him, as he makes weak attempts to proffer even weaker excuses, in a vain attempt to weasel out from the trap he set for himself, is a lot of fun to watch.

He thought he was the hunter but now he's the prey

All he had to do to avoid it was simply not lie in the first place 🤷‍♂

But he's a BBC "Journalist"......... "not lying" is simply not in their nature 😂

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No Russia-Ukraine peace talks expected this year, U.S. leak shows

The war is expected to spill into 2024 with neither side notching victory and both refusing to negotiate, U.S. intelligence officials surmise
The Washington Post

The grinding war between Ukraine and Russia is expected to bleed into 2024 with neither side securing victory yet both refusing to negotiate an end to the conflict, according to a Defense Intelligence Agency assessment that is among the highly sensitive U.S. government materials leaked online and obtained by The Washington Post.

The analysis concludes that, even if Ukraine recaptures “significant” amounts of territory and inflicts “unsustainable losses on Russian forces,” an outcome U.S. intelligence finds unlikely, the nation’s gains would not lead to peace talks.

“Negotiations to end the conflict are unlikely during 2023 in all considered scenarios,” says the document, which has not been disclosed previously.

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Leaker of U.S. secret documents worked on military base, friend says
The Washington Post
The man behind a massive leak of U.S. government secrets that has exposed spying on allies, revealed the grim prospects for Ukraine’s war with Russia and ignited diplomatic fires for the White House is a young, charismatic gun enthusiast who shared highly classified documents with a group of far-flung acquaintances searching for companionship amid the isolation of the pandemic.

United by their mutual love of guns, military gear and God, the group of roughly two dozen — mostly men and boys — formed an invitation-only clubhouse in 2020 on Discord, an online platform popular with gamers. But they paid little attention last year when the man some call “OG” posted a message laden with strange acronyms and jargon. The words were unfamiliar, and few people read the long note, one of the members explained. But he revered OG, the elder leader of their tiny tribe, who claimed to know secrets that the government withheld from ordinary people.

The young member read OG’s message closely, and the hundreds more that he said followed on a regular basis for months. They were, he recalled, what appeared to be near-verbatim transcripts of classified intelligence documents that OG indicated he had brought home from his job on a “military base,” which the member declined to identify. OG claimed he spent at least some of his day inside a secure facility that prohibited cellphones and other electronic devices, which could be used to document the secret information housed on government computer networks or spooling out from printers. He annotated some of the hand-typed documents, the member said, translating arcane intel-speak for the uninitiated, such as explaining that “NOFORN” meant the information in the document was so sensitive it must not be shared with foreign nationals.

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The Russian Armed Forces hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction with thermite shells

DONETSK, April 13 — RIA Novosti. The Russian armed forces hit the firing position of the Ukrainian military in the Donetsk direction with the help of thermite shells, the video came into the possession of RIA Novosti.
The combat incendiary mixture ignites when burst and reaches a combustion temperature of 2300-2700 degrees. This is the most common type of incendiary weapon, which allows you to hit the enemy both in open areas and in cover. The main damaging factor of incendiary weapons is thermal energy. Such projectiles cause a fire that cannot be extinguished.
This weapon is paired with the Grad multiple launch rocket system.
According to the Ministry of Defense, over the past day, Russian troops defeated Ukrainian formations in the Donetsk, Kupyansk, Krasnolimansk, South-Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson directions.

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Arestovich bursts with an analysis of the situation with the Ukrainian counteroffensive:

“The Armed Forces of Ukraine are 90% ready for a counteroffensive. They are so bleedingly annoying with their whining, this Western press. Especially the Washington Post, whining and whining, everything is always wrong for them, everything is bad for them, crookedly askew. The main obstacle to the counter-offensive is not some kind of "leaks", but the endless rains falling in Ukraine. For the tank to leave, it needs 30 centimetres of soil that has dried through to the state of concrete. This is at least two to three weeks of sunny weather. It's a long story, and only the weather holds,” he said.

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Unexpected confirmation of our understanding of the situation. Yes, he is formally "jobless" now, so he can afford some truth among the oceans of usual lies.
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"We are talking about the resumption of our lunar space program! Putin, Russia, Cosmonautics Day"
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Do you speak English? Where are you from? From Georgia?

A blogger from Dublin (Ireland) decided to talk to Ukrainian refugees who receive assistance in a social center but, as it turned out, none of these people not only do not speak English, but are not Ukrainian either.

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In Romania, a column of new Turkish Otokar Cobra II armored vehicles for the Ukrainian Armed Forces was filmed on video.

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