🇪🇷🌍 France and other Western countries are losing their influence in Africa, Eritrean Ambassador to Russia Petros Tseggai said in an interview with Sputnik

▪️According to him, "another world" is being built at the moment, and Africans can "breathe freely," gaining full independence from American and French influence.

▪️He added that regardless of the West’s opinion, Eritrea will continue military and technical cooperation with Russia and underlined that his country also wishes to develop a partnership with Russia in the sphere of mineral exploration and oil production

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Sometimes you wonder how such talented people turn out to take part in special military operation.
An impromptu concert of a soldier of the Russian Guard for colleagues on the front line.

Порой удивляешься, как такие талантливые люди оказываются на СВО.
Импровизированный концерт бойца Росгвардии для сослуживцев на передовой.

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Ruppur NPP: view from the cooling tower to the cooling towers (https://t.me/nichego_ne ), from a height of 165 m. 🇧🇩❤️🇷🇺 АЭС Руппур: вид с градирни на градирни, с высоты 165 м.

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Since the end of World War II, the United States has had the world's largest military budget.

During this period, "democracy" invaded dozens of countries, bringing with it disaster and destruction. However, the American militarists bore no responsibility for their crimes, creating a sense of impunity that leads to another invasion.

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⚡️Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine
(8 January 2023)

Part 1 (read Part 2)

The combined grouping of Russian troops (forces) observed the ceasefire along the entire line of contact from 12 p.m. on 6 January until 24 p.m. on 7 January in the areas of the special military operation.

Within the ceasefire, the AFU continued to conduct heavy shelling of residential areas and Russian positions.

◽️In Kupyansk and Krasniy Liman directions, the AFU has fired 78 artillery and mortar shells.
◽️In Soledar, Avdeyevka and Maryinka directions, the enemy used large-calibre artillery fire 155 times.
◽️More than AFU 160 large-calibre shells and 20 multiple-laucnh rockets have been fired at residential areas of Donetsk.
◽️The enemy opened artillery fire 89 times in Zaporozhye region.
◽️In Kherson and Krivoy Rog directions, Ukrainian artillery has been used 55 times.

💥Russian forces' return fire suppressed AFU artillery that had been firing on residential areas.

💥After the end of the ceasefire in Kupyansk direction, Russian troops have attacked concentration areas of the AFU manpower and equipment near Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic) and Sinkovka (Kharkov region).
More than 30 Ukrainian servicemen, one infantry fighting vehicle, an armoured personnel carrier and two motor vehicles have been eliminated.

💥In addition, two enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been eliminated near Kotlyarovka (Kharkov region), and Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).

◽️In Krasniy Liman direction, after the end of the ceasefire regime, Russian units have carried out artillery strikes against two attack groups of the AFU near Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic) and Serebryanka (Donetsk People's Republic), as well as against concentration areas of enemy troops and equipment near Makeyevka and Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic). As a result of the strikes, more than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, three armoured fighting vehicles, 1 pick-up truck and 1 motor vehicle have been eliminated.
In addition, the AFU sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been destroyed near Artyomovka and Serabryanka.

◽️In Donetsk direction, Russian artillery strikes have thwarted the enemy's attempt to counterattack Russian positions with a company of up to the 54th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU in the direction Svornoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Up to 70 Ukrainian personnel, two armoured fighting vehicles, and 1 pick-up truck have been eliminated.

◽️In South Donetsk direction, the actions of the AFU's sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been prevented near Novomikhaylovka, Vladimirovka, Pavlovka and Neskuchnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
More than 40 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 armoured personnel carrier and 3 motor vehicles have been eliminated.

💥Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery have neutralised munition depots of the AFU 95th Airborne Assault Brigade and the 60th Mechanised Brigade near Krasniy Liman and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic), as well as 84 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 117 districts.

💥In the course of the counter-battery fight, artillery crews of the howitzer battery of the 59th Mechanised Infantry Brigade and Grad MLRS at firing positions have been eliminated near Karlovka and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

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⚡️Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine
(8 January 2023)

Part 2 (read Part 1)

💥The Russian Aerospace Forces' fighter aircraft has shot down five Ukrainian Air Force's aircraft.

◽️1 Ukrainian Su-27 fighter has been shot down near Lozovoye (Kharkov region).
◽️1 AFU Su-24 aircraft has been shot down near Izyum (Kharkov region).
◽️2 Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft have been shot down near Nikolaypolye and Novyy Donbass.
◽️1 Ukrainian MiG-29 aircraft has been shot down near Vesyoloye (Donetsk People's Republic).

💥Air defence facilities have destroyed 5 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Patalakhovka, Kuzyomovka, Kuzmino, Kremennaya and Pshenichnoye (Lugansk People's Republic).

💥In addition, 10 HIMARS and Uragan multiple-launch rockets have been intercepted near Kremennaya (Lugansk People's Republic), Orekhov (Zaporozhye region), Stepnoye (Donetsk People's Republic) and Donetsk.

💥1 U.S.-manufactured HARM anti-radar missile has been shot down near Kurdyumovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

📊 In total, 365 airplanes and 199 helicopters, 2,848 unmanned aerial vehicles, 400 air defence missile systems, 7,449 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 972 combat vehicles equipped with MRLS, 3,787 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 7,965 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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◽️As a result of the criminal attack of Kiev regime, in the first minutes of January 2023, against the location of temporary deployment of Russian military personnel near Makeyevka (Donetsk People's Republic), the command of the combined group of troops carried out a retaliatory operation.

◽️Over the past 24 hours, Russian reconnaissance assets have uncovered and reliably confirmed through several independent channels the temporary deployment points of the AFU in Kramatorsk.

◽️There were over 700 Ukrainian servicemen in dormitory №28 and over 600 servicemen in dormitory №47.

💥More than 600 Ukrainian servicemen have been eliminated as a result of a massive missile strike on these locations of temporary deployment of the AFU units.

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⚡️On 8 January, negotiation process resulted in the liberation of 50 Russian servicemen, who had been in mortal danger, and their return from Kiev-controlled territory.

◽️Russian military-transport airplanes are to deliver the liberated personnel to Moscow for providing their further treatment and rehabilitation in the healthcare facilities of the Russian Defence Ministry.

◽️All the liberated personnel are provided with medical and psychological aid.

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В ответ на преступный удар Киева по ПТУ в Макеевке, была реализована операция возмездия. Российскими средствами разведки были обнаружены два временных расположения ВСУ в Краматорске: 700 человек в общежитии №28, более 600 — в общежитии №47.

В результате массированного ракетного удара по этим пунктам временной дислокации подразделений ВСУ уничтожено более 600 украинских военнослужащих.

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❗️Спецслужбами Украины подготовлена новая масштабная антироссийская провокация, заявили в Минобороны РФ.

По данным военного ведомства в канун православного Рождества представителями Государственного бюро расследований и Службы безопасности Украины были организованы работы по вскрытию могил на кладбищах в нескольких населенных пунктах, где были захоронены местные жители, умершие от естественных причин. Тела обезобразили, чтобы выдать их за доказательства российских "пыток" и "расстрелов", добавили в ведомстве.

❗️Special services of Ukraine have prepared a new large-scale anti-Russian provocation, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

According to the military department, on Orthodox Christmas Eve, representatives of the State Bureau of Investigation and the Security Service of Ukraine organized the opening of graves in cemeteries in several localities, where local residents who had died of natural causes were buried. The bodies were disfigured in order to pass them off as evidence of Russian "torture" and "shootings," the agency added.

⚡️Urgent statement
of Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine of Russian Federation

◽️The special services of Ukraine have prepared a new large-scale anti-Russian provocation aimed at discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and accusing Russian servicemen of allegedly committing war crimes.

◽️On the eve of the Orthodox Christmas, representatives of the State Bureau of Investigation and the Security Service of Ukraine arranged for the opening of graves in cemeteries near Kazachya Lopan, Velikiy Burluk, Shypovatoye and Khatnoye (Kharkov region), where local citizens were buried who died of natural causes during the deployment of Russian troops in these areas from February 24 to September 6, 2022.

◽️After the exhumation, the bodies of Ukrainian citizens were further disfigured and dumped into specially prepared ‘pits’ on the outskirts of these settlements to create false ‘evidence’ of alleged ‘torture’ and ‘shootings’ of civilians by Russian servicemen.

◽️Representatives of the Ukrainian special services and law enforcement agencies are currently photographing and videotaping the bodies of dead Ukrainian citizens, as well as imitating the work of ‘forensic experts’ and other ‘procedural actions’ in the presence of fake ‘witnesses’.

◽️Through these inhumane methods, Kiev regime, in the absence of any success on the battlefield, seeks to keep the attention of Western audiences and convince foreign partners of Kiev regime of the need to continue to support it.

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Biden’s existential angst in Ukraine https://www.indianpunchline.com/bidens-existential-angst-in-ukraine/

❗️Зампред Совбеза РФ Дмитрий Медведев о том, как быть с предателями, переметнувшимися к врагу и желающими гибели своему Отечеству:

«Я уже недавно высказывался по этой теме. Ну, тут пошёл сурьёзный разговор между начальниками, как действовать: «по закону» или «по справедливости». Придётся дать уточнение. Конечно, только по закону. А вот если закон не работает или не достигает цели, то по особым правилам военного времени. Вспомним опыт Великой Отечественной, да и других стран. Во времена войн всегда были такие специальные правила. И тихие группы безукоризненно незаметных людей, их результативно исполняющие».

❗️The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev on how to deal with traitors who have defected to the enemy and want to destroy their homeland:

"I have already recently spoken on this topic. I have already spoken on this subject recently. There was a serious discussion between the authorities about how to proceed: "according to the law" or "according to justice. I have to clarify. Of course, only according to the law. But if the law does not work or does not reach its goal, then according to special wartime rules. Let us recall the experience of the Great Patriotic War, and of other countries as well. In times of war there have always been such special rules. And quiet groups of impeccably inconspicuous people, effectively executing them.

⚡️Штаб ДНР сообщил об освобождении населенного пункта Бахмутское к северо-востоку от Артемовска

⚡️The Donetsk People's Republic has reported the liberation of the town of Bakhmutskoye, north-east of Artemovsk

Why the US actually started Special Military Operation? Is Asia waiting for Russia? What scenario has been prepared for the European Union? Speech by Boris Martsinkevich, physicist, editor-in-chief of the journal Geoenergetics, at the scientific and educational conference "Bells of History. The battle for the Future." Ждут ли Россию в Азии? Какой сценарий подготовлен для Евросоюза? Выступление физика, главного редактора журнала «Геоэнергетика» Бориса Марцинкевича на научно-просветительской конференции «Колокола истории. Битва за будущее».

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Boost of BRICS: ‘G7 No Longer Single Largest Economy, Growing Countries Can’t Be Ignored’

South Africa has said the BRICS group of countries, which also includes Brazil, Russia, India and China, should admit more members as it takes a prominent position on the world stage.

South Africa has assumed the rotating chairmanship of the bloc this year.

RT’s Karano Letlhatlha explores what this could mean for the group’s future.

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⚡️ Latest statements made by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

▪️ Russian and French leaders maintain contacts, which are paused now, but they were useful earlier;

▪️ Kremlin on the events in Brazil: we condemn the actions of riot instigators, and support the efforts of President Da Silva to restore order;

▪️ Western arms deliveries to Kiev will only 'prolong the suffering' of Ukrainians.

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Press review: 2023 opens with Christmas truce and more weapons and McCarthy gets the gavel

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, January 9th

⚡️ Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s comment on the January 8, 2022, events in Brazil’s capital

💬 The Foreign Ministry firmly condemns the actions by radical members of the Brazilian opposition who, on January 8, 2022, invaded government buildings located in the country’s capital.

❗️ We consider attempts to violate the constitutional order unacceptable, and express our full support to President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was sworn in as President on January 1, 2022. We are certain that building on his authority, reaffirmed in a popular vote, as well as his experience in state governance, and based on the country’s democratic tradition, he will be able to overcome the consequences of these events.

The Foreign Ministry strongly believes in the importance of preserving internal stability in Brazil, a country that is Russia’s strategic partner, a proactive participant in BRICS and the Group of Twenty, and also a member of the UN Security Council at the moment.

⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine (9 January 2023)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

💥 In Kupyansk direction, Russian forces launched strikes at the concentration areas of the manpower and hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) near Sinkovka, Kislovka, Berestovoye (Kharkov region), and Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).

◽️ Moreover, 1 sabotage and reconnaissance group of the enemy has been eliminated near Dvurechnaya (Kharkov region).

◽️ The AFU have suffered irretrievable losses of over 50 Ukrainian personnel, 2 infantry fighting vehicles, and 3 motor vehicles.

💥 In Krasniy Liman direction, attacks launched by aviation and artillery have resulted in the neutralisation of the enemy units near Stelmakhovka, Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Serebryanka, Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Lozovaya (Kharkov region).

◽️ Over 60 Ukrainian personnel, 3 armoured fighting vehicles, and 3 pickups have been eliminated.

💥 In Donetsk direction, Russian forces continue their offensive.

◽️ Complex fire strikes are launched at AFU units deployed along all the line of contact.

◽️ The enemy has lost over 80 Ukrainian personnel, 3 infantry fighting vehicles, 1 armoured personnel carrier, and 4 motor vehicles.

💥 In South Donetsk direction, Russian units launched fire strikes at the concentration areas of manpower and hardware near Novomikhaylovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

◽️ Moreover, 2 AFU sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been eliminated to the north of Pavlovka and Shevchenko (Donetsk People's Republic).

◽️ Over 40 Ukrainian personnel, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, and 3 pickups have been eliminated.

💥 Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery have neutralised 89 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and hardware at 126 areas.

◽️ 3 AFU ordnance depots have been destroyed near Novomikhaylovka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Lozovaya (Kharkov region).

💥 Within the counterbattery warfare, 2 U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-50 radars have been destroyed near Verkhnekamenskoye and Shevchenko (Donetsk People's Republic).

◽️ 1 U.S.-manufactured M-777 artillery system has been destroyed near Ivanovka (Lugansk People's Republic) at its firing position.

◽️ 2 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery systems, 2 Ukrainian Akatsiya self-propelled howitzers, and 1 D-30 howitzer have been destroyed near Zvanovka, Serebryanka (Donetsk People's Republic), as well as near Novodanilovka and Stepnoye (Zaporozhye region) at their firing positions.

✈️💥 Fighter Aviation of Russian Aerospace Forces have shot down Su-25 and MiG-29 airplanes of Ukrainian Air Force near Rovnoye and Grodovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

◽️ 1 Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter has been shot down near Verolyubovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

💥 Air defence facilities have destroyed 8 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Chervonopopovka, Golikovo, Poltava (Lugansk People's Republic), as well as near Velikiy Vyselok (Kharkov region).

◽️ Moreover, 10 rocket-propelled projectiles launched by HIMARS and Uragan multiple-launch rocket systems have been intercepted near Zugres, Dokuchayevsk (Donetsk People's Republic), and Peremozhnoye (Zaporozhye region).

📊 In total, 367 airplanes and 200 helicopters, 2,856 unmanned aerial vehicles, 400 air defence missile systems, 7,460 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 972 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,793 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 7,978 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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⚡️ Комментарий официального представителя МИД России М.В.Захаровой в связи с событиями в столице Бразилии 8 января.

💬 Решительно осуждаем действия радикально настроенных представителей бразильской оппозиции, которые 8 января устроили погромы в расположенных в столице этой страны зданиях органов государственной власти.

❗️ Исходим из недопустимости попыток нарушения конституционного строя.

Выражаем поддержку вступившему в должность 1 января Президенту Бразилии Л.Луле. Уверены, что благодаря его авторитету, подтвержденному по итогам народного волеизъявления, и опыту государственного управления удастся, опираясь на демократические устои государства, преодолеть последствия произошедшего.

Убеждены в важности сохранения внутриполитической стабильности в Бразилии, являющейся нашим стратегическим партнером, активным участником БРИКС, «Группы двадцати», в настоящее время входящей в состав Совета Безопасности ООН.

The hysteric Stoltenberg discussed the evolution of Russian-Chinese relations:
“The fact is that they do not share our values. They promote an alternative world order. And they're making progress.”


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