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Bakhmut
In the western quarters, the fighting is already taking place directly in high-rise buildings in some sectors.
The streets of Levanevsky and Oborona on one side and Tchaikovsky on the other are the epicenters of the fighting.
In the Khromovo district, it was possible to "extinguish the fire" near the "road of life". This means that the enemy was slightly pushed back from the track.
The direction of Ivanivskyi - the occupiers had an advance, then our infantry forced them to retreat to the exit lines. After that, the enemy began to actively work with strike drones and mortars. Ours conducted a successful counter-battery and silenced the enemy for a while.
This "without changes" looks something like this. That is, it is not a sanatorium where nothing happens. It is extremely hard work and interaction to stop the enemy. This is maximum stability and courage when the enemy, who is superior in personnel, goes on an assault.
Therefore, when you hear "no changes" - you should understand that behind this phrase is all the above.
In other sections of the Bakhmut direction, the enemy had no success.
We must know that the stability of our infantry, the accuracy of artillery and the courage of armored units do not allow the enemy to completely capture Bakhmut!
On the flanks, our counterattacks continue. More details after lunch.
Bakhmut
In the western quarters, the fighting is already taking place directly in high-rise buildings in some sectors.
The streets of Levanevsky and Oborona on one side and Tchaikovsky on the other are the epicenters of the fighting.
In the Khromovo district, it was possible to "extinguish the fire" near the "road of life". This means that the enemy was slightly pushed back from the track.
The direction of Ivanivskyi - the occupiers had an advance, then our infantry forced them to retreat to the exit lines. After that, the enemy began to actively work with strike drones and mortars. Ours conducted a successful counter-battery and silenced the enemy for a while.
This "without changes" looks something like this. That is, it is not a sanatorium where nothing happens. It is extremely hard work and interaction to stop the enemy. This is maximum stability and courage when the enemy, who is superior in personnel, goes on an assault.
Therefore, when you hear "no changes" - you should understand that behind this phrase is all the above.
In other sections of the Bakhmut direction, the enemy had no success.
We must know that the stability of our infantry, the accuracy of artillery and the courage of armored units do not allow the enemy to completely capture Bakhmut!
On the flanks, our counterattacks continue. More details after lunch.
⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦🚀 A Missile Strike at these Hours⚡️
💥 Takes place on the territory occupied by Ukrainian militants. Arrivals in #Slavyansk, #Kramatorsk and #Zaporozhye.
📜 Military Correspondent Lisitsyn; 11 May 2023, 01:31
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💥 Takes place on the territory occupied by Ukrainian militants. Arrivals in #Slavyansk, #Kramatorsk and #Zaporozhye.
📜 Military Correspondent Lisitsyn; 11 May 2023, 01:31
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Ракетный ударв эти часы происходит по по территории оккупированной украинскими боевиками.Прилеты в Славянске Краматорске и Запорожье
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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦The mayor of the capital city of Kiev, Vitaliy Klitschko, shows us the wreckage of the "Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missile"
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⚡️First problem with this, the Kinzhal would not be in such large pieces if it was traveling that fast, number 2, that missle is much smaller compared to an actual Kinzhal and the warhead is to smooth and less sharp than a Kinzhal.
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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ #Highlights of Russian Military Operation in #Ukraine on 10 May 2023⚡️
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📋🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Two Majors #Report for the Morning of 11 May 2023; pub. 07:39📍
🔴 In #Artyomovsk (#Bakhmut), the Wagner PMC continues to advance in the high rise development on the western outskirts of the city. On the flanks (positions of the RF Armed Forces), the enemy's incursion into our defence has been localised, and a number of positions have been recaptured.
▪️ In the #Belgorod and #Kursk regions border areas, several skirmishes with the enemy are reported to have taken place during the night. Probably, we are talking about SRGs.
▪️ In #Zaporozhye and #Kherson directions there are artillery duels, our aviation is involved. According to the estimates of the enemy General Staff, the RF Armed Forces carried out air strikes in the areas of #Gulyaypole, Malaya Tokmachka, #Stepnogorsk, #Kizomis and #Stanislav during the day.
➖ Bombarded settlements #Vremovka, #Novopol in #Donetsk region;
➖ #Malinovka, #Gulyaypole, #Nikolskoye, Malaya Tokmachka, #Orekhov, #Kamenskoye in #Zaporozhye region;
➖ #Marganets and #Nikopol in #Dnepropetrovsk region;
➖ #Dudchany, #Berislav, #Veseloye, #Antonovka, #Dneprovskoye, #Beregovo, #Belozerka, #Kizomis, Shirokaya Balka, #Stanislav and #Kherson.
🔵 In the #Belgorod region (#Shebekino), two arrivals hit the outskirts of the city. A civilian was killed. Two drones detonated and fell over a private residential area in #Belgorod region.
▪️ In the #Bryansk region at night, an enemy UAV fired on an administrative building in #Starodub.
▪️ In the #Kursk region, a power substation in the village of #Tetkino, Glushkovsky district, was shelled this morning. Electricity supply was partially disrupted.
➖ Yesterday in Suzhansk district near the village of #Guevo, the AFU shelled a protective facility under construction. One of the construction workers was injured by the blast.
➖ Also, the AFU shelled #Krasnooktyabrsky village in Glushkovsky district.
▪️ On the DPR the enemy fired 182 munitions. #Gorlovka, Shirokaya Balka, #Ozeryanovka, #Yasinovataya, #Donetsk, #Blagodatnoye and #Vladimirovka came under fire.
▪️ In the LPR, #Stakhanov was shelled from HIMARS MLRS. A civilian born in 1952 was killed, three women (born in 1944, 1947 and 1953) were wounded, and an apartment building was partially destroyed.
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🔴 In #Artyomovsk (#Bakhmut), the Wagner PMC continues to advance in the high rise development on the western outskirts of the city. On the flanks (positions of the RF Armed Forces), the enemy's incursion into our defence has been localised, and a number of positions have been recaptured.
▪️ In the #Belgorod and #Kursk regions border areas, several skirmishes with the enemy are reported to have taken place during the night. Probably, we are talking about SRGs.
▪️ In #Zaporozhye and #Kherson directions there are artillery duels, our aviation is involved. According to the estimates of the enemy General Staff, the RF Armed Forces carried out air strikes in the areas of #Gulyaypole, Malaya Tokmachka, #Stepnogorsk, #Kizomis and #Stanislav during the day.
➖ Bombarded settlements #Vremovka, #Novopol in #Donetsk region;
➖ #Malinovka, #Gulyaypole, #Nikolskoye, Malaya Tokmachka, #Orekhov, #Kamenskoye in #Zaporozhye region;
➖ #Marganets and #Nikopol in #Dnepropetrovsk region;
➖ #Dudchany, #Berislav, #Veseloye, #Antonovka, #Dneprovskoye, #Beregovo, #Belozerka, #Kizomis, Shirokaya Balka, #Stanislav and #Kherson.
🔵 In the #Belgorod region (#Shebekino), two arrivals hit the outskirts of the city. A civilian was killed. Two drones detonated and fell over a private residential area in #Belgorod region.
▪️ In the #Bryansk region at night, an enemy UAV fired on an administrative building in #Starodub.
▪️ In the #Kursk region, a power substation in the village of #Tetkino, Glushkovsky district, was shelled this morning. Electricity supply was partially disrupted.
➖ Yesterday in Suzhansk district near the village of #Guevo, the AFU shelled a protective facility under construction. One of the construction workers was injured by the blast.
➖ Also, the AFU shelled #Krasnooktyabrsky village in Glushkovsky district.
▪️ On the DPR the enemy fired 182 munitions. #Gorlovka, Shirokaya Balka, #Ozeryanovka, #Yasinovataya, #Donetsk, #Blagodatnoye and #Vladimirovka came under fire.
▪️ In the LPR, #Stakhanov was shelled from HIMARS MLRS. A civilian born in 1952 was killed, three women (born in 1944, 1947 and 1953) were wounded, and an apartment building was partially destroyed.
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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Frontline #Summary for the Morning of 11 May 2023; pub. 08:02⚡️
🔹 In the #Kherson Direction, fighting is taking place on Bolshoy Potyomkin Island. It is already on the left bank of the main #Dnieper riverbed. The Ukrainian army is attacking units of the RF Armed Forces stationed there. If successful, the AFU will reach the old riverbed of the #Dnieper near Golaya Pristan and #Kardashinka.
➖ Given that the neighbouring #Belogrudy Island is in the "grey zone", Ukrainian troops may attempt to entrench themselves there as well. The #Dnieper arm is no more than 150 metres wide there.
💥 Russian artillery and aviation hit #Stanislav, #Kizomys, #Kherson, #Zelenovka, #Molodyozhnoye, #Antonovka and #Kozatskoye. (Fig. 1)
🔹 In the #Ugledar Section, Ukrainian forces attacked from the direction of Zolotaya Niva and managed to cross the #Shaytanka River near the village of #Novodonetskoye.
💥 Russian artillery shelled Bolshaya Novosyolka, #Shakhtyorskoye, #Prechistovka, #Ugledar and #Vodyanoye (not to be confused with the locality of the same name to the northwest of #Donetsk). (Fig. 2)
🔹 On the #Donetsk Front, the RF Armed Forces continued their assault in #Maryinka following artillery strikes.
💥 Ukrainian army positions in #Novomikhaylovka, #Georgiyevka and #Avdeyevka came under fire.
💥 The Ukrainian army pounded #Donetsk and #Gorlovka. (Fig. 3)
🔹 Southwest of #Bakhmut, the AFU advanced towards #Kleshchiyevka.
➖ Russian troops counterattacked slightly to the north in the area of #Stupochki. A dangerous undertaking, taking into account the enemy's breakthrough on the flank and the protruding positions of the RF Armed Forces in this area.
➖ The Wagner PMCs continued their assault operations near #Ivanovskoye (#Krasnoye), as well as in the southern, western and northern parts of the city. There is progress only in the latter area.
➖ The "Orchestrators" also attacked near #Khromovo and managed to occupy new positions closer to the highway to Chasov Yar.
💥 Under fire are the AFU positions in #Veseloye and #Spornoye. (Fig. 4)
🔹 In the Lugansk Direction, the RF Armed Forces, supported by artillery, attacked near #Belogorovka and #Makeyevka.
➖ They also attempted to advance near #Stelmakhovka and Masyutovka. (Fig. 5)
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🔹 In the #Kherson Direction, fighting is taking place on Bolshoy Potyomkin Island. It is already on the left bank of the main #Dnieper riverbed. The Ukrainian army is attacking units of the RF Armed Forces stationed there. If successful, the AFU will reach the old riverbed of the #Dnieper near Golaya Pristan and #Kardashinka.
➖ Given that the neighbouring #Belogrudy Island is in the "grey zone", Ukrainian troops may attempt to entrench themselves there as well. The #Dnieper arm is no more than 150 metres wide there.
💥 Russian artillery and aviation hit #Stanislav, #Kizomys, #Kherson, #Zelenovka, #Molodyozhnoye, #Antonovka and #Kozatskoye. (Fig. 1)
🔹 In the #Ugledar Section, Ukrainian forces attacked from the direction of Zolotaya Niva and managed to cross the #Shaytanka River near the village of #Novodonetskoye.
💥 Russian artillery shelled Bolshaya Novosyolka, #Shakhtyorskoye, #Prechistovka, #Ugledar and #Vodyanoye (not to be confused with the locality of the same name to the northwest of #Donetsk). (Fig. 2)
🔹 On the #Donetsk Front, the RF Armed Forces continued their assault in #Maryinka following artillery strikes.
💥 Ukrainian army positions in #Novomikhaylovka, #Georgiyevka and #Avdeyevka came under fire.
💥 The Ukrainian army pounded #Donetsk and #Gorlovka. (Fig. 3)
🔹 Southwest of #Bakhmut, the AFU advanced towards #Kleshchiyevka.
➖ Russian troops counterattacked slightly to the north in the area of #Stupochki. A dangerous undertaking, taking into account the enemy's breakthrough on the flank and the protruding positions of the RF Armed Forces in this area.
➖ The Wagner PMCs continued their assault operations near #Ivanovskoye (#Krasnoye), as well as in the southern, western and northern parts of the city. There is progress only in the latter area.
➖ The "Orchestrators" also attacked near #Khromovo and managed to occupy new positions closer to the highway to Chasov Yar.
💥 Under fire are the AFU positions in #Veseloye and #Spornoye. (Fig. 4)
🔹 In the Lugansk Direction, the RF Armed Forces, supported by artillery, attacked near #Belogorovka and #Makeyevka.
➖ They also attempted to advance near #Stelmakhovka and Masyutovka. (Fig. 5)
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◾China has published the results of an investigation revealing the "hacker empire" of the US Central Intelligence Agency.
◾This report reveals important details about the weapons used by the CIA in cyberattacks and specific cybersecurity incidents taking place in the PRC and other countries.
◾"The report that China has provided shows all the cyber attacks carried out by the United States in different countries of the world. They are directed not only against China, but also against its allies and other countries. This report shows how much power the United States has in cyberspace. The difference may be is that cyber attacks are more dangerous and invisible compared to other methods, and they are dangerous not only for China, but also for other countries of the world. Washington manipulates the facts and tries to make the world see everything, as it benefits it, "said Professor Kubinsky Institute of International Relations Maria Elena Alvarez.
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◾This report reveals important details about the weapons used by the CIA in cyberattacks and specific cybersecurity incidents taking place in the PRC and other countries.
◾"The report that China has provided shows all the cyber attacks carried out by the United States in different countries of the world. They are directed not only against China, but also against its allies and other countries. This report shows how much power the United States has in cyberspace. The difference may be is that cyber attacks are more dangerous and invisible compared to other methods, and they are dangerous not only for China, but also for other countries of the world. Washington manipulates the facts and tries to make the world see everything, as it benefits it, "said Professor Kubinsky Institute of International Relations Maria Elena Alvarez.
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China's foreign trade structure is undergoing a major transformation with Belt and Road countries now accounting for more of its exports than the US, Europe, and Japan combined in Jan-Apr. A clear indication of China's shifting focus towards emerging markets.
👉👉👉The West might be in for a big surprise If they think they can hamper China
👉👉👉The West might be in for a big surprise If they think they can hamper China
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Russian actor Vasily Lanovoy: "In Europe, journalists asked me: 'Why do you celebrate Victory Day like that? We have already forgotten it.
I asked them, "How many days did your countries resist Hitler?" They are silent.
Then I continued: "Poland was conquered by the Nazis in 28 days, and in Stalingrad, in 28 days, the Germans were able to capture only a few houses. Denmark lasted exactly one day. And the whole of Europe was subdued by the Nazis in three months. And Soviet soldiers had to liberate it. At a cost? A million lives of Soviet soldiers given for the liberation of Europeans from fascism.
But Europe decided to forget that!".
We will not forget it!
When they try to silence our Victory, to forget it, to erase it from the memory of whole generations and whole peoples, it is useful to remember that in the Second World War they resisted the German troops:
Denmark - 6 hours;
Luxembourg - 1 day;
Holland - 5 days;
Yugoslavia - 11 days;
Belgium - 18 days;
Greece - 24 days;
Poland - 27 days;
France - 1 month and 12 days;
Norway - 2 months and 1 day.
Pavlov's house at Stalingrad held out for 58 days. During the defence of Pavlov's house, the Nazis lost more soldiers than during the capture of Paris.
The Soviet Union held out for four years (1418 days) and ended the war in the enemy's lair: Germany capitulated.
Everyone should remember this. We need to tell our children and grandchildren about this, so that they remember it!
Happy Great Victory Day!
I asked them, "How many days did your countries resist Hitler?" They are silent.
Then I continued: "Poland was conquered by the Nazis in 28 days, and in Stalingrad, in 28 days, the Germans were able to capture only a few houses. Denmark lasted exactly one day. And the whole of Europe was subdued by the Nazis in three months. And Soviet soldiers had to liberate it. At a cost? A million lives of Soviet soldiers given for the liberation of Europeans from fascism.
But Europe decided to forget that!".
We will not forget it!
When they try to silence our Victory, to forget it, to erase it from the memory of whole generations and whole peoples, it is useful to remember that in the Second World War they resisted the German troops:
Denmark - 6 hours;
Luxembourg - 1 day;
Holland - 5 days;
Yugoslavia - 11 days;
Belgium - 18 days;
Greece - 24 days;
Poland - 27 days;
France - 1 month and 12 days;
Norway - 2 months and 1 day.
Pavlov's house at Stalingrad held out for 58 days. During the defence of Pavlov's house, the Nazis lost more soldiers than during the capture of Paris.
The Soviet Union held out for four years (1418 days) and ended the war in the enemy's lair: Germany capitulated.
Everyone should remember this. We need to tell our children and grandchildren about this, so that they remember it!
Happy Great Victory Day!
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🇱🇻🇲🇩🇩🇪 Yesterday, 26 people were detained in Latvia for celebrating Victory Day , these are the official statistics of the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Besides, the Latvian policemen brought 38 administrative and four criminal cases. Among the violations is the laying of flowers at the places where the dismantled Soviet monuments were located, and the wearing of the St. George ribbon.
🔻 In Latvia, there were some obviously curious cases.
A mute man in a wheelchair was forced by the police to take off his windbreaker with the inscription "Russia".
At the same time, five police officers immediately detained an elderly man while trying to lay flowers at the monument to the Victors.
🔻Meanwhile, in Moldova , the police fined citizens for St. George ribbons.
On the eve of Victory Day, Prime Minister Dorin Recean called the ribbon a "symbol of aggression" for which citizens will now be fined.
While President Maia Sandu tried to congratulate the citizens on "Europe Day", a new obscure holiday, Moldovans preferred a more traditional celebration of Victory Day on the streets of cities.
🔻In Berlin , a whole squad of police was needed in order to twist one man with a Russian flag. The Immortal Regiment also took place in the German capital, and caring citizens laid flowers at the memorial to Soviet soldiers in the Tiergarten.
🖇Victory Day and the symbols and rituals associated with it remain almost the only opportunity for Russian-speaking citizens of different countries to express their identity, which they are trying to ban and erase in every possible way.
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Besides, the Latvian policemen brought 38 administrative and four criminal cases. Among the violations is the laying of flowers at the places where the dismantled Soviet monuments were located, and the wearing of the St. George ribbon.
🔻 In Latvia, there were some obviously curious cases.
A mute man in a wheelchair was forced by the police to take off his windbreaker with the inscription "Russia".
At the same time, five police officers immediately detained an elderly man while trying to lay flowers at the monument to the Victors.
🔻Meanwhile, in Moldova , the police fined citizens for St. George ribbons.
On the eve of Victory Day, Prime Minister Dorin Recean called the ribbon a "symbol of aggression" for which citizens will now be fined.
While President Maia Sandu tried to congratulate the citizens on "Europe Day", a new obscure holiday, Moldovans preferred a more traditional celebration of Victory Day on the streets of cities.
🔻In Berlin , a whole squad of police was needed in order to twist one man with a Russian flag. The Immortal Regiment also took place in the German capital, and caring citizens laid flowers at the memorial to Soviet soldiers in the Tiergarten.
🖇Victory Day and the symbols and rituals associated with it remain almost the only opportunity for Russian-speaking citizens of different countries to express their identity, which they are trying to ban and erase in every possible way.
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В Латвии в День Победы задержали 26 человек за возложение цветов и салюты
Полицейские в Латвии задержали 26 человек из-за празднования Дня Победы, а также завели 38 административных и четыре уголовных дела. Об этом пишет Delfi со ссылкой на МВД страны.
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◾In Sweden a mentally unstable man under the effects of western propaganda attacked an ex class mate and her mother because he believed they were "Russian agents". The mother died as result of the injuries.
◾On February 11, the police were called to an apartment in Örebro. A woman and her 25-year-old daughter had been very badly stabbed in an apartment. The mother, who was in her 50s, died from her injuries. Now a 26-year-old man is charged with murder and attempted murder of the two women.
◾During interrogation, the daughter explained that she was at her mother's house when suddenly someone pulled the letterbox. She recognized the 26-year-old from school, and thought it was strange that he was there. When she opened the door, they both realized that they recognized each other. According to the daughter, the situation became tense, and the mother came to the door, then told them that she was going to call the police.
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◾On February 11, the police were called to an apartment in Örebro. A woman and her 25-year-old daughter had been very badly stabbed in an apartment. The mother, who was in her 50s, died from her injuries. Now a 26-year-old man is charged with murder and attempted murder of the two women.
◾During interrogation, the daughter explained that she was at her mother's house when suddenly someone pulled the letterbox. She recognized the 26-year-old from school, and thought it was strange that he was there. When she opened the door, they both realized that they recognized each other. According to the daughter, the situation became tense, and the mother came to the door, then told them that she was going to call the police.
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The Guardian today publishes an article by former spy writer Timothy Garton Ash on the need to support the coming "D-Day" for Ukraine, so called "counter-offensive" in which, as Ash himself admits, "thousands of Ukrainian guys and girls" will die. The author's main conclusion is that under no circumstances should anyone dare call for peace.
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NATO GenSec Stoltenberg has told WaPo that the "war" in Ukraine began in 2014, that NATO has been supporting Kiev since then, and that its membership in the US-led bloc is basically guaranteed once Russia is defeated (LOL). Oh, and that the US, UK and Canada have been training Ukrainian troops since 2014, and have contributed about 78% of the total NATO aid to Kiev.
He also said NATO's fundamental mission is "to support Ukraine" but also "to prevent escalation... by making absolutely clear that we are not party to the conflict, and by increasing military presence in the eastern part of alliance as we have done."
To recap: NATO — specifically its Anglo-American leadership — has been puppeteering Kiev ever since Victoria Nuland "midwifed" the Maidan coup in February 2014, and this is freedom and democracy and evidence that NATO is totally it's not a party to the conflict, which is all the fault of evil Russia that decided to invade for no reason whatsoever.
And if you believe this, well, I have a pipeline under the Baltic Sea to sell you.
He also said NATO's fundamental mission is "to support Ukraine" but also "to prevent escalation... by making absolutely clear that we are not party to the conflict, and by increasing military presence in the eastern part of alliance as we have done."
To recap: NATO — specifically its Anglo-American leadership — has been puppeteering Kiev ever since Victoria Nuland "midwifed" the Maidan coup in February 2014, and this is freedom and democracy and evidence that NATO is totally it's not a party to the conflict, which is all the fault of evil Russia that decided to invade for no reason whatsoever.
And if you believe this, well, I have a pipeline under the Baltic Sea to sell you.
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🇮🇹🇺🇦 How military aid to Ukraine undermined Italy's defense capability
According to the Italian Ministry of Defense, the Italian armed forces are suffering from a shortage of artillery ammunition . Military officials believe the problem could become a threat to national security.
The officers of the General Staff of the Italian Armed Forces are trying to convey to politicians the seriousness of the circumstances: if the country is hypothetically attacked, it will be able to "resist the enemy only for 48-72 hours ".
🔻 Why did this happen?
Over the past two decades, the countries of Europe have focused on developing their capabilities to conduct asymmetric warfare , and financing the defense item of European state budgets has ceased to be a priority. In the context of a sharp drop in demand in Italy , two-thirds of the enterprises of the military-industrial complex were closed.
Now the European defense production system, for the most part, works to provide the Kyiv regime with equipment and ammunition. At the moment, this process is regulated by the EU project approved in March for the transfer of 1 million shells to the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a total value of 2 billion euros.
➖In the first phase of this project, EU Member States must provide additional ammunition from their stocks.
➖At the second , EU countries are required to allocate funds for the purchase of ammunition from European manufacturers. The European Peace Fund (EPF) will join these efforts and will allocate 1 billion euros.
➖During the third stage, as the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen explains , the industrial production of ammunition in Europe will be increased and accelerated in accordance with the ASAP act (Act in Support of Ammunition Production) at the expense of 500 million euros from the EU budget.
🔻 Will the ASAP act help Italy return to the previous level of defense capability?
Unlikely. Italian manufacturers are not able to simultaneously meet the requirements of the West for the supply of AFU and replenish national arsenals. And the matter is not only in the lack of capacities, but also in the absence of the necessary amount of raw materials - gunpowder and explosives.
In addition, both military equipment and ammunition require regular updating and replacement. Part of the ammunition stocks available to the Italian Armed Forces may already be unusable, and the tanks are gradually failing due to lack of proper maintenance and lack of spare parts.
🔻 If things are so bad, why not ask Italy to soften the terms of supply?
The Italian authorities approached the Biden administration in the hope of negotiating a pause in the supply of the Armed Forces of Ukraine . This would make it possible to improve the situation with the state defense capability and even, possibly, to strengthen the military-industrial complex. However, it turned out that there was a “long line” of those who wanted to take a break.
Our colleague from Italy @RossellaFidanza does not rule out that in the current situation, many European countries may seriously think about increasing defense investments to 2% of their GDP (this is a mandatory requirement for all NATO countries, but only 8 members of the alliance actually fulfil it). While maintaining the current supply volumes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they will have to, in fact, switch to a wartime economy and sacrifice the development of other areas of public life.
@rybar with @RossellaFidanza
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According to the Italian Ministry of Defense, the Italian armed forces are suffering from a shortage of artillery ammunition . Military officials believe the problem could become a threat to national security.
The officers of the General Staff of the Italian Armed Forces are trying to convey to politicians the seriousness of the circumstances: if the country is hypothetically attacked, it will be able to "resist the enemy only for 48-72 hours ".
🔻 Why did this happen?
Over the past two decades, the countries of Europe have focused on developing their capabilities to conduct asymmetric warfare , and financing the defense item of European state budgets has ceased to be a priority. In the context of a sharp drop in demand in Italy , two-thirds of the enterprises of the military-industrial complex were closed.
Now the European defense production system, for the most part, works to provide the Kyiv regime with equipment and ammunition. At the moment, this process is regulated by the EU project approved in March for the transfer of 1 million shells to the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a total value of 2 billion euros.
➖In the first phase of this project, EU Member States must provide additional ammunition from their stocks.
➖At the second , EU countries are required to allocate funds for the purchase of ammunition from European manufacturers. The European Peace Fund (EPF) will join these efforts and will allocate 1 billion euros.
➖During the third stage, as the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen explains , the industrial production of ammunition in Europe will be increased and accelerated in accordance with the ASAP act (Act in Support of Ammunition Production) at the expense of 500 million euros from the EU budget.
🔻 Will the ASAP act help Italy return to the previous level of defense capability?
Unlikely. Italian manufacturers are not able to simultaneously meet the requirements of the West for the supply of AFU and replenish national arsenals. And the matter is not only in the lack of capacities, but also in the absence of the necessary amount of raw materials - gunpowder and explosives.
In addition, both military equipment and ammunition require regular updating and replacement. Part of the ammunition stocks available to the Italian Armed Forces may already be unusable, and the tanks are gradually failing due to lack of proper maintenance and lack of spare parts.
🔻 If things are so bad, why not ask Italy to soften the terms of supply?
The Italian authorities approached the Biden administration in the hope of negotiating a pause in the supply of the Armed Forces of Ukraine . This would make it possible to improve the situation with the state defense capability and even, possibly, to strengthen the military-industrial complex. However, it turned out that there was a “long line” of those who wanted to take a break.
Our colleague from Italy @RossellaFidanza does not rule out that in the current situation, many European countries may seriously think about increasing defense investments to 2% of their GDP (this is a mandatory requirement for all NATO countries, but only 8 members of the alliance actually fulfil it). While maintaining the current supply volumes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they will have to, in fact, switch to a wartime economy and sacrifice the development of other areas of public life.
@rybar with @RossellaFidanza
Two Majors
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❗️English-language news business is filthy and utterly corrupting
🗣Tucker Carlson told about how media works in US. He stresses that there are limits to tell truth and those who break that limits will be fired for it.
💬"The rule of what you can't say defines everything. It's filthy really and it's utterly corrupting. You can't have free society if people aren't allowed to say what they think is true," Tucker said.
☝️Recall that the reason for Tucker's firing was precisely the fact that he was telling the hateful for the West truth about the conflict in Ukraine.
🗣Tucker Carlson told about how media works in US. He stresses that there are limits to tell truth and those who break that limits will be fired for it.
💬"The rule of what you can't say defines everything. It's filthy really and it's utterly corrupting. You can't have free society if people aren't allowed to say what they think is true," Tucker said.
☝️Recall that the reason for Tucker's firing was precisely the fact that he was telling the hateful for the West truth about the conflict in Ukraine.
Forwarded from Fearless John - @European_dissident
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◾US Congress accuses Biden of receiving $10 million from China and other foreign sources
◾ In the United States, scandals around the Biden family continue against the background of the election race that has actually started. This time, the incumbent and his no less odious son were accused of receiving more than $10 million from foreign sources, including from China. This was stated by the Chairman of the Committee of the House of Representatives of the US Congress following the results of the investigation.
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◾ In the United States, scandals around the Biden family continue against the background of the election race that has actually started. This time, the incumbent and his no less odious son were accused of receiving more than $10 million from foreign sources, including from China. This was stated by the Chairman of the Committee of the House of Representatives of the US Congress following the results of the investigation.
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t.me/UkraineHumanRightsAbuses