Fwd from @inners_of_the_politics
🇺🇦 The news from the Ukrainian segment that soldiers who have been fighting since 2022 will start to be rotated seems to have gone largely unnoticed.

According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, the servicemen who have been at the front since the very beginning will gradually be withdrawn from the front line - this will be done when there is sufficient human resources accumulated.

Work is underway to explore possible ways to cover the shortage of troops in the forward positions. In particular, the possibility of creating units from servicemen aged 18 to 24 who have joined the AFU under contract is being considered.

♦️ This statement seems very important against the backdrop of a possible ceasefire for some time.

♦️ What is the AFU's biggest problem right now? Lack of human resources. The shortage of personnel has created a situation in Ukraine where people were rounded up across the territory, sent for training at best for two weeks, and immediately shipped to the front line.

♦️The quality of the personnel, of course, was very poor. The mobilization potential has been gradually declining, and now the Ukrainian leadership is gradually moving towards the mobilization of youth. So far, under the guise of voluntary contract.

But the question is: why rotation, if everything is so bad?

♦️Those who have been fighting since 2022, there are not so many of them left. But this is the core of the AFU personnel, who have experience, and the command wants to keep them alive and whole. After all, someone has to pass on the experience, someone will lead the new trained units.

♦️That's why Ukraine needs a respite. And a prolonged one, to train new units, prepare a personnel reserve, and to delay our troops, they will create assault formations from the youth.

♦️Honestly, we don't really believe in the good intentions of the Ukrainian regime. 30 days, which they are asking for, is an acceptable time for them to have time to prepare. And for what? The answer here seems obvious.
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❗️Pope Francis has died, Reuters reports, citing the Vatican

Easter Truce Ends, Russia Resumes Offensive, Accuses Kiev Many Breaches; US Ultimatum To Kiev Coming

🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Key Points from the Russian Ministry of Defense:

❌With the ceasefire over, Russian forces have resumed operations within the framework of the Special Military Operation.

❌Ukrainian forces committed 4,900 violations of the ceasefire.

❌Russian air defenses destroyed 104 Ukrainian drones in the past 24 hours.

❌During the ceasefire, Ukraine conducted 19 attacks on Russia’s border regions of Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod.

❌Ukraine launched 90 fixed-wing drones during the ceasefire, 8 of which targeted areas outside the Special Military Operation zone.

❌Russian forces strictly adhered to the ceasefire, maintaining previously held positions without advancing.

❌Ukrainian military activity significantly decreased across the front line during the ceasefire period.

❌Over the past day, Russian forces struck Ukrainian military airfield infrastructure, ammunition depots, and drone storage facilities in 74 locations.

❌Ukrainian losses in the Central zone reached up to 80 personnel in the last 24 hours.

❌In the Belgorod direction, Russian forces from the “North” grouping eliminated up to 20 Ukrainian troops and destroyed one artillery piece.

❌Near Kupyansk, Ukrainian forces lost up to 30 troops.

❌In the southern sector, Ukraine suffered up to 45 casualties.

❌In the eastern sector, over 25 Ukrainian personnel were reported killed.

🇨🇳 China's massive cargo ship, the world's largest, sets sail! It carries 220,000 tons of cargo, stacking 24,000 containers up to the height of a 25-story building.

🇷🇺🇺🇦Putin said that strikes on civilian targets are carried out if they are used by the Kiev military, as in Sumy and Odessa.

He explained the attack on the congress center in Sumy by the fact that Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers who committed crimes in the Kursk region were being awarded there.

🇨🇳⚠️ China is pulling back from U.S. private equity.

Chinese state-backed funds, including China Investment Corporation (CIC), are halting new investments in U.S. PE firms under government pressure.

Chinese capital is now avoiding U.S.-linked deals altogether, even if managed by foreign firms.

This comes 24 hours after Beijing warned of retaliation against countries aligned with U.S. interests.

The message is clear: China is moving to financially isolate the U.S.

The U.S.-China trade war just escalated — again.

🟡📈 The price of gold has surged to an all-time high, reaching $3,400 per ounce for the first time.