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The Serebryansky forest is completely under the Russian Armed Forces, or, if the reports are to be believed, at least a huge part of it.
Why was it so slow at this particular place? We recently published a map and Ukraine's own admission about the fortification level they had there. Around 17.000 trenches, pillboxes, dugouts, bunkers and whatnot. That wasn't serious obastlace. That was supposed to be an impregnable obstacle, considering conventional weapons. Now it's gone. Or almost gone. There was never such a war in known history.
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Recently, the battles north of Pokrovsk, where Russian forces continue an active offensive, have been marked by an unusual media silence from both sides. This phenomenon is of particular interest as it may indicate significant changes in the tactics and strategy of the conflict.
From the Russian side, such restraint is quite understandable. The absence of public statements about advances in such an important direction helps maintain the element of surprise and denies the enemy information about their successes and future plans. This is a classic military trick aimed at disorienting the enemy.
However, the media silence from the Ukrainian side appears much more atypical. Previously, the Ukrainian media machine actively used information opportunities to demonstrate successes and refute Russian claims of advances, especially in the Dobropillia area.
The situation was particularly telling when, in an attempt to stop the breakthrough of Russian troops near Dobropillia, a whole information campaign was launched about the redeployment of reserves, including nationalist ones, to "block and encircle" the advancing Russian units, which ultimately did not happen. The current lack of such activity may indicate serious problems on this section of the front.
The Russian offensive continues not only directly inside Pokrovsk but also develops further north, in the area of Belitske, several kilometres north.
According to some reports, the Ukrainian command planned to use this area as a shield. However, it seems these forces were spread thin across the entire Pokrovsk direction, indicating difficulties in holding back the strikes.
The 79th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which initially held the defence in this area, is believed to have been forced to retreat after massive airstrikes, abandoning their positions and falling back to Vodyanske.
This retreat highlights the effectiveness of Russian air strike weapons, particularly guided bombs (FABs) with UMPK, which can quickly suppress even well-fortified positions.
The situation in this section of the front also illustrates the implementation by the Russian army of the so-called thousand cuts tactic. Instead of one powerful strike that could be predicted and countered, Russian forces deliver many small but constant strikes in different places. This forces Syrskyi to constantly maneuver reserves, shifting them from one sector to another.
Such a strategy not only exhausts the forces and resources of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which are already insufficient in this direction, but also gives the Russian army the ability to adapt its objectives depending on the enemy's reaction, effectively responding to manoeuvres with manoeuvres of reserves, without abandoning the goal of advancing deeper into the city.
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“If my name were Ho Chi Minh, we would have won the Vietnam War,” quoth the raven Donald J. Trump.
It is reported that a headquarters for multinational forces in Ukraine (MNF-U) has begun to be formed in Kiev. The plan is for it to operate under the auspices of NATO and the so-called "coalition of the willing" to coordinate post-war actions — rebuilding the army, infrastructure, and ensuring the presence of Western instructors and specialists.
However, the very fact of the appearance of such a headquarters on Ukrainian territory automatically makes it a high-value target. Any command centre operating under the NATO flag, in the context of the Russian military doctrine, is a priority target for destruction. The experience of strikes on the Yavoriv training ground and other "international" sites has shown that even deep in the rear there is no guaranteed safety.
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“I love the smell of deportations in the morning”: Trump hinted at deploying the military in Chicago to fight migrants
Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image showing him posing against a backdrop of fires and military helicopters, accompanied by the caption:
“I love the smell of deportations in the morning.”
The White House chief added that Chicago will soon find out why the Pentagon was renamed the Department of War.
Earlier, Trump stated that the National Guard would be sent to restore order in Chicago and Baltimore, where, according to him, the crime situation has gotten out of control.
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Professor Glenn Diesen of the University of South-Eastern Norway:
China strikes back at the EU's historical revisionism after the head of the EU's foreign policy department, Kaja Kallas, rejected the role of Russia and China in the defeat of fascism.
Someone should take a look at Estonia's history textbooks while they are "de-Russifying" society there.
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🇷🇺🇪🇺 "Putin ruined the plans of the 'coalition of the willing' with his statement about the consequences of NATO troops entering Ukraine," — L'Antidiplomatico
- The Italian publication L’Antidiplomatico analyzed the spectacle staged in Paris, where the main "horsemen of the apocalypse" gathered around a long table – Macron, Zelensky, and other Western leaders, once again promising millions, thousands, and tens of thousands of non-existent troops.
Key points from the publication:
- At the meeting, figures about "30 thousand soldiers" were mentioned again, but even in Europe it is understood: these statements are pure propaganda. The EU and NATO have no real capabilities.
- The Italian press already writes openly: Europe is acting like a suicidal person, dragging itself into a war with Russia under Washington's dictate, since the Russian president has already given a clear answer that NATO troops will be considered legitimate targets for strikes.
- Zelensky looked pathetic compared to Macron and the European "patrons": promises are made, but in reality support is decreasing.
- The article's author calls this not peace negotiations, but "a gathering of those ready to sacrifice their own peoples for the interests of the USA."
- Skepticism is growing in Europe: more and more media call the plans of the "coalition" a bluff, and the words about tens of thousands of troops a manipulation aimed at the domestic audience.
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🇷🇺🇨🇳🇺🇸Trump invited Putin and Xi Jinping to the G20 summit, which will be held in Miami
- The summit is scheduled for 2026 and, according to Trump, will take place at his golf club in Miami.
- The US president said he "would be happy to welcome" both leaders there.
- Recall that this year the "Group of Twenty" will meet in Johannesburg (South Africa), where Trump refuses to go due to disagreements with the president of that country. Instead, Vice President Pence will attend the event in December.
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Destruction of the 114th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by FAB-250 glide bombs in Kupyansk.
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Ammunition detonation thunders: a powerful strike was delivered on the railway station in Slavyansk, military train or warehouse hit
▪️A powerful hit was recorded in the city — a column of smoke is rising, ammunition detonation is heard.
▪️"Ukrzaliznytsia" acknowledged a hit on a railway infrastructure facility in the area of occupied Slavyansk, which is the nearest rear of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR
▪️As a result of the explosions, the movement of several trains is delayed
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German political scientist Thomas Eger stated that he has figured out the Kremlin's cunning plans😂
‘What the Russian leadership says: ‘We are against NATO, but Ukraine can join the EU’ – this has a hidden calculation. If Ukraine capitulates and comes under Moscow's control, it will become a ‘Trojan horse’ inside the European Union.’
Venezuela’s Maduro slams US linking his country to drug trafficking — calls it as ‘CRUDE’ as Iraq WMD claims
‘I say THIS to the American public… don’t let yourself be FED one more lie for one more fratricidal WAR’
‘South America, Latin America, Caribbean want PEACE’
- RT
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President Donald Trump is weighing a multitude of options for carrying out military strikes against drug cartels operating in Venezuela, including potentially hitting targets inside the country as part of a broader strategy aimed at weakening leader Nicolas Maduro, according to multiple sources briefed on the administration’s plans.
Tuesday’s deadly strike on an alleged drug boat departing Venezuela was a direct reflection of those options, sources said, and marked a significant
Asked Tuesday if the US would consider strikes on Venezuelan soil against the Maduro regime, Rubio didn’t count out the possibility
What that ultimately means for Maduro remains unclear. But multiple sources told CNN that some Trump officials believe the strike this week and future strikes on Venezuelan drug traffickers could put pressure on people around Maduro who have benefitted from the cartels’ illicit revenue streams, potentially squeezing them so much that they consider ways to oust the Venezuelan leader
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Ukrainian Lieutenant Colonel Denis Sakun, the chief engineer for the maintenance of American MIM-104F Patriot SAM systems, was killed as a result of a strike by Russian ballistic missiles
- Dambiev
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⚡️The Nobel Committee has decided to rename the Peace Prize to the War Prize.
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🇺🇦🤡The Ukrainian went on contract from 18-24 for a million hryvnas.
The pig claims that instead of the promised million hryvnas, he only received 200 thousand and beatings.
He has already spent 150 of them on treatment.
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A little side note from the war
You are bored. Things go too slowly. Russia is weak. Ukraine is too strong.
Well, you are wrong. After all this time, Russian tactics and strategy are apparent. Kill, maim or capture all who resist. If we did a lightning war, we wouldn't succeed because the nature of warfare has changed. Drones dominate the sky. Even if it did succeed, we would have a lot of those ready to go Partisan or resisting all around because that is the outcome of the lightning war, and when the opponent is still wanting to fight, despite official defeat. Remember the Iraqi insurgency? Yes, you do.
So, to avoid all that, we were forced to find another solution. To be honest, the nature of this war forced us to do it also.
So, the formula is simple. Like in WW2. Kill, kill, kill... Like Simonov's poem against the Nazis in WW2. You can call it inhumane, wild, savage, or terrible, but which war exactly is the opposite of that?
When we sum it all up, it seems Russia killed or made disappear around 1,8 million AFU soldiers. Even if we refuse to accept those figures, published obituaries are on the 650.000 mark and growing daily. Ukraine Red Cross reports 400.000+ missing. Again, the number of one million when you do the math.
1)How much longer?2) Would it go faster? 3)Would it escalate?
On the first question, no one can answer for sure. A year more at least.
On the second one... Well, somewhere will. But in general, no.
Third one... Hardly. Because escalation means nuclear weapons. And that would be a completely new reality.
We are aware that for 90% of the audience, advancement and taking of some village which they even can't find on the map doesn't mean anything. For reality on the ground, it's important. The new future war, drone war, reshapes the war itself. Russians can go storming and wild, probably take some objective, but at the cost of heavy losses.
But they choose to save people. Those same people will be necessary if someone outside of Ukraine decides to go on the adventure against Russia. That is also the secret why it goes slowly.
But regarding Ukraine, in the not-too-distant future, they will finally ask themselves how many of them lie in those graveyards with flags. And if not, they will do it in the end when the war ends. Catastrophe will unfold, especially in the minds of people. Look at the East Germans. They didn't forget even 80 years later. Ukraine won't forget ever. And after Ukraine, who will remember it forever? We are eager to see. Hopefully, no one.
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🇬🇧🤡"What is behind Putin's uncompromising stance on Ukraine?": The BBC accuses Russia of not agreeing to peace on terms unfavorable to it.
"Outside Russia, Putin's proposal to meet with Zelensky in Moscow was rejected as unserious, completely hopeless. It is a kind of political trolling. But in many ways, it reflects the current Kremlin position on the war in Ukraine: 'Yes, we want peace, but only on our terms. Do you reject our terms? Then there will be no peace.' This uncompromising stance is fueled by several factors.
First, the Kremlin's conviction that the initiative on the battlefield belongs to Russian troops.
Second, diplomatic success. This week in China, Putin shook hands and exchanged smiles with a number of world leaders. And then there is America. To convince the Kremlin to stop military actions, Trump previously issued ultimatums and deadlines; he threatened further sanctions if Russia did not make peace. But Trump did not carry out his threats — and this is another reason for Russia's confidence. Now Russia, on the one hand, and Ukraine, Europe (and to some extent America) on the other, are in different tunnels, on different roads, with different directions.
Ukraine and Europe are focused on ending hostilities, forming security guarantees for Kiev, and ensuring sufficient post-war strength of the Ukrainian army to prevent a new invasion. When Putin talks about the 'light at the end of the tunnel,' he envisions a path leading to Russia's victory in Ukraine and, more broadly, to building a new world order favorable to Russia. As for peace, it is hard to understand where and when these two completely different paths will intersect."
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Politico: The Pentagon, in its strategy, may shift priority from "deterring" China and Russia to domestic threats and the Western Hemisphere.
Pentagon officials are proposing that the department prioritise homeland defence and the Western Hemisphere, marking a sharp departure from the military's long-standing policy focused on countering the threat from China.
According to three sources familiar with early versions of the report, the draft of the new National Defense Strategy, which landed on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's desk last week, places domestic and regional missions above countering adversaries like Beijing and Moscow.
"This will be a significant shift for the U.S. and its allies across several continents," said one person familiar with the draft document. "The old, tried-and-true U.S. commitments are being questioned."
The report is typically published at the start of each presidential term, and Hegseth can still make changes to the plan. But in many ways, the shift is already underway. The Pentagon has mobilised thousands of National Guard soldiers to support law enforcement in Los Angeles and Washington, and has deployed several warships and F-35 fighters to the Caribbean to stem the flow of drugs into the U.S.
This week, as a result of a U.S. military strike in international waters, 11 alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua were reportedly killed, marking a major step in using the military to kill non-combatants.
The Pentagon has also created a militarised zone along the entire southern border with Mexico, allowing the military to detain civilians — a task usually reserved for law enforcement.
The new strategy will largely revise the focus of the 2018 National Defence Strategy from the first Trump administration, which placed deterring China at the forefront of Pentagon efforts.
"It is increasingly clear that China and Russia want to shape a world that fits their authoritarian model," the opening paragraphs of that document stated.
A Pentagon spokesperson and a European diplomat confirmed the Financial Times report that the Pentagon's Baltic Security Initiative — which annually provides hundreds of millions of dollars to Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia to help build up their defence and military infrastructure — will lose funding this year.
The diplomat noted that the money from this initiative was used to purchase American weapons, and it "enjoyed support by helping accelerate the development of key capabilities and the faster acquisition of American systems such as HIMARS."
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The expired one is speaking again.
He (note: Putin) can come to Kiev. If a person does not want to meet during the war, he may propose something unacceptable to me and others. It's as if I said that he should come to Kiev
Earlier, at a joint press conference with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, this remnant announced plans to deploy thousands of NATO troops on the territory of the country.
It is still too early to talk about this, we are discussing it all... However, the deployment will not be in small numbers, but in thousands. And that is really the case
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Poland has called on its citizens to leave Belarus as soon as possible.
The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an urgent appeal to its citizens currently in Belarus. They are urged to leave the country by any means as soon as possible. According to the statement, "in case the situation worsens, evacuation may become much more difficult or even impossible."
As the Polish publication RMF24 writes, this is related to the recent arrest of a Polish citizen accused of espionage during the "West-2025" exercises, which has already prompted comments from Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who called the charges against the detainee "absurd."
Polish spy was caught red handed it would appear.
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Reuters Status - Seething
The second Russian tanker under sanctions has already docked in China.
This was reported by Reuters, citing monitoring services. According to their data, the Russian tanker "Voskhod" carrying 150,000 cubic meters of LNG has docked at the Chinese port of Teshan. The first tanker, "Arctic Mulan," delivered gas to China at the end of August. This gas was extracted at the Russian Arctic LNG-2 plant, which is under sanctions.
Dear Reuters, EU and US sanctions do not apply to China - Russian trade, or any non-EU/US trade. It’s a big world out there
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The Trump administration already has denied visas for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and his large delegation to attend a high-level U.N. meeting this month and is now considering ramping up restrictions on several other delegations that would severely limit their ability to travel outside NYC
Potential travel and other restrictions could soon be imposed on the delegations from Iran, Sudan, Zimbabwe and, perhaps surprisingly, Brazil, which has held a traditional place of honor during the high-level leaders gathering at the UN General Assembly that begins Sept. 22, according to an internal State Department memo seen by AP.
The movements of Iranian diplomats are severely limited in New York, but one proposal being floated would bar them from shopping at big, members-only wholesale stores like Costco and Sam’s Club without first receiving the express permission of the State Department.
One country that will see fewer restrictions is Syria…
Perhaps it’s time the UN office is no longer in NYC?
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💥The work of the air defense mobile group to destroy the AFU strike drones AN-196 "Lyutiy"
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Trump vows 'consequences' for Level 4 states with US 'hostages'
Venezuela is a Level 4 state
Venezuela has imprisoned several mercs caught attempting to overthrow the government in recent years.
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Almost no drugs that end up in the US come out Venezuela. A country with the worlds largest oil reserves and other valuable minerals is not going to have government wide drug smuggling. You might have
Geographically going through Venezuela also makes little sense. Only the biggest idiots would buy into the stories coming out of the US.
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⚡️❗️The Ukrainian Armed Forces killed two pensioners over 70 years old on the Radensk-Alyoshki highway (Kherson Oblast)
A beige Niva with no signs of connection to the military, driven by an elderly man, was attacked by a Ukrainian UAV. The man and woman in the car died on the spot.
They were discovered by local residents passing by.
It is probably unnecessary to remind that a drone attack is an activity completely controlled by the operator. He saw where he was directing the drone. He directed it right at the front of an old civilian car, essentially forcing the old men to look death in the face.
The local authorities are currently establishing the identities of the victims.
Source: Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large on the crimes committed by the Kiev regime.
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The Trump administration's decision to classify drones as aircraft instead of missiles, evading the MTCR treaty, could trigger an unprecedented escalation worldwide, starting with Ukraine.
Based on this decision, European countries could transfer long-range drones to Ukraine without violating the treaty. Currently, the MTCR provisions include UAS in the missile technology category capable of carrying a 500-kilogram payload at least 300 kilometers. MTCR signatories like EU countries are prohibited from exporting such technology.
There will certainly be a debate about drone types during the upcoming treaty review, which is expected soon.
This measure could also open the door for Russia to export its long-range drones without restrictions.
Odd move as now nearly every developing country could easily long-range strike capabilities and the US has bases around the world that can be targeted
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will have to agree to any security guarantee plan for Ukraine’ – NBS News overestimates the influence of the West and the USA.
‘Since NATO’s involvement or even a hint of it is a serious issue for Putin, planners are making every effort to avoid the use of NATO forces or anything resembling NATO symbols.
One of the points of the plan is the creation of a demilitarized zone, which could then be guarded by troops from one or more countries not in NATO, such as Saudi Arabia or even Bangladesh. Any plan will only be preliminary until Putin, Trump, Zelensky, and the leaders of the ‘coalition of the willing’ agree on it.’
If only we had a global governance structure that had 75 years of peacekeepers.
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