🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russian artillerymen with an accurate hit destroyed a US M113 armored personnel carrier (APC) in the South Donetsk direction🔥

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❗️ The fourth day of the offensive did not bring any results to the enemy.

Small (500 meters - 1 kilometer) penetrations into our defenses cannot be considered as such at all, since this is not even the depth of a company stronghold. The breakthrough of the Russian defense is being delayed. According to Ukrainian plans, calculated and approved in the European headquarters of NATO, two days were allotted to break through the first line (5-7 kilometers). At the same time, up to a third of all reserves at his disposal have already been put into battle by the enemy in all directions. And today - tomorrow, the Ukrainian command will most likely try to increase its efforts as much as possible to still wedge into the Russian battle formations to a depth that allows creating a bridgehead for further breakthrough and pushing its borders for the introduction of shock mechanized brigades of a new (ersatzstriker) type.

Radio intercepts show that Russian aviation plays an exceptional role in repelling the current strike, for the first time in the entire history of the SMO. Ukrainian commanders report that they suffer huge losses from Russian BShU at the stage of advancement and deployment, which forces them to "crush" forces and throw them into battle in parts, and this, in turn, does not allow for creating the necessary concentration of forces and means on the battlefield. In addition, these strikes seriously demoralize the personnel. Some brigade commanders frankly report that attacking under the dominance of Russian aviation in the air is suicide and demand the advancement of "effective air defense systems at a range of creating a reliable dome over the advancing troops."

As expected by the experts, the main direction of the Ukrainian "offensive" is Zaporozhye towards Tokmak with further development towards Mariupol and Melitopol. And here the Ukronat command did not bring us any "surprises". All the rest are either distracting (Belgorod, Bryansk) or auxiliary - Ugledar, Artyomovsk, Svatov, to tie forces and pull reserves there. That in no way diminishes the threat. In September last year, it was the "auxiliary" Kharkov direction that "shot" and became the main one, in which strategic success was achieved.

The stubborn ignorance by the Ukrainian media and officials of the word "attack", and "taboo" on any reports of ongoing offensive actions, shows that the top political and military leadership of Ukraine attaches exceptionally high importance to the battle that has begun and is aware of what the domestic political effect will be if the offensive will end in vain, as far as it will undermine the morale of Ukrainian society. And therefore, an unprecedented decision in modern history was made - not to recognize the fact of the ongoing offensive at all until the troops achieve the results that can be interpreted as "victories" - the victory of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. But, the more time passes without the necessary "results", the more difficult it is to maintain this "taboo" - information about heavy battles and heavy losses flows into the Ukrainian information space from the participants in the battles, their relatives, and Western media reports, which have already recognized the fact that the summer battle has begun for Donbass.

All this suggests that the next week will be decisive for the course and outcome of the entire summer campaign.

If the Armed Forces of Ukraine fail to achieve decisive success, then further offensive actions will lose all meaning and will only become an unjustified expenditure of human and material reserves. This means that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will again have to switch to strategic defense, but in much worse conditions and against the background of the huge disappointment of the Ukrainian collective unconscious, which firmly believed in the invincibility of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and an early "overcome" ...

Vladislav Shurygin

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Ukrainian Refugees leave their Polish hosts handcrafted reminders after being evicted.

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Once upon a time in Mexico...

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NATO troops could become involved in the conflict in Ukraine, former Alliance secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said.

"If NATO cannot come up with a clear way forward for Ukraine, there is a serious possibility that some countries will take action individually," he said.

According to Rasmussen, if Kiev gets nothing at the NATO summit in Vilnius in July, Poland and the Baltic states could deploy their forces in Ukraine.

Earlier, acting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that only members of the alliance could count on full guarantees and that decisions taken at the summit would only allow Ukrainian forces to come closer to NATO standards.

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Artyomovsk Resident describes Western Media fakes and Ukrop War Crimes

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Ukraine is firing on the electric station in Korsunka (near Novaya Kahovka). Nearby forest on fire

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AFU fired 23 rockets on Gorlovka.
9 people reported wounded so far

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The explosion of the Togliatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline has become another moment that complicates the situation with the extension of the grain deal, said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

The Kremlin said that the explosion of the ammonia pipeline complicates the extension of the grain deal

The explosion of the Togliatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline has become another moment that complicates the situation with the extension of the grain deal, said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

According to him, undermining the pipeline can only have a negative impact on the grain deal.

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Eurostat: EU economy entered recession after QoQ decline in GDP

The GDP of 20 eurozone countries has been declining for the second quarter in a row - this means entering into a recession, follows from Eurostat data .
Thus, according to the third, final assessment, in the first quarter the indicator increased by one percent in annual terms, but in the quarter it decreased by 0.1 percent. Preliminary and interim estimates at the same time assumed growth - by 1.3 and 0.1 percent, respectively.
In the fourth quarter of last year, in annual terms, there was also an increase - by 1.8 percent, but in quarterly terms - a decrease by the same 0.1 percent.
In addition, the total GDP of the EU countries in the first quarter, according to the final estimate, showed growth - by one percent in annual terms and by 0.1 percent - in quarterly terms. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the annual indicator increased by 1.7 percent, while the quarterly indicator decreased by 0.2 percent.

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Russia-bashing Blowback: The Birth of the International Russophile Movement (MIR), by Pepe Escobar - The Unz Review
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This is HUGE.

Finally out.

Written by a very well informed insider.

The first comprehensive presentation, in English, of the International Movement of Russophiles.

Please read it carefully.

And let's all embark in this fantastic voyage .

In tonight's episode of "Earl Greys Regrets"
We ride the Russian Rails overnight in third class because Masha said it was a great idea...

Это второе интервью с британским журналистом Джонни Миллером, которое я представляю в программе "Лабиринт". Джонни Миллер, на мой взгляд, один из самых талантливых военных корреспондентов, работавших в Сирии и с нами на Донбассе. Его главная черта характера - всегда говорить правду при любых обстоятельствах. Смотрите второе интервью с британским военным корреспондентом Джонни Миллером на Donbass Insider. Как всегда, спасибо Маше за перевод. Спасибо Джонни Миллеру.

This is the second interview with British journalist Johnny Miller that I am presenting in the Labyrinth programme. Johnny Miller is in my opinion one of the most talented war correspondents who have worked in Syria and with us in Donbass. His main character trait is to always tell the truth under any circumstances. Watch the second interview with British war correspondent Johnny Miller on Donbass Insider. As always thanks to Masha for the translation. Thanks to Johnny Miller.
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If I had a Mercedes to bring, I'd have slept in that.

Senior U.S. officials are convinced that future support for the Ukraine war — and President Joe Biden’s global reputation — hinges on the success of Ukraine’s counteroffensive.

Succeed and Western military and economic aid will flow. Stumble or fail to meet expectations, and that support will likely dry up, sparking heightened calls for an expedited diplomatic resolution and hampering one of the White House’s signature international achievements.

Kyiv has had its share of make-or-break moments during the 16-month war it has waged against an invading Russia. But the current round of fighting has taken on heightened importance back in Washington, where domestic politics is muddying the overall picture.

U.S. officials do not know if lawmakers will greenlight more funding for Ukraine when the current tranche runs out. Any initial missteps in the counteroffensive, administration officials fear, could empower House Republicans to scuttle efforts by their Senate counterparts to boost defense spending.

Anxiety is also growing in Washington as Ukrainian elements are striking deep into sovereign Russian territory, leading to several private, stern admonishments in diplomatic backchannels.

U.S. officials believe that Kyiv, or at least pro-Ukraine forces, are responsible for a drone attack on the Kremlin and explosions that have killed both a prominent pro-war blogger and the daughter of a Russian nationalist. And this week, the Washington Post reported that the U.S. had intelligence indicating that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government planned to attack the Nord Stream pipelines — and later, officials believe, a pro-Kyiv group did it instead.

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WP: Saudi Arabia threatened the US with serious consequences because of Biden's words about oil

Saudi Arabia has threatened to change its foreign policy towards the United States after the words of US President Joe Biden about oil.
This is reported by The Washington Post.

According to the publication, in the fall of 2022, Biden promised "consequences" for Saudi Arabia for its decision to cut oil production.

In turn, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, promised "serious economic consequences for Washington."

He noted that he "will no longer deal" with the American administration.

Earlier, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) announced the extension of the oil deal until 2024 and a decrease in the alliance’s total production from next year.

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