⚡️Aerial view of Artyomovsk-Bakhmut, Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine) - this town has seen some of the worst fighting this Special Operation.

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⚡️Croatia to send 14 x Mi-8 helicopters to Ukraine

They have been withdrawn from the country's armed forces and Croatian signage removed - expected in Ukraine in 10 days.

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⚡️Over 50,000 show up at anti-war rally in Berlin

"We do not want German tanks to fire on the great-grandchildren of Russian women and men. Have you forgotten German history?” - Sahra Wagenknecht, Member of German Parliament, warns in fiery speech.

A petition for peace is signed by over 600,000 locals.

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⚡️ Zelensky tweets dissatisfaction with 10th anti-Russia sanctions package.

"We expect decisive steps against Rosatom (Russian Nuclear Agency) and the Russian nuclear industry, increase pressure on the army and the banking sector."

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🗣 Putin:

◾️ Russian unity is a main pre-condition for all victories and achievements of the country.

◾️ Russia must take into account the nuclear potential not only of the United States, but also of all other NATO countries, given the alliance considers Russia's strategic defeat as its main goal.

◾️ The West has only one goal - to eliminate Russia.

◾️ US vassals have joined the fight against Russia, but they are aware of the selfishness of Washington's intentions.

◾️ The Russian people, if the West succeeds in destroying Russia and establishing control over its fragments - may not survive - there will be Muscovites, people from the Urals and others.

◾️ The world must change, but Russia is against building a new world in the interests of only the US; Moscow will not behave like the US does toward other countries.

◾️ Russia is successor of USSR in the legal sense, but it has a different vision.

◾️ NATO deliveries of weapons to Ukraine is participation in the conflict.

◾️ France was recently humiliated by the Americans who forced Australia to cancel a vital submarine order from Paris, but the French government did nothing about it.

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🗣Donetsk Republic Chief Pushilin:

▪️Putin's decision to start the Special Military Operation was a saving grace for Donbass, pur people percieved it with enthusiasm and hope.

▪️The liberation of all the settlements of Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine) is important, there are no prioritized ones among them.

▪️The Kiev regime is ready to make any sacrifice in order to achieve the goals imposed by Western "partners”.

▪️There is no such thing as international norms and rules, given the West manipulated Russia with the Minsk agreements and openly admitted it.

▪️Ukrainian forces can leave Artyomovsk-Bakhmut only along one road, which is already under fire from Russian forces.

▪️The area of the liberated territory is growing virtually every day, meter by meter, Donetsk Republic will turn into a giant industrial site as it is liberated - Donbass will become more self-sufficient than it was before.

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🇨🇳 China may send military equipment to Russia

Military analyst Zhu Shufang notes that artillery equipment is being retrieved from Chinese warehouses close to the Russian border, and being put into combat readiness.

These are the same warehouses visited by Russia's representatives in recent weeks.

Weapons include PLZ-05 howitzers, which are analogues of the Russian 2S19, and Chinese AR1A multiple rocket launch systems (MLRS), an analogue of the Russian Smerch ("Tornado") MLRS.

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⚠️ WARNING: GRAPHIC FOOTAGE

Ukrainian soldier explains things aren't so good in Artyomovsk-Bakhmut, Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine); Russian forces are less than 2km from the town square.

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🇷🇺🇹🇷 Putin congratulates Erdogan on his birthday by phone, noting that even in difficult times, his best qualities as a statesman and person shine through

"Russia appreciates Erdogan's personal contribution to strengthening relations between the 2 countries, and is confident in the development of joint projects and coordination on critical issues" - Putin.

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⚡️ Head of US Central Intelligence Agency, William Burns, tells American news channel CBS that the CIA provides intelligence designed to "help [Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky] protect his ass country."

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⚔️SITREP⚔️

◾️Russian forces eliminate 305 Ukrainian soldiers, destroy ammunition depot in Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine).

◾️ Russian forces eliminate up to 70 Ukrainian soldiers, destroy 3 D-30 howitzers in Kherson (ex-Ukraine).

◾️ Russian air defenses destroy a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter and 7 drones.

◾️Up to 60 Ukrainian soldiers eliminated in Kupyansk, Kharkov, East Ukraine.

◾️ 6 Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups eliminated.

◾️ More than 600 Ukrainian planes and helicopters destroyed since start of Special Operation.

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☦ Pope urges "forgiveness" between Russians and Ukrainians

Pope Francis believes that Russians and Ukrainians should negotiate and forgive each other today, 26 February, which is Forgiveness Sunday in the Christian Orthodox Calendar.

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📝 BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS: Zelensky might still be in a bit of a hissy fit for not getting the shiny toys weapons he asked Santa sugar daddy Biden for Christmas - yet the Ukrainian president is not giving up, preparing a full wish list to present to Washington for the weapons he says he needs to win.

Of course, those F-16s are front, top and center of the list, which he insists are critical for "speeding up" end of conflict.

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🇲🇩 Moldova is not going to join NATO, and Transnistria is much better equipped than the country's national army - Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament Igor Grosu

Yet in January, pro-West Moldovan President Maia Sandu was open to abandoning neutrality in order to potentially join the US-led military pact.

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⚡️Decision to suspend Russia's participation in START was a surprise for the West, but this is an absolutely logical and correct step - Russian Foreign Intelligence Chief Naryshkin.

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Geo-update on Artyomovsk-Bakhmut, Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine)

◾️Gray line is the front line on 7 February 2023.

◾️Red line is the front line on 24 February 2023.

◾️Blue line is the supply road for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

◾️Black line is lost Ukrainian supply routes or under fire control of Wagner Private Military Company.

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PROJECTION MUCH? Zelensky makes ridiculous claims that Putin will be killed by his inner circle, during what are massive corruption and treason-related purges within the Ukrainian President's own ranks.

Don't take his claims too seriously, as the Ukrainian president was claiming that his Russian counterpart was dead and using a decoy just last month (bottom screenshot).

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