😠 NO SAVING GRACE with Head of Ukrainian (un)Intelligence Budanov gracelessly (as always) claiming "Ukraine knows West can give more money and weapons to Kiev because warehouses in Western countries are not completely empty [yet, like meme above].

Brainless Budanov asks Westerners to empty their pockets and pay to rebuild Kiev's arsenal so it can outlast Russia, which according to his genius prediction will run out of weapons in 2026.

But he admits, since Ukraine is rampant with corruption, external players AKA your cash, will have to pay for the rebuilding, “We are dependent on external players. Russia is mostly dependent on itself.” - He said.

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😨🚓 EU still panicking over Russian plate numbers like meme above says EU countries must independently decide what to do with Russian cars and other goods that have already entered their territory.

🗣 We are in constant contact with EU countries regarding implementation of ban on import of Russian cars - European Commission representative.

UPDATE: France will reportedly NOT introduce ban on entry of cars with Russian license plates.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 Pentagon Chief Austin (pictured) says Abrams tanks will "soon" be delivered to Ukraine.

Washington will also make sure war crimes meets its level and supply Kiev with depleted uranium tank shells.

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😡🐒 BACK TO BETTER TIMES like meme above as Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure are so strong they've sent the country back in time as deputy in Ukraine's Parliament reportedly proposes prisoners generate electricity by pedaling bicycles.

According to registered bill, prisoners will produce electricity in exchange for shorter sentence. For fulfilling their monthly quota, prison sentence will be reduced by 3 days, but not more than by 30 days a year.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russian Security Council Secretary Patrushev says Putin plans to hold talks with Chinese Prez Xi Jinping in Beijing in October.

🗣 Moscow supports Beijing on the issues of Taiwan, Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong, which the West uses to discredit China - Patrushev at meeting with Chinese FM Wang Yi.

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🇩🇰🇺🇦 "Not party to conflict" heavyweight Denmark will reportedly supply Ukraine with 45 more tanks.

Delivery will include 30 Leopard tanks according to reports citing country's Defense Minister.

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🇦🇿🇦🇲 Tensions on the verge of war breaking out between Armenia and Azerbaijan as Azeri Army currently shelling the outskirts of Stepanakert (capital of breakaway Artsakh Republic) in eyewitness footage where air raid alerts can be heard.

Both sides accuse the other of starting aggression, with key regional players, Iran vowing to have Armenia's back, while Turkey warning Tehran that any intervention will be met with aggression.

🗣 In order to ensure safety of our military personnel and restore constitutional order of the Republic of Azerbaijan, local anti-terrorist measures were launched in the region - Azeri Defense Ministry, with Unverified reports that country closed its airspace for Armenia.

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🇦🇿🇦🇲 Azerbaijan claims to create humanitarian corridors and reception points to ensure evacuation of Armenian population from danger zone in Lachin road (see map) and in other directions, pleads with civilians of Stepanakert to leave the city organized.

EU states obvious need for an immediate ceasefire - Azerbaijani Foreign Affairs announces only path to peace in the region is "complete withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from Karabakh and the dissolution of the regime in Stepanakert".

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🇦🇿🇦🇲 Bursts of gunfire and smoke rising following explosion (00:35) in video showing Azeri artillery striking what it claims is Armenian army positions in Stepanakert.

🗣 All steps for a peaceful solution to the problem are contained in trilateral statement of the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia - Russian FM spokeswoman Zakharova, stressing that Moscow hopes safety of Russian peacekeepers will be ensured by all parties.

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🇷🇺🇦🇲🇦🇿 Russian FM spokeswoman reminds Armenian authorities that PM Pashinyan flip flopped on issue of disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, calls on all parties to ease tensions.

🗣 We know what needs to be done to resolve the situation: fulfill the agreements and do not provoke the situation - Zakharova.

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🇹🇷🇦🇿 Turkey today, as always, supports Azerbaijan - Turkish Defense Minister Guler (pictured).

Armenian Defense Ministry denies the presence of its armed forces in disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

🗣 We call on Azerbaijan and Armenia to stop the bloodshed and return to the path of diplomatic settlement - Russian Defense Ministry.

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🇦🇿🇦🇲 Azeri Defense Ministry publishes footage claiming to be its artillery striking Armenian army positions.

Russia refutes Armenian authorities' and media claims that Azerbaijani side allegedly warned Russian peacekeepers in advance yet Moscow did not warn Yerevan as fake news.

Armenia warns that Azerbaijan is on a full-scale military aggression, says there's no Armenian military in disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

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🛩 GO UP TO HIGHER PLACES with crew of Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter, as aptly noscriptd song plays with lyrics of "we gonna tear that devil's kingdom down" hitting differently to beautiful footage of Western-backed Ukrainian position, armored vehicle and cannon fodder getting boinked into space (00:23) by missile fire Donetsk region (ex-Ukraine), where Kiev's regime suffers up 405 soldiers in casualties.

More than 175 cannon fodder killed or injured in Zaporozhye region (ex-Ukraine) with air defenses shooting down Ukrainian-operated Su-25 fighter jet and destroying 38 drones.

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