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With the combination of over-optimism, neglect, and the lack of motivation, the Russian army faced a series of operational failures that consequently displayed its many weakness points to its Western adversaries.

This article discusses a few of them: https://telegra.ph/War-in-Ukraine-What-Russia-Failed-03-02

PDF available on t.me/LebPublications/10
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With the combination of over-optimism, neglect, and the lack of motivation, the Russian army faced a series of operational failures that consequently displayed its many weakness points to its western adversaries.

In this short paper we discus few of them. (Updated)
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Lebanese News and Updates
Lebanon voted to demand that Russia stop the war in Ukraine and withdraw all troops. Four Arab countries abstained.
Ahead of the vote, the US ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea met with Lebanese President Michel Aoun and discussed the Ukrainian-Russian conflict.
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In a speech yesterday, Hezbullah's SG Sayed Hasan Nasrallah announced the names of Hezbullah's candidates for the upcoming elections.

In total, Shia Muslim are allowed to get 28 seats, of which Hezbullah will get 13 of. The remaining are left for Amal Movement and allies.
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⋯ In the upcoming elections, according to yesterday's speech, Hezbullah will form joint lists with its allies in several provinces and abstain from some while supporting existing lists with candidates of allied parties.
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Western World-backed Ukrainian army:

"No matter [who the Russian prisoner is], will be slaughtered like pigs."

Killing POWs is a war crime, one of the most frowned upon. twitter.com/KyivIndepende…
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Ben-Salman:

"We view Israel as a potential ally, but before that, it must solve its problems with the Palestinians."
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According to Israeli officials, and recently the Russian ambassador in Vienna, a nuclear deal between Iran and the USA might be concluded very soon.
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Palestine: 10 IDF occupation soldiers were lightly injured after their Namir APC overturned in the south.
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Touch mobile telecommunications provider converted their customers' data balances from USD to LBP at the rate of 1,500 LBP/USD.

It's unclear at what rate they will continue to offer their services, but regardless a loss for many who attempted to save data.
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Israel announced that they are now hosting 1,555 Ukrainian refugees, of which 150 started the process to gain Israeli citizenship on occupied Palestine because of their Jewish ancestry.

Israel stated that it's ready to give 100,000 Ukrainian Jews Israeli citizenship.
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PM Mikati stated that Lebanon's condemnation of the Russian operation in Ukraine is based on "Lebanon's historic principal of condemning any country attacking its neighbors".

Note: Lebanon didn't condemn the Saudi invasion of Yemen, or Turkey's invasion of Syria.
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The US Treasury imposes sanctions on the two Lebanese businessmen in Guinea, Ali Saadeh and Ibrahim Taher, accusing them of financing Hezbullah.
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Lebanon's government postpones municipality elections for one year.

They were supposed to be conducted on the same day with the parliamentary elections.
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As a middle east correspondent, may you kindly share a similar infographic about Israeli armor.

Asking for a concerned friend. twitter.com/BowenBBC/stat…
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It's unclear if Russia still doesn't know how many cards it can play or it doesn't know how to play them!

The whole west led by the USA is making you bleed in Ukraine, so make it bleed in Syria, Iraq, and Israel, etc

Why is Al-Tanf safe when Russian soldiers in Ukraine are not?
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Several petrol stations around Lebanon started to ration, with many closing due to severe shortages.

Products (e.g. foods and goods) have also increased in prices, although the exchange rate is stable.
A group of Lebanese students are still trapped inside the city of Kherson in Ukraine.

According to the reports, all attempts to evacuate them have not succeeded so far.
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Israeli PM and war criminal Naftali Bennett visited Moscow, secretly, to meet president Putin.

They discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine, coordination in Syria [against Iran and Hezbullah], and de-escalation.
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