❗️Negotiators are close to an agreement to extend the truce in Gaza, Egyptian TV reports

#source

@Slavyangrad

The West did not expect that Russian banks would overcome the difficulties created from outside, “they did not take into account that a bank is not a shell,” but part of the economy, Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Andrei Kostin

#Source

@Slavyangrad

The actions of the United States have destroyed the entire complex of arms control, Sergei Lavrov said at the IX international scientific and expert forum “Primakov Readings”. Other statements by the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry:

☑️ Russia has no aggressive or conquest plans in Europe;

☑️ The current international situation is comparable in its insecurity to the Cold War period;

☑️ The OSCE can still be saved from Western influence, but the chances are slim;

☑️ Moscow will do everything to ensure that BRICS strengthens its position during the Russian presidency;

☑️ With the arrival of new members on January 1, BRICS will increase its advantage over the G7;

☑️ The Russian Federation will “think ten times” if Europe proposes to restore relations;

☑️ The world has begun to move away from the dollar; India and China have received a signal about the need to reduce dependence on the current economic system;

☑️ The Russian Federation expects that in 2024 the heads of state of the BRICS countries will be presented with recommendations on unified payment systems.

#Source

@Slavyangrad

❗️The death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 16 thousand, 35 thousand people were injured - Al Hadath

#source

@Slavyangrad

Boris "Colonel Cassad" Rozhin:

Ukraine will not sign a peace agreement with the Russian Federation without reparations.
Ukraine will never agree to this. And the world will not agree, because someone must pay these reparations. If not Russia, then who?
(c) Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine Irina Mudraya

This means that in the coming year, several hundred thousand more inhabitants of the remnants of Ukraine will die, who will be forced to be driven to the front for slaughter. And then another year... And another year... Nobody will pay anything to Ukraine. And no one will restore Ukraine either (well, except for the part that will be part of Russia).

"Let's just fight" (c) Boris Johnson

#source

@Slavyangrad

This is what the Gaza Strip looks like from a bird's eye view. The drone captured what were once residential buildings. The destruction is catastrophic. There may be bodies of the dead under the ruins.

The ceasefire continues in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict for the fourth, and so far the last, day. The parties continue to discuss further exchange of hostages and prisoners.

A formula that tentatively suits both Israel and Palestine - ten held persons on each side equals one day of truce. The negotiations have not yet reached an end.

@epoddubny

#source

@Slavyangrad

From Newsofehrmedia English in Slavyangrad main chat:

It's hard to make a good (legal) case for reparations, when you admitted you were the one who refused a peaceful settlement over a year ago...🤷🏼‍♀️

Great Britain.
Stylish, Fashionable, Youthful" section

The company Gravity Industries presented the "flying automaton" system.

A tank with kerosene is attached to an infantryman, and since his hands are occupied by two jet nozzles, the weapon is mounted on his forehead next to his head. In this form, he is sent to assault enemy positions.

The fuel lasts for 10 minutes.

Note: oh are we back to WW2 experiments?

@Slavyangrad

❗️Russia has undeniable evidence of US participation in the supply of toxic chemicals to Ukraine, said the head of the Russian delegation to the OPCW

Russia also has information about the use of toxic chemicals by agents of the Ukrainian special services against the leadership of new subjects of the country.

@ukraina_ru

#source

@Slavyangrad

And when you get shot, your final moments will consist of you flying out of control like a balloon when the nozzle is released.

-Zin

The Hungarian king is grumbling. and really, why would he?

@Slavyangrad

I See Ghosts
The AP claims that Russia is perpetuating coverage of the Ghost of Kiev for diplomatic purposes. Ukrainian officials finally gave up the ghost in May of 2022.

“The Ghost of Kyiv is a super-hero legend whose character was created by Ukrainians!” Ukraine’s air force said in Ukrainian on Facebook. Reports of his daring persisted, with western continuing to report Ukrainian propaganda as fact.

Memes of the Ghost are frequently used by both sides on social media as it became part of a global fracturing. Ukrainian supporters now claim the virtue of the meme is found in the myth. Russian supporters continue to use the it as a symbol of Ukraine's hold over western media.

The wests crusade to eliminate any semblance of Russian media is far from over. But much like the Ghost of Kiev, the west–not Russia–is ultimately responsible for the travesties conducted in the name of journalism.

#source

The economic decolonization of Africa continues. Recently, the Malian government signed a memorandum of understanding with Russia to build a gold ore processing plant in Bamako with a capacity of 200 tons per year.

In Burkina Faso, which is one of the top five countries in terms of gold production in Africa, the construction of the first plant to purify gold-bearing ore and produce gold from it has begun. Previously, gold ore from Mali and Burkina Faso, for which it is a major export earner, was shipped to Switzerland or China.

Until recently, Switzerland processed 70% of the world's gold ore, half of which came to Switzerland from Hong Kong, the UAE and everyone's favorite GREAT Britain. Now this neo-colonial shop is slowly starting to be shut down.

@Slavyangrad

Potential Russian Investment: GPB Africa & Middle East Considered for $200 Million LNG Plant in South Africa

In a noteworthy development, GPB Africa & Middle East (South Africa), a subsidiary of Gazprombank (GPB), emerges as a potential investor in the Mossel Bay LNG plant. The Petroleum, Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa (PetroSA), the national oil and gas entity, initiated a tender seeking a partner willing to invest $200 million in the LNG plant's reconstruction. Despite receiving applications from twenty companies, the stringent technical criteria rendered all bids unsuitable, except for GPB Africa & Middle East.

However, concerns voiced by the tender evaluation committee and PetroSA's board of directors regarding GPB's partnership led to suggestions for negotiations with alternative bidders such as Azerbaijan's SOCAR or China's CMEC, citing the Russian bank's status under US sanctions. Legal opinions from firms Ledwaba Mazwai Attorneys and Centurion Law Group differ, with the former asserting PetroSA's exclusivity in considering GPB's offer and the latter downplaying the sanctions risks for South Africa in collaborating with the Russian partner.

Despite deliberations, PetroSA appears inclined to sign a contract with GPB, contingent on the Russian bank winning the tender. This commitment would not only necessitate a $200 million investment in the LNG plant's reconstruction but also obligate GPB to supply LNG to PetroSA.

#source

@Slavyangrad

27 November 1705 Peter the Great issued a decree on the creation of Russia's first "regiment of sea soldiers"

It is from this date it is customary to count down the glorious history of the Russian Marines, who fought the Swedes and Turks, the British and the Japanese, fought the enemy on the fields of the Great Patriotic War, and, of course, defended the borders of our Motherland in the zone of the SMO. On the same day, marines celebrate their professional holiday.

Поздравляем, ребята! Возвращайтесь домой с победой.

@Slavyangrad

Yeah, our Marines are older than the U.S. Marines.
Russia itself is older than the US.

Everything was washed away, but the monument to the Apostle Andrew survived

A true miracle in Sevastopol: the monument to Apostle Andrew survived the strongest storm. A powerful hurricane with waves of up to 8 meters washed away the Andrey Pervozvanny embankment in Sevastopol, but the monument to the Apostle stands unharmed in the midst of all the destruction.

Inna's note: overengineering helps a lot!

@Slavyangrad

Anyway... break in the new work week! Be like these guys. Have a good work week.

@Slavyangrad

Is the bombing of hospitals, schools, and homes only wrong if the others do it? While US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine back in February, he is remarkably quiet about Israel’s relentless attacks on hospitals, schools, and homes in Gaza.

#source 

@Slavyangrad

Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (27 November 2023)

▫️ In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery repelled three attacks of the AFU 43rd and 57th mechanised brigades near Sinkovka and Ivanovka (Kharkov region).

Up to 30 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system have been eliminated.

▫️ In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, helicopters, and artillery repelled one attack of an assault detachment of the AFU 63rd Mechanised Brigade close to Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).

In addition, strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of the AFU 81st Airmobile Brigade close to Belogorovka (Lugansk People's Republic).

The enemy losses were up to 280 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles.

▫️ In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 24th, 93rd Mechanised Brigades near Kurdyumovka and Kleshcheyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The enemy has lost up to 110 servicemen, as well as two armoured fighting vehicles.

▫️ In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces in cooperation with helicopters and artillery inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the 58th Mechanised Brigade close to Ugledar and Pavlovka (Donetsk People's Republic), as well as the 102nd Territorial Defence Brigade near Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region).

The enemy losses in this direction amounted to up to 110 servicemen, three motor vehicles, and one Msta-B howitzer.

▫️ In Zaporozhye direction, two attacks launched of assault groups of the AFU 33rd Mechanised Brigade were repelled by the Russian Group of Forces, air strikes, and artillery fire near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).

The enemy lost up to 30 servicemen and two motor vehicles.

▫️ In Kherson direction, as a result of artillery fire and air strikes, the AFU suffered losses of 35 servicemen and two motor vehicles.

In the course of the counterbattery warfare, the enemy lost one Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system and two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems.

▫️ Operational-tactical and Army Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed one control post of the AFU 5th Assault Brigade near Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic), as well as manpower and military hardware in 107 areas.

▫️ Air defence systems shot down two S-200 anti-aircraft guided missiles converted to hit ground targets over the southern part of the Azov Sea waters.

In addition, 26 unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed near Vasilevka, Belogorovka, Yasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Ocheretovatoye, Chervonogorka, and Peremozhnoye (Zaporozhye region).

Russian Defence Ministry

@Slavyangrad