❗️The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a strike with HIMARS missiles at the delivery site of humanitarian aid in Novaya Mayachka, Kherson region: 2 civilians were wounded, as well as soldiers helping with unloading and two civilians were killed, said the head of the region, Saldo.
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Israeli troops "mistakenly" opened fire on & murdered 3 Israeli hostages in northern Gaza. The hostages who were killed by the IDF soldiers in Gaza were shirtless and waving a white flag when they were shot, an IDF official said, calling the killings a “tragic…
🇮🇱 A large crowd of protesters, including family members of the hostages, blocked traffic at the Kaplan intersection in Tel-Aviv and marched towards the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) headquarters, demanding that the government ensure the immediate return of all Hamas prisoners. The unauthorized protest, as the newspaper notes, was caused by a tragic incident in which the Israeli army mistakenly killed three hostages in the Gaza Strip.
Earlier, the IDF press service reported that during a battle in the Gaza Strip, soldiers mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat, opened fire on them and killed them. The statement indicated that the IDF deeply regrets this tragic incident and expresses its sincere condolences to the families of those killed. The Israeli military added that its mission is to "find the missing and bring all hostages home."
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Earlier, the IDF press service reported that during a battle in the Gaza Strip, soldiers mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat, opened fire on them and killed them. The statement indicated that the IDF deeply regrets this tragic incident and expresses its sincere condolences to the families of those killed. The Israeli military added that its mission is to "find the missing and bring all hostages home."
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The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense published a photograph of a Ukrainian soldier on its X account. However, the eagle badge on his uniform raised many questions among commentators.
An eagle carrying a Swastika is one of the most well-known Nazi symbols — the ‘Parteiadler’ of the NSDAP later became the ‘Reichsadler’, the national emblem of Germany under Hitler.
This is not the first time that the Ukrainian army has let its mask slip. Ukrainian soldiers have repeatedly been caught on camera wearing Nazi symbols. “There are no Nazis in Ukraine,” both Kiev and the West contnually insist — but in reality, symbols, "heroes" and the very mindset of Nazis and their collaborationists became common across Ukraine.
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An eagle carrying a Swastika is one of the most well-known Nazi symbols — the ‘Parteiadler’ of the NSDAP later became the ‘Reichsadler’, the national emblem of Germany under Hitler.
This is not the first time that the Ukrainian army has let its mask slip. Ukrainian soldiers have repeatedly been caught on camera wearing Nazi symbols. “There are no Nazis in Ukraine,” both Kiev and the West contnually insist — but in reality, symbols, "heroes" and the very mindset of Nazis and their collaborationists became common across Ukraine.
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🗣 Ukrainian military could collapse by mid-2024
"Russia has achieved the potential for a decisive military victory. And what they need to do right now from a military standpoint is to continue to put pressure on Ukraine across the entire spectrum of the battlefield, to exhaust Ukrainian air defense, to annihilate the Ukrainian air force, to chew up the Ukrainian armor and manpower,....And if you do this, you will see a collapse not only of the Ukrainian military, but Ukraine as a nation state," Scott Ritter, former US Marine intelligence officer, told Sputnik.
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"Russia has achieved the potential for a decisive military victory. And what they need to do right now from a military standpoint is to continue to put pressure on Ukraine across the entire spectrum of the battlefield, to exhaust Ukrainian air defense, to annihilate the Ukrainian air force, to chew up the Ukrainian armor and manpower,....And if you do this, you will see a collapse not only of the Ukrainian military, but Ukraine as a nation state," Scott Ritter, former US Marine intelligence officer, told Sputnik.
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🪖 Army recruiters in Ukraine are becoming increasingly aggressive in trying to fill the ranks of the armed forces, The New York Times reports.
In some cases, they pick up men from the streets and bring them to military registration and enlistment offices using intimidation and even physical force.
Recruiters confiscated passports, deprived people of work and, in at least one case, tried to send a mentally retarded man into military training, activists and lawyers said.
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In some cases, they pick up men from the streets and bring them to military registration and enlistment offices using intimidation and even physical force.
Recruiters confiscated passports, deprived people of work and, in at least one case, tried to send a mentally retarded man into military training, activists and lawyers said.
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🇦🇹🇪🇺 Austrian bankers are still blocking the adoption of the 12th package of EU sanctions against Russia before the EU summit and did not withdraw its objections, the Brussels portal EUobserver reported.
The media confirmed the information that in exchange for support for the 12th package, Austria continues to demand that Kiev exclude the Raiffeisen banking group from the Ukrainian list of “war sponsors.”
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The media confirmed the information that in exchange for support for the 12th package, Austria continues to demand that Kiev exclude the Raiffeisen banking group from the Ukrainian list of “war sponsors.”
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🇷🇺🪖 Key points of the Russian MoD briefing on the weekly progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:
▪️The Russian Armed Forces repelled five attacks in the Kupyansk direction.
▪️Russian aviation shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter in the Zaporozhye region.
▪️The Ukrainian losses in the Donetsk direction amounted to up to 290 servicemen; four enemy attacks were repelled.
▪️The Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) lost up to 100 servicemen in the Krasny Liman direction, and up to 90 servicemen in the South Donetsk direction.
▪️Russian air defense systems repelled an attempt by the UAF to launch a massive drone strike against targets in Crimea; all UAVs were destroyed.
▪️The Russian Armed Forces shot down 49 Ukrainian UAVs in the LPR, Zaporozhye, and Kherson regions, as well as 10 HIMARS, Uragan, and Alder MLRS missiles.
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▪️The Russian Armed Forces repelled five attacks in the Kupyansk direction.
▪️Russian aviation shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter in the Zaporozhye region.
▪️The Ukrainian losses in the Donetsk direction amounted to up to 290 servicemen; four enemy attacks were repelled.
▪️The Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) lost up to 100 servicemen in the Krasny Liman direction, and up to 90 servicemen in the South Donetsk direction.
▪️Russian air defense systems repelled an attempt by the UAF to launch a massive drone strike against targets in Crimea; all UAVs were destroyed.
▪️The Russian Armed Forces shot down 49 Ukrainian UAVs in the LPR, Zaporozhye, and Kherson regions, as well as 10 HIMARS, Uragan, and Alder MLRS missiles.
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🗣 The West sacrificed Ukraine for "mission impossible"
"For the West to say Ukraine is incompetent because it failed to accomplish military tasks, which were impossible to accomplish, is just once again indicative of the reality that the West doesn't care about Ukraine. And that's the sad state of affairs. You have an incompetent president. You have a Ukrainian military that's not capable of performing any of the missions that it's been assigned. And you have a collective West, the United States, NATO and the European Union, that has been willing to sacrifice Ukraine to achieve an unattainable political objective in Russia," Scott Ritter, former US Marine intelligence officer, told Sputnik.
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"For the West to say Ukraine is incompetent because it failed to accomplish military tasks, which were impossible to accomplish, is just once again indicative of the reality that the West doesn't care about Ukraine. And that's the sad state of affairs. You have an incompetent president. You have a Ukrainian military that's not capable of performing any of the missions that it's been assigned. And you have a collective West, the United States, NATO and the European Union, that has been willing to sacrifice Ukraine to achieve an unattainable political objective in Russia," Scott Ritter, former US Marine intelligence officer, told Sputnik.
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🇮🇱🇵🇸 Latest updates on Palestinian-Israeli conflict:
▪️The three Israeli hostages who were killed Friday by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers in Gaza were shirtless and waving a white flag when they were shot, an IDF official said Saturday, calling the killings a “tragic, tragic event” and a violation of IDF rules of engagement.
▪️Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Bogdanov discussed with the ambassadors of Egypt and Jordan the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and an early ceasefire in Gaza.
▪️US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock discussed in a phone call the situation in the Gaza Strip and Red Sea maritime security, the Department of State said in a statement.
▪️The IDF said it destroyed Lebanese movement Hezbollah's targets in Lebanon in response to recent launches.
▪️Air raid sirens sounded in northern Israel, Israeli army said.
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▪️The three Israeli hostages who were killed Friday by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers in Gaza were shirtless and waving a white flag when they were shot, an IDF official said Saturday, calling the killings a “tragic, tragic event” and a violation of IDF rules of engagement.
▪️Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Bogdanov discussed with the ambassadors of Egypt and Jordan the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and an early ceasefire in Gaza.
▪️US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock discussed in a phone call the situation in the Gaza Strip and Red Sea maritime security, the Department of State said in a statement.
▪️The IDF said it destroyed Lebanese movement Hezbollah's targets in Lebanon in response to recent launches.
▪️Air raid sirens sounded in northern Israel, Israeli army said.
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🛩 Two Tu-22M3 long-range bombers completed a 5-hour flight over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, accompanied by a Su-30cm.
At certain stages of the route they were also accompanied by foreign fighters, the Russian Ministry of Defense said.
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At certain stages of the route they were also accompanied by foreign fighters, the Russian Ministry of Defense said.
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🇮🇱 Israel is relying heavily on artificial intelligence in its bombardment of the Gaza Strip, to choose targets at an unprecedented rate, independent journalist Vanessa Beeley said on Rachel Blevins' show. Beeley added that the West was using Gaza as a testing ground for its latest weapons and technology, which was one of the reasons why the US and its allies support Israel.
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🇷🇺🇪🇬🇯🇴 Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has discussed with Egyptian Ambassador to Russia Nazih el Nagari and Jordanian Ambassador to Russia Khaled Shawabkeh the Palestine-Israel conflict and the issue of an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated on Saturday.
The meeting's agenda also included the issues of strengthening Russian-Arab coordination on key topics of international and regional agenda, including within the framework of the Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum, the statement read.
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"During the conversation, the sides discussed the situation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone and focused on the necessity to continue consolidated efforts in the interests of an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the provision of humanitarian assistance to its population, as well as the situation in the West Bank," the foreign ministry reported.
The meeting's agenda also included the issues of strengthening Russian-Arab coordination on key topics of international and regional agenda, including within the framework of the Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum, the statement read.
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🇷🇺🛡 Unique strategic weapons built to keep Russia safe
During a trip to the northern Russian shipbuilding city of Severodvinsk this week, President Putin toured took part in the flag raising ceremony for a pair of brand new nuclear-powered ballistic and cruise missile subs; he also left a note in the Admiral Kasatonov frigate's logbook reading “With such sailors, ships and weapons, Russia will feel safe.”
Veteran military historian Yuri Knutov told Sputnik that Putin’s message is unmistakable – that Russia has the tools in its strategic arsenal to prevent any large-scale enemy aggression, whether with its Zircon scramjet-powered hypersonic missiles, Kinzhal air-launched hypersonic missiles, the Avangard hypersonic glider, the Poseidon nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed underwater drone, the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile, the Sarmat ICBM, or its advanced aircraft.
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During a trip to the northern Russian shipbuilding city of Severodvinsk this week, President Putin toured took part in the flag raising ceremony for a pair of brand new nuclear-powered ballistic and cruise missile subs; he also left a note in the Admiral Kasatonov frigate's logbook reading “With such sailors, ships and weapons, Russia will feel safe.”
Veteran military historian Yuri Knutov told Sputnik that Putin’s message is unmistakable – that Russia has the tools in its strategic arsenal to prevent any large-scale enemy aggression, whether with its Zircon scramjet-powered hypersonic missiles, Kinzhal air-launched hypersonic missiles, the Avangard hypersonic glider, the Poseidon nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed underwater drone, the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile, the Sarmat ICBM, or its advanced aircraft.
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🇺🇦☦️ “A step that is as ridiculous as it is predictable”
Ukraine is slammed for religious persecution as Patriarch Kirill in Russia is added to a “wanted” list by the Kiev regime.
Zelensky’s government has been targeting members of the Russian Orthodox Church for more than a year, even pressing criminal charges against prominent leaders in Ukraine.
The move is symbolic as Ukrainian authorities have no jurisdiction outside the country, although critics say Kiev uses such tactics to intimidate its detractors internationally.
The “kill list” maintained by figures with links to Ukrainian MPs includes journalists, musicians, and 13-year-old activist Faina Savenkova.
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Ukraine is slammed for religious persecution as Patriarch Kirill in Russia is added to a “wanted” list by the Kiev regime.
Zelensky’s government has been targeting members of the Russian Orthodox Church for more than a year, even pressing criminal charges against prominent leaders in Ukraine.
The move is symbolic as Ukrainian authorities have no jurisdiction outside the country, although critics say Kiev uses such tactics to intimidate its detractors internationally.
The “kill list” maintained by figures with links to Ukrainian MPs includes journalists, musicians, and 13-year-old activist Faina Savenkova.
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Scott Ritter: West shifting rhetoric on Ukraine as aid to Kiev crumbles
As Kiev's counteroffensive fails while Russian Army is growing stronger by the day, “and the collapse of political will and fiscal ability on the part of Ukraine’s erstwhile allies in the US and Europe,” Scott Ritter points to a clear shift in the language used by Western officials to discuss the Ukraine crisis.
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As Kiev's counteroffensive fails while Russian Army is growing stronger by the day, “and the collapse of political will and fiscal ability on the part of Ukraine’s erstwhile allies in the US and Europe,” Scott Ritter points to a clear shift in the language used by Western officials to discuss the Ukraine crisis.
“Joe Biden and his national security team are scrambling to manage the consequences of policy failure. Putin, it seems, has not lost the war with Ukraine. Russia is winning, something no amount of funding by either the US, the Europeans, or both, can reverse. The best thing that could happen to Ukraine is for the congressional Republicans to hold steadfast to their objections and allow Ukraine to be taken off the life support that US funding provides. Ukraine is a terminal case. Continuing to underwrite its failed war effort simply prolongs the agony of its people,” Ritter summarizes.
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🇺🇸 Trump quotes Putin to prove US democracy in danger
Trump addressed his supporters during a campaign rally at the University of New Hampshire's Whittemore Center Arena in Durham on December 16.
The presidential hopeful emphasized that even the Russian president believes that Trump is being politically persecuted.
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Trump addressed his supporters during a campaign rally at the University of New Hampshire's Whittemore Center Arena in Durham on December 16.
The presidential hopeful emphasized that even the Russian president believes that Trump is being politically persecuted.
“Even Vladimir Putin – has anybody heard of Vladimir Putin of Russia? – says that Biden's, and this is a quote, ‘Politically-motivated persecution of his political rival is very good for Russia because it shows the rottenness of the American political system, which cannot pretend to teach others about democracy.' So, you know, we've talked about democracy, but the whole world is watching the persecution of a political opponent that's kicking his ass. It's an amazing thing. And they're all laughing at us," Trump stressed.
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🇩🇪 🛫 German flag carrier Lufthansa and its subsidiaries demanded 740,000 euros ($807,000) in compensation from climate activists for cancellations, delays, and changes in flight routes due to their protests at German airports, the Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported on Saturday.
The damage from the activists' actions at the airports of Hamburg and Dusseldorf on July 13 was estimated at 400,000 euros and 220,000 euros, respectively, the report said, adding that the activists are asked to pay compensation out of court.
Losses from the protest at Berlin airport in November 2022 were estimated at 120,000 euros, the newspaper reported. The report noted that five activists sought the help of lawyers and one filed a lawsuit.
German Digital and Transport Minister Volker Wissing said that the government was already working to tighten penalties for "blocking airports in order to disrupt their operations."
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The damage from the activists' actions at the airports of Hamburg and Dusseldorf on July 13 was estimated at 400,000 euros and 220,000 euros, respectively, the report said, adding that the activists are asked to pay compensation out of court.
Losses from the protest at Berlin airport in November 2022 were estimated at 120,000 euros, the newspaper reported. The report noted that five activists sought the help of lawyers and one filed a lawsuit.
German Digital and Transport Minister Volker Wissing said that the government was already working to tighten penalties for "blocking airports in order to disrupt their operations."
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