Do your duty, come what may: why do Russian women take up arms and go to front line?
Shum, an evacuation group medical worker of the "Don" Volunteer Assault Corps, will soon be dispatched to Avdeyevka, a city in the Donetsk region that was liberated by the Russian military on February 17.
Shum says she faced difficulties while enlisting. She argues that if one wants to defend their Motherland, one should be enrolled in the military regardless of one's sex.
Those in the West who believe Russia is waging a "war of aggression" know virtually nothing about Ukraine and the roots of the conflict, she underscored. NATO countries that are continuing to send arms and special ops forces to Ukraine must remember: Russians don't surrender, Shum concluded.
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"It's the love for the Motherland that played a role," a 33-year old woman, call sign "Shum" (lit. "Noise"), told Sputnik. "I didn’t immediately manage to enroll in contract service: for almost a year, I delivered humanitarian aid, including to the front line. So I knew what I was getting into."
Shum, an evacuation group medical worker of the "Don" Volunteer Assault Corps, will soon be dispatched to Avdeyevka, a city in the Donetsk region that was liberated by the Russian military on February 17.
"What am I expecting? I can’t say anything about that. During war, you're just waiting for an order. I live according to the principle: 'Do your duty, come what may.'"
Shum says she faced difficulties while enlisting. She argues that if one wants to defend their Motherland, one should be enrolled in the military regardless of one's sex.
Those in the West who believe Russia is waging a "war of aggression" know virtually nothing about Ukraine and the roots of the conflict, she underscored. NATO countries that are continuing to send arms and special ops forces to Ukraine must remember: Russians don't surrender, Shum concluded.
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❗️ Russian troops have broken through the front line in several locations in the Zaporozhye region, Vladimir Rogov, head of the regional public movement "We Are Together with Russia," told Sputnik
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What is the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle Putin says has ‘nullified’ America’s missile defenses?
In his interview with Rossiya Segodnya’s Dmitry Kiselev, President Putin said that Russia had “basically nullified everything” the US has done by developing the ICBM-launched Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle.
▪️ Unveiled by Putin in 2018 and introduced into service in late 2019, the Avangard (lit. ‘Vanguard’) is a maneuverable, blazing fast, nuclear capable hypersonic glide vehicle designed to penetrate missile defense systems.
▪️ Carried by R-36 and RS-28 Sarmat ICBMs, Avangards can accelerate to speeds of up to Mach 27 (32,200 km) in near-space conditions, dropping to about Mach 15-20 (18,500-23,000 km) by atmospheric drag during descent.
▪️ The glide vehicles have a range of more than 6,000 km, and an explosive power of between 0.8 and 2 megatons.
▪️ The vehicle can survive temperatures of up to 2,000 degrees Celsius thanks to cutting edge Russian advances in special-purpose metallurgy, and are covered in plasma during flight, which absorbs electromagnetic rays and makes the vehicles virtually invisible to radar.
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In his interview with Rossiya Segodnya’s Dmitry Kiselev, President Putin said that Russia had “basically nullified everything” the US has done by developing the ICBM-launched Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle.
▪️ Unveiled by Putin in 2018 and introduced into service in late 2019, the Avangard (lit. ‘Vanguard’) is a maneuverable, blazing fast, nuclear capable hypersonic glide vehicle designed to penetrate missile defense systems.
▪️ Carried by R-36 and RS-28 Sarmat ICBMs, Avangards can accelerate to speeds of up to Mach 27 (32,200 km) in near-space conditions, dropping to about Mach 15-20 (18,500-23,000 km) by atmospheric drag during descent.
▪️ The glide vehicles have a range of more than 6,000 km, and an explosive power of between 0.8 and 2 megatons.
▪️ The vehicle can survive temperatures of up to 2,000 degrees Celsius thanks to cutting edge Russian advances in special-purpose metallurgy, and are covered in plasma during flight, which absorbs electromagnetic rays and makes the vehicles virtually invisible to radar.
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Michael McFaul, the former US ambassador to Russia, got triggered by a Sputnik tweet about NATO militarization of Gothland, a Swedish island in the Baltic Sea.
McFaul fired back, claiming that Russia was to blame and insisted that NATO was a defensive alliance. Sputnik pointed out that the civilian populations of Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya would likely have disagreed with such a rosy assessment.
Sputnik also asked McFaul why he thought that a confrontation with Russia in the Baltic Sea was a good idea given that the US navy was struggling against the Houthis, an opponent with a far more limited missile arsenal. McFaul did not respond to that question, seeking instead to change the subject.
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McFaul fired back, claiming that Russia was to blame and insisted that NATO was a defensive alliance. Sputnik pointed out that the civilian populations of Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya would likely have disagreed with such a rosy assessment.
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Do your duty, come what may: why do Russian women take up arms and go to front line? "It's the love for the Motherland that played a role," a 33-year old woman, call sign "Shum" (lit. "Noise"), told Sputnik. "I didn’t immediately manage to enroll in contract…
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Courage knows no gender: Shum's journey to the volunteer assault corps
A 33-year female soldier, call sign “Shum” ("Noise"), joined the "Don" Volunteer Assault Corps to defend her Motherland in the special military operation zone. Shum believes that at the front line, there are no "men" or "women," but only "comrades-in-arms."
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A 33-year female soldier, call sign “Shum” ("Noise"), joined the "Don" Volunteer Assault Corps to defend her Motherland in the special military operation zone. Shum believes that at the front line, there are no "men" or "women," but only "comrades-in-arms."
"How do I prepare [for battle]? I don’t. You can't be prepared for this. What am I expecting? I can’t say anything about that. During war, you're just waiting for an order. I live according to the principle: 'Do your duty, come what may.' It can be scary. But only a fool or a dead person is not afraid of anything. Fear is a natural defense mechanism to survive. It's the so-called self-preservation instinct. He who is not afraid will die."
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🗣 Macron's remarks about the possibility of French troops entering Ukraine indicate the beginning of the country's partition, Russian FM spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says.
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‘Cowardly’ US warmongers risk awakening Russian bear if they set foot in Ukraine
“Americans are very cowardly warriors. I dealt with them in Afghanistan, in other hot spots, in Yugoslavia when they were bombing the country. They are only capable of fighting from within the range of their artillery,” Col. Gen. Georgy Shpak (ret.), a former commander of the Russian Airborne Forces, told Sputnik, commenting on President Putin’s warning that Russia would consider US troops on the ground in Ukraine or Russia as invaders and treat them accordingly.
Putin “calmly said that as soon as an American soldier sets foot on the territory of Ukraine, he will be treated as an invader, and the appropriate conclusions will be drawn. The whole world knows that Russians know how to fight,” Shpak stressed.
Commenting on Putin’s remarks about Russia’s plans to increase the quantity and improve the quality of its defense output, the retired general said such measures can only be characterized as “just and timely” in light of the crisis in relations with the US and NATO.
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“Americans are very cowardly warriors. I dealt with them in Afghanistan, in other hot spots, in Yugoslavia when they were bombing the country. They are only capable of fighting from within the range of their artillery,” Col. Gen. Georgy Shpak (ret.), a former commander of the Russian Airborne Forces, told Sputnik, commenting on President Putin’s warning that Russia would consider US troops on the ground in Ukraine or Russia as invaders and treat them accordingly.
Putin “calmly said that as soon as an American soldier sets foot on the territory of Ukraine, he will be treated as an invader, and the appropriate conclusions will be drawn. The whole world knows that Russians know how to fight,” Shpak stressed.
Commenting on Putin’s remarks about Russia’s plans to increase the quantity and improve the quality of its defense output, the retired general said such measures can only be characterized as “just and timely” in light of the crisis in relations with the US and NATO.
“We have very strong design bureaus. When I was a commander, I visited almost all of them, from those in Volgograd to the factories in Tula and the Urals. They are an example for the whole world in how to make excellent equipment, excellent ammunition, excellent weapons. And today the president understands that we cannot stand in one place.”
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Scott Ritter: Putin’s message is warmongers will ‘get more than they asked for’ in fight with Russia
The main takeaway from President Putin’s conversation with Rossiya Segodnya chief Dmitry Kiselev is that those “looking for a contrite Russia, a weak Russia, a compliant Russia” won’t find it in “the Russia that Vladimir Putin was presenting to the world in his interview,” Scott Ritter, former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and international affairs observer, told Sputnik.
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The main takeaway from President Putin’s conversation with Rossiya Segodnya chief Dmitry Kiselev is that those “looking for a contrite Russia, a weak Russia, a compliant Russia” won’t find it in “the Russia that Vladimir Putin was presenting to the world in his interview,” Scott Ritter, former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and international affairs observer, told Sputnik.
“Instead, what he's saying is that Russia's not looking for a fight, but if somebody wants to bring the fight to Russia, they'll get more than what they asked for. And if the world is looking for peace with Russia, it'll be done on terms that are acceptable to Russia,” Ritter stressed.
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‘No сhance’ war-weary US will put boots on the ground in Ukraine amid Putin’s warning
President Putin “made it very clear that if the United States or its European allies actually put boots on the ground in Ukraine, they’d probably be at war with the Russian Federation,” political scientist and Russia specialist Dr. Joe Siracusa told Sputnik, commenting on Putin’s interview with Rossiya Segodnya’s Dmitry Kiselev, in which the Russian leader warned that Moscow would treat NATO troops in Ukraine as invaders.
Siracusa is confident that “there is no chance the United States will be involved in the ground war in Ukraine,” even if “sometimes some of the Europeans get very excited about this, particularly the Poles and the French. But it would be very risky on their part because the United States Congress is frankly in no mood to continue funding” the conflict.
As for Russia’s defense industry, which Putin hailed in his interview for its efficiency and cost-effectiveness compared to the US, the academic said it has become clear that Russia can "reproduce or to replenish munitions as soon as they’re used in Ukraine. In fact, I think Russia outproduces Americans by 10 to 1 in terms of ammunition reproduction.”
Siracusa lamented that the Ukrainian crisis has dragged on for as long as it has. "I’m sure that Putin and Biden could have worked this out before the conflict began. Putin has made it very clear since 2007 about the danger of the encroachment of NATO, and the United States has been tone deaf to these suggestions," he stressed.
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President Putin “made it very clear that if the United States or its European allies actually put boots on the ground in Ukraine, they’d probably be at war with the Russian Federation,” political scientist and Russia specialist Dr. Joe Siracusa told Sputnik, commenting on Putin’s interview with Rossiya Segodnya’s Dmitry Kiselev, in which the Russian leader warned that Moscow would treat NATO troops in Ukraine as invaders.
Siracusa is confident that “there is no chance the United States will be involved in the ground war in Ukraine,” even if “sometimes some of the Europeans get very excited about this, particularly the Poles and the French. But it would be very risky on their part because the United States Congress is frankly in no mood to continue funding” the conflict.
As for Russia’s defense industry, which Putin hailed in his interview for its efficiency and cost-effectiveness compared to the US, the academic said it has become clear that Russia can "reproduce or to replenish munitions as soon as they’re used in Ukraine. In fact, I think Russia outproduces Americans by 10 to 1 in terms of ammunition reproduction.”
Siracusa lamented that the Ukrainian crisis has dragged on for as long as it has. "I’m sure that Putin and Biden could have worked this out before the conflict began. Putin has made it very clear since 2007 about the danger of the encroachment of NATO, and the United States has been tone deaf to these suggestions," he stressed.
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How and why France lost Africa?
In his interview with Rossiya Segodnya’s Dmitry Kiselev, Russian President Vladimir Putin explained the fall of French influence in Africa as being due to “local initiatives” of sovereign African countries. Here are some facts on the matter.
Although France officially dismantled its colonial rule in Africa in 1975, with 20 out of 50 African countries being former French colonies, Paris retained economic and sometimes political influence in many of them.
Africa has always been an important source of income for French companies. Some 30% of the world’s natural resources are located in Africa, including 12% of the world’s oil, 40% of gold, and 90% of platinum.
Since 2021, France has been losing control over one West African country after another:
🇲🇱 In May 2021, the new government of Mali showed the door to the French military. France developed a bad reputation in West Africa after its military failed to quell Islamist rebellions there in 2013-2020.
🇬🇳 Guinea followed suit at the end of 2021, and in 2022, the story repeated itself in Burkina-Faso.
🇳🇪 In July 2023, Niger’s pro-French president was toppled. French nuclear energy giant Orano S.A. (formerly known as Areva) had to leave Niger, where it had been extracting uranium for French nuclear power plants. Nuclear energy provides 75% of France’s electric power.
🇬🇦 In August 2023, the long-time pro-French leader of Gabon was also evicted from power. Anti-French sentiment remains on the rise.
French military contingents have left all of these countries. They also moved out of the Central African Republic, which rid itself of French influence in the late 2010s. This led to the fall of French economic influence, which was based on its military presence. The locals were forced to sell gold and uranium cheaply.
France still has about 5,500 troops stationed in Africa. Recently, calls have been heard in France to move these troops to NATO’s “eastern flank,” on the border with Ukraine.
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In his interview with Rossiya Segodnya’s Dmitry Kiselev, Russian President Vladimir Putin explained the fall of French influence in Africa as being due to “local initiatives” of sovereign African countries. Here are some facts on the matter.
Although France officially dismantled its colonial rule in Africa in 1975, with 20 out of 50 African countries being former French colonies, Paris retained economic and sometimes political influence in many of them.
Africa has always been an important source of income for French companies. Some 30% of the world’s natural resources are located in Africa, including 12% of the world’s oil, 40% of gold, and 90% of platinum.
Since 2021, France has been losing control over one West African country after another:
🇲🇱 In May 2021, the new government of Mali showed the door to the French military. France developed a bad reputation in West Africa after its military failed to quell Islamist rebellions there in 2013-2020.
🇬🇳 Guinea followed suit at the end of 2021, and in 2022, the story repeated itself in Burkina-Faso.
🇳🇪 In July 2023, Niger’s pro-French president was toppled. French nuclear energy giant Orano S.A. (formerly known as Areva) had to leave Niger, where it had been extracting uranium for French nuclear power plants. Nuclear energy provides 75% of France’s electric power.
🇬🇦 In August 2023, the long-time pro-French leader of Gabon was also evicted from power. Anti-French sentiment remains on the rise.
French military contingents have left all of these countries. They also moved out of the Central African Republic, which rid itself of French influence in the late 2010s. This led to the fall of French economic influence, which was based on its military presence. The locals were forced to sell gold and uranium cheaply.
France still has about 5,500 troops stationed in Africa. Recently, calls have been heard in France to move these troops to NATO’s “eastern flank,” on the border with Ukraine.
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US goes ballistic over Putin nuke test comments – but keeps Nevada Bomb Site open
If the US conducts nuclear tests, Russia might do so as well, President Vladimir Putin said in his interview with Dmitry Kiselev, the director general of Rossiya Segodnya, Sputnik's parent media group.
Last year, Russia revoked its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), citing Washington's refusal to ratify it. On October 13, 1999 the US Senate rejected the treaty, claiming that it “would jeopardize ensuring viability of US nuclear stockpile.”
On December 18, 1950, then US-President Harry Truman authorized the creation of the ‘Nevada Proving Ground’. In 1955, the site was renamed the ‘Nevada Test Site’, spanning around 1,360 square miles, and situated 65 miles north of Las Vegas.
What tests took place in Nevada bomb site?
🟥 On October 18, 2023, the US carried out a latest high-explosive experiment there. It used chemical high explosives and radiotracers in an underground tunnel.
🟥 From 1951 to 1992, an estimated 1,021 nuclear tests were conducted at the Nevada site: 100 above and 921 below ground.
🟥 On December 18, 1970, the ‘Baneberry’ underground test of a 10-kiloton bomb went wrong, releasing a plume of radioactive dust.
🟥 On October 10, 1963, the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty signed by the US, UK, and the Soviet Union went into effect. It prohibited nuclear weapons tests underwater, in outer space and in the atmosphere. Underground nuclear testing continued until 1992.
🟥 From May 28 to October 7, 1957, the US carried out the controversial “Operation Plumbbob,” a series of 29 nuclear tests that released large amounts of radioiodine (I-131) into the atmosphere.
🟥 January 27, 1951, saw the first atmospheric nuclear test at the site, Shot Able, when a 1-kiloton bomb was detonated. The “Harry” test in on May 19 1953, produced the greatest amount of radioactive fallout of a test in the US mainland, reaching St. George, Utah.
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If the US conducts nuclear tests, Russia might do so as well, President Vladimir Putin said in his interview with Dmitry Kiselev, the director general of Rossiya Segodnya, Sputnik's parent media group.
Last year, Russia revoked its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), citing Washington's refusal to ratify it. On October 13, 1999 the US Senate rejected the treaty, claiming that it “would jeopardize ensuring viability of US nuclear stockpile.”
On December 18, 1950, then US-President Harry Truman authorized the creation of the ‘Nevada Proving Ground’. In 1955, the site was renamed the ‘Nevada Test Site’, spanning around 1,360 square miles, and situated 65 miles north of Las Vegas.
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