The parliament of Russia’s Bashkir Republic has adopted a law on the dissolution of marriage when one of the partners changes sex.

If one of the spouses changes sex, the couple can no longer be considered a family, and this norm has been introduced into the republic’s Family Code.

Now those who have changed sex will also not be able to be adoptive parents, guardians, or custodians of children.

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Ukraine’s scramble to build defense lines exposes jarring internal discord

Kiev’s race against time to dig defensive trenches comes after “warnings” from both Western analysts and Ukrainian opposition politicians fell on deaf ears, Politico stated.

The outlet decided to reach out to Ukrainian opposition lawmakers, who cited their concerns over the lack of adequate defensive fortifications in the face of an anticipated Russian offensive, pointing the finger of blame at the Kiev leadership.

“We were warning since last summer that you have to construct defensive fortifications on an industrial scale, bringing together the appropriate ministers and local military administrations to build defensive lines fast and make them extremely strong,” one lawmaker told the outlet.

Yet another Ukrainian opposition politician cited fears that there was now far too little time for Kiev to construct the much-needed defenses in earnest. “They started building them finally. But this is late. They started really last month,” said a former deputy prime minister in the administration of ex-President Petro Poroshenko.

To complicate matters, one former senior field commander revealed that Ukraine lacks both the mines required for the new fortifications and the mobilized soldiers to adequately man them. Disregarded Western warnings are also being peddled as an excuse. Before the botched summer counteroffensive, military analysts at Britain’s Royal United Services Institute stated in a May 2023 report that “engineering has proven to be one of the strongest branches of the Russian military. The defenses now constructed, consisting of complex obstacles and field fortifications, will pose a major tactical challenge to Ukrainian offensive operations.”

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🇷🇺🪖 More statements from the Russian MoD's daily briefing on the progress of the special military op in Ukraine:

▪️ Russian air defenses destroyed 175 Ukrainian drones and shot down 21 HIMARS and Vampire MLRS missiles;

▪️ Units of Russia’s Battlegroup Yug took more favorable positions in the DPR;

▪️ The Russian Armed Forces destroyed a Ukrainian S-300 radar station;

▪️ Russian troops repelled four attacks by Ukrainian assault groups near Kupyansk;

▪️ The Russian Army improved its position on the front line near Avdeyevka and repelled eight counterattacks by Ukrainian forces. The enemy lost more than 305 servicemen;

▪️ Ukrainian forces in the DPR lost more than 300 servicemen.

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Ukraine is no longer going to connoscript 500,000 new troops, the country's top general Oleksander Syrsky said

"After reviewing our internal resources and clarifying the combat composition of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, this figure has been significantly reduced," Syrsky said.

He also emphasized that the Ukrainian military is depleted physically and psychologically, citing the example of Ukraine’s 110th Brigade, which has been deployed near Avdeyevka since the beginning of the special military operation.

The commander-in-chief also noted the Russian Army's advantage in personnel as well as Ukraine’s lack of ammunition. According to Syrsky, Russia has a six-fold advantage in munitions.

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An air strike conducted by Israel targeted and eliminated a senior Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon, as reported by the IDF.

The individual, identified as Ali Abdel Hassan, served as the deputy commander of Hezbollah's rocket and missile unit and was allegedly responsible for planning and coordinating rocket attacks on Israel.

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US officials, media trip up over own lies about ‘warning Russia’ ahead of Moscow concert carnage

American authorities and press have found it difficult getting their story straight regarding how much Washington knew about the Moscow terror attack, and what exactly the US told the Russians.

“We provided clear, detailed information to Russian authorities about terrorist threat – terrorist threats against large gatherings and concerts – notable word – in Moscow,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters on Thursday.

Separately Thursday, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby claimed the US not only warned Moscow, but provided a “warning in writing to Russian security services,” and may have even “deterred the attackers from attacking” on March 8 – when the US Embassy published its public warning.

Miller and Kirby’s comments contradict statements commenting out of the White House earlier in the week, with Kirby himself saying Monday “there’s not going to be any security assistance with Russia and the United States,” and that US communications to Russia regarding the threat did not go beyond “a duty to warn them of information that we had.”

On Wednesday, a New York Times report citing senior officials revealed that the US did not share all the information it had about the plot with Moscow “out of fear Russian authorities might learn their intelligence sources and methods.”

Russian Federal Security Service chief Alexander Bortnikov said Tuesday that the information provided by the US ahead of the attack was only of a “general nature.”

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"The best option for Ukraine would be to become a "buffer zone" between the West and Russia and get security guarantees," Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban believes.

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Terrorism is Ukraine’s Modus Operandi

Ukraine is no stranger to indiscriminate attacks against civilians – as evidenced by their actions in the Donbass since 2014. “Every time that they shoot at civilian targets, which they do on a daily basis for ten years, is a terrorist act,” said Sputnik correspondent Russell Bentley (@TXDPR).

Bentley added that despite Western denial, Ukraine’s involvement in last week’s Moscow concert attack is “beyond any doubt.”

“The terrorists were heading to Ukraine after the attack. They have now been proven to have been financed with funds in cryptocurrency that came from Ukraine. So, where do you think they are going and why do you think they got money from Ukraine? They weren’t heading to Ukraine for vacation,” he explained.

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⚡️Perpetrators of the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall stated during interrogations that their actions were coordinated by a man under a pseudonym via voice messages on Telegram, Russian Investigative Committee reported.

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