America dotted with more graves of US mercenaries killed in Ukraine conflict zone

US mercenaries fighting on the side of the Kiev regime continue to die in Ukraine as Russia rapidly advances along the front lines of the special military operation. Sputnik recently discovered several new graves of American hirelings buried in cemeteries across the United States.

▪️ The grave of 34-year-old David Lee Cote, who had fought in Iraq prior to the Ukraine conflict, was spotted at a cemetery in Michigan. Media reports said that he was killed as a result of a Russian drone strike in October 2023;

▪️ Another tomb is in a graveyard in Chicago, Illinois, where Ukrainian-born Myhailo Yavorskyi is buried. The IT worker-turned-mercenary fought into the ultra-nationalist Right Sector* military ethos and was confirmed dead in May 2023;

▪️ Edward Wilton, 22, had reportedly been in Ukraine for almost a year “defending the land of his ancestors” at the time of his death that was confirmed in April 2023;

▪️ Another grave of a US mercenary, who was killed in action in Ukraine’s failed counteroffensive and identified as Timothy Griffin, was found at a cemetery in New York State. Judging by an innoscription on his tombstone, the 40-year-old died in 2022.

Russian Federal Security Service Director Alexander Bortnikov earlier said that there are 18,000 mercenaries from 85 countries, including Georgia, Poland and France, fighting for the Zelensky regime as part of Ukraine’s Foreign Legion, which he added “shows the scale of the Western-established system of supplying militants to the front line.”

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, for his part, stressed that the presence of foreign mercenaries in the ranks of Ukrainian forces will not change the course of the Russian special military operation, but could prolong the conflict and “cause more suffering to the Ukrainian people.”

*banned for extremism in Russia

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📹Speaking about the goals of Russia's potential strikes on Ukraine, Putin stressed that the Kiev regime has repeatedly tried, and continues to try to strike, Moscow and St. Petersburg

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Oreshnik's warhead temperature is nearly equal to that of the Sun’s surface - Vladimir Putin revealed new details about Russia's Oreshnik missile

"The temperature of the warhead’s destructive components reaches 4,000 degrees Celsius. If I’m not mistaken, the surface of the Sun is around 5,500-6,000 degrees. So, anything caught in the blast’s epicenter disintegrates into fragments, into elementary particles, essentially, turning into dust," Russia's President said.

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Russia's advanced Sokol radar designed to detect mini drones

At the 4th Congress of Young Scientists held in the Sirius Federal Territory from November 27-29, the new-generation Sokol (lit. Falcon) radar system was presented. Developed by JSC "Strela" in collaboration with young scientists from Tula, the radar is designed to detect mini and micro UAVs. Vladimir Grebenkin, an engineer at JSC "Strela," tells Sputnik that the system can detect small drones up to 5 kilometers away with an accuracy of around ten meters.

Using digital phased array antenna technology, the radar ensures dome protection for the object it is installed on, with azimuth scanning and multi-channel elevation angle viewing capabilities.

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🎥🎥 Putin wraps up Kazakhstan visit with press conference after key talks and CSTO Summit

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❗️Putin highlighted the likelihood of using the Oreshnik missile against military targets and decision-making centers, including those in Kiev.

For each target in Ukraine, Russia vowed to deliver a fitting response. "We won’t shoot a sparrow with a cannon," Putin said.

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💬Putin on the question of testing Russia's new types of weapons: you will find out in due time

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⚡️Russia will not allow Kiev to obtain nuclear weapons, President Vladimir Putin stated.

If Kiev obtains nuclear weapons, Russia will deploy all our means of destruction, the president added.

In response to calls for Ukraine to regain access to nuclear weapons, Putin remarked that such suggestions could only come from those who do not bear responsibility for the fate of people and global peace.

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We hope that we will be able to build good relations with Afghanistan — Putin
 

"There are difficult processes going on in Afghanistan. We hope that we will be able to build good relations with Afghanistan, and we cannot but notice that the situation is becoming more stable there. We have relations with the current authorities in Afghanistan; we will continue to develop them," the Russian president said.

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⚡️There are no preconditions for Russia to start negotiations on Ukraine; there are conditions for peace — Putin

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More details about the power of the Oreshnik missile revealed by Vladimir Putin:

🔸 Its equivilent to that of a meteorite, emphasizing its immense impact.

🔸 The Oreshnik works exactly as its creators intended in terms of the accuracy and effectiveness of the missile system.

🔸 The destruction caused by the Oreshnik is very serious, with the missile able to penetrate 3-4 levels of reinforced floors in a target.

🔸 In the context of the presence of explosive material in the Oreshnik, Putin clarified that tests are ongoing to perfect the system and improve its capabilities.

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❗️Russia is ready for dialogue with the US, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

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❗️"Everything is possible today": Putin recalled an old Soviet joke and literally checked the wind direction (0:34), answering a journalist's question about possible strikes on Kiev with an Oreshnik missile.

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❗️Key statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the press conference after talks in Kazakhstan and the CSTO Summit:

On Ukraine and nuclear weapon:

▪️Russia will not allow Kiev to obtain nuclear weapons.

▪️If Kiev obtains nuclear weapons, Russia will deploy all means of destruction.

On Europe and the US:

▪️The West showed Russia "a place in the corner", based on its geopolitical interests, but the Russian Federation coped with it.

▪️Europe was lowered below the baseboard, it ceased to exist as an independent decision-making center, it dances to the tune of the US.

On Armenia's absence at the CSTO meeting in Astana:

▪️Each country has the right to choose what it will do in the field of security.

▪️Armenia has not declared its desire to leave the CSTO, there is a possibility of Yerevan returning to full-fledged work in the bloc.

▪️The events relating to Nagorno-Karabakh had nothing to do with the CSTO, there was no aggression against Armenia.

On relations with Afghanistan:

▪️"We hope that we will be able to build good relations with Afghanistan… We have relations with the current authorities in Afghanistan; we will continue to develop them."

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'Angela, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to inflict any moral pain to you' — Putin rejected Merkel's words that he deliberately "scared" her with his dog

Putin recalled the meeting with Angela Merkel in 2007, when his beloved labrador came into the meeting room, and said he didn't know the ex-Chancellor of Germany was afraid of dogs.

Putin apologized to Merkel again and stressed that if the former German chancellor came to his residence again, it would not happen again.

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Vladimir Putin called Donald Trump, who won the US presidential election, an intelligent and experienced politician who is able to find a solution.

The President also expressed fears that Donald Trump, who was elected president of the United States, is still not safe.

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From CSTO to Peninsula Shield: Meet some global military blocs

Kazakhstan hosted a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on November 28, touted by Kazakh President Kasim-Jomart Tokayev as a military partnership to protect the territorial integrity of its members, which apart from Kazakhstan, include Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.

Apart from the CSTO, a whole array of other global military and political blocs exist, so let’s look closely at them.

▪️Five Eyes: intelligence-sharing bloc of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US, est. in 1943.

▪️Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, est. in 1947: a regional security pact of 18 countries, including the US, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Paraguay, Venezuela, Colombia, Chile and Uruguay.

▪️NATO, or North Atlantic Treaty Organization, of 32 countries, such as the US, the UK, France, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, Norway, Denmark, plus recently-joined Finland and Sweden, est. in 1949.

▪️FPDA, or Five Power Defense Arrangements of Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the UK, est. in 1971.

▪️RSS, or Regional Security System, of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, est. in 1982.

▪️Peninsula Shield Force, or Peninsula Shield: the military arm of the Gulf Cooperation Council of Bahrein, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, est. in 1984.

▪️Arab League’s Joint Defense Council of 22 nations, among them Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, est. in 1990.

▪️NORDEFCO, or Nordic Defense Cooperation of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, est. in 2009.

▪️Lublin Triangle: military alliance of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine, est. in 2020.

▪️AUKUS: security bloc of Australia, the UK and the US, est. in 2021.

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Two types of innovation: China vs. Ukraine

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