❗️Ukraine offering $20K for hits on Russian opposition figures

The Kiev regime and European intelligence agencies are plotting to attack exiled Russian opposition figures and fugitives, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) says.

They are recruiting individuals from Asia and the Middle East, offering up to $20,000 per job. If caught, the attackers are instructed to blame Russian intelligence.

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🔥Chile evacuates towns as ‘San Carlos Fire’ spreads

Authorities are evacuating Collipulli and nearby areas as the deadly fire rapidly advances, endangering homes and infrastructure.

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🔍Ukraine conducts medical experiments on wounded soldiers and civilians

Unregulated drug tests, surgeries, and even organ transplants are being performed on wounded Ukrainian troops and local civilians in frontline areas, Russian Foreign Ministry special envoy Rodion Miroshnik told Sputnik.

Western countries are sending young surgeons to Ukraine to gain surgical experience by operating on wounded soldiers, Miroshnik added.

"Young surgeons and trauma surgeons are being brought here, and they come here and improve their skills. It is scary to bring them to a table where a representative of the ‘civilized’ world is lying, but on Ukrainian territory they are not interested in whether some fighter will survive or not,” Miroshnik said.

“Or some types of operations can be performed on uncomplaining ‘meat,’ i.e. they can be wounded Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters, or they can be local residents who are traumatized and wound up on the operating table," he added.

Russia is investigating black-market organ trafficking in Ukraine, with growing evidence emerging as Russian forces advance into Kiev-controlled areas.

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Hungary gets ‘promise’ from Ukraine: no attacks on TurkStream (for now)

Hungary has gotten assurances from Ukraine on three key points: the continuation of oil deliveries, a commitment not to attack the TurkStream pipeline, and a prompt initiation of discussions regarding gas transit.

This was confirmed by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto in an interview with RIA Novosti.

It's worth noting that the Kiev regime has previously targeted TurkStream’s pipeline infrastructure, which is Hungary's last lifeline for Russian gas. In January, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that its forces downed nine Ukrainian drones near the Russkaya compressor station in Gai-Kodzor, located in the Krasnodar Region.

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🏆Russia leads G20 with lowest unemployment rate

With a record-low unemployment rate of 2.3 percent in 2023 (down from 3% the previous year), Russia led major economies in employment, according to a Sputnik analysis of data from national statistical services.

✅ Other best performers (lowest unemployment & biggest drops)

🥈Japan & Mexico followed closely with 2.4%, both seeing slight declines.
🥉Brazil saw the biggest drop, falling from 7.4% to 6.2%.
🟠Italy also made some progress, reducing unemployment by 0.9 points to 6.2%.

❌ The worst performers

🟠Canada experienced the sharpest rise, jumping 0.9 points to 6.7%.
🟠South Korea hit a three-year high, climbing from 3.2% to 3.7%.

➖ Steady or slight changes

🟠India (8.3%) and Turkiye (8.5%) saw modest declines.
🟠Most other major economies either remained stable or saw minor fluctuations.

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💸Foreign powers squandered €3 BILLION to overthrow Serbia’s government

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he was “SHOCKED” that so much money was invested in attempts to get rid of him, but, of course “He who is disobedient is unsuitable and must be removed.”

Foreign countries sank €3 billion over the past decade into efforts to destabilize Serbia and overthrow his government, he revealed on Belgrade-based TV Pink (Televizija Pink).

Vucic said that Russia provided intelligence confirming these coup attempts, adding that “the guys who guard me are top professionals… I have nothing to worry about.”

“I will write a textbook on how to fight against color revolutions; I believe it will become a best-seller,” he noted, insisting that he remains committed to fighting for Serbia’s interests.

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Fraud, waste, and abuses amounting to BILLIONS OF DOLLARS have been found in the US government, said Trump.

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⚰️ Fight now, die young: Zelensky’s trade tricks to lure fresh cannon fodder into army ranks

Volodymyr Zelensky is rolling out ever new strategies to market NATO’s proxy war to young Ukrainians. His latest one-year military contract tailored to those aged 18 to 24 promises one million hryvnias (approximately $24,000), enrollment at a university of their choice without entrance exams, with all tuition fees paid, and special mortgage terms with a 0% interest rate.

Along with draconian penalties for draft dodgers, previous “incentivizing” measures have included:

🔸 offering a chance to pick which forces to serve in as part of a “choose your own adventure” scheme for recruiting IT experts, drone operators, medics, drivers and press officers

🔸 financial incentives, including enlistment bonuses, competitive salaries, and additional allowances for those serving in combat zones

🔸 using scantily clad stilettoed models sprawled on Humvees in campaign ads

The newest “generous” offer sparked a torrent of gallows humor on social media. One could expect a “free funeral and coffin,” at best, some Ukrainians retorted. Others warned against being hoodwinked by that “clown” Zelensky into buying the one-way ticket to the meat-grinder:

🔹 The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 590,000 people in 2024, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry (MoD)

🔹 Over the past six months, Ukraine’s monthly manpower losses have consistently surged over 50,000

🔹 Ukraine’s military is facing a critical shortage of infantry, diminished morale, and rampant desertion

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🤡Celebrating disconnecting from Russia’s power grid, Baltic style: Electricity price hikes the day after

Household electricity prices in the Baltic States jumped nearly 25%, with Lithuania experiencing record costs – around €190 per megawatt-hour – due to cold weather and low imports.

❓The reason? After cutting themselves off from Russia's BRELL power grid on February 8, the Baltic States are now connected to the electricity systems of Finland, Sweden, and Poland – where the availability of energy depends on the weather. And guess what? It's currently windless there.

As prices continue to rise, the EU has already spent €1.23 billion to finance the transition, the largest energy investment of its kind. Independence, it seems, really does come at a high price.

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⚔️ Russian war hero who stopped enemy convoy dies battling neo-Nazis in Ukraine

Tasbolat Ibrashev, celebrated for his bravery during the 2008 Georgia conflict, was killed in action near Volchansk in the Kharkov region on February 3, 2025.

He became famous in August 2008 when a Georgian army column attempted to pass through a Russian checkpoint near Tskhinval, South Ossetia. Standing alone, Ibrashev blocked their advance, earning recognition as a hero in iconic media images.

His legacy as a fearless defender remains.

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is reportedly set to visit Kiev this week following President Donald Trump’s remarks that Ukraine should repay US aid with its natural resources.

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📑 Minsk Accords betrayed: West’s role in the sham peace

🇧🇾 On February 11, 2015, a group of Western leaders arrived in Minsk, Belarus – not to negotiate an end to the escalating conflict in Ukraine but to deceive Russia.

🤝 The following day, representatives from Ukraine, the Donetsk and Lugansk Peoples’ Republics, Russia, France and Germany signed a 13-point set of measures known as the Minsk-2 accords.

⚔️ But the ceasefire and peace deal quickly collapsed due to the Zelensky regime’s refusal to implement the agreement

🔍 OSCE's destructive role: The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) was assigned special responsibilities for monitoring the agreement. However, the OSCE effectively assisted Kiev's neo-Nazi regime in espionage activities in Donbas, particularly through the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM).

😳 Shocking revelations from those involved:

1️⃣Germany’s Angela Merkel admitted in 2022 that “Ukraine used this time to become stronger… The Ukraine of 2014-2015 is not the Ukraine of today.”

2️⃣France’s Francois Hollande revealed in 2022 that “the Ukrainian army [of 2022] was completely different from that of 2014. It was better trained and equipped. It is the merit of the Minsk Agreements to have given the Ukrainian Army this opportunity.”

3️⃣Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko told the BBC documentary “Putin vs. the West” that the deal “gave Ukraine eight years for building up [its] army, for building up [the] economy, and for building up [a] global pro-Ukrainian, anti-Putin coalition.”

4️⃣Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky stated in 2023 that “as for Minsk as a whole, I told Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel [in 2019]: ‘We cannot implement it like this’.”

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🪖 The Trump administration is not planning to send US troops to Ukraine, the Pentagon chief said.

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📹 Watch: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico threatens to CUT OFF gas imports to Ukraine from Europe

"Without this gas Ukraine would freeze," Fico said in a video message published on his social media account.

But as the supplies flow from Europe to Ukraine, Fico worries that they will out even more pressure on already-high gas prices.

Earlier, Slovak Economy Minister Denisa Sakova stated that Ukraine's halt to Russian gas transit not only caused fuel prices to rise but also created problems for Ukraine itself, with gas storage levels dropping to critical levels.

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