Очередной всплеск эпопеи с передачей Украине систем российского и советского производства. Кипр якобы не против передачи вертолетов Ми-35П, танков Т-80У, ЗРК «Тор» и «Бук», а Словакия - истребителей МиГ-29

The Ukrainian military destroyed a truck with a red cross with an anti-tank missile.

The video was published by the former ambassador of Ukraine to Austria Alexander Shcherba.

A red cross and a white awning mean that the truck is carrying the wounded or humanitarian aid.

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To be accurate in details - they are firing Stugna missile, only used by Ukrainian army. White awning on the truck means it is humanitarian aid or medical. Red cross can not be seen on video, however one of the soldiers just on 16-17 sec. says "is it going with a cross?" (Red cross - symbol for medical service).

No negotiations. At least for now. Ukrainian president's aide and the member of the negotiation group, Mikhail Podolyak, said "Ukraine is already prepared for big battles. Ukraine should win them, including in Donbas. Then Ukraine will get a stronger position in negotiations and will be able to dictate certain conditions. After that the meeting of the presidents will take place. It may take two or three weeks". Obviously that has come after Borrel's statement, that the conflict in Ukraine should be resolved on battlefields. https://news.1rj.ru/str/TrFormer/247 Certain influence on that was made also by the attitude of Boris Johnson and promises to supply heavy weapons. Western countries continue pushing Ukraine to the war "until the last Ukrainian".

Explosion of a tank with nitric acid at a factory "Zaria" in Rubeznoe (Рубежное). Sides are blaming each other. But you may guess, who did it.

В Рубежном снова подорвали цистерну — на этот раз с азотной кислотой

Видео опубликовал губернатор Луганской области Сергей Гайдай. Он попросил жителей не открывать в домах окна и двери.

Ранее ВСУ и украинские нацбаты взорвали цех завода «Заря» на окраине Рубежного.

20 cars and 14 electric generators were delivered to the DPR.

The assistance was provided by representatives of one of the Greek diasporas of Russia.

The footage is published by the head of the DPR Pushilin.

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I honestly thought, that the question about who has hit Kramatorsk rail station with Tochka-U missile is already done and dusted, as the topic has swiftly disappeared from the Western mainstream media. https://news.1rj.ru/str/TrFormer/249 https://news.1rj.ru/str/TrFormer/259 However, Ukrainian side continues pushing it, probably not being fully aware, that anyone who is capable of comparing several sources of information has already made his/her mind. However, Ukrainian police is collecting evidences - packing a teddy-bear into a forensic bag... Just to touch your and somebodies else emotions. Yes, it is awful - more than 50 people has died, children among them. But emotions are blocking human ability to reason and to find the real criminals. It is all that Ukrainian propaganda is doing - playing on normal human reactions, replacing clear vision with emotional overdrive.

When I was mentioning "propaganda" (Italian, from modern Latin congregatio de propaganda fide ‘congregation for propagation of the faith’ - a committee of cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church responsible for foreign missions, founded in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV ) in the previous post https://news.1rj.ru/str/TrFormer/279 - there were no negative attitude to the term itself. Propaganda is a weapon, and as any weapon, it may become "good" or "bad" depending on your point of view. However, propaganda may use lies - what will help in a short term, but will be very damaging in a long term prospective. Nowadays, I certainly doubt that there may be really any "unbiased journalism" or "free independent press". In that sense, what I am doing is a propaganda as well, however, I am trying to call for reasoning and pragmatic thinking, rather than emotions.

“To be, or not to be, that is the question” I am getting personal here. Yes, Zelenskii is a good actor. Better than Peskov, who was lead by a "big shark" of Mark Austin into uncharted waters of mass media interview and tried to give time for questions, not realising, that he will not be given time for answers... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0WScHPbaPA However, it was Peskov's mistake - he should have asked for an interpreter and gain those all deciding few seconds. He, (forgive me Russian patriots) - may be even better than Putin in inducing emotions among mentally non-stable members of the audience - who may rush to the war theatre to save the innocent on the wrong side. But he failed to be a President, whose main aim is supposed to be taking care of his people.

🇫🇷 ‼️ Во Франции после подсчета 59% голосов:
Ле Пен - 27,16
Макрон - 26,84

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Lets blame Russia for interference in French Election. Just in case if Le Pen would win, then you can say that her policy is not in the interests of France, but in the interest of Russia. Vive la France!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/16/ukraine-zelensky-information-war/ Sean McFate, author of “The New Rules of War” and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, said the Ukrainian communications strategy — or stratcom, in military parlance — highlighted a shift taking place in modern conflicts, from a focus on munitions dropped to one centered in large part on messaging, media and persuasion.

“Russia may be winning the shooting war,” he said. “But Ukraine is winning the information war. That is the key to getting allies’ support and sympathy.”

Since the Russian offensive inside Ukraine commenced on February 24, the Ukrainian military has cultivated the image of a plucky little army standing up to the Russian Goliath. To bolster the perception of Ukrainian military mettle, Kiev has churned out a steady stream of sophisticated propaganda aimed at stirring public and official support from Western countries.

The campaign includes language guides, key messages, and hundreds of propaganda posters, some of which contain fascist imagery and even praise Neo-Nazi leaders.

Behind Ukraine’s public relations effort is an army of foreign political strategists, Washington DC lobbyists, and a network of intelligence-linked media outlets. https://www.mintpressnews.com/ukraine-propaganda-war-international-pr-firms-dc-lobbyists-cia-cutouts/280012/

The Russian military destroyed the equipment of the S-300 division delivered to Kiev from Europe.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the strike with precision missiles was inflicted on a hangar on the outskirts of Dnepropetrovsk. 4 launchers of the complex were destroyed.

Earlier it became known that Slovakia handed over the Soviet-made S-300 complex to Kiev.

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ВС РФ ведут бои с ВСУ в районе села Топольское в Харьковской области.

"РИА Новости"

Somewhere in Kharkov region. Russian tanks roll on.

Ka-52 attack helicopters destroy military equipment of AFU

The Russian Ka-52 attack helicopters destroyed weapons and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the special military operation.

The pilots acted in pairs, destroying a column of equipment and anti-aircraft systems of the AFU.

Army Aviation during the special military operation performs the tasks of escorting convoys, destroying armoured vehicles, delivering airborne troops and military supplies, and providing air support to units.