Another evidence of the survivability of Russian technology: the T-72B tank received an ATGM hit and retained its combat capability.

Video report from the other side on the results of our comprehensive work (artillery, tanks, mortars) on the positions of the Ukrainians.

"Our positions after the shelling. The trees are scorched, the ground is scorched, the ammunition burned down and shot up. We are leaving, we can't stay here any longer. Everyone abandoned us, that's how it turns out."

The only right decision.

Putin made an address to the Russian people. The main points:

▪️ The main goals of the special operation remain unchanged - the liberation of the entire territory of Donbass, the LPR is completely liberated, the DPR is partially.

▪️ Russia cannot give people close to her to be torn apart by the executioner and not respond to their aspirations to determine their fate, will support the decision that will be made by the residents of Donbass, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.

▪️ To protect Russia, its sovereignty and integrity, I consider it necessary to support the proposal to conduct partial mobilization, the decree has been signed, mobilization activities will begin today.

▪️ Only citizens who are in the reserve and, above all, those who served in the armed forces, have certain military specialties and relevant experience, will be subject to connoscription, before being sent to the unit they will undergo additional military training, taking into account the experience of the special operation.

▪️ The government and the Ministry of Defense were instructed to determine the legal status of volunteers and militias of Donbass as soon as possible - it should be the same as that of regular Russian military personnel.

▪️ In case of a threat to the territorial integrity of the country, to protect Russia and our people, we will certainly use all the means at our disposal, this is not a bluff.

The main thing from Russian MOD Shoigu's speech:

▪️ Ukraine has already lost half of the army: 61,207 dead, 49,368 wounded.
5,937 people died in the Russian Armed forces, almost 90% of the wounded returned to duty.

▪️Only those who have served, have a military specialty, combat experience are subject to partial mobilisation.

▪️ There is no question of any mobilization of students, connoscripts are not subject to sending for a special operation.

▪️A total of 300 thousand reservists will be called up - Russia has a huge mobilization resource, almost 25 million people, slightly more than 1% are subject to partial mobilisation.

Shoigu: Partial mobilization is primarily needed to control the liberated territories and the 1,000 km line of contact.

"The line of contact itself, you can call it both the front line and the line of contact - it is more than 1,000 km. Naturally, what is behind, and what is there, along this line - this must be fixed, these territories must be controlled. And, of course, first of all, this is what this work is done for - I mean, partial mobilization".

This almost the entire version

The decision to announce partial mobilisation was made due to the fact, that Russia in Ukraine is facing military potential of ENTIRETY OF NATO and number of other UNFRIENDLY countries - Kremlin Spokesman Peskov.

❗A Ukrainian refugee living in Germany has recorded a message for the Ukrainian patriots and for the Russian "liberal democrats" admirers of the west.

❗"If you think the Ukrainian Nazis will came to Russia and thank you for opposing putting or the special military operation... They will cut your heads before asking you if you supported Russia or Ukraine."

Oil Surges 2% As Putin Orders Partial Mobilization

Oil prices jumped more than 2% on Wednesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilization.

Brent crude futures jumped $2.28 (2.5% up) to $92.90 by 7:00 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude moved up 2.6% to $86.16 per barrel, but one Singapore-based analyst insisted "It seems like a knee-jerk reaction to a sliver of news and would be liable to further recalibration in the coming hours.”

Washington also reiterated low hopes of reaching a breakthrough in the Iranian nuclear deal that could release Tehran’s output onto the market ahead of an expected third-straight 75 basis point interest hike from the Federal Reserve due Wednesday.

🔥The largest oil refinery in the United States is on fire.

Two people were injured in a severe fire at the BP-Husky Toledo refinery in Oregon, Ohio, owned by British Petroleum.

BP describes the plant as a "cornerstone" of the regional economy, which can process up to 160,000 barrels of crude oil daily, providing the Midwest with gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, propane, asphalt and other products.

The refinery can produce 3.8 million gallons of gasoline, 1.3 million gallons of diesel fuel and 600,000 gallons of jet fuel daily.

▶️ John Bosnitch says the people of the Donbas region have no intention to remain part of Ukraine as they have been under attack by their own government since 2014.

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Putin says Russia's not responsible for the EU's energy crisis — it just needs to 'push the button' on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to get more natural gas
From Markets Insider

Russian President Vladimir Putin denied Russian responsibility for Europe's energy crisis and said the EU can simply turn on the new Nord Stream 2 pipeline if it wants more natural gas from his country.

"The bottom line is, if you have an urge, if it's so hard for you, just lift the sanctions on Nord Stream 2, which is 55 billion cubic metres of gas per year, just push the button and everything will get going," said Putin after the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
He also criticized the "green agenda" — the EU's renewable energy push — which he said started the energy crisis even before the war in Ukraine.

The EU is staring at an energy crisis this coming winter as Russia supplies about 40% of Europe's natural gas, most of which is transported via pipelines.

European natural-gas prices have more than doubled from a year ago.

Liz Truss is ready to become the most unpopular prime minister of the UK, just to "defeat Putin."

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‘I really want to go home, but there are no windows, and bullets are flying. Very scary.’ Ekaterina Vasilenko from the city of Rubezhnoye in the Lugansk People's Republic tells what it's like to live in the dampness of a basement, without light, food and water. But people are afraid to return to their apartments because of the ongoing shelling by the Ukrainian military.

From: People say

Special military operation in Ukraine and the Global Balance of Powers
It is only natural that Russia's special military operation of demilitarization and denazification in Ukraine has led to a division into opponents, supporters and those taking a neutral stance. This is fraught in any military conflict. We know from the depths of history similar cases of confrontations that started with small episodes of struggle for power and turned into protracted wars ending in the defeat of one of the sides. (By Leonid Savin)

Xi Jinping called on the Chinese army to focus on preparing for participation in real hostilities

With such an appeal, the head of China made a speech at a conference on national defence and military reform in Beijing.
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