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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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Statements by Sergei Lavrov. The main points:

— NWO in Ukraine will continue until its tasks are completed, no matter how long it takes

— The collective West, led by the United States, openly seeks to defeat Russia "on the battlefield" in Ukraine

— The US and Britain were afraid that Russia and Ukraine would agree, so they forbade Kyiv to negotiate with Moscow

— Weapons of NATO countries are used to kill civilians in the territories of the Russian Federation adjacent to Ukraine

— DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions have the right to exercise the right to self-determination in accordance with the UN Charter

— Moscow will respect the choice of residents of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions in referendums

— The frenzied reaction of the United States and its allies to the special operation drew a line under a whole stage of interaction between the Russian Federation and the West

— The West is unlikely to be able to restore confidence in itself as business counterparties in the foreseeable future

— Russia will continue to adapt to new financial realities, together with partners it will reduce the share of the US dollar in mutual trade

— Regarding the Americans detained in Ukraine, you need to contact Kyiv, as well as the leadership of the DPR and LPR through official diplomatic channels

— Russia does not exaggerate the importance of the midterm elections to the US Congress for straightening Russian-American relations

Putin: "They forced us, lazy and resting on our laurels of mineral resources, to develop our intellectual product - and this is very good".

The President added that there are problems, but few and they are being solved.

Britain buried relations with Saudi Arabia

Translated from RIA Novosti
Original text by David Narmania

It is no secret that sometimes the death of some people has an impact on the course of history no less (sometimes incomparably greater) than their lives. And if in relation to Queen Elizabeth II this is true only from the point of view of symbolism, then the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi affected the relations of Saudi Arabia with the West much more than all his activities during his lifetime.
Few could have imagined that the trails of these two deaths, separated by a whole continent geographically and four years in time, would meet, but it did happen. Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Muhammad bin Salman and the de facto head of state had to leave the United Kingdom ahead of schedule - he arrived there at the invitation of London to attend the funeral of Elizabeth II, but the British authorities denied him such a right. The Riyadh delegation was headed by cabinet minister Turki bin Mohammed al-Saud. The reason, as you already understood, was the accusations of the murder of Khashoggi.

Saudi Arabia can hardly be called an example of humanism, but this does not negate the fact that the accusations against Muhammad bin Salman are unsubstantiated, at least for now. Western countries claim that he at least knew about the impending murder, and at the most he was its customer. The reason allegedly was criticism of the crown prince's actions by a journalist. At the same time, the West did not back up the accusations against him.
Definitely, only the CIA pointed out the involvement of bin Salman in the incident. At the same time, the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights placed responsibility on the entire leadership of Saudi Arabia. And Amnesty International, for example, called the death sentence against five convicts whitewashing real criminals. The verdict, by the way, was subsequently replaced by prison terms.
And these people, as they say, forbid us to pick our noses... The unsubstantiated accusations of American intelligence have become a byword since the time of Colin Powell, who shook "anthrax spores" with a test tube at a meeting of the UN Security Council as proof that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, which Hussein was not in the end.
Amnesty International in early August also showed quite colourfully what its statements are worth. The report that the Ukrainian army is using civilian objects and civilians as human shields caused a storm of emotions from Zelensky, and the organization was quick to apologize. Tellingly, the President of Ukraine did not even deny the fact of this use.

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The assassination of Khashoggi is, without a doubt, a monstrous event. But any accusations must be backed up with facts. Russia itself is very familiar with the practice when the West uses unsubstantiated accusations as a pretext for sanctions, and the sanctions themselves as an instrument of pressure. In the dynastic struggle in 2018, there were many who would benefit from the damaged reputation of the crown prince.
And now, statements about the involvement of Muhammad bin Salman have become an occasion - not a reason - for such a demonstrative slap in the face: the crown prince is literally almost expelled from London. Where is Biden with his fist instead of a handshake. But the reason became known back in July - this is Riyadh's unwillingness to withdraw from the OPEC + deal and increase fuel supplies to Western countries.
The disastrous visit of the American president became an all too obvious indicator of the futility of trying to put pressure on Saudi Arabia - the West tried to persuade its partners not by washing, but by rolling. Not only was the tour itself preceded by lengthy preparations, because Biden had too much at stake: yesterday the Saudis were pariahs, today they are saviours from Russian oil oppression. What will you do before the elections!
Attempts to use Riyadh as a cover against a possible response from Moscow in the energy industry, the West began even before that. In March, a similar voyage to the Middle Eastern monarchy was already made by the ex-Prime Minister of the ex-Her Majesty. At that time Downing Street also gave an uplifting report on the development of cooperation in the fields of energy, defence and security.

Moreover, in terms of weapons, there is tangible progress in cooperation between the countries: just last year, London undertook to sell arms to Riyadh for almost one and a half billion pounds sterling. But there are some difficulties with the supply of 48 Eurofighter Typhoon fighters - the British court considered this decision to be wrong. What is not a method to achieve compliance?
But Saudi Arabia is not particularly heeding the demands of the West to saturate the fuel market.
Apparently, the new prime minister, Liz Truss, has decided to look for a different approach to her Middle East partner than her predecessor's. At the same time, try to show other Arab states of the Persian Gulf that they do not plan to stand on ceremony with them. First of all, she hopes that such a move will have an effect on the United Arab Emirates, the main conductor of British influence in the region. With Abu Dhabi, London really has a strategic partnership, and in the oil market, the Emirates positions are by no means weak.
Now it is obvious that in the person of Muhammad bin Salman, not only Truss, but also the royal dynasty - and therefore the whole of Great Britain - has found an enemy. The funeral of Elizabeth II became at the same time a memorial service for cooperation with Saudi Arabia. This will certainly affect the drift of the Islamic monarchy towards the SCO and BRICS, which is becoming more and more clear. But what effect this will have on neighbours - allies of Riyadh and partners of London, we have yet to see.
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Well, and now we will explain, why we have translated the big article above ⬆️⬆️⬆️
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (pictured) was involved in negotiations to release 10 foreign nationals captured in Ukraine from Russian prison, a Saudi official claimed

The list of newly released prisoners includes five British nationals and two US military veterans, an official said. And all that after all those accusations from crazy Lizz... or, may be because of them?

The original article is here. Of course, it was not Russia, who has released the condemned prisoners. Moscow not once stated, that all negotiations should be carried out with Donetsk Peoples Republic, what Lizz stubbornly denied. I wonder, what did he (Mohamed bin Salman) has offered, so that they (DPR) could not refuse?
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Translated from an Ukrainian channel:

Mariupol Patrol Police Chief Mikhail Vershinin and several other Azovstal defenders exchanged from Russian captivity

There is information that in the near future there will be more such news.

Is it not too much for one day? We are against meaningless suffering of any human beings. However, criminals should be punished. We want to believe, that those, (as well as the foreigners in the previous post) just happened to be in the wrong place in the wrong time.
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This is another Ukrainian POW, already at home. She has preserved herself much better...

Just recently she was giving an interview in Ukrainian, it was alleged, that she was a sniper, though she claims that she is a medic. What is true - we will never know.

Could it be Saudi "trace" in all those exchanges? We hope, that DPR has got a good price.
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About an unknown drone near Sevastopol

Today off the coast of Sevastopol in the area of Soldatsky beach, a marine unmanned vehicle of an unknown type was discovered.

Around the same time, eyewitnesses in the vicinity of Omega Beach filmed the moment of a strong explosion in the Black Sea due to the destruction of a marine drone.

▪️ What is this machine?

In terms of visual signs and the strength of the explosion that occurred, this technique is similar to the kamikaze type with a detonating warhead. This is a semi-submersible drone and its task is to covertly approach the target with subsequent detonation.

Most likely, the control is carried out both manually using on-board cameras, and via a satellite channel.

▪️ Whose are they?

By marking in English, it is clear that they were transferred by Western countries. The supply of unmanned marine vehicles for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was discussed a couple of months ago, but the type of possible equipment was not named.

Before that, there was information about MANTAS drones from the T series. Perhaps a prototype was transferred, because the one found off the coast is similar in size, camera location, material and color of the case to MARTAC products.

This drone is not similar to those that are already in service with any of the NATO countries and were presented earlier. A variant is possible with the production of a new type of weaponry specifically for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as was the case with the Phoenix Ghost UAV. In addition, it may be the use of existing secret developments, for example, American ones. And the conflict in Ukraine is an ideal opportunity to test them in combat conditions.

🔻The current situation is a clear demonstration of the increased threat to the Armed Forces of Ukraine at sea. A long pause after the operation on Zmeinoy made it possible to strengthen combat capabilities against the Black Sea Fleet.

Nevertheless, the fact that the drone was blown up before reaching its goal proves that work has also been done in the Russian fleet and, at a minimum, shipborne electronic warfare systems have been installed. This is precisely what can explain the unmanned aerial vehicle nailed to the shore of Sevastopol, which went astray.

However, the presence of marine semi-submersible equipment with a detonating warhead is a serious danger for Russian ships, which must be taken into account and the necessary measures should be taken to combat them. After all, there can be more than a dozen such drones.

Translated from Rybar ⬇️⬇️⬇️